Miksearch.club Redirect (Mac)

What is miksearch.club?

miksearch.club is a fake search engine that is promoted as if it is legitimate and capable of providing an enhanced browsing experience (more accurate search results, faster searches, and so on).

This may seem to be a useful search engine, however, miksearch.club is promoted using rogue download/installation set-ups that modify browser settings and record browsing-related data.

Rogue set-ups that promote miksearch.club infiltrate Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox and change browser settings such as default search engine, new tab URL, and homepage. In this case, these settings are assigned to miksearch.club.

Therefore, people who use browsers affected by these rogue set-ups are forced to visit miksearch.club when they open browsers or new tabs. Rogue set-ups install "helper objects" (browser plug-ins/applications) that prevent users from undoing these changes - they reassign settings when attempts are made to change them.

Another problem with miksearch.club and "helper objects" is that they record IP addresses, search queries, geo-locations, URLs of visited websites, and other browsing-related data. Developers share this data with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) to generate revenue.

The third parties also misuse the information to generate revenue. Thus, having these apps installed might cause problems relating to privacy, browsing safety, and so on. We advise against the use of the miksearch.club fake search engine. Remove any unwanted apps from your browsers immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	miksearch.club browser hijacker
Threat Type	Mac malware, Mac virus
Symptoms	Your Mac became slower than normal, you see unwanted pop-up ads, you get redirected to shady websites.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers, torrent file downloads.
Damage	Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites, loss of private information.
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There are many fake search engines online. Some other examples are search.hogwarin.com, search-me.club, and mysearchency.com.

Developers often promote them as 'useful search engines' and encourage people to take advantage of their improved search results, faster searches, and so on. In fact, these promotions are merely attempts to trick people into using fake search engines. They are designed only to generate revenue for their developers and provide no real value or useful functionality.

In addition, fake search engines often generate misleading results and intrusive advertisements. These typically lead to dubious (potentially malicious websites). Thus, using fake search engines can lead to system infections.

How did miksearch.club install on my computer?

As mentioned above, developers promote miksearch.club using rogue download/installation set-ups. Therefore, many users inadvertently allow them to make changes to browser settings without their knowledge. Users are also tricked into installation of rogue software when developers use a deceptive marketing method "bundling" - in this way, users grant permission for setups to to change browser settings by hiding information regarding additional installations in "Custom", "Advanced", and other similar settings of the download or installation procedures. Nevertheless,  these changes cannot be made without users' manual intervention. Permissions are often granted inadvertently when users skip download/installation steps and leaving settings unchanged.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download software using legitimate, official and trustworthy websites or other channels. Do not use third party software downloaders/installers such as torrent clients and other such tools or untrustworthy/unofficial websites. Do not finish any installation or download without checking all available "Custom", "Advanced" and other options/settings.

Deselect all bundled (additionally-included) apps and only then finish the installation/download. Note that intrusive advertisements may seem legitimate, but many are deceptive or malicious. They cause unwanted redirects to untrustworthy websites such as gambling, pornography, adult dating, etc.

If you encounter ads that redirect to dubious websites, check for unknown or unwanted extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons installed on your browser (or programs installed on your computer). Eliminate unwanted entries immediately. If your computer is already infected with browser hijackers, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for macOS to automatically eliminate them.

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Quick menu:

• What is miksearch.club?
• STEP 1. Remove miksearch.club related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove miksearch.club redirect from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove miksearch.club browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove miksearch.club homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove browser redirects to miksearch.club using Combo Cleaner:

miksearch.club redirect removal:

Remove miksearch.club-related potentially unwanted applications from your "Applications" folder:

Click the Finder icon. In the Finder window, select "Applications". In the applications folder, look for "MPlayerX", "NicePlayer", or other suspicious applications and drag them to the Trash. After removing the potentially unwanted application(s) that cause online ads, scan your Mac for any remaining unwanted components.

Remove browser hijacker-related files and folders

Click the Finder icon from the menu bar. Choose Go, and click Go to Folder...

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by browser hijackers - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Browser hijacker commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the ~/Library/Application Support/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/Application Support/

In the "Application Support" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious folders. For example, "MplayerX" or "NicePlayer", and move these folders to the Trash.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by browser hijackers - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Browser hijacker commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder:

In the "Go to Folder..." bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemons/

In the "LaunchDaemons" folder, look for recently-added suspicious files. For example "com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist", "com.myppes.net-preferences.plist", "com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist", "com.avickUpd.plist", etc., and move them to the Trash.

Scan your Mac with Combo Cleaner:

If you have followed all the steps correctly, your Mac should be clean of infections. To ensure your system is not infected, run a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus. Download it HERE. After downloading the file, double click combocleaner.dmg installer. In the opened window, drag and drop the Combo Cleaner icon on top of the Applications icon. Now open your launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon. Wait until Combo Cleaner updates its virus definition database and click the "Start Combo Scan" button.

Combo Cleaner will scan your Mac for malware infections. If the antivirus scan displays "no threats found" - this means that you can continue with the removal guide; otherwise, it's recommended to remove any found infections before continuing.

After removing files and folders generated by the browser hijackers, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

Remove browser hijackers from Internet browsers

Remove Safari browser hijackers:

Open the Safari browser, from the menu bar, select "Safari" and click "Preferences...".

In the preferences window, select "Extensions" and look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions. When located, click the "Uninstall" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Safari browser - none are crucial for regular browser operation.

Change your homepage:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "General" tab. To set your homepage, type the preferred website URL (for example: www.google.com) in the Homepage field. You can also click the "Set to Current Page" button if you wish to set your homepage to the website you are currently visiting.

Change your default search engine:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "Search" tab. Here you will find a drop-down menu labeled "Search engine:" Simply select your preferred search engine from the drop-down list.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Safari.

Remove Google Chrome browser hijackers:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable the malicious extension (if present), look for a browser hijacker URL below the "Open a specific or set of pages" option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select "Remove".

Change your 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 engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list look for a browser hijacker URL, when located click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Delete".

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Google Chrome.

Remove malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) and select "Add-ons and themes". Click "Extensions", in the opened window locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, click on the three dots and then click "Remove".

Change your homepage

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Settings", in the opened window disable malicious extension (if present), remove the browser hijacker URL and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change your default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type "about:config" and press Enter. Click "Accept the Risk and Continue".

In the search filter at the top, type: "extensionControlled". Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the button.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Mozilla Firefox.

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