Search.chipopo.info - How to remove

Search.chipopo.info is bothering you every time you open a web browser? Well, that means your computer is infected with this malicious application called Search.chipopo.info. It is listed as browser hijacker and you should definitely not keep it installed on your computer.

In case you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with this malware but don’t know how to get rid of it, you have come to the right place. In this article we will provide you with detailed instructions how to remove Search.chipopo.info either manually or automatically, so it’s up to you which removal method to choose.

The easies and fastest way to kill a virus like Search.chipopo.info is to do it automatically. Simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of these programs should be able to detect and eliminate Search.chipopo.info for good. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download reliable anti-malware software, this virus can be eliminated manually too. Unfortunately this process might be complicated, so we have developed a step-by-step Search.chipopo.info manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Search.chipopo.info from your computer manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Search.chipopo.info please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding this virus or removal process, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all.

About Search.chipopo.info browser hijacker

This malicious application operates as browser add-on and it can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Even though it is described as legitimate search engine that could possibly replace Google or Bing services and provide users with faster and more efficient way to search the web, it is not actually true. However, that is not true and we do not recommend to use it.

If you try to search for something using this search engine, a lot of sponsored results will appear. Those results are not only not relevant to your search queries, but also might lead to some malicious websites, therefore we suggest not to click on any of them.

If it happens so that you click on a link displayed by Search.chipopo.info you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your money.

Search.chipopo.info is like advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from legitimate advertising networks like Facebook Ads or Google Adwords, they use malware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep Search.chipopo.info installed on your computer, cyber criminals will be able to reach you right on your web browsers on a daily basis and that’s very dangerous.

To assure that virus like this won’t attack your system again in the future, we recommend to properly protect your computer with reliable anti-malware application. In addition to that, be very careful when downloading freeware from the Internet and opening emails from spam category because malware usually is distributed using these methods.

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Manual removal of Search.chipopo.info virus

How to remove chipopo using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.chipopo.info 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 chipopo . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.chipopo.info 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 chipopo from macOS

Delete Search.chipopo.info from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the chipopo 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.chipopo.info 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.chipopo.info, 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.chipopo.info 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.chipopo.info 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 chipopo, 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.chipopo.info 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.chipopo.info, 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.chipopo.info from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

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