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Danger level 7
Type: Browser Hijackers
Common infection symptoms:
  • Hijacks homepage
  • Changes default search engine

Exciteday.com

Exciteday.com is known to be a browser hijacker for one simple reason - it changes homepages and search providers without permission. Unfortunately, it is compatible with all the major browsers too, which means that you will definitely see the presence of Exciteday.com if this hijacker ever slithers onto your computer. If it has managed to do that, it means that there is a security loophole and you simply download programs and surf the web really carelessly. We suggest that you remove Exciteday.com as soon as possible because this search engine is not reliable even though it seems to be so. According to our specialists, there is even a slight possibility that you will encounter malicious applications if you use this search engine. We do not think that you want this to happen, so we have prepared and placed instructions below this article. We hope they will help you to delete Exciteday.com browser hijacker as soon as possible.

The appearance of Exciteday.com suggests that it is a really good search engine that allows users to search for the information in such categories as videos, news, and images. Unfortunately, the appearance of the search engine does not say much about its reliability, so it should not be surprising that Exciteday.com is not fully trustworthy even though it has a decent-looking interface. Researchers at pcthreat.com say that Exciteday.com might provide users with sponsored links and third-party advertisements – all of them will be placed among trustworthy search results. It might be really dangerous to click on them because you might be redirected to untrustworthy web pages. It is very easy to infect the system with malware by simply surfing such a website, so you have to be really careful and it would be best to delete Exciteday.com from the system completely as soon as possible.

It is known that browser hijackers, Exciteday.com too, travel bundled with other programs because they try to sneak onto computers unnoticed. In most cases, they come bundled with potentially unwanted programs, adware, and other threats. It is a must to erase all those programs from the system. If you do not do that, you might notice that another search engine has hijacked your homepage and search provider again after some time. If you do not want this to happen, install a security tool, e.g. SpyHunter and always install only those programs that are 100% reliable. You have to be cautious with freeware and shareware all the time too.

In order to get rid of Exciteday.com and be able to set another homepage and search provider, you should follow our step by step instructions provided below this article or simply scan the system with an automatic malware remover. It must be, of course, reliable. If you are not sure whether the security tool which you are going to install on your PC is 100% trustworthy, do not install it on the system because there are hundreds of unreliable scanners that wait for the opportunity to slither onto computers. They usually do not do anything but distribute malicious software.

How to delete Exciteday.com

Internet Explorer

  1. Open your browser and tap Alt+T.
  2. Select Internet Options and click on the Advanced tab.
  3. Click Reset.
  4. Put a tick in the box next to Delete personal settings.
  5. Click Reset once again.

Google Chrome

  1. Open your browser and access the main menu.
  2. Click Settings and then scroll down immediately.
  3. Click Show advanced settings.
  4. Select Reset settings from the menu.
  5. Click the Reset button once again.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open your browser and tap Alt+H.
  2. Select Troubleshooting information and click Refresh Firefox.
  3. Click the Refresh Firefox button once again.

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