How to Get Rid of Search.getgosoft.com (Manual Removal Guide)

Search.getgosoft.com, also known as GetGo Search, is a released redirect virus or browser hijacker that attacks all internet browsers including Google Chrome, IE and Firefox, etc. Generally speaking, this virus is spread via spam e-mails, corrupt websites, pirated movie torrents and other unsafe downloads. When you open those unsafe files, Search.getgosoft.com will quickly sneak into and finish the installation. Once infected, it has the ability to change the browser settings including default search engine, homepage and privacy settings to take the complete control of your browser. It has the ability to modify the existing registry entries, and create the new corrupt entries so that it can start itself every time you open the windows. Moreover, Search.getgosoft.com has the ability to change the security settings by disabling the antivirus program installed in your computer due to which the system becomes vulnerable to the other similar threats. This redirect virus is actually designed to steal your personal as well as financial information to use it for fraud purpose. Once this tricky virus detected in your computer, you need to get rid of this quickly by using the following manual removal method.

Properties of Search.getgosoft.com Virus

1. Search.getgosoft.com replaces your homepages and changes default browser settings;
2. Search.getgosoft.com injects malicious files and registry entries to your system;
3. Search.getgosoft.com installs malicious adware and add-ons to your browsers;
4. Search.getgosoft.com collects sensitive information for illegal purpose;
5. Search.getgosoft.com cannot be removed by many anti-virus programs in most cases.

How to Remove Search.getgosoft.com Browser Hijacker

A. Manual Removal

Step 1 Disable proxy
Open Internet Explorer >> Click on Tools >> Click on Internet Options >> In the Internet Options window click on the Connections tab >> Then click on the LAN settings button>> Uncheck the check box labeled “Use a proxy server for your LAN” under the Proxy Server section and press OK.

Step 2 Reset your browser

Internet Explorer 
1) Go to 'Tools' -> 'Manage Add-ons';
2) Choose 'Search Providers' ->choose 'Bing' search engine or 'Google' search engine and make it default;
3) Select 'Web Search' and click 'Remove' to remove it;
4) Go to 'Tools' -> 'Internet Options', select 'General tab' and click 'Use default' button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.

Google Chrome 
1) Click on 'Customize and control' Google Chrome icon, select 'Settings';
2) Choose 'Basic Options'.
3) Change Google Chrome's homepage to google.com or any other and click the 'Manage search engines...' button;
4) Select 'Google' from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select 'Web Search' from the list and then remove it by clicking the "X" mark.

Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier's icon and select 'Manage Search Engines....’
2) Choose ‘Web Search' from the list and click 'Remove' and OK to save changes;
3) Go to 'Tools' -> 'Options'. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the 'General tab';

Step 3 Turn off all running processes 
(Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

 

Step 4 Delete associated files

%CommonAppData%\.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\.exe
%temp%\.exe
C:\Program Files\

Step 5 Delete relevant entries
(Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" = "http:// Websearch.webisgreat.info/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid="
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http:// Websearch.searchissimple.info/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid="

B. Automatic Removal

Step 1 Download SpyHunter freely.

Step 2 Double click SpyHunter-Installer.exe to install SpyHunter and finish the installation step by step.

Step 3 After the installation is complete, open SpyHunter and click Scan Computer Now! to start scan your computer.

Step 4 When the scan is completed, you can see that all the threats including Search.getgosoft.com are detected successfully. Then click Fix Threats button to clean your computer.

Video Guide for Manual Removal (Reference)

Friendly Reminded:
Manual removal of Search.getgosoft.com refers to key parts of computer system, and is recommended only for advanced users. If you don's have sufficient expertise on doing that, it is recommended to use the automatic removal suggestion so that SpyHunter can help you get rid of your problems directly and completely.