Delta is a browser hijacker, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will add the Delta Toolbar, and change your browser homepage and default search engine to delta-search.com.
Delta Search will display advertisements and sponsored links in your search results, and may collect search terms from your search queries. The Delta infection is used to boost advertising revenue, as in the use of blackhat SEO, to inflate a site’s page ranking in search results.
Delta it’s technically not a virus, but it does exhibit plenty of malicious traits, such as rootkit capabilities to hook deep into the operating system, browser hijacking, and in general just interfering with the user experience. The industry generally refers to it as a “PUP,” or potentially unwanted program.
Delta Search got on your computer after you have installed a freeware software (video recording/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this browser hijacker. This browser hijacker is also bundled within the custom installer on many download sites (examples: NET, Brothersoft or Softonic), so if you have downloaded a software from these websites, chances are that Delta was installed during the software setup process.
For example, when you install MixiDJ, you will also agree to change your default browser homepage and default search engine to mixidj.delta-search.com., and install the Delta Toolbar.
However when you uninstall MixiDJ from your computer, your web browser’s default settings will not be restored. This means that you’ll have to remove Delta Toolbar and mixidj.delta-search.com from your favorite web browser manually.
You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this Delta Search. Be very careful what you agree to install.
This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove Delta Search from your Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.
Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point STOP and ask for our assistance.
In our case the Delta Search was install with the MixiDJ program, however there are many other programs that may be installed with this browser hijacker. In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your computer.
To uninstall Delta Search from your computer, click the Start button, then select Control Panel, and click on Uninstall a program.
When the Add/Remove Programs or the Uninstall a Program screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall MixiDJ, Delta Search, BrowserProtect, BrowserDefender, SelectionLinks, Yontoo, DefaultTab, and any other recently installed or unknown programs from your computer.
Depending on what program has installed the Delta Search, the above programs may have a different name. If you cannot find any unwanted programs, then you can proceed with STEP 2.
The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer for Delta Search files and registry keys, that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.
The program will now start to search for Delta Search files that may be installed on your computer. When it has finished it will display a notepad screen that contains a log file of all the Delta Search extensions, files, and registry keys that have been detected. Unless you see a program name that you know should not be removed, please close the Notepad window and continue with the next step.
To remove the Delta Search malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Delete button on the AdwCleaner screen.
Junkware Removal Tool is a powerful utility, which will remove Delta Search from Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome, and will double-check for any other compromised Windows shortcuts.
Junkware Removal Tool will now start, and at the Command Prompt, you’ll need to press any key to perform a scan for the Delta Search virus.
On the Scanner tab, select Perform quick scan, and then click on the Scan button to start searching for the Delta Search malicious files.
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Delta Search as shown below.
HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Delta Search malicious files.
When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove Delta Search malware.
Your computer should now be free of the Delta Search infection. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future, and perform regular computer scans with HitmanPro.
If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Delta Search browser hijacker from your machine, please start a new thread in our Malware Removal Assistance forum.