What is Search.gg08m.com?

Search.gg08m.com is marked as a browser hijacker that attacks Mac computers and their web-browsers. This intruder usually spreads in software installers. Once Search.gg08m.com virus reaches browsers such as Safari, Chrome, or Firefox, it alters the homepage, new tab URL, and default search engine without the user’s permission. The browser hijacker is a type of malware that is typically used for link promotion. For this reason, it will provide you with misleading search results leading to commercial websites. Moreover, it will track your browser’s activity to find out what content you like, and in this way deliver ads to you. Whatever you do, you should never click on these ads as they can take you to risky websites filled with malicious content. This step-by-step guide describes how you can uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Search.gg08m.com search engine from your browser.

Brief overview:

Name	Search.gg08m.com
Type of threat	Browser hijacker
URL address	https://search.gg08m.com/
Symptoms	Browser hijacker changes homepage and search engine of browser so that users are forced to use them. It fills the targeted browser with commercial content in form of pop-ups, banners, in-text links, audio/video ads, etc. Also, hijacker can occasionally cause redirects to third-party websites
Infiltration	Freeware programs, illegal software, software cracks, torrents, fake updates
Manual Removal	To eliminate threat manually, you should remove all files and applications related to the browser hijacker
Removal Tool	To completely get rid of hijacker, We recommend using SpyHunter. This is the only way you can be 100% sure that all components of the threat are removed from the system.

Recommended Anti-malware tools:

The easiest and most modern way of removing hijackers, pop-ups, Trojans, ransomware, or other viruses is to use automatic removal tools. See our Anti-malware tools below for further instructions.

Also, you can try to remove Search.gg08m.com manually.

Alternative solution. Step 1: Remove Search.gg08m.com from Mac

Search.gg08m.com may not have the app associated with it in Applications. However, we recommend you to inspect the list of installed applications and remove unknown or suspicious ones. Look for Search.gg08m.com or Search.gg08m.com.app.

Mac OSX:

1. Open Finder
2. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications
3. If you see Uninstall Search.gg08m.com or Search.gg08m.com Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
4. Drag unwanted application Search.gg08m.com from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Mac OSX

Step 2: Remove malicious entries from Profiles (Mac)

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click on Profiles.
3. Click on unsigned and suspicious profiles on the left panel.
4. Click the minus button below to delete rogue settings.

Step 3: Get rid of Search.gg08m.com using Terminal (only for Google Chrome)

1. Open Terminal
2. Copy and paste the following entries one by one each time by pressing “ENTER”:

   defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageIsNewTabPage -bool false
   defaults write com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation -string “https://www.google.com/”
   defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageLocation -string “https://www.google.com/”
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderName

3. Relaunch Chrome

Step 4: Delete Search.gg08m.com from browsers

Safari:

1. Open Safari
2. Click Safari menu.
3. Choose Extensions.
4. Find Search.gg08m.com or other suspicious extensions.
5. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Safari.

Remove Search.gg08m.com from Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Click the Chrome menu (3-dots icon) in the top right corner.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Search.gg08m.com or other suspicious extensions.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Remove Search.gg08m.com from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Search.gg08m.com or other suspicious extensions.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Step 5: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Safari:

1. Open Safari.
2. Click on the Safari menu.
3. Choose Reset Safari….
4. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Safari.

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:

1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
5. Click Reset browser settings.
6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Go to Help.
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.