ISoft Online Search Removal Guide

ISoft Online Search or isoft.us is regarded as a browser hijacker because of the changed made to Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The alteration to the browsing tools is made once the computer user installs a program to which the toolbar that changes the settings has been attached. It suggests that you should always pay attention to the license agreement or check boxes given, so that you can exclude unwanted applications.

Once ISoft Online Search gets to the system, the home page and the search provider of the browsing tools are changed to isoft.us which enables the user to select whether he or she wants to use Google, Yahoo, Bing or iStore search engine. The first three search providers are well-known and widely use around the world; however, the last one may arouse some suspicion because you will be redirected to cucustore.com where you can find some pop-up messages suggesting to choose keywords that are related to the keywords you have entered in the search box.

The same cucustore.com is loaded when you attempt to read the terms of use and privacy policy of ISoft Online Search. The information seems to be related not to the hijacker in question but to the websites to which the user is redirected.

The removal of ISoft Online Search is the only computer virus preventive measure. There are two options for the removal of this unwanted search engine. First, you can try to remove it manually which you can do with the help of the instructions provided below. After you complete the removal, you should also scan the PC with our free scanner. A second option is automatic removal. It will be carried out for you by SpyHunter, which is a professional spyware removal application. The program will also safeguard the PC against future infections and unwanted applications such as Isoft Online.

ISoft Online Search Removal

Windows XP

1. Click Start and select Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Mark the program you want to remove and click the Remove button.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program.
3. Double-click the program related to isoft.us.

Windows 8

1. Press and hold the Windows key and then press the R key.
2. Type control panel and click OK.
3. Under Programs, click Uninstall a program.
4. Double-click the program you want to remove.

Remove ISoft Online Search from your browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Press and hold the Alt key and then press T.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Click the Reset button.
5. Tick the check box.
6. Click Reset.
7. To finish the reset of the browser, click the Close button.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H.
2. Click Troubleshooting Information.
3. Click Reset Firefox - > Reset Firefox - > Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F.
2. Go to Tools - > Extensions.
3. Remove the malicious add-on.
4. Click Settings.
5. In the On startup section, click Set pages.
6. Delete isoft.us and add a new startup page.
7. To change the search provider, go to the Search section and click Manage search engines.
8. Remove ISoft Online and select a new search engine.

Do not forget that you should remove every single component related to the hijacker. To find out what unwanted files are still present on the PC, scan it with our free scanner which you can download in no time. Click the button provided and run the installer of the application.