Findmeta.com virus - How to remove

Findmeta.com virus is another browser hijacker that you must avoid. It’s a program that secretly takes over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari. Once inside, Findmeta.com is set as your homepage and default search provider. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work as a proper search provider.

To remove Findmeta.com virus, use a reputable ant-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla. Manual removal can be done using a guide that we have provided below this article. Don’t forget that you have to remove Findmeta.com virus from all browsers separately.

About Findmeta.com virus

Findmeta.com virus was designed to promote various sponsored pages. It modifies search results by including numerous affiliated websites and ads. If you click on them, you will help Findmeta.com virus creators to make profit. However, you can forget about getting reliable search results and, most importantly, you will be constantly risking to visit potentially dangerous websites. There are no guarantees that Findmeta.com virus would promote only legitimate pages.

Bear in mind that the program may also involve you into other marketing related projects. It may track your browsing habits and generate ads according to your interests. If you want to browse normally again and use a reliable search provider, you must first of all eliminate Findmeta.com virus from your system. If you just try to replace it with another search provider, it will keep coming back. Below we have provided a guide how to remove Findmeta.com virus from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari. You can also do it automatically, using an anti-malware program.

Distribution Methods of Findmeta.com virus

Just like many other potentially unwanted program, Findmeta.com virus is distributed together with free programs from the Internet. It can be added to your browser when you are installing free music or video players, PDF creators, download managers, etc. To avoid that, you have to be more careful with your downloads. Make sure you always go for Custom or Advanced installation mode and follow each step attentively. If you see any option offering you to replace your homepage with Findmeta.com, make sure you deselect it. The same applies for any other attempts to add unknown additional programs.

If your system has already been affected, you must remove Findmeta.com virus as soon as possible. Follow the guid provided below this article or use an anti-malware tool and run a full system scan to remove the program automatically. Don’t forget that you have to upgrade your anti-malware to its latest version first.

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Manual removal of Findmeta.com virus

How to remove Findmeta.com virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Findmeta.com virus from your applications.

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

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