Do you know what Clickorati.com is?
Clickorati.com is a custom search engine that is created for people who want to save money for their online purchases and to avoid going through social networks in order to find out what is new in the world. At least that is what Clickorati.com claims in is About section on the official website. However, it is possible for your browsing sessions to be redirected to Clickorati.com. In a way, this is what makes people think that Clickorati.com is a browser hijacker. Nevertheless, it does not come across as a malicious infection at all. It is up to you whether you want to remove this home page or not, although users are highly recommended to terminate Clickorati.com.
How does Clickorati.com get onto your browser? If your home page and your default search engine are changed for Clickorati.com, it means that at some point you have either downloaded freeware that was bundled with this website, or you simply clicked on a related website. During free software installation you need to be extremely attentive, because it often comes together with such customized toolbars or search engines as Clickorati.com. If you do not read the installation wizard closely, you end up with your home page changed to Clickorati.com.
Clickorati.com screenshot
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The website itself is not dangerous, however, if you did not intend to change your homepage, why keep it? Also, Clickorati.com can be responsible for directing a number of pop up advertisements to you, and pop-up advertisement can be dangerous because sometimes they distribute malware. Therefore, although the homepage itself does not pose a direct threat to your system, it could be used indirectly for malware distribution, and so you are advised to remove Clickorati.com from your computer.
How to restore browser settings
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+X and click Internet Options.
- Change home page under General tab and click OK.
- Press Alt+X again and click Manage add-ons.
- Click Search providers on the left, set a new default search engine and remove Clickorati.com.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Firefox button and go to Options.
- Change home page under General tab and click OK.
- Click search engine icon on the left of the Mozilla search box (top right corner).
- Select Manage search engines and remove Clickorati.com. Click OK.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and select Settings.
- Select Open a page or set of pages and click Set pages.
- Delete Clickorati.com and enter a new home page address. Click OK.
- Click Manage search engines under Search.
- Set a new default search page and remove Clickorati.com. Click Done.
If you think that there might be something wrong with your system, run a full PC scan with SpyHunter free scanner to check for any undesirable files or applications.
In non-techie terms:
Clickorati.com is a website that provides search function. You are advised to remove Clickorati.com from your computer if you did not intend to have this website as your home page and default search engine for a number of security risks.
Aliases: Clickorati Virus.