Search.anilopo.com - How to remove

Has suddenly your homepage and search provider turned into the plain and suspicious search.anilopo.com and you don’t remember doing it yourself? Have you noticed that your browser started working so slow and search results come out as a bunch of deals and promotions? Have you tried changing your ‘new’ Anilopo search engine but whenever you think you reset it to your usual Google, Bing or etc, it comes back to Yahoo Search? If all this sounds familiar to you then most likely you have caught a search.anilopo.com browser hijacker.

Anilopo is one of many MAC computers targeting browser viruses from Genieo Innovations, Ltd. Search.stosgame.com, search.kuklorest.com, search.pitchofcase.com are the exact copies of search.anilopo.com, which aim to modify the browser configurations in order to earn their share from sponsoring websites increasing user traffic to them with redirects, sold advertised products, pay-per-click ads, and other malvertising techniques. But the worst part is that if you keep using Anilopo it will collect the data about you and your browsing habits and will share it with third parties against your will.

Regardless search.anilopo.com being released just recently it already infected a vast amount of macOS users. Therefore we hope that our article will help you to not only learn how to avoid but also how to recognize and terminate the annoying search.anilopo.com browser parasite both manually and automatically.

What are the symptoms of search.anilopo.com virus

Anilopo virus does sound dangerous but really it’s more like an unwanted setting changing browser infection which has a few malicious features. It gets into the system using a deceitful method attaching itself to other program installations and then completely takes over your default browser and search engine altering the content and the provider to the one that crooks prefer, leaving no choice for compromised Mac users to get rid of it easily.

Hackers that are behind search.anilopo.com created such irritating virus to get money from Malvertising and sponsors that pay to get more views or visits to their pages, channels and etc. Normally a rare person would fall for such plain looking browser engine, therefore, developers have to use malicious techniques to attract the crowds and stay installed on the computers.

If you happen to be such Anilopo’s victim you might be seeing these symptoms:

The most common symptoms include:

• Homepage changes to search.anilopo.com
• Search engine becomes Yahoo Search
• Number of ads, promotions, redirects, pop-ups, banners increase
• Ads you see are very targeted and match the searched queries
• Browser/Mac significantly slows down
• You can’t reset the default settings of your browser
• Only the default browser is infected
• You see the bottom left link change into suspicious URL after clicking on a link.

As you can guess the Anilopo virus works only as much as the Mozilla, Chrome, Safari allows. They change the homepage, new tabs page and search engine to Yahoo Search so that they would get your personal data for the third parties and referrals from promotions. What is more, it weakens the computer’s security and then allows other viruses inside. Search.anilopo.com doesn’t deny any of that and actually share the details of their deeds in their Privacy Policy, but yet again no one reads it.

Not only is this browser extension malicious but also very unuseful. Every search you make will be filled with offers of affiliate partners pushing the real information that you need to find further than the reliable search engines. Furthermore, Anilopo browser hijacker always suggests another keyword when browsing which after the click has even more promotions.

Of course, you would not install this program voluntarily, that does so many privacy-threatening and computer harming actions, but how did it end up in your computer.

How could search.anilopo.com malware invade your MAC

Such browser hijackers like Anilopo virus are known to be spreading mostly in a deceitful bundle with other PUPs. Although people are becoming more careful when surfing the net, yet the amount of shareware/freeware websites still reflect that plenty of users fall for Bundled programs or don’t care about that the software doesn’t come from the official site and get it from a distributing page.

These websites are not necessarily malicious and do indeed can offer some good deals, but we all know that everything that is claimed to be free actually comes with its own price. The price for downloading a bunch of zipped programs are the PUPs that contain browser hijackers like search.anilopo.com, trojans and other malicious software. That is why many users notice that their homepage and search engine change soon after downloading and installing a bundled software.

So where is actually Search.anilopo.com virus hiding that users do not notice it amongst other applications? Simple, in another program’s setup wizard, which we most try to skip as fast as possible by pressing the ‘Next’ button without even caring to read what we agree to. We might save some time at first but later it takes us ten times longer to fix the consequences. but is there a way how to stop search.anilopo.com from entering your MAC?

How to prevent search.anilopo.com infection

The antivirus program is a great protection measure, you should consider for the future. Although it doesn’t completely make you invincible to viruses like Anilopo, it really helps to sort out the bad programs and detect some bad websites, links before even pressing them. If you feel interested, take a look at the best 2018 antivirus programs that Techradar.com.

As mentioned before, no program will save you from notorious malware if you keep browsing/installing software irresponsibly. That is why you should always download programs from their official sites, not to trust pages that have HTTP connection (which soon will be marked as dangerous in Chrome) and stay aware when installing anything new on your computer.

Usually, you can still get the software you want, besides the extra unwanted additions. When you are using the Setup Wizard there is usually a page that offers some more programs to complement the one you are setting up. And because you skip it, the sponsored offers (Anilopo hijacker too) are selected to install by the default if the user doesn’t uncheck the boxes. And in the end, you end up getting the malicious browser extension which soon presents itself as your new default search engine and homepage, new tab too.

How to get rid the search.anilopo.com hijacker

Even if you happen to be the victim of search.anilopo.com do not worry, no matter the persistence it is one of the easier malware to remove because it only hijacks your browser but not the whole operating system. While automatic removal tool is always a good idea and makes the removal faster if you follow our step-by-step guide you should be able to delete Anilopo virus yourself by pressing several buttons.

Of course, users, that are not willing to spend some time and want the virus gone instantly, can invest into a sophisticated anti-spyware tool. We have reviewed quite a few products but the leaders so far are and Spyhunter. Although these programs do not offer the free service, they are worth to have because of the newest and biggest malware database, very accurate detection and complete removal of the core and secondary infections. For those who want a temporary fix, you can try the free Malwarebytes removal tool.

Automatic Malware removal tools

If you do not want to get any product at all and know that you can manage the manual removal, we have prepared guidelines for different MAC Browsers. Have in mind that Anilopo can hide under a different name, therefore removing any recently downloaded applications would be a good idea, also check the plugins and extensions which might look suspicious and unseen to you before.

How to easily remove Anipolo virus yourself

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How To remove Search.anilopo.com from Firefox on Mac OS:

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press cmd+Shift+A on your keyboard).
• Go through Extensions list, remove everything Search.anilopo.com 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.
• Enter “about:preferences” in URL bar and hit enter.
• Open Search settings tab.
• If your search engine is changed, click 'Default Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Preferences-> General. Enter a preferable URL to the home page field.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.anilopo.com, 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.
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
• Click on the Refresh Firefox button.
• Click on the Refresh 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.

TopHow to remove Search.anilopo.com from Google Chrome on Mac:

• Open Chrome browser.
• Enter in the url field “chrome://extensions” address and hit Enter.
• Find anilopo on the extensions list and click on the recycle bin icon next to it.
• Click on 'Chrome' button at the top left corner. Select 'Preferences' on a drop-down menu box.
• Find 'Search' options on Settings tab. If your search engine is changed, click 'Manage Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
• On the same page find 'Show home button' checkbox and change your homepage.

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

• On the 'Preferences' menu window, scroll down to the bottom and find 'Reset settings' button. Click it.
• Confirm your selection and click 'Reset' on the following window.

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

How to remove Search.anilopo.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall anilopo 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.anilopo.com, 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.