I wrote this article to help you remove Chromesearch.today Virus. This Chromesearch.today Virus removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

The Chromesearch.today search engine is falsely stated to be associated with Google Chrome. It has a similar name and its logo shares the same color scheme. In reality, there is no connection between this website and the established browsing client. Chromesearch.today promises optimal security, with an emphasis on privacy. The search features include filters for images and videos. There are quick access buttons to Google Plus and Gmail. The website may seem reliable and convenient, but it is neither. Security researchers have discovered that Chromesearch.today is controlled by a hijacker. The rogue program will render your internal settings and conduct unauthorized tasks behind your back.

The hijacker resets the homepage and default search engine to Chromesearch.today. This gives it the ability to edit the search results. The clandestine program inserts supported websites amid the regular results to the entered queries. They may be irrelevant to your search inquiries. More importantly, their reliability is not confirmed or accounted for. The owners of the clandestine program agree to promote the content of all paying ad providers. They do not bother to check the corresponding websites for security purposes. As it stands, the sponsored domains could be malicious. Doing a simple task like looking for information on the web will be dangerous while the hijacker is present on your system.

The Chromesearch.today hijacker has been created to make proceeds. Its developers get paid to take users to sponsored websites. There are a couple of ways to do so. Interfering with the search results is the less evident activity. You may not realize that the results the website returns are fake. The other approach is much more clear, to the point of intrusiveness. The furtive tool generates ads containing shopping offers. It will show you bargain deals for various items, such as clothes, accessories, sports gear, technological devices, furniture, decorative elements, gardening equipment, games, toys, and many others. Some of the suggestions may intrigue you, but you should keep in mind that they are brought by an unreliable program. The websites the ads lead to may contain malware.

Although the Chromesearch.today engine claims that it respects people’s privacy, the hijacker keeps track of the browsing sessions. It will collect the details you enter into search fields and accounts, as well as the input your browsing client stores per default. The vulnerable data encompasses browsing history, tracking cookies, keystrokes, IP address, geographic location, demographic profile, area code, email, phone number, residency, user names, passwords, and financial credentials. The proprietors of the hijacker will sell your information on the darknet without asking for your permission or notifying you about their intentions. Consequentially, you can fall victim to hacker attacks.

Now you know what your problems are, but you may not know the cause for them. Chances are, you have not visited the Chromesearch.today website before. Then how did the hijacker get access to the computer, you might ask. It’s simple. The nefarious program is not distributed through the domain to begin with. It is spread via dark patterns. The most common technique is bundling. Pirated programs, freeware, and shareware can be exploited and turned into a host for an infection. It is possible to add supplemental software to the executable of a given application. The secluded tool will be listed as a bonus. It will be included as an option in the terms and conditions of the download client. If you skip reading them, you will be left unaware that there is an extra program slated to be installed.

Another common entry point for the Chromesearch.today hijacker is email spam. The shady tool can travel packed with an attachment. The sender behind the bogus message will try to make you believe that it is genuine. He can introduce himself as a representative of a reputable entity, like the national post, the district police department, a government branch, a courier firm, a bank, an institution, or a social network. The usual strategy is to ask the recipient to open the appended document, read it and send a response promptly. Accessing the attachment is all it takes to enable the hijacker to enter your system, so be careful. Confirm the reliability of your emails before following instructions from them. You can do so by looking up the provided contacts.

Chromesearch.today Virus Uninstall

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Chromesearch.today Virus from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.