Do you know what Reeturn.com is?
It was recently found that Reeturn.com can act as a browser hijacker. Our research team has analyzed this infection and found that it can change the homepage on Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox browsers, and it can do that without permission. Although we are sure that some users will apply this search provider manually, we need to discuss illegal homepage hijacking. Programs that enter your operating system without permission require immediate removal because they act in an unpredictable manner, and there is a risk of facing truly malicious activity. Fortunately, deleting Reeturn.com is not a complicated task. Please continue reading, and you will learn how to remove this hijacker.
Reeturn.com is identical to Resultforquery.com. Both of these search tools have identical interfaces, and they both provide search results, which is what confuses most computer users. Reeturn.com does not look like a malicious hijacker, and it actually shows search results that answer your search queries. Unfortunately, many users fail to realize that the search results might be modified to showcase unrelated third-party services and products. The Privacy Policy of this suspicious hijacker reveals that it can showcase advertisements, and this is one of the important reasons why you should remove Reeturn.com from your operating system. If you decide to interact with the ads shown instead, it is possible that you will let in other malicious threats that will require removal.
Reeturn.com screenshot
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According to our research, Reeturn.com is usually spread by malicious installers in bundles. It is crucial that you know which programs might have entered your Windows operating system with the hijacker, as they might require removal as well. Do not waste time trying to identify malware manually and, instead, run a trusted malware scanner. For example, SpyHunter offers a free malware scanner that can locate all unreliable and malicious programs on your operating system. If you have already decided that you want to delete malware manually, it is also important that you figure out which threats require your attention first. If you give any time to malware, you could become a victim of cyber crime.
You do not need to spend time picking and deleting malicious files one by one. What we recommend is installing an automated malware remover that will delete Reeturn.com along with all other threats for you. Manual removal is complicated and often time-consuming, which is why we do not recommend it, especially if you are inexperienced, and you are not familiar with all malware removal processes.
Delete Reeturn.com
Delete from Mozilla Firefox
- Tap Alt+T, select Options, and go to the General menu.
- Overwrite/remove the Home Page URL and restart the browser.
Delete from Internet Explorer
- Tap Alt+T, select Internet options, and click the General tab.
- Overwrite/remove the Home Page URL and restart the browser.
Delete from Google Chrome
- Tap Alt+T, select Settings, and move to the On Startup menu.
- Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
- Overwrite/remove the undesirable URL and restart the browser.
In non-techie terms:
Reeturn.com might seem as a normal search provider, and you might be able to use it as such; however, it is now known that it can corrupt browsers without permission, which makes it a browser hijacker. Needless to say, we advise removing browser hijackers, and it is easiest to trust automated malware removal software. You should not hesitate to install this software if other threats are active on your PC as well. If you are curious as to how to remove Reeturn.com and replace it with the desired homepage, follow the manual removal guide above.