Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker - How to remove

Chromesearch.win is not a typical computer virus that will take over your system and cause detrimental damage. Nonetheless, it is listed as malware (browser hijacker, to be more specific) and you should be aware of the fact that it might infect your computer and cause unwanted consequences.

In case you are a victim of this malware and want to find a quick solution to this problem – scroll down to the end of an article and take a look at our removal instructions. If you want to learn more about Chromesearch virus and how it possibly came into your system, continue reading from here.

Chromesearch.win virus

When we are saying “infecting your computer”, the subject in this statement is not your operating system – it is your Internet browser. Chromesearch malware is a browser hijacker dedicated to a single web browser – Google Chrome, you could probably tell it by the name of virus. It is operating as browser add-on, so the easiest way to check if your web browser is infected is to look at the extensions list on Google Chrome and look for this add-on.

Now you might be thinking – if it is just a browser add-on, I might disable it on my web browser and it will be gone. Sadly, things are not that easy. If this malware infected your computer, it probably uploaded some malicious files to your computer and they will be used to restore settings next time you restart your system.

What are the main symptoms of Chromesearch.win browser hijacker? First and foremost, you will notice that your homepage will be automatically changed. Homepage, default search engine and new tab website will be set to www.chromesearch.win.  This website is completely identical to chromesearch.today virus. You can see that the domain name is really similar and the layout of the website is identical as well. It might be that both of those websites are run by the same owned, even though this fact is not official.

One of the biggest problems with browser hijackers like this one is that users don’t recognise it as a problem. This new home website provides with search feature, so users just stick with it and continue using their web browser as nothing have happened. However, what you should be really concerned about is the fact that your information might be recorded and random redirects as well as advertisements might appear while browsing the web all due to this virus.

Your search queries and some of your sensitive information might be recorded by Chromesearch.win virus, so it is really dangerous. Moreover, you might get redirected to websites that are affiliated with Chromesearch at any time.

We have already mentioned that it is not enough to disable add-on your web browser in order to get rid of this virus completely – you have to remove all files associated with this virus. It might be difficult to both identify and delete those files, thus you should get some professional anti-malware tools to help you. We suggest to use Spyhunter anti-malware programs. Both of them features free and paid versions, so it’s up to you which one to use. Click on the link and download the application, then follow instructions given below this article and we guarantee that Chromesearch.win browser will be removed for good. If you still struggle with some part of the removal, feel free to ask us for help in the comments section below.

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How to remove Chromesearch.win Virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker 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 Chromesearch.win Virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker 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 Chromesearch.win Virus from macOS

Delete Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Chromesearch.win 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker, 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker 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 Chromesearch.win 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker, 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Chromesearch.win 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 Chromesearch.win Browser Hijacker, 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.