Pirrit Suggestor Virus

What is Pirrit Suggestor?

The Pirrit Suggestor browser add-on promises to save time searching the Internet by providing faster and improved search results. While these claims might sound legitimate, computer users should be aware that this plugin is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted application.

In fact, Pirrit Suggestor adds no real value, and after successful installation, overrides Internet search results by Google, Bing, and Yahoo! This is achieved by displaying deceptive ads and tricking computer users into visiting promoted websites.

As well as overriding search results within the most popular Internet search engines, this adware generates intrusive pop-up ads and tracks users' Internet browsing activity by recording browser types, operating system types, IP addresses, web pages visited, and search queries entered.

The presence of this potentially unwanted application on your system can result in identity theft and high-risk malware infections, and therefore, you are advised to eliminate Pirrit Suggestor from your Internet browser/s immediately.

Developers of this program use a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling', thus, most users install this program inadvertently without their consent. At time of research, this adware was distributed using deceptive free software 'download clients' and fake downloads including, for example, fake browser updates.

Pirrit Suggestor is similar to other adware, which interferes with users' normal Internet browsing by inserting intrusive ads (banners) into websites. Examples include Feven, Ads not by this site, and Yontoo. To avoid installation of these potentially unwanted programs, computer users should be attentive when downloading and installing free software.

If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline installation of advertised browser plug-ins and applications. When installing downloaded free programs, choose the 'Advanced' or 'custom' installation options - this will reveal installation of any bundled adware.

At time of research, Pirrit Suggestor was capable of overriding legitimate Internet search results by Google, Bing, and Yahoo! This potentially unwanted application displayed the first search result from its own source (at time of testing, this was the 1place.org website).

This adware takes the search query entered by the user, adds various words to it, and then generates an ad, which is displayed at the top of all search results within Google, Bing, and Yahoo! At time of research, Pirrit Suggestor used this scheme to trick Internet users into visiting its promoted website:

[search query] Best Results
Find [search query] Here
[search query] Results
Best Results For [search query]
Looking for [search query]?

Screenshot of Pirrit Suggestor generating pop-up ads:

Screenshot of Pirrit Suggestor overriding legitimate Internet search results and generating banner ads in Google:

Computer users who observe the described behavior when using Internet search engines should use this removal guide to eliminate Pirrit Suggestor from their Internet browser/s.

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Quick menu:

• What is Pirrit Suggestor?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Pirrit Suggestor application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Pirrit Suggestor add-on from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Pirrit Suggestor plugin from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove Pirrit Suggestor extension from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Pirrit Suggestor extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Pirrit Suggestor 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 "PirritSuggestor", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Pirrit Suggestor from Internet browsers:

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

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer) select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "IEExtension.Extension", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the pirritsuggestor ads, 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 on "Extensions". Locate: "PirritSuggestor", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the pirritsuggestor ads, 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 plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click on the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions", in the opened window remove "Pirrit Suggestor".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with pirritsuggestor ads 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 pirritsuggestor ads, 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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