GamesFriendly Search

GamesFriendly Search is yet another browser hijacker that should never be active on your personal computer. If unfortunately, it already is active on your computer, make sure to execute its removal without any hesitation. It is critical to do so because this devious application is known to act in an intrusive manner. Just like any other suspicious program of this classification, the one in question can make undesirable changes to your browser's default settings without requiring your authorization. In turn, browsing the web will become a much more annoying experience than you might think. If that was not enough, you must know that this hijacker could even prove to be quite dangerous since it might subject your operating system to devious and even malicious web content. Learn how that could happen, by reading the rest of this article. To help you remove GamesFriendly Search, we include a detailed removal guide, which you can find below.

Our malware experts at our internal labs have discovered that at the moment GamesFriendly Search only affects the Google Chrome web browser. While that is the case at the moment, it is important to note that developers of this invasive application could update it so it would affect other popular browsers; thus, being aware of its existences could help you maintain a secure operating system at all times. The hijacker in question functions in a rather conventional manner when compared to other similar applications that are active nowadays. Right upon intrusion it installs a suspicious third-party extension and edits specific files linked to your browser's default settings. Once all of that is done, you will notice the alteration of your default search engine. What is particularly annoying is that you are not notified of this change. Due to the invasive functionality, browsing the web will become a much more annoying and frustrating experience since you will be forced to use a questionable search engine for every single online query whether you like that or not. What is even more annoying is the fact that the newly appointed search engine can provide quite a few sponsored results instead of useful ones. It should be obvious that an application capable of such functionality should not be tolerated under any circumstances. To restore your browser's default functionality, make sure to remove GamesFriendly Search as soon as it is found active on your personal computer. If you fail to do so, the devious change will continue to bother you.

While GamesFriendly Search is primarily known for its annoyance, you must be informed that it could also turn out to be quite dangerous. As it turns out, using the suspicious search engine could lead you to suspicious and even potentially harmful websites. That could happen because the search engine might provide not only worthless results but ones hosting redirect links. While such results do not occur often clicking on one could lead to devastating outcomes. There is a chance that you could end up on sites crafted by malware developers. In some cases, you might enter a website, which could be embedded with an arbitrary code execution exploit. This exploit is infamous for its ability to trigger a remote installation of some unwanted malware without the user's consent. Thus, just landing on such a site could have devastating outcomes. Likewise, you could encounter bogus online stores, which cyber crooks craft for a single reason - to get a hold of your credit card details. As you can see, this browser hijacker could prove to be a major virtual security threat. Make sure to perform the removal of GamesFriendly Search as soon as it is found active on your PC.

Under no circumstances delay the removal of GamesFriendly Search because keeping it active on your personal computer could lead to devastating outcomes. As soon as you are done with the instructions below, we advise you to recheck your entire operating system for anything associated with GamesFriendly Search. Our researchers encourage you to do so because its traces could be used to restore it without your knowledge. Also, leftovers might be enough for the change of your search engine to remain in place. If you find manual removal a bit too complicated, you must know that you can delete GamesFriendly Search automatically with the help of a professional antimalware tool.

How to remove GamesFriendly Search from your PC

1. Open your File Explorer.
2. Go to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions.
3. Right-click a folder called dcglhiahagjlodabdnhhlhjfbgpiknbl and select Delete.
4. Go to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions.
5. Right-click a folder called dcglhiahagjlodabdnhhlhjfbgpiknbl and select Delete.
6. Go to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings.
7. Right-click a folder called dcglhiahagjlodabdnhhlhjfbgpiknbl and select Delete.
8. Go to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sync Extension Settings.
9. Right-click a folder called dcglhiahagjlodabdnhhlhjfbgpiknbl and select Delete.
10. Go to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
11. Select files called Preferences and Secure Preferences and then remove them.
12. Close your File Explorer.
13. Right-click your Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin.