How to uninstall the Get Your Obituaries Now browser hijacker
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is Get Your Obituaries Now?
Get Your Obituaries Now is a potentially unwanted application (PUA), a browser hijacker which promotes search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com (the address of a fake search engine) by changing certain browser settings. In most cases, browser hijackers promote fake search engines and gather browsing data.
Typically, people download and install apps of this type inadvertently. Get Your Obituaries Now is installed together with another PUA called Hide My Searches.
Get Your Obituaries Now promotes search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com by setting it as the address of the default search engine, homepage, and new tab. Therefore, users are forced to visit this address when they open a browser, new tab or enter search queries into the URL bar.
Typically, addresses of fake search engines cannot be removed from the aforementioned settings as long as the browser hijacker is installed on the browser and/or operating system. The settings can only be modified/undone after uninstallation of the specific browser hijacker (in this case, Get Your Obituaries Now).
Note that search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com is defined as a fake search engine, since it does not generate any unique results. When used, it simply redirects to search.yahoo.com and delivers results generated by the Yahoo search engine. Essentially, search engines such as search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com are useless.
Furthermore, browser hijackers often gather browsing data such as users' IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of opened/visited pages, and so on. Some browser hijackers can record personal, sensitive information as well.
In any case, developers misuse collected data to generate revenue or they sell it to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who do the same.
People who have browser hijackers installed on the browser and/or operating system risk experiencing problems relating to browsing safety, privacy, and it is possible that they might become victims of identity theft. Therefore, we recommend that you uninstall Get Your Obituaries Now, Hide My Searches and all other apps of this type immediately.
| Name | Get Your Obituaries Now |
| 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/OpenDownloadManager), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
| Browser Extension(s) | Get Your Obituaries Now |
| Supposed Functionality | This app supposedly provides quick access to various ancestry-tracking tools. |
| Promoted URL | search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com |
| Serving IP Address (search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com) | 34.206.15.161 |
| 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 | Get Your Obituaries Now 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. |
Easy Internet Speed Test, My Maps Homepage and Free Streaming Radio are examples of other browser hijackers. Typically, the developers advertise them as useful, legitimate applications that supposedly deliver various features, however, they are useless and cause problems.
They deliver no value and are designed only to perform actions to help the developers to generate revenue.
How did Get Your Obituaries Now install on my computer?
Frequently, PUAs are downloaded/installed together with other (usually free) software that people wish to download or install intentionally. I.e., when they are included into download and/or installation set-ups as additional offers. Typically, such offers are mentioned in "Custom", "Advanced", and other settings of the software set-ups.
People who do not check or change these settings often inadvertently allow included PUAs to be download and/or installed with regular software. Unintentional downloads and installations can also be caused by clicking deceptive ads that execute certain scripts.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications
Do not use third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule), unofficial pages to download or install software. Files and programs should be downloaded only from official websites and via direct links.
Check all settings of each download/installation setup and dismiss any offers to download or install additional software before completing the process. Do not click intrusive ads, especially if they are displayed on dubious websites. For example, on those relating to adult dating, pornography, gambling, etc.
These ads commonly lead to untrusted websites or cause unwanted downloads/installations. If ads appear on most visited pages or the browser regularly opens dubious web pages, remove all unwanted extensions, plug-ins and add-ons from the browser and programs of this kind from the operating system.
If your computer is already infected with Get Your Obituaries Now, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacke.
Get Your Obituaries Now download page:
Get Your Obituaries Now installer:
Get Your Obituaries Now asks permission to read and and change various data:
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Quick menu:
- What is Get Your Obituaries Now?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Get Your Obituaries Now application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
- STEP 3. Remove Get Your Obituaries Now browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 4. Remove search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 5. Remove search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com redirect from Safari.
- STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
Get Your Obituaries Now 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, "Get Your Obituaries Now"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Get Your Obituaries Now 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.getyourobituariesnowtab.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 "Get Your Obituaries Now".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com rediredct, 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 "Get Your Obituaries Now" 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 "Get Your Obituaries Now" or "Hide My Searches", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://search.getyourobituariesnowtab.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.getyourobituariesnowtab.com" and "hxxp://hidemysearches.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 search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com rediredct, 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 "Get Your Obituaries Now", 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 "Get Your Obituaries Now" or "Hide My Searches", remove hxxp://search.getyourobituariesnowtab.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: "extensionControlled"
Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the 
button.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with search.getyourobituariesnowtab.com rediredct 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.getyourobituariesnowtab.com rediredct, 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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