Groovorio.com Browser Hijacker

What is Groovorio.com?

The Groovorio browser toolbar (compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox) claims to enhance users' browsing experience by displaying quick access links to popular social networking websites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and improve the overall Internet search and browsing experience.

While this functionality may seem legitimate and useful, many computer users refer to Groovorio (start.groovorio.com) as a redirect virus or browser hijacker.

These associations are made since the Groovorio toolbar is promoted via free software downloads using a software distribution (marketing) method called 'bundling'. The Groovorio toolbar is installed on users' browsers during download and installation of legitimate free software using 'download clients' or 'installers'.

Today, many popular download websites including download.com, soft32.com, and softonic.com employ download clients to manage and monetize freeware software downloads. When downloading free programs from these websites, users are offered (sometimes in a deceptive manner) installation of additional programs such as toolbars, browser add-ons, etc.

Installation of these promoted programs and browser extensions often results in privacy issues, or in the case of Groovorio.com, unwanted browser redirects.

The Groovorio toolbar is related to Montiera technologies products. Previous unwanted browser toolbars developed by this company redirect Internet users to Enhanced-search.com, Royal-search.com, BuenoSearch.com, and other websites that present users with deceptive ads and search engines returning misleading sponsored search results.

The Start.Groovorio.com website poses no direct virus or malware threats, however, visitors to this site are mostly redirected to it without their consent. If you feel that Groovorio.com was set as your homepage, default search engine, and search provider within a new tab without your consent, use this removal guide to eliminate these issues.

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Quick menu:

• What is Groovorio.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Groovorio application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Groovorio.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Groovorio.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove Groovorio.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Groovorio.com redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Groovorio.com browser hijacker 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 "Groovorio", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program (which causes browser redirects to the Groovorio.com website), scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer use recommended malware removal software.

Groovorio.com browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove browser redirects:

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 the "groovorio Toolbar" and "groovorio Helper Object", select these entries and click "Remove".

Change homepage:

Click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://www.groovorio.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.

Change default search engine:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default, then remove "Groovorio".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the start.groovorio.com virus, 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 "Groovorio New Tab", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Change homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section click "set pages", hover your mouse over hxxp://www.groovorio.com.com and click the x symbol. Now, you can add your preferred URL as your homepage.

Change default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search" section click the "Manage Search Engines...", in the opened window remove "Groovorio" and add or select your preferred Internet search engine.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the start.groovorio.com virus, 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 the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Groovorio".

Change homepage:

To reset your homepage, click on the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://www.groovorio.com and enter your preferred URL, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "groovorio.com"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with start.groovorio.com virus 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 start.groovorio.com virus, 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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