Fastsearchanswer.com - How to remove

Fastsearchanswer.com is yet another malicious application that can infect your computer and cause you some damage. In case you have discovered that your computer is infected with this virus, you have come to the right place. In this article we will provide you with detailed instructions how to get rid of Fastsearchanswer.com either manually or automatically.

Virus like Fastsearchanswer.com can be removed really fast and effortless if you use anti-malware application. If you don’t have one yet, we suggest to download Spyhunter. Either one of these anti-malware programs should detect and eliminate the virus just in a few moments. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

If you prefer to perform this removal manually – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Fastsearchanswer.com manual removal guide. We have created it to assist you through this complicated process of virus removal. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Fastsearchanswer.com manually by your own.

In case you have some questions regarding this topic – 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 Fastsearchanswer.com please continue reading this article.

About Fastsearchanswer.com browser hijacker

Fastsearchanswer.com tries to create an image of reliable and useful search engine, but it is not true and you should not trust it. You can notice that they try to refer to Google by their looks:

However, even if it looks good to you, do not fall for this trick. Using this search engine is just a waste of time and in some cases it can even be dangerous. When you search for something using this so called search engine, a lot of sponsored links will appear. Not only those links are totally not useful, but they can direct you to malicious websites, therefore we suggest not to click on any of them.

If it happens so that you click on link sponsored by Fastsearchanswer.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.

Fastsearchanswer.com operates as browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or even Safari.

Fastsearchanswer.com can be described as advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks like Google or Facebook ads, they use malware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep Fastsearchanswer.com installed on your computer, various hackers and scammers will be able to reach you right on your web browsers on a daily basis and that’s very dangerous. That’s why we suggest to eliminate Fastsearchanswer.com from your system as soon as possible.

Distribution Methods of Fastsearchanswer.com browser hijacker

Fastsearchanswer.com is traveling the same way as most of other adware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet. For instance, when you download and install some free downloads manager or media player from unreliable website, there is a chance that Fastsearchanswer.com will be downloaded and installed alongside, without even warning you about that. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware application all the time.

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Manual removal of Fastsearchanswer.com virus

How to remove Fastsearchanswer.com using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Fastsearchanswer.com from your applications.

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