How To Remove GifsGalore Virus From Computer Easily

What is the GifsGalore Toolbar?

GifsGalore after it infects the computer changes the default browser and homepage to a specified homepage, in this case, search.myway.com, hp.myway.com or myway.com. GifsGalore blends well with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer.

This Toolbars collects any personal information, monitors the sites you visit, monitors your behavior on the Internet, logs or tracks all the keystrokes,  “hijack” your home page. GIFSGALORE.COM modifies the web browser’s settings, displays unwanted pop-up ads. This virus may replace the existing home page, error page, or browser’s search page with GIFSGALORE.COM.

GifsGalore will plug in loads of ads directly to the web pages creating a sense that ads have been added by the creator of the page.

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The GifsGalore hijacker can be an agent to spy and collect your confidential information like collects IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, queries entered into search engines, keystrokes, and other similar data that might be personally identifiable, that can be later used by the third-party companies to extract money from its customer.

Common harmful symptoms of GifsGalore

1. You’re getting annoying unwanted pop-up ads or banner ads
2. Pop-up search results related to websites you are browsing and search requests
3. GifsGalore may change your default browser homepage, default search engine, new tab pages, bookmarks and browser settings
4. Multiple redirects to suspicious third-party websites
5. You’re getting in-text ad links throughout the text of a website
6. GifsGalore may modify browser security settings and browser shortcuts
7. You’re not able to manually undo changes made by GifsGalore
8. Your browser is slowing down or even crushing
9. GifsGalore disables browser updates and firewall.
10. You may discover suspicious browser toolbars, expansions or plug-ins
11. Your Internet connection is slow, the PC performance will be sluggish, there will be frequent system errors and crushes
12. Unwanted programs or free games can be installed on your computer without your permission

Potential sources of GifsGalore

1. “Bundling” to freeware or share free software, including video and audio content sharing, e-books, download helpers etc.
2. Malicious browser expansions and toolbars
3. Compromised websites which offer different digital downloads or infect victims’ computers with malware and adware
4. Fake alerts claiming that you need to update a software to share the latest online content.
5. Malicious attachments and download links to unknown emails
6. Downloads from P2P-networks, torrent-trackers and sharing resources

1. Download Google Chrome Removal Tool by clicking on the given link:

Download Free Removal Tool

2. As soon as you will open the downloaded file a security warning pop-up will appear as shown below, click on ‘Run’ button.

NOTE: You will not see this pop-up in Windows 10.

3. Again a pop-up window will appear. Click on ‘Yes’.

4. A setup window will appear. Click on ‘Next’ button to start the process of installation.

5. Automatically it will detect and show the active threats present in your system.

6. To remove all the threats which are detected, click on ‘Clean Now’.

NOTE: If any browser are still running, close all the open browsers before proceeding.

7. A pop-up will show you all the infected files, folders and registry entries has been removed successfully.

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