Gotoinstall.ru

Gotoinstall.ru is a low-quality search engine that uses a customized Google Search API to deliver results to users. However, unlike the Google's original homepage, Gotoinstall.ru's search field also may be accompanied by advertisements that are irrelevant to the user's interests and search terms. For example, one of the first ads that may greet users who opt to visit Gotoinstall.ru is regarding home moving services, but it is entirely possible that the advertising campaign promoted by this page may change on a daily or weekly basis. Apart from using a custom Google Search API, as well as displaying advertisements, Gotoinstall.ru also is linked to a browser hijacker whose purpose is to tamper with the Web browser settings as soon as it is installed on a computer. The Gotoinstall.ru may be found in low-quality software bundles – a well-known method that software developers may use to distribute low-quality products such as adware and browser hijackers. The software bundles associated with the Gotoinstall.ru hijacker often may use misleading installation instructions or other tricks whose purpose is to confuse end-users and get them to agree to install the Gotoinstall.ru hijacker.

Once the browser hijacker is installed, it may modify a Web browser's settings silently so that the users will be redirected to Gotoinstall.ru when they perform certain actions. It is not uncommon for browser hijackers to modify a Web browsers's default homepage, search engine and new tab page. It is obvious that these actions are not threatening, but they might cause minor inconvenience by forcing users to visit websites that they are not familiar or comfortable with.

If you see the Gotoinstall.ru page when you launch your Web browser or attempt to open a new tab page suddenly, then there's a significant chance that you've installed the Gotoinstall.ru browser hijacker on your computer recently. This application can't do any harm, but this does not mean that it should not be removed as soon as possible. We advise users affected by this issue to consider removing the Gotoinstall.ru browser hijacker with the assistance of an anti-malware software suite. Since browser hijackers may be installed as Web browser extensions, it might be possible to uninstall the Gotoinstall.ru hijacker from the list of active browser extensions, thus eliminating the need to use anti-malware software.