Remove boggles.co

What is boggles.co

boggles.co is a browser hijacker that will make changes to your browser and set the website as your homepage. These changes, along with the hijacker’s installation are done without your permission. This kind of behaviour is why hijackers are classified as such. It should be mentioned that they are not serious computer infections but can be quite annoying to deal with. If you find that your browser is constantly redirecting you to boggles.co, you definitely have a hijacker installed. The website is promoting a questionable search engine, which would insert sponsored links among legitimate results in order to redirect you. Some of those redirects could lead you to dangerous websites, which is why hijackers are not entirely harmless. The sooner you delete boggles.co, the better.

It’s very likely that the hijacker installed via freeware bundles without your explicit permission. It could have been attached to popular free software you installed, and you did not notice. The following section of the report will explain how you can avoid hijackers when installing free programs.

Hijackers are attached to freeware

Software bundling is essentially adding additional items (hijackers, adware and potentially unwanted programs) to programs. Most free programs will come with these offers, so if you install freeware regularly, your computer can quickly fill up with junk programs.

It is possible to avoid the extra offers when installing programs, and it’s quite simple. If you pay attention to the program’s installation process and choose Advanced (Custom) settings when given the option, you will be able to deselect all offers. If Advanced settings show that something has been added, all you really need to do is uncheck the box(es).

Most users install programs in Default settings because they are recommended, but those settings hide everything that’s attached to the program, which is why hijackers are such common infections.

What does the hijacker do?

As soon as the hijacker installs, it will make changes to your browser. Your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers will have boggles.co set as the homepage, and redirect you there every time you open your browser. These changes may be difficult to reverse while the hijacker is still present on the computer.

The website tries to imitate Google in hopes that you will not notice the change. However, the changes become apparent pretty quickly. If you use the search engine, you will get weird results leading to questionable websites. You could be redirected to websites that host malicious content or are promoting scams.

We should also mention that the hijacker will track you as your browse, collecting information about what you search for, what sites you visit, what content you engage with, your geographical location and your IP address. This information could later be shared with unknown third-parties.

boggles.co removal

The easiest way to remove boggles.co would be to use anti-spyware software. The program would take care of everything, with little engagement needed from you. You can also uninstall boggles.co manually, and we will place instructions below this report to help you.

Learn how to remove boggles.co from your computer

• Step 1. Uninstall boggles.co
• Step 2. Uninstall boggles.co from browsers

Step 1. Uninstall boggles.co

• a) Windows 10/Windows 8
• b) Windows 7/XP
• c) Mac OS X

a) Windows 10/Windows 8

1. Start -> Search -> Search for Control Panel.
2. Open Control Panel and access Programs and Features.
3. Find all programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

b) Windows 7/XP

1. Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find the programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

c) Mac OS X

1. Open Finder, located in your dock.
2. Select Applications from the list on the left side, locate all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select Move to Trash.
3. Right-click on the trash icon in your dock and press Empty Trash.

Step 2. Uninstall boggles.co from browsers

• a) Delete boggles.co from Internet Explorer
• b) Change Internet Explorer homepage
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Delete boggles.co from Google Chrome
• e) Change Google Chrome homepage
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Delete boggles.co from Mozilla Firefox
• h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage
• i) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• j) Delete boggles.co from Microsoft Edge
• k) Delete boggles.co from Safari
• l) Delete Safari history and Cache

a) Delete boggles.co from Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Manage add-ons -> Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find and delete all unwanted extensions.
5. Close the window.

b) Change Internet Explorer homepage

1. Launch Internet Explorer
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Press on Internet Options, delete the homepage URL and type in the one you wish to use.
4. Save changes.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Internet Options -> Advanced tab.
4. Near the bottom, you will see a Reset option. Press that.
5. Check the box that says Delete personal data and press Reset.

d) Delete boggles.co from Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner.
3. Select More Tools and then Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press on the trash icon to delete them. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you problems, you can disable them temporarily by unchecking the Enabled box.

e) Change Google Chrome homepage

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to On startup and press on Open a specific page or set of pages.
4. Choose either Add a new page or Use current page to change your homepage.
5. Still in Settings, scroll up to Search engine and press Manage search engines.
6. Select the search engine you want to use.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to Advanced and press on that.
4. Go down to the very bottom and press Reset.
5. Read the warning and press Reset again.

g) Delete boggles.co from Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner.
3. Select Add-ons and choose the Extensions tab.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and delete them.

h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and select Options.
3. In General, delete the current URL of your homepage and type in the one you want to use.

i) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and choose Help.
3. Choose Troubleshooting Information.
4. Under Give Firefox a tune up, press on Refresh Firefox. In the box that appears, select Refresh Firefox again.

j) Delete boggles.co from Microsoft Edge

1. Launch Microsoft Edge,
2. Open the More menu by pressing on the three dots at the top right-corner.
3. Choose Settings and press Choose what to clear.
4. Select everything you want to clear and press Clear.
5. Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Alt + Delete -> Task Manager).
6. In Processes, right-click on a Microsoft Edge process.
7. Select End task for all Microsoft Edge processes.

1. Open C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
2. Delete the folders you find there
3. Start -> Search.
4. Search for Windows PowerShell.
5. Right-click on the Windows PowerShell and choose Run as administrator.
6. When Windows PowerShell opens, copy and paste "Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>" without the quotation marks.
7. Press Enter.

k) Delete boggles.co from Safari

1. Launch Safari.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, find all suspicious extensions and delete them. You can also temporarily disable them if you are unsure about which extension is causing you problems.

l) Delete Safari history and Cache

1. Safari → Clear History. Choose from which time you want to delete the history and press Clear.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Select the Advanced tab.
4. Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
5. Develop → Empty Caches.