What should you know about SpaceQuery.com?

SpaceQuery.com hijacker typically arrives alongside with potentially unwanted program and also with other nasty malware such as Google Redirect Virus or ZeroAccess rootkit. It is considered as a fake search engine portal which promotes itself as a legitimate and trustworthy search engine. Once installed, the threat starts controlling all major web browsers and started causing unwanted redirections to several third party domains. What's more, the program associated with this browser hijacker infection transmits packs of some certain non-personally identifiable data to its servers and these data basically consist of information about the user's online behavior. For instance, SpaceQuery.com can determine system's IP address, type of OS and browsers that the victims uses , browsing history, recent search queries, and other similar data.

According to the developers of SpaceQuery.com and its associated program, it needs to gather such information in order to determine the statistics regarding the use of this domain. However, the security analysts at RMV feels that this threat uses the recorded data or information to prepare sponsored content and display onto the user's system screen whether they want them or not. Therefore, due to the presence of this browser hijacker threat and a potentially unwanted program, you may receive tons of sponsored links or commercial advertisements along with the search results that it displays on your screen. So, it is highly suggested to delete SpaceQuery.com from affected browsers as soon as possible.

Reasons To Avoid Using SpaceQuery.com

You should always keep in mind that the adverts or sponsored links presented by this threat do not originate from the web portals you are visiting. These ads are purely generated by SpaceQuery.com redirect virus. Clicking on those ads can cause unfamiliar redirects to shady web pages that are possibly filled with lucrative offers to install any other third party apps, such as free games, toolbars, extensions or similar programs. You might also diverted to questionable gaming portals or adult content sites. So, our tip is, if you really want to stay away from phishing domains, then better do not bravely browse the web through the sites that do not seem familiar and trustworthy. If this infection affected your Internet browsers and altered the homepage settings without your consent, then you should eliminate the source of SpaceQuery.com hijacker completely and permanently from your infected machine without any delay.

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Manual Steps to Remove SpaceQuery.com From Your Hijacked Browser

Simple Steps To Remove Infection From Your Browser Set your Default Search Engine Delete Cookies From Different Web browsers Manage Security And Privacy Settings Uninstall Infection From Control Panel Reset Web Browsers To It Default Setting

Set Up or Changes Your Default Search Engine Provider

For Internet Explorer :

1. Launch Internet explorer and click on the Gear icon then to Manage Add-ons.

2. Now click on Search Provider tab followed by Find more search providers…

3. Now look for your preferred search engine provider for instance Google Search engine.

4. Further you need to click on Add to Internet Explorer option appeared on the page. After then tick out the Make this my default search engine provider appeared on the Add Search Provider window and then click on Add button.

5. Restart Internet explorer to apply the new changes.

For Mozilla :

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox and go for the Settings icon (☰) followed by Options from the drop down menu.

2. Now you have to tap on Search tab there. And, under Default Search Engine you can choose your desirable search engine provider from the drop down menu and remove SpaceQuery.com related search providers.

3. If you want to add another search option into Mozilla Firefox then you can do it by going through Add more search engines… option. It will take you to the Firefox official Add-ons page from where you can choose and install search engine add-ons from their.

4. Once installed you can go back to Search tab and choose your favorite search provider as a default.

For Chrome :

1. Open Chrome and tap on Menu icon (☰) followed by Settings.

2. Now under Search option you can choose desirable Search engine providers from drop down menu.

3. If you want to use another search engine option then you can click on Manage search engines… which opens current list of search engines and other as well. To choose you have to take your cursor on it and then select Make default button appears there followed by Done to close the window.

Reset Browser Settings to Completely Remove SpaceQuery.com

For Google Chrome :

1. Click on Menu icon (☰) followed by Settings option from the drop down menu.

2. Now tap Reset settings button.

3. Finally select Reset button again on the dialog box appeared for confirmation.

For Mozilla Firefox :

1. Click on Settings icon (☰) and then to Open Help Menu option followed by Troubleshooting Information from drop down menu.

2. Now Click on Reset Firefox… on the upper right corner of about:support page and again to Reset Firefox button to confirm the resetting of Mozilla Firefox to delete SpaceQuery.com completely.

Reset Internet Explorer :

1. Click on Settings Gear icon and then to Internet options.

2. Now tap Advanced tab followed by Reset button. Then tick out the Delete personal settings option on the appeared dialog box and further press Reset button to clean SpaceQuery.com related data completely.

3. Once Reset completed click on Close button and restart Internet explorer to apply the changes.

Reset Safari :

1. Click on Edit followed by Reset Safari… from the drop down menu on Safari.

2. Now ensure that all of the options are ticked out in the appeared dialog box and click on Reset button.

Uninstall SpaceQuery.com and other Suspicious Programs From Control Panel

1. Click on Start menu followed by Control Panel. Then click on Uninstall a program below Programs option.

2. Further find and Uninstall SpaceQuery.com and any other unwanted programs from the Control panel.

Remove Unwanted Toolbars and Extensions Related With SpaceQuery.com

For Chrome :

1. Tap on Menu (☰) button, hover on tools and then tap on Extension option.

2. Now click on Trash icon next to the SpaceQuery.com related suspicious extensions to remove it.

For Mozilla Firefox :

1. Click on Menu (☰) button followed by Add-ons.

2. Now select the Extensions or Appearance tab in Add-ons Manager window. Then click on Disable button to remove SpaceQuery.com related extensions.

For Internet Explorer :

1. Click on Settings Gear icon and then to Manage add-ons.

2. Further tap on Toolbars and Extensions panel and then Disable button to remove SpaceQuery.com related extensions.

From Safari :

1. Click on Gear Settings icon followed by Preferences…

2. Now tap on Extensions panel and then click on Uninstall button to remove SpaceQuery.com related extensions.

From Opera :

1. Click on Opera icon then hover to Extensions and click Extensions manager.

2. Now click on X button next to unwanted extensions to remove it.

Delete Cookies to Clean Up SpaceQuery.com Related Data From Different Browsers

Chrome : Click on Menu (☰) → Settings → Show advanced Settings → Clear browsing data.

Firefox : Tap on Settings (☰) →History →Clear Reset History → check Cookies → Clear Now.

Internet Explorer : Click on Tools → Internet options → General tab → Check Cookies and Website data → Delete.

Safari : Click on Settings Gear icon →Preferences → Privacy tab → Remove All Website Data…→ Remove Now button.

Manage Security and Privacy Settings in Google Chrome

1. Click on Menu (☰) button followed by Settings.

2. Tap on Show advanced settings.

• Phishing and malware protection : It is enables by default in privacy section. Warns users if detected any suspicious site having phishing or malware threats.
• SSL certificates and settings : Tap on Manage certificates under HTTPS/SSL section to manage SSL certificates and settings.
• Web Content settings : Go to Content settings in Privacy section to manage plug-ins, cookies, images, location sharing and JavaScript.

3. Now tap close button when done.

If you are still having issues in the removal of SpaceQuery.com from your compromised system then you can feel free to talk to our experts.