MyGridSearch.com

There are numerous programs out there that are claiming to improve your overall online experience. One such application is known as MyGridSearch.com. Unfortunately, it cannot be considered a trustworthy tool due to its invasive nature. In fact, researchers at our internal labs have came to a conclusion that this tool is yet another potentially unwanted program that should not be active on your operating system. We believe that there are way better tools to help with your online activities that should be used instead of this one. Especially knowing the fact that this suspicious piece of software could expose your operating system without your knowledge as well as it will only cause annoyance and frustration every single time you decide to surf the web. Read the rest of this report and find out how MyGridSearch.com works and why our malware experts advise you to remove it without any hesitation.

Even though MyGridSearch.com is advertised as a tool that should help with your Internet searchers, it does something much more and does it for the worse. Once this potentially unwanted application enters your operating system it will modify quite a few files and registry entries within your operating system; it modifies files and registry values that are related or belong to web browsers’. At the moment, the questionable piece of software is compatible with web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. Thus, files and registry entries associated with these browser will be modified. Consequently, you default homepage and search engine will no longer be the ones that were originally set by you. It goes without saying that these changes will affect your online experience for the worse as you will no longer be able to use the preferred homepage or search engine. In order to fully restore these default settings you need to go through your registry system and delete everything associated with this potentially unwanted program; besides that you should revert the changes made to files linked to your web browser to be sure that MyGridSearch.com is not active anymore. Only by executing a complete removal of MyGridSearch.com will you be able to surf the web the way you are used to.

It is also imperative to note that those registry entries could be used for much more alarming reasons. During our investigation, we have found out at times that new registry keys, values as well as files can work together to establish silent connections to questionable online servers, which could turn out to be rather suspicious. For instance, you could simply end up on a malicious server that might host malicious software; this could obviously have disastrous outcomes. Even though it is not an often instance but it still remains a risk. Another alarming thing about this potentially unwanted program is the search engine that it provides. This is so because it could present you with suspicious third-party results, which could lead you to questionable sites. Just as those connections made by this program, the search results, especially clicking on them, could have unwanted and dangerous outcomes. Make sure to delete MyGridSearch.com in order to keep your operating system safe and secure at all times.

The removal procedure of MyGridSearch.com is combined of three fundamental steps. Firstly, you will need to reset your web browser. Secondly, you will need to delete it via Control Panel and finally you will have to edit the Target line. Only by executing every single step of this procedure will you be able to delete MyGridSearch.com completely. If you find such removal procedure too complicated, make sure to use a professional antimalware tool for all removal purposes.

How to remove MyGridSearch.com from your web browser

Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser and tap Alt+T.
2. Select Internet Options and open the Advanced tab.
3. Click Reset.
4. Mark Delete personal settings and then click Reset again.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch your browser and tap Alt+H.
2. Select Troubleshooting information and click Reset Firefox.
3. Click the Reset Firefox button again to confirm the process.

Google Chrome

1. Launch your browser and tap Alt+F.
2. Select Settings.
3. Scroll down and then click Show advanced settings.
4. Click Reset browser settings.
5. Click the Reset button.

How to remove MyGridSearch.com from your PC

Windows 10

1. Right-click the Windows button and select Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program.
3. Select MyGridSearch.com.
4. Click Uninstall.

 

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Click Windows and select Control Panel.
2. Click the Uninstall a program option.
3. Double-click MyGridSearch.com.
4. Confirm your choice.

Windows XP

1. Click Start.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Uninstall the unwanted application.

Windows 8

1. Move the mouse pointer to the lower-left corner of the screen.
2. Right-click.
3. Select Control Panel.
4. Click Uninstall a program.
5. Right-click MyGridSearch.com.
6. Select the Uninstall option.

How to fix the target line

Modify the browser shortcut Target

1. Find the affected browser and right-click it.
2. Select Properties and click the Shortcut tab.
3. Locate the Target box below. The line should end with iexplore.exe, firefox.exe or chrome.exe.
4. Delete any additional text and click OK.