How to remove Go.myquery.net [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The Go.myquery.net hijacker can also change the default search engine that will virtually block the possibility of finding information on the World Wide Web. The reason for this is that the Go.myquery.net search results may open lots of ads, links to unwanted and ad sites. Only the remaining part is the result of your search request, loaded from the major search providers such as Google, Yahoo or Bing.

Although, Go.myquery.net hijacker is not a virus, but it does bad things, and it can introduce changes to certain settings of all your typical web-browsers. Moreover, an adware (sometimes named ‘ad-supported’ software) can be additionally installed on to your PC system by this hijacker infection, that will show tons of advertisements, or even massive full page advertisements that blocks surfing the Net. Often such these ads can recommend to install other unknown and unwanted applications or visit malicious pages.

The Go.myquery.net browser hijacker mostly affects only the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, IE and Edge. However, possible situations, when any other internet browsers will be affected too. The browser hijacker will perform a scan of the computer for web-browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the browser shortcuts, it will add the argument such as ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you open the browser, you will see the Go.myquery.net annoying web-page.

We advise you to clean your system of browser hijacker as quickly as possible. Use the step-by-step guidance below that will allow to delete Go.myquery.net startpage and adware, that may be installed onto your system along with it.

How to remove Go.myquery.net from personal computer

There are present several free browser hijacker removal utilities. Also it is possible to get rid of Go.myquery.net manually. But we advise to combine all these methods below into the one removal algorithm. Follow the steps of the guidance. Certain of the steps will require you to reboot your computer or exit this page. So, read this tutorial carefully, then bookmark or print it for later reference.

How to manually get rid of Go.myquery.net

Most common hijackers may be removed without any antivirus applications. The manual browser hijacker removal is guidance that will teach you how to delete the Go.myquery.net .

Uninstall Go.myquery.net associated software by using MS Windows Control Panel

Check out the Windows Control Panel (Programs and Features section) to see all installed applications. We suggest to click on the “Date Installed” in order to sort the list of applications by the date you installed them. If you see any unknown and suspicious programs, they are the ones you need to delete.

Carefully browse through the list of installed software and remove all applications which has the name similar to “Go.myquery.net”. We suggest to click ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed applications by date. When you have found anything suspicious that may be the browser hijacker, adware or potentially unwanted software, then choose this program and press ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the suspicious application blocked from removal, then use Revo Uninstaller Freeware to fully delete it from your PC system.

Remove Go.myquery.net from FF by resetting internet browser settings

If your FF internet browser start page has replaced to Go.myquery.net without your permission or an unknown search engine opens results for your search, then it may be time to perform the internet browser reset.

First, start the FF and click button. It will open the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Further, click the Help button () as displayed in the figure below

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In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web browser adress bar and press Enter. It will show the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation dialog box. Further, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a process to fix your problems that caused by the hijacker which made to redirect your web-browser to the Go.myquery.net web page. After, it’s finished, press the “Finish” button.

Remove Go.myquery.net redirect from Chrome

If your Chrome web-browser is re-directed to intrusive Go.myquery.net web page, it may be necessary to completely reset your web-browser program to its default settings.

1. First, launch the Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu, press the “Settings” menu.
3. Next, click “Show advanced settings” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
4. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, press the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Chrome will show the reset settings prompt as on the image above.
6. Confirm the web-browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
7. To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove Go.myquery.net startpage from Microsoft Internet Explorer

First, run the Microsoft Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will open the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown in the following example.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window like below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

Clean up the web-browsers shortcuts that have been hijacked by Go.myquery.net

Important to know, most antimalware software that are able to remove hijacker, but unable to scan for and recover changed shortcuts. So, you need to fix the desktop shortcuts for your Google Chrome, FF, Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers manually.

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut that you use to start your internet browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the internet browser which is redirected to the Go.myquery.net or other undesired web-site.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The hijacker infection can rewrite the contents of this field, which describes the file to be start when you launch your web-browser. Depending on the browser you are using, there should be:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

If you are seeing an unknown text such as “http://site.addres” that has been added here, then you should remove it, as shown in the figure below.

Next, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you launch the internet browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically reroute on the Go.myquery.net web-site or any other unwanted web pages. Once the step is complete, we recommend to go to the next step.

