Info.ibyscus.com virus and what should you know about it
Info.ibyscus.com virus is a browser hijacker that mostly targets French computer users and aggressively offers to use suspicious services. This website promotes a search engine that is supposed to deliver results from Yahoo search and various customized widgets. For example, users can send 25 SMS per month for free, get the weather forecast, listen to music or French radio stations, look through huge telephone book, etc. For some computer users, these features may seem useful and exciting, but we recommend staying away from Info.ibyscus.com and ibyscus.com sites. The following website is a bogus search engine that delivers modified search results and includes shady third-party links. This computer infection does not differ from other browser hijackers: it gets inside the system unnoticed, adjusts browsers’ settings and starts delivering promotional content. Indeed, in the official website developers reveal that they promote third-party sites, products or services. For this reason, users notice intrusive ads, sponsored links and experience redirects to strange websites. Keep in mind that every click or Info.ibyscus.com redirect to the third-party website may end up with a serious computer-related problem. For example, you may get infected with ransomware and lose all your personal files.
The first sign that your computer has been infected with a browser hijacker is changed homepage and new default search engine. Info.ibyscus.com virus takes full control over the browser in order to promote various third-party websites, products or services. Developers are willing to trick users into clicking the content in order to boost traffic to promotional sites. Users can easily avoid annoying ads, but it’s hard to ignore the link which appears as one of the first search results. As we already mentioned, some of the content may lead to the suspicious websites that might be created for spreading malware or encouraging to install questionable applications. We strongly recommend, scanning the computer with a strong anti-malware program as soon as this suspicious French website becomes your default homepage. An application like FortectIntego will find and remove Info.ibyscus.com with all its components within several minutes. Additionally, you can delete all elements related to the browser hijacker yourself. Keep in mind that locating all virus-related files, “helper objects” and silently installed applications may be difficult. However, if you prefer manual Info.ibyscus.com removal, follow our step-by-step guide presented at the end of this article.

Distribution techniques of the browser hijacker
Developers spread browser hijacker as an optional program and hide it under “Basic” or “Recommended” installation mode. Therefore, computer users can expect Info.ibyscus.com hijack every time they install free programs using quick setup. Software installation requires paying proper attention. Always choose “Custom” or “Advanced” setup and carefully monitor the process. Before clicking “Next” and “Agree” buttons read the statements and pay attention to pre-selected items. For example, if you install a PDF converter make sure that you haven’t agreed to make ibyscus.com as your homepage and default search engine.
How to remove Info.ibyscus.com virus from the computer?
It seems that Info.ibyscus.com browser hijacker mostly affects Windows operating system users and targets Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers. However, other web browsers may not be immune to this annoying computer infection as well. If this bogus search engine appeared as your new and unwanted homepage, you should not waste your time and initiate Info.ibyscus.com removal immediately. For doing that you have to options – manual and automatic. We recommend the latter method because professional antivirus program will locate and uninstall computer infection quickly and effectively. All you have to do is to install and/or update the application. Meanwhile, to remove Info.ibyscus.com may be quite complicated and challenging because you have to find all virus-related components yourself. However, our IT specialists prepared a step-by-step guide below.
Uninstall from Windows
Uninstall from Windows 10/8:
- Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
- Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:
- Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
- In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:
- In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
- If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS
Remove the unwanted application:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
- Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.

- Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.
Reset Internet Explorer
Remove dangerous add-ons:
- Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
- Pick Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.

Change your homepage if it was altered:
- Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
- Select Internet Options.
- In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
- Click Apply and then select OK.

Delete temporary files:
- Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
- Under Browsing history, click Delete...
- Select relevant fields and press Delete.

Reset Internet Explorer:
- Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
- Select Reset.
- In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset.

Remove from Microsoft Edge
Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:
- Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
- From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:
- Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
- Then find On startup section.
- Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.
Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:
- Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
- Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
- Select Details tab.
- Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge
Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):
- Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
- Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:
- Click on Menu and go to Settings.
- Select Privacy, search and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Under Time range, pick All time.
- Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- On the left side, pick Reset settings.
- Select Restore settings to their default values.
- Confirm with Reset.
- This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
- Select Add-ons.
- In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:
- Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
- Choose Settings.
- Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.
Clear cookies and site data:
- Click Menu and pick Settings.
- Go to Privacy & Security section.
- Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
- Click on Clear Data...
- Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox
If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
- Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.

- Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
- Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome
Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
- In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:
- Click on Menu and pick Settings.
- Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
- Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:
- Click menu and choose Settings.
- Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
- Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.
Reset Google Chrome:
If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
- Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
- Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
- Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.

Clear history and website data:
- Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
- Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari:
- Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
- Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.

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3 comments
Christine
Thanks for great instructions and tips!
Cha Cha Cha
Free SMS looks really attractive! Just kidding. Does anyone still send them? I thought Facebook Messenger became the primary communication channel...
Infected
Info.ibyscus.com virus is so annoying! Stay safe, guys!