How to uninstall Easy Radio Player from your browser and operating system
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is Easy Radio Player?
Easy Radio Player is advertised as an app which provides quick access to popular internet radio stations. This may seem to be a legitimate app, however, Easy Radio Player is a browser hijacker designed to collect browsing data and promote a fake search engine (search.easyradioplayertab.com) by changing certain browser settings.
Apps of this type are also known as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since people usually do not download or install them intentionally. Note that Easy Radio Player is installed together with another PUA called Hide My Searches.
Typically, browser hijackers can be installed on popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Once installed, Easy Radio Player changes settings such as the address of the default search engine, homepage, and new tab. It assigns their addresses to search.easyradioplayertab.com.
Therefore, this address is opened when users of Easy Radio Player open a browser (new window), new tab or enter search queries into the browser's URL bar. To remove search.easyradioplayertab.com from the settings, Easy Radio Player must be uninstalled.
Typically, the settings cannot be changed or undone while the browser hijacker is installed - most apps of this type prevent users from modifying them. As mentioned, search.easyradioplayertab.com is a fake search engine, since it provides no unique results. If used, search.easyradioplayertab.com simply redirects users to search.yahoo.com and provides results generated by Yahoo.
Furthermore, most fake search engines (together with browser hijackers that promote them) gather browsing data such as IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of visited pages, and other data of this kind. Some PUAs record personal, sensitive information.
Developers share the details with third parties (potentially cyber criminals) who often misuse the details to generate revenue. In summary, having your browser hijacked by an app such as Easy Radio Player can lead to problems with browsing safety, privacy, and identity theft.
| Name | Easy Radio Player |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab. |
| Detection Names | Avast (Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]), AVG (Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of Win32/WinWrapper.V Potentially Unwanted), Microsoft (PUA:Win32/WinWrapper), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
| Browser Extension(s) | Easy Radio Player |
| Supposed Functionality | Easy Radio Player supposedly provides access to popular online radio stations. |
| Promoted URL | search.easyradioplayertab.com |
| Serving IP Address (search.easyradioplayertab.com) | 54.210.223.173 |
| 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 the hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines. |
| Additional Information | Easy Radio Player is distributed with another browser hijacker called Hide My Searches. |
| 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. |
Few browser hijackers and other PUAs operate as promised. Most are designed only to generate revenue for their developers without providing users with any features or other value.
If apps of this type are installed on your browser and/or operating system, they should be removed immediately. Some examples of other apps that are classified as browser hijackers include The Weather Pilot Tab, Packages Tracker, and Track Packages Quick.
How did Easy Radio Player install on my computer?
In most cases, people download and install unwanted apps inadvertently when they click deceptive advertisements, or download/install programs without checking settings available in the download/installation set-ups. To trick people into unwanted downloads and installations, developers distribute PUAs using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling".
They include PUAs in various set-ups as additional offers and hide related information in settings such as "Advanced", "Custom", etc. Many people leave these settings unchanged, thereby agreeing by default with offers to download or install additional, unwanted applications such as browser hijackers and other PUAs.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications
Do not use third party downloaders, unofficial websites, various Peer-to-Peer networks or other similar channels to download software. The best and safest way to achieve this is to download from official and trustworthy websites and using direct download links.
Furthermore, download and install software properly. Check all settings and dismiss offers to download/install unwanted, additionally-included programs. Do not click intrusive ads, since they can redirect users to untrustworthy websites, such as gambling, adult dating, pornography, and so on.
If unwanted redirects and intrusive ads are a common problem, it is possible that there is an unwanted app is installed on the browser.
Check installed extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons and remove all unwanted, suspicious entries immediately. Also remove programs of this kind that are installed on the computer/operating system. If your computer is already infected with Easy Radio Player, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.
Website promoting Easy Radio Player browser hijacker:
Easy Radio Player browser hijacker installer set-up:
Easy Radio Player asks permission to read and change data on websites:
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Quick menu:
- What is Easy Radio Player?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Easy Radio Player application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove search.easyradioplayertab.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove Easy Radio Player browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove search.easyradioplayertab.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove search.easyradioplayertab.com redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
Easy Radio Player 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, "Easy Radio Player"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the search.easyradioplayertab.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Easy Radio Player 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://search.easyradioplayertab.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 "Easy Radio Player".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.easyradioplayertab.com redirect, 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 "Easy Radio Player" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons (e.g., "Hide My Searches"), 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, disable "Easy Radio Player" or "Hide My Searches", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://search.easyradioplayertab.com or hxxps://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 "hxxp://search.easyradioplayertab.com" and "hxxp://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 search.easyradioplayertab.com redirect, 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 "Easy Radio Player", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins (e.g., "Hide My Searches").
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 "Easy Radio Player" or "Hide My Searches", remove hxxp://search.easyradioplayertab.com or 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: "easyradioplayertab"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with search.easyradioplayertab.com redirect 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 search.easyradioplayertab.com redirect, 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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