Scan your personal computer and delete Go.myquery.net with free tools

If your PC system is still infected with the Go.myquery.net hijacker, then the best method of detection and removal is to run an anti malware scan on the system. Download free malware removal utilities below and run a full system scan. It will help you delete all components of the browser hijacker infection from hardisk and Windows registry.

Run Zemana AntiMalware to remove Go.myquery.net startpage

Zemana Free highly recommended, because it can detect security threats such ad supported software and hijackers that most ‘classic’ antivirus applications fail to pick up on. Moreover, if you have any Go.myquery.net browser hijacker removal problems which cannot be fixed by this tool automatically, then Zemana Anti-Malware provides 24X7 online assistance from the highly experienced support staff.

Download Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Desktop.

Once the download is done, close all applications and windows on your PC system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as shown below.

When the installation starts, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you install Zemana Free on your machine.

Once installation is finished, you will see window as shown in the figure below.

Now click the “Scan” button . Zemana tool will start scanning the whole PC system to find out hijacker which cause a redirect to Go.myquery.net page. A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. While the Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) is scanning, you can see how many objects it has identified either as being malware.

As the scanning ends, Zemana Anti Malware will display a list of found threats. You may move threats to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply press “Next” button.

The Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) will remove hijacker infection that causes internet browsers to display undesired Go.myquery.net web site and move threats to the program’s quarantine.

Automatically remove Go.myquery.net with Malwarebytes

You can get rid of Go.myquery.net search automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Free. We suggest this free malicious software removal tool because it can easily delete browser hijackers, ‘ad supported’ software, potentially unwanted programs and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

1. Download MalwareBytes from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
   
   

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2. When the downloading process is complete, close all applications and windows on your PC system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, press Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once install is finished, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the hijacker which reroutes your internet browser to annoying Go.myquery.net web site. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient. During the scan MalwareBytes Anti-Malware will detect all threats present on your machine.
5. When that process is finished, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will display a list of all items found by the scan. Review the scan results and then click “Quarantine Selected”. Once finished, you can be prompted to reboot your computer.

The following video offers a guide on how to remove browser hijackers, adware and other malware with MalwareBytes.

Scan your system and get rid of Go.myquery.net redirect with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free portable application that scans your PC for adware, PUPs and browser hijackers like Go.myquery.net and helps delete them easily. Moreover, it will also help you get rid of any malicious internet browser extensions and add-ons.

Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the following link. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Once the downloading process is complete, open the folder in which you saved it. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once the utility is launched, you will see a screen as shown in the figure below.

Further, click “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the browser hijacker that redirects your browser to intrusive Go.myquery.net web page. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your computer and the speed of your PC system. After the scan get completed, a list of all threats detected is produced as displayed on the image below.

Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and click “Clean” button. It will open a dialog box as displayed in the following example.

You need to press “OK”. When disinfection is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your machine. When your PC system is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Run AdBlocker to stop Go.myquery.net and stay safe online

In order to increase your security and protect your machine against new intrusive ads and malicious web-pages, you need to run adblocker program that stops an access to malicious ads and sites. Moreover, the application can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.

Once the downloading process is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown on the image below.

Follow the prompts. When the installation is finished, you will see a window as displayed on the screen below.

You can click “Skip” to close the setup program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your computer, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop advertisements, sites such Go.myquery.net, as well as other harmful or misleading sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

Don’t know how your internet browser has been hijacked by Go.myquery.net browser hijacker?

Usually, Go.myquery.net browser hijacker infection gets into your computer as part of a bundle with free applications, sharing files and other unsafe applications that you downloaded from the Web. The developers of this hijacker pays software developers for distributing Go.myquery.net hijacker within their software. So, optional software is often included as part of the installer. In order to avoid the install of any browser hijacker infections such as Go.myquery.net: select only Manual, Custom or Advanced installation method and uncheck all optional programs in which you are unsure.

To sum up

Now your machine should be free of the hijacker infection which cause Go.myquery.net page to appear. Uninstall AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-ups and intrusive harmful pages) and Zemana Anti-Malware (to periodically scan your computer for new browser hijackers and other malware). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of Go.myquery.net search from the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.