Cheetasearch.com virus - How to remove

Imali Media LTD enterprise, a soi-disant provider of a single gateway to all media channels, giving the best quality results to its promoters and media partners, has launched another browser hijacker. Cheetasearch.com is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), but more simply attired than its former colleagues. Like many fake search engines, this one also takes advantage of search.yahoo.com.

About Cheetasearch.com virus

With its headquarters located in Israel, Imali Media company has already made its bed to be treated with caution. Its applications like Search.safesidetabplussearch.com or Search.mysafenewpagesearch.com were constructed for multiple purposes as these browser hijackers have several quick access links to popular sites including Facebook, Instagram, Gmail and YouTube. Cheetasearch.com browser hijacker is formed to spellbind audiences with its sole objective of being a platform for finding and retrieving information. It stands as a browser extension and after installation, becomes focused on being your designated search engine and your homepage. We believe that users will use their discretion in dealing with this intruder.

Cheetasearch.com browser hijacker should not be exploited as a legitimate search engine as it might prioritize its sponsors above other reputable webpages. The possible outcome after entering these sites might be an infection with a malicious program. Unvalidated redirections to sites, containing questionable content, will be another method to implant PUPs. Third-party sources not only perpetrate unreliable webpages, but also advertisements that might disturb users’ browsing. These pop-ups, banners, new tabs might display intriguing content to lure you into its trap like an innocent rabbit. These promotions vary and can scare users or offer updates for software. With these shady techniques of influencing your search results, causing redirects and displaying advertisements, Cheetasearch.com browser hijacker can bring unwanted browser extensions, plug-ins or add-ons in your system.

Furthermore, Cheetasearch.com virus can disclose your personal information with third-party sources if it believes such action to be necessary. Before that it collects such data as contact and demographic information. It is also said to collect your IP address, referral data and browser and platform type.

Distribution Methods of Cheetasearch.com virus

This Cheetasearch.com browser extension waits for its moment to shine. Every free program is yet another opportunity for this hijacker to begin its dirty work. Why? Because this unwanted program can attach itself to other programs as an additional/optional software. After getting in computer systems, it can disguise its files and hide its presence. To avoid getting this browser hijacker, choose advanced option for setups to see all of the additional software that might be installed alongside your selected program.

Cheetasearch.com virus can be deleted manually or automatically. If you chose the second option, get a professional anti-malware tool that will secure your browsing. Spyhunter, StopZilla or Hitman will change your life for the better. Following instructions are for the manual removal.

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Manual removal of Cheetasearch.com virus

How to remove Cheetasearch.com virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.com virus from macOS

Delete Cheetasearch.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Cheetasearch.com 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 Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.com 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 Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.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 Cheetasearch.com 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 Cheetasearch.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.

Manual removal