How to remove Search4Moviex from your browser
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is Search4Moviex?
Search4Moviex is a browser hijacker, and promoted as a tool for easy access to cinema-related content. It can allegedly provide information concerning actors, directors, movies and so on. After successful installation, Search4Moviex changes certain browser settings to promote blpsearch.com, a fake search engine.
Additionally, it has data tracking abilities, which it employs to monitor users' browsing activity. Due to its dubious proliferation methods, Search4Moviex is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).
Typically, browser hijackers target Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and other popular browsers. They change the homepage, default search engine and new tab/window URLs to the addresses of their fake web searchers. Search4Moviex promotes blpsearch.com in this fashion.
Therefore, each new tab/window opened and each search query typed into the URL bar redirects to blpsearch.com. Few fraudulent search tools can provide genuine search results, and so they redirect to (or cause redirection chains ending with) Google, Yahoo, Bing or other legitimate search engines.
In the case of blpsearch.com, it redirects to search.yahoo.com. These changes may seem insignificant and relatively easy to undo, however, access to browser settings can be limited or denied. Even if access is possible, any changes made are automatically reset.
To recover an affected browser, it is necessary to eliminate the browser hijacker. As mentioned, Search4Moviex can track data. It monitors browsing activity (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, etc.) and gathers users' personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details).
This sensitive data can then be shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) seeking to misuse it to generate profit. The presence of data-tracking content on systems can lead to serious privacy issues, financial loss and even identity theft. To ensure device integrity and user safety, remove all dubious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.
| Name | Search4Moviex |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab. |
| Detection Names | Avira (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
| Browser Extension(s) | Search4Moviex, Your Television Now. |
| Supposed Functionality | It supposedly provides quick access to a variety of cinema-related content. |
| Promoted URL | blpsearch.com |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Watch Movies Live, EntertainmentNewsNow, Watch Television Online, and Your Streaming TV Now are some examples of other browser hijackers. In general, PUAs tend to share common qualities. They often seem legitimate and tempt users into downloading/installing them with offers of "useful" and "beneficial" features.
The advertised functions are usually nonoperational, making these apps useless to regular users. Unwanted applications have just one purpose: to generate revenue for the developers. Rather than delivering any real value, they make unauthorized changes to browsers, cause redirects to untrustworthy and malicious sites, run intrusive ad campaigns and collect private data.
How did Search4Moviex install on my computer?
Certain PUAs (including Search4Moviex) have "official" promotional web pages, from which they can often be downloaded "free". The most common mode of PUA proliferation is via the download/installation set-ups of other software. This deceptive marketing technique of packing regular programs with unwanted or malicious content is called "bundling".
Rushing download and installation processes (e.g. ignoring terms, using pre-set options, skipping steps and sections, etc.) increases the risk of unintentionally allowing bundled applications onto the system. When clicked, intrusive advertisements can execute scripts to download/install PUAs without users' permission.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications
Research all content to verify its legitimacy, prior to downloading/installing. Use only official and verified download sources. Avoid untrustworthy download channels, such as P2P sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), free file-hosting websites and other third party downloaders.
Treat download and installation processes with caution. Read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" options and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features and so on.
Intrusive ads typically seem normal and harmless, however, when clicked they redirect to various dubious web pages (e.g. pornography, adult-dating, gambling and others). If you experience advertisements/redirects of this kind, inspect the device and immediately remove all suspicious applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins.
If your computer is already infected with Search4Moviex, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.
Search4Moviex browser hijacker asking for various permissions:
Website promoting Search4Moviex browser hijacker:
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Quick menu:
- What is Search4Moviex?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Search4Moviex application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove blpsearch.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove Search4Moviex browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove blpsearch.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove blpsearch.com redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
Search4Moviex 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, "Search4Moviex"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the blpsearch.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Search4Moviex 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://blpsearch.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 "Search4Moviex" (or "Your Television Now").
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search4moviex unwanted application, 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 "Search4Moviex" 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, disable "Search4Moviex", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.blpsearch.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 "blpsearch.com", 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 search4moviex unwanted application, 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 "Search4Moviex", 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 "Search4Moviex", remove hxxp://blpsearch.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: "blpsearch"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with search4moviex unwanted application 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 search4moviex unwanted application, 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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