How to remove Navsmart.info redirect from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer

Navsmart.info is a browser hijacker disguised into the simple website that provides users with search engine and such features as quick access to the most popular websites including YouTube, Amazon, Wikipedia and others. In fact, you don’t need those features for several reasons. First of all because they will not redirect you to the proper websites, instead they will lead victims to the sponsored websites with malicious content and scripts that might hijack your browser. Navsmart.info has a very low rank in google, theoretically it couldn’t be found by users, however, the developers are using aggressive promotion techniques including the most popular – bundling. Therefore, users getting Navsmart.info as their default homepage and search engine without their authorization. The process of infection is quite simple – first of all users are seeking for some freeware or cracked programs on various unofficial and malicious websites and torrent trackers. After downloading the program, in most of the cases they will get modified installer that will include various additional programs that will be installed along with the main program if they don’t take appropriate actions. For example, during the installation it is very important to read the EULA to be aware what exactly will be installed on your computer. The second important step is to select custom or advanced installation to be able to unselect unwanted programs from the installation list. Anyway, cyber criminals each time use different approaches to trick users into the installation of their malware, so the best way to avoid the infection is simply to avoid visiting malicious and unofficial websites.

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Once installed, Navsmart.info hijack will mess with user’s search results and numerous advertisements will be shown. The search results will be irrelevant and will try to redirect victims to the sponsored websites. This way cyber criminals will make profits. Also that’s how they will promote malicious websites, so they will appear in the top of search results. It is also dangerous to use the infected web browsers because all of the submitted personal information may be disclosed to the third parties and used against your will. Usually, victims are involved in various types of cyber-crimes such as identity thefts and credit cards frauds. It is recommended to eliminate Navsmart.info hijacker from your computer as soon as possible. For this purpose, we have developed a step-by-step removal guide that you can find below. Just follow the steps in the correct order and you will be able to get rid of Navsmart.info browser hijacker. However, we also recommend using our automatic removal tool to scan your computer for other threats that may be hiding in your system and waiting for their time. So, you better prevent the malware attack before it’s too late.

Navsmart.info Removal Instruction

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Manual Removal Instruction for Navsmart.info

Step 1
UNINSTALL NAVSMART.INFO AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Windows XP / Vista / 7
  • Click on the Start button in the left lower corner and select → Control Panel. After that find the Programs and Features (if you are running Windows XP , then click on Add/Remove Programs).
    Navsmart.info remove from Windows - step 1.1
Windows 8/8.1/10
  • If you are running Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating system , then right-click on the Start which is in the lower left corner of the screen. After that select Control Panel and go to Programs/Uninstall a Program.
    Navsmart.info remove from Windows - step 1.2
Uninstall Navsmart.info and related programs
  • In the list of installed programs find the Navsmart.info or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
  • Click on them to select and then click on Uninstall button to remove them.
    Navsmart.info remove from Windows - step 1.3
Step 2
REMOVE NAVSMART.INFO FROM YOUR WEB BROWSERS
  • Step 3
Remove suspicious add-ons
  • Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the upper right corner of the browser and select Manage Add-ons.
    Remove Navsmart.info from Internet Explorer - Step 2.1
  • You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Now, find the Navsmart.info and other suspicious add-ons. Disable them by right clicking and selecting Disable:
    Remove Navsmart.info from Internet Explorer - Step 2.2
How to change your homepage if it was modified by browser hijacker:
  • Click on the gear icon (menu) on the upper right corner of the browser and select Internet Options.
  • On General tab remove unwanted URL and enter your desired domain name such as google.com. Click Apply to save changes.
    Remove Navsmart.info from Internet Explorer - Step 2.3
Resetting Internet Explorer browser
  • Click on the gear icon (menu) again and chose Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
  • Now click on Reset button, the new window should appear. Select the Delete Personal settings option and click on Reset button again. Now you have deteled Navsmart.info completely.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Internet Explorer - Step 2.4
Remove suspicious extensions
  • Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon which is located in the top right corner. Now select Add-ons and go to Extensions.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.1
  • Now you can see the list of extensions installed within Mozilla Firefox, simply select Navsmart.info and other suspicious extensions and click on remove button to delete them.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.2
Resetting Mozilla Firefox
  • Click on the Firefox menu icon which is on the upper left corner of the browser and click on the question mark. Now, choose Troubleshooting Information option.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.3
  • New windows will pop-up where you can see Refresh Firefox to its default state message and Refresh Firefox button. Click this button to remove Navsmart.info completely.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.4
Remove suspicious extensions
  • Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon in the upper right corner and select More Tools and then select Extensions.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Google Chrome - Step 2.1
  • Now, find the Navsmart.info and other unwanted extensions and click on trash icon to delete them completely.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Google Chrome - Step 2.2
  • Click on menu icon once again and select Settings and then Manage Search engines it will be right under the Search section.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Google Chrome - Step 2.3
  • Now you will see all of the Search Engines installed in your browser. Remove any suspicious search engines. We advise you to leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Google Chrome - Step 2.4
Resetting Google Chrome
  • Click on menu icon which is on the top right corner of your Google Chrome browser. Now select Settings. Click Show Advanced Settings...
  • Scroll down to the end of the page and find there Reset settings and click on it.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Google Chrome - Step 2.5
  • New window will pop-up where you click on Reset button to confirm the action and remove Navsmart.info completely.
  • Remove Navsmart.info from Google Chrome - Step 2.6
Step 3
FINAL NAVSMART.INFO REMOVAL PROCEDURE

After performing all of the steps above you should have all of your web browsers clean of the NAVSMART.INFO and other suspicious add-ons and extensions. However to complete the removal procedure we strongly advise to scan your computer with antivirus and anti-malware tools like SpyHunter, HitmanPro 32-bit, HitmanPro 64-bit or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Those programs might help to you find registry entries of malware and remove them safely.

Information added: 07/17/2016 07:27 PM;