Search.directionsandmap.com - How to remove

Search.directionsandmap.com always show up on a web browser when you open it? That means your computer is definitely infected with this virus and you should take care of that. Even though this virus is not extremely dangerous, it an still lead you to some unwanted cyber security problems therefore we recommend to eliminate it form your system.

There are two most common methods to get rid of virus like Search.directionsandmap.com – it can be done either manually or automatically, so feel free to choose the one that fits your needs the best.

If you do not have any previous experience in removing viruses, we suggest 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 detect and eliminate Search.directionsandmap.com in no time. If your computer is infected with other similar viruses, it should detect and remove them too.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can get rid of Search.directionsandmap.com manually too. This process might be complicated so we have developed a step-by-step Search.directionsandmap.com manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and check it out. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to remove Search.directionsandmap.com manually by your own.

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

About Search.directionsandmap.com browser hijacker

This infection operates as browser extension and is completely compatible with all most common web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

It is listed as browser hijacker not for no reason. Once inside of your system it will change some settings on your web browsers, such as homepage or default search engine. These settings are important and you will be not able to change them manually until you actually remove the infection from the computer.

Search.directionsandmap.com is promoted as useful and free tool that will allow you to find various maps and directions faster and more efficiently. However, it is not true and we do not recommend to use it. Instead, use Google maps or other legitimate tool for this purpose.

Search.directionsandmap.com also features some attributes of an adware infection. Once installed on your computer it will display various ads on your web browsers. Those ads can come in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with ads on it can be displayed at any time as well.

Usually ads displayed by Search.directionsandmap.com appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon. You will be offered to purchase some particular goods or services at very appealing price rate. Do not all for that trick – most of the time those offers are fake. They are just trying to win your attention and make you click on one of those ads this way. And we suggest not to do that. If it happens so that you click on the ad displayed by Search.directionsandmap.com 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 hard earned money.

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Manual removal of Search.directionsandmap.com virus

How to remove directionsandmap using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.directionsandmap.com from your applications.

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

Manual removal