searchprivacy.co is a browser hijacker, in other words a website that thanks to its link to an unwanted program manages to be installed in your web browser without your approval. Several settings are usually changed and replaced by searchprivacy.co, the first one is the default homepage, followed by the default search engine, 404 error page (not found), and welcome pages in new tabs and browser windows. Besides those changes, there will be new shortcuts added to your desktop and your browser’s bookmarks.
This kind of program is usually installed along with some free tool you downloaded on the Internet and whose install process you fail to customize. If your mindlessly click on “Next” without stopping to check what you’re doing you’ll easily end up with tons of “optional” tools installed on your computer. Usually these tools are not useful at all, as they tend to be adware that will infect your computer and that won’t be easy to remove.
Removing these unwanted programs manually is quite impossible. They set in motion measures such as scheduled tasks and processes on Windows to make sure that even if you manually change your browser’s settings searchprivacy.co will be reinstalled every time after the system is reloaded. Fortunately there are several free tools that can help you remove searchprivacy.co. We show you how in the following guide.
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