Search.Accoona.com virus - How to remove

Search.Accoona.com virus is a browser hijacker that can attack your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browsers. Once inside, the program replaces your homepage and default search provider. The website doesn’t look much different from any other search engine, so many users think they can trust it. However, it doesn’t operate properly and it base your search results on sponsored websites. For this reason it is recommended to remove Search.Accoona.com virus as soon as possible.

We recommend scanning your computer with a reliable anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla and remove the program automatically. Manual removal guide of Search.Accoona.com virus is provided below this article. Make sure you remove it from each browser separately.

About Search.Accoona.com virus

If you have already noticed Search.Accoona.com virus on your system and you are struggling to remove it, you can probably already tell a difference between it and other search providers. Although it claims to provide search results by Bing, it is not true. Instead, it promotes various commercial websites. It lists dozens of sponsored pages in your search results and tries to redirect you there. Moreover, you may additionally notice numerous ads among your search results by Search.Accoona.com.

Beware that the program can easily redirect you to potentially dangerous websites. Therefore, you can easily get your system infected with malware and other dangerous threats. If you don’t want to be facing such issues, you must remove Search.Accoona.com virus as soon as possible. As long as it is on your browser, your system will be at risk.

Distribution Methods of Search.Accoona.com virus

Just like most of the browser hijackers, Search.Accoona.com virus is bundling with freeware and shareware applications. Once you install software that has this hijacker as a bundle, Search.Accoona.com will replace your previous homepage and default search provider. Unless you refuse it at one of the installation steps, but to do it, you cannot skip this step.

You can avoid this hijacker, if you are more careful with the installation processes of various free media players, PDF creators, download managers, etc. Always go for a Custom Installation and see if there are any additional unknown applications offered to be installed together with the main program. Never agree to replace your homepage with unknown pages, like Search.Accoona.com either.

Follow the guide below and remove Search.Accoona.com virus if it has already taken over any of your browsers.

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How to remove Accoona virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.Accoona.com virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Accoona virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.Accoona.com virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Accoona virus from macOS

Delete Search.Accoona.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Accoona virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Search.Accoona.com virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.Accoona.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Search.Accoona.com virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Search.Accoona.com virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Accoona virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Search.Accoona.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.Accoona.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Search.Accoona.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Accoona virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.Accoona.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

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