Research Soft Unwanted Application

What is Research Soft?

Research Soft is a deceptive program that claims to provide "best" online shopping offers based on collected information relating to Internet browsing activity.

These claims often trick users into believing that Research Soft is a legitimate and useful application, however, this app often infiltrates systems without users' permission. Furthermore, Research Soft distorts the truth relating to data collection. For these reasons, it is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Following infiltration, Research Soft records URLs visited, queries entered into search engines, web pages viewed, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (to determine geographic locations), and other similar data. According to Research Soft developers, this application does not collect personally identifiable information, however, these claims are false.

The data collected might indeed contain personal details. In addition, developers share this information with cooperating third party companies, who often misuse private details to generate revenue. Thus, the presence of an information-tracking application on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft.

You are strongly advised to eliminate Research Soft from your computer immediately. There are hundreds of rogue applications (PUPs) that gather private data, deliver intrusive online advertisements, and cause unwanted browser redirects. These applications (adware, browser hijackers) are even more malicious and, thus, you should uninstall them.

Research Soft shares many similarities with Consumer Input, BestCleaner, DiskPower, and hundreds of other potentially unwanted programs. All deliver promises to enable a number of 'useful functions', however, apps such as Research Soft provide no significant value for regular users.

Research shows that the only purpose of PUPs is to generate revenue for the developers. These applications provide no significant value for regular users.

How did Research Soft install on my computer?

Research Soft is promoted using a deceptive software marketing method called "bundling". Therefore, users often install Research Soft inadvertently, without their consent. Bundling is stealth installation of third party applications with regular software. Developers conceal bundled programs within the "Custom/Advanced" settings of the download or installation processes.

Users often rush these processes and skip most steps, thereby exposing their systems to risk of various infections and compromising their privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be cautious during the download/installation processes. Closely analyze all "Custom/Advanced" settings. Furthermore, cancel any additionally-included programs and offers to download/install them. The key to computer safety is caution.

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Quick menu:

• What is Research Soft?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Research Soft application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove unwanted extensions from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove adware from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove unwanted extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Research Soft removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Research Soft 4.4.4.1", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Research Soft ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Research Soft from Internet browsers:

At time of research, Research Soft did not install its browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your Internet browsers.

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the research soft potentially unwanted program, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the research soft potentially unwanted program, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with research soft potentially unwanted program removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the research soft potentially unwanted program, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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