Webbooks.site is an infection from the family of browser hijackers that modifies the settings of web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera. Moreover, it may infect anyother browsers by changings their shorcuts, which will lead to the fact that when you start a browser, it will always be forced to open Webbooks.site, even as your home page has been set to a completely different web site. On curent date, the infection continues to increase the number of computers that have been infected.
Except that Webbooks.site changes browser’s homepage, it also replaces a search engine, which leads to the fact that use of the browser’s search becomes impossible. The reason for this is that the search results will consist of a large number of advertising links, links to malicious and misleading websites and only the remaining part – it’s search results for your query from the other, well-known search engines like Google.
Often, the computer that has been infected with Webbooks.site will be also infected with an adware, which will show a lot of various ads. This may be pop-ups, text links in the web pages, banners where they never had and more, replacing legitimate ads with malicious advertising that will offer to download and install malware and unwanted programs or visit the various dangerous and misleading Web sites.
Webbooks.site infection spreads with a simple but quite effective way. It is integrated into the installation package of various free programs. Thus on the process of installation, it will infect your browser and change it’s settings on the Webbooks.site. To avoid infection, you just need to follow a few simple rules: carefully read the Terms of Use and the license, select only a manual installation mode, which enables you to make sure that the program you want to install, do not infect your computer with infection like Webbooks.site.
Finally, to remove Webbooks.site infection and restore the settings of your browsers, carefully follow the simple steps below. You will need to use the standard Windows features and a few free well-known programs. If you will need more help, do not hesitate to write a comment.
How to remove Webbooks.site redirect (Step-by-step instructions)
The following instructions is a full step-by-step guide, which will help you to remove Webbooks.site hijacker from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Moreover, the steps below will help you to uninstall potentially unwanted software such as adware and toolbars that your computer may be infected. Please do the instructions step by step. If you need a help or have any questions, then ask for our assistance here or type a comment below.
1. Delete Webbooks.site associated adware by using Windows Control Panel.
2. Remove Webbooks.site hijacker and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner.
3. Remove Webbooks.site redirect with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool).
4. Remove Webbooks.site browser hijacker related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.
5. Reset Chrome settings to remove Webbooks.site redirect (Optional).
6. Reset Firefox settings to remove Webbooks.site redirect (Optional).
7. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove Webbooks.site redirect (Optional).
1. Delete Webbooks.site associated adware by using Windows Control Panel.
Press Windows key 
, then click Search 
. Type Control panel and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click Start and select Control Panel. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.
Click Uninstall a program 
It will open a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any unknown programs.
2. Remove Webbooks.site hijacker and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner.
Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.
Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.
Press Start button to perform a system scan for Webbooks.site adware and malicious extensions. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.
Review the report and then click Cleaning button. It will display a prompt.
Click OK. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer.
When your PC is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.
3. Remove Webbooks.site redirect with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool).
Download Junkware Removal Tool from the link below.
JRT (Junkware Removal Tool) download link.
Open a directory in which you saved the JRT. You will see an icon like below.
Run it. Junkware Removal Tool will try to update itself, if a new version is available. Once updating is done, you will see JRT DISCLAIMER.
Please read and press any key to continue. First, JRT creates a restore point and once complete, it will start a scan of a computer.
During the scan, Junkware Removal Tool will check Startups, Services, Processes, Files, Folders, Registry keys, Registry values, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer (EDGE), Google Chrome extensions and remove Webbooks.site related malicious software that has been found.
When cleaning a computer is completed, JRT will display a log file.
4. Remove Webbooks.site related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.
Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM) from the link below.
MalwareBytes Anti-malware download link
Once downloaded, close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup like below.
When the installation begins, you will see the Setup – Wizard that will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on your computer.
Once installation is complete, you will see window similar to the one below.
Now click on the Scan Now button to start scanning your computer for malware that cause a redirect to Webbooks.site. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click Remove Selected button. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will start to remove Webbooks.site browser hijacker related files, folders, registry keys. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.
5. Reset Chrome settings to remove Webbooks.site redirect (Optional)
Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (
). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button.
Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.
6. Reset Firefox settings to remove Webbooks.site redirect (Optional)
Open Mozilla Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (
).
In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on Refresh Firefox button.
Confirm your action. Click on the Refresh Firefox.
7. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove Webbooks.site redirect (Optional)
Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (
). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Internet Options.
In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings window. Select the Delete personal settings check box, then click on Reset button.
You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Finish words.
Your computer should now be free of Webbooks.site redirect. If you need help with the instructions, then ask for help here.
