2013/11/20

Delete i.search.metacrawler.com

Yet another browser hijacker is on the block, this time it's i.search.metacrawler.com. Similar to other browser hijackers like Govome Search, aartemis.com and dosearches.com the infection acts as an authentic search engine. I.search.metcrawler.com uses legitimate Google search engine to generate search results, however the search results, images, videos and maps are filled with various questionable links. These links are generated to attract customers to third party pages that thrive on advertisement clicks. It is important to delete i.search.metacrawler.com because the results extracted from the search engine may lead you to infected pages. For example, the browser hijacker offers a Shopping center which is operated via savefront.com that can be regarded as questionable in nature also. The search engine comes together with Funmoods that has been regarded as a part of sr.searchfunmoods.com, therefore it is essential you uninstall i.search.metacrawler.com right away.

The decision not to remove i.search.metacrawler.com could lead to numerous pop-up advertisements throughout the time and your computer getting slower and slower. The only thing that can attract your attention when questioning the legitimacy of the search engine is the banner that can be seen in the right corner, below the search box. If your search engine has this banner it is important you don't hesitate and remove i.search.metacrawler.com. The change of your home page without your consent may also point to the fact that it is malicious in nature.

I.search.metacrawler.com removal clears your computer from infections that can come with the false search results and brings back your default settings such as your home page and default search engine. At the end of the blog you will be presented with the manual guide to remove i.search.metacrawler.com. However, the manual guide can leave traces of the infection on you computer. What is more, if you fail to complete the manual removal of i.search.metacrawler.com correctly, the browser hijacker can cause some serious damage. It is known that professional anti-malware tools like SpyHunter can fully and automatically delete i.search.metacrawler.com. Such tools can easily help inexperienced users to deal with this kind of tricky situations and secure one's computer from infections that may come in the future. Below you may find manual instructions to i.search.metacrawler.com remove:

Remove from Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Launch your Firefox, at the same time press Alt+T and select Options.
  2. Click the General tab and find the Home Page.
  3. Delete the displayed URL and click OK.
  4. Click the search provider icon placed on the search box.
  5. Select Manage Search Engines and Remove isearch.metacrawler.com. Then click OK.

Remove from Google Chrome:

  1. Launch your Chrome, at the same time pess Alt+F and select Settings.
  2. Under On Startup, mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
  3. Delete the default URL and click OK.
  4. Under Appearance, mark Show Home button and click Change.
  5. Repeat step 3.
  6. Under Search and click Manage search engines.
  7. Delete i.search.metacrawler.com by clicking the X mark on its URL. Then click Done.

Remove from Internet Explorer:

  1. Launch your Internet Explorer and at the same time press Alt+T.
  2. From the Tools menu select Manage Add-ons.
  3. On the left select Search Providers.
  4. Remove i.search.metacrawler.com and click Close.
  5. Press Alt+T again and select Internet Options.
  6. Click the General tab, delete i.search.metacrawler.com from your Home Page and click OK.


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