Gergana has completed a bachelor degree in Marketing from the University of National and World Economy. She has been with the STF team for three years, researching malware and reporting on the latest infections. She believes that in times of constantly evolving dependency of network connected technologies, people should spread the word not the war.
Gergana has completed a bachelor degree in Marketing from the University of National and World Economy. She has been with the STF team for three years, researching malware and reporting on the latest infections. She believes that in times of constantly evolving dependency of network connected technologies, people should spread the word not the war.
Gergana has completed a bachelor degree in Marketing from the University of National and World Economy. She has been with the STF team for three years, researching malware and reporting on the latest infections. She believes that in times of constantly evolving dependency of network connected technologies, people should spread the word not the war.
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Gergana has completed a bachelor degree in Marketing from the University of National and World Economy. She has been with the STF team for three years, researching malware and reporting on the latest infections. She believes that in times of constantly evolving dependency of network connected technologies, people should spread the word not the war.
This article aims to help users who need to remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com redirect from affected browsers – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and the computer.
Search.hofficeworksuite.com redirect has hijacking capabilities that allow it to modify essential browser settings. Once it gains access to the system it sets its domain address as a homepage, a new tab page, and a default search engine. Afterward, the redirect starts to obtain and record various details about you and your online preferences that help it to deliver a lot of annoying ads and targeted content.
Threat Summary
Name
Search.hofficeworksuite.com
Type
Browser Hijacker, PUP
Short Description
The redirect can change the homepage, search engine and new tab on each affected browser.
Symptoms
The homepage, new tab and search engine of affected browsers will be switched to Search.hofficeworksuite.com. You will be redirected and could see sponsored content.
Distribution Method
Freeware Installations, Bundled Packages
Detection Tool
See If Your System Has Been Affected by Search.hofficeworksuite.com
Search.hofficeworksuite.com might be distributed via a third-party installation setup. Many developers of freeware apps do not disclose properly all components of the setups which lead to an unnoticed installation of potentially unwanted programs like Search.hofficeworksuite.com. To prevent installations of such unwanted programs, you should always search for and select the Custom or Advanced options. There, you should be able to unmark all undesired components and install only what you really need.
The Search.hofficeworksuite.com redirect may also be distributed via various kind of online advertisements like banners, pop-ups, and pop-unders that land on compromised web pages. Clicking on such an ad can land the hijacker onto your computer.
All commonly used browsers could be hijacked by Search.hofficeworksuite.com redirect including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari.
Search.hofficeworksuite.com – More Information
Once Search.hofficeworksuite.com gains access to the browser it alters essential settings. The hijacker is designed to change the homepage and new tab page configuring them to dipslay its main page. Then it replaces the default search engine with its own. In fact, Search.hofficeworksuite.com just redirects to the results of one of the reputable search engines – Yahoo and do not provide its own.
Below you can see a picture of Search.hofficeworksuite.com main page:
The primary purpose of Search.hofficeworksuite.com redirect is to obtain various details about you and your online behavior. The records of your data can be then used for advertising campaigns that deliver targeted content and flood the browser with a lot of annoying ads. As each click on these ads generates money revenue to Search.hofficeworksuite.com’s creators it will push as much as it can while you’re online.
All these intrusive banners, pop-ups, images, pages, pop-unders, links to sponsored content and other ads can slow the performance of your browser and what’s worst just a click on the wrong ad can cause malware infection.
Search.hofficeworksuite.com – Tracking and Data Collection
Search.hofficeworksuite.com is a website that obtains both personally and non-personally identifiable information from all online users who have it in the browser. This becomes clear from the information provided on its Privacy Policy page. The policy page is accessible from the bottom navigation menu on Search.hofficeworksuite.com main page.
Below you can see the pretty long list of details obtained and recorded by Search.hofficeworksuite.com hijacker:
Visited URLs and websites
Browser’s home page
Search queries
Search queries on the visited web pages
Type of used browser
Operating system type
Internet protocol (IP) address
Geographic location
The domain name of current Internet service provider (ISP)
Diagnostic information which describes how their Services are operating on the system
The collected information may be shared with third-party software providers or company partners. Afterward, they can use it to flood your browser with numerous nasty advertisements like banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, sponsored results, etc.
How to Remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com Redirect
Search.hofficeworksuite.com redirect is a nasty browser hijacker that diminish online experience. The detailed guide below shows how to remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com redirect from all affected browsers and from the PC. If you are still experiencing redirects after the manual removal steps try to remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com from your PC taking the automatic approach.
Note! Your computer system may be affected by Search.hofficeworksuite.com or other threats. Scan Your PC with SpyHunter SpyHunter is a powerful malware removal tool designed to help users with in-depth system security analysis, detection and removal of threats such as Search.hofficeworksuite.com. Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
To remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com follow these steps:
1. Uninstall malicious programs from Windows
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Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!
We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter
Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria
How to Uninstall malicious programs from Windows:
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs.No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).
In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).
This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.
2. Clean your Browser and Registry from Search.hofficeworksuite.com
Remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com by cleaning your Browser and Registry.
Remove an extension from Mozilla FirefoxRemove an extension from Google Chrome Remove an extension from Internet Explorer Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge Fix registry entries created by Search.hofficeworksuite.com on your PC.
Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu.
Select the unwanted extension and click “Remove“
After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” button at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“
From the opened “Extensions” menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its “Remove” button.
After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” button at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click on the gear icon labeled ‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window.
Select the extension you want to remove and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.
After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ button located at the top right corner and start it again.
Start Edge
Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
From the drop menu select “Extensions”.
Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries on your computer to change different settings. This is why cleaning your Windows Registry Database is recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit long and tampering with registries could damage your computer if not done properly you should refer and follow our instructive article about fixing registry entries, especially if you are unexperienced in that area.
IMPORTANT! Before starting the Automatic Removal below, please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode. This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
Use SpyHunter to scan for malware and unwanted programs
3. Scan for malware and unwanted programs with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool
Scan your PC and Remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Search.hofficeworksuite.com and remove them.2. Scan with SpyHunter, Detect and Remove Search.hofficeworksuite.com. Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
Step 1: Click on the “Download” button to proceed to SpyHunter’s download page.
It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.
Step 1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Malware/PC Scan’ tab. A new window will appear. Click on ‘Start Scan’.
Step 2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the ‘Next’ button.
Step 3: If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.
Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future
IMPORTANT! Before reading the Windows backup instructions, we highly recommend to back up your data with a cloud backup solution and insure your files against any type of loss, even from the most severe threats. We recommend you to read more about it and to download SOS Online Backup.
Gergana has completed a bachelor degree in Marketing from the University of National and World Economy. She has been with the STF team for three years, researching malware and reporting on the latest infections. She believes that in times of constantly evolving dependency of network connected technologies, people should spread the word not the war.
Gergana has completed a bachelor degree in Marketing from the University of National and World Economy. She has been with the STF team for three years, researching malware and reporting on the latest infections. She believes that in times of constantly evolving dependency of network connected technologies, people should spread the word not the war.
Remove an extension from Mozilla Firefox
Remove an extension from Google Chrome
Remove an extension from Internet Explorer
Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge
Fix registry entries created by Search.hofficeworksuite.com on your PC.
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Search.hofficeworksuite.com and remove them.
Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
