Remove hidemysearches.com from browser settings

What is hidemysearches.com?

hidemysearches.com is a fake search engine promoted through an application called Hide My Searches. This app is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker that supposedly protects users' privacy whilst browsing the web. It promotes the hidemysearches.com fake search engine by changing browser settings.

Generally, these browser hijackers (and the search engines that they promote) also gather user-information. Most people do not download or install these PUAs intentionally. For example, Hide My Searches is bundled into the set-ups of many other apps. Hide My Searches is thus downloaded and installed through the set-ups of other browser hijackers.

Browser hijackers can usually be installed on browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. After installation, they change the homepage, default search engine, and new tab URL.

Hide My Searches assigns these settings to hidemysearches.com so that users are forced to visit this site when a hijacked browser/new tab is opened, or a search query is entered into the URL bar.

Most browser hijackers prevent users from undoing the appointed settings - the only way to revert them is to uninstall the app that hijacked the browser (in this case, Hide My Searches).

Furthermore, Hide My Searches and hidemysearches.com gather data relating to users' browsing activities such as IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited pages, entered search queries, and so on. In some cases, these apps (and associated search engines) also record personal details.

Developer of these PUAs and fake search engines share the data with other parties who misuse it to generate revenue. These third parties might include cyber criminals.

In any case, having apps of this type installed can lead to problems with browsing safety, online privacy, and even identity theft. For these reasons, we recommend that you uninstall Hide My Searches immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Hide My Searches browser hijacker
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab
Browser Extension(s)	Hide My Searches
Supposed Functionality	This app supposedly protects users' privacy while browsing the web.
Promoted URL	hidemysearches.com
Serving IP Address (hidemysearches.com)	54.210.171.136
Detection Names (hidemysearches.com)	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Affected Browser Settings	Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine
Symptoms	Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.
Malware Removal (Windows)	To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. ▼ Download Combo Cleaner To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

There are many fake search engines on the Internet. Typically, developers advertise them as legitimate and offer potential users an enhanced browsing experience, various features, and so on. Unfortunately, these search engines do not operate as advertised.

They cause redirects to dubious pages and are used by their developers record user-information. Examples of other search engines of this type include freeonlinepdftools.com, smartpackagetracker.com, and mystreamingtab.com.

How did Hide My Searches install on my computer?

Hide My Searches is advertised on its download website, however, most PUAs are downloaded/installed with other (usually free) software. This happens when developers use a marketing method called "bundling". In these cases, unwanted apps are hidden in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings/options of the download or installation set-ups.

Information relating to bundled (additionally-included) software is not presented correctly. Note, however, that they are only downloaded and installed when people leave settings available in the set-ups unchanged. Unwanted downloads and installations are also cause by clicking deceptive advertisements designed to run scripts that download and install PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download software from trustworthy and official websites. Do not use third party software downloaders, installers, torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), or other such tools. Check "Advanced", "Custom", and other settings of the download or installation setup. Do not finish any setup without dismissing offers to install or download unwanted apps.

If the default browser displays advertisements or causes redirects to dubious websites, it is possible that it has been infiltrated by an unwanted app. In these cases, check for any unwanted extensions, plug-ins, or add-ons installed on the browser and remove them immediately.

Also remove any unwanted programs installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with Hide My Searches, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

IMPORTANT NOTE! The Hide My Searches browser hijacker is designed to detect when the user searches using various other search engines (e.g., Google) and to redirect them to hidemysearches.com once a search query is entered:

Website promoting Hide My Searches browser hijacker:

List of permissions requested by this page:

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▼ DOWNLOAD Combo Cleaner By downloading any software listed on this website you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

Quick menu:

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

Hide My Searches 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 any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Hide My Searches"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the hidemysearches.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Hide My Searches 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 any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://hidemysearches.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 your 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 and then remove "Hide My Searches".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the hide my searches browser hijacker, 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 "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Hide My Searches" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.hidemysearches.com) 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 "hidemysearches.com", and when located, click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the hide my searches browser hijacker, 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 on "Extensions" and remove "Hide My Searches" as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window, disable remove hxxp://hidemysearches.com 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 "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "moz-extension"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with hide my searches browser hijacker 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 and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

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 top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the hide my searches browser hijacker, 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:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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hidemysearches.com redirect removal instructions

What is hidemysearches.com?

hidemysearches.com is a fake search engine promoted through an application called Hide My Searches. This app is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker that supposedly protects users' privacy whilst browsing the web. It promotes the hidemysearches.com fake search engine by changing browser settings. Generally, these browser hijackers (and the search engines that they promote) also gather user-information. Most people do not download and install these PUAs intentionally. For example, Hide My Searches is bundled into the set-ups of many other apps. Hide My Searches is thus downloaded and installed through the set-ups of other browser hijackers.

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Usually browser hijackers can be installed on browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. After installation, they change the homepage, default search engine, and new tab URL. Hide My Searches assigns them to hidemysearches.com so that users are forced to visit this site when a hijacked browser/new tab is opened, or a search query is entered into the URL bar. Most browser hijackers prevent users from undoing the appointed settings - the only way to revert them is to uninstall the app that hijacked the browser (in this case, Hide My Searches). Furthermore, Hide My Searches and hidemysearches.com gather data relating to users' browsing activities such as IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited pages, entered search queries, and so on. In some cases, these apps (and associated search engines) also record personal details. Developer of these PUAs and fake search engines share the data with other parties who misuse it to generate revenue. These third parties might include cyber criminals. In any case, having apps of this type installed can lead to problems with browsing safety, online privacy, and even identity theft. For these reasons, we recommend that you uninstall Hide My Searches immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Hide My Searches browser hijacker
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab
Browser Extension(s)	Hide My Searches
Supposed Functionality	This app supposedly protects users' privacy while browsing the web.
Promoted URL	hidemysearches.com
Serving IP Address (hidemysearches.com)	54.210.171.136
Detection Names (hidemysearches.com)	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Affected Browser Settings	Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine
Symptoms	Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.
Removal	To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. ▼ Download Combo Cleaner To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

There are many fake search engines on the Internet. Typically, developers advertise them as legitimate and offer potential users an enhanced browsing experience, various features, and so on. Unfortunately, these search engines do not operate as advertised. They cause redirects to dubious pages and are used by their developers record user-information. Examples of other search engines of this type include freeonlinepdftools.com, smartpackagetracker.com, and mystreamingtab.com.

How did Hide My Searches install on my computer?

Hide My Searches is advertised on its download website, however, most PUAs are downloaded/installed with other (usually free) software. This happens when developers use a marketing method called "bundling". In these cases, unwanted apps are hidden in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings/options of the download or installation set-ups. Information relating to bundled (additionally-included) software is not presented correctly. Note, however, that they are only downloaded and installed when people leave settings available in the set-ups unchanged. Unwanted downloads and installations are also cause by clicking deceptive advertisements designed to run scripts that download and install PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download software from trustworthy and official websites. Do not use third party software downloaders, installers, torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), or other such tools. Check "Advanced", "Custom", and other settings of the download or installation setup. Do not finish any setup without dismissing offers to install or download unwanted apps. If the default browser displays advertisements or causes redirects to dubious websites, it is possible that it has been infiltrated by an unwanted app. In these cases, check for any unwanted extensions, plug-ins, or add-ons installed on the browser and remove them immediately. Also remove any unwanted programs installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with Hide My Searches, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

IMPORTANT NOTE! The Hide My Searches browser hijacker is designed to detect when the user searches using various other search engines (e.g., Google) and to redirect them to hidemysearches.com once a search query is entered:

Website promoting Hide My Searches browser hijacker:

List of permissions requested by this page:

Instant automatic malware removal: Manual threat removal might be a lengthy and complicated process that requires advanced IT skills. Combo Cleaner is a professional automatic malware removal tool that is recommended to get rid of malware. Download it by clicking the button below:
▼ DOWNLOAD Combo Cleaner By downloading any software listed on this website you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

Quick menu:

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

Hide My Searches 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 any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Hide My Searches"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the hidemysearches.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Hide My Searches 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 any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon  (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://hidemysearches.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 your 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 and then remove "Hide My Searches".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the hide my searches browser hijacker, 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 "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Hide My Searches" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.hidemysearches.com) 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 "hidemysearches.com", and when located, click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the hide my searches browser hijacker, 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 on "Extensions" and remove "Hide My Searches" as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu  (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window, disable remove hxxp://hidemysearches.com 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 "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "moz-extension"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with hide my searches browser hijacker 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 and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

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 top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the hide my searches browser hijacker, 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:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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