Firesearch.com hijacker - How to remove

Firesearch.com  is yet another virus that can attack your computer. It is listed as browser hijacker, and even though it’s not very dangerous itself, it can lead you to some more severe cyber security problems therefore you should take care of that as soon as possible.

There are two most efficient ways to remove infection like Firesearch.com – it can be done either manually or automatically, so feel free to choose the method that fits your needs the best. In case you have no previous experience in eliminating infections like this, we recommend to do it automatically – it’s fast ant convenient. Simply download trustworthy 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 remove the virus in no time. 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 too.

If you prefer to perform this removal manually – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step manual removal guide. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to remove Firesearch.com manually by your own.

In case you have faed some difficulties or have some questions about this virus in general, 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 Firesearch.com please continue reading this article.

About Firesearch.com browser hijacker

This infection is operating as browser extension and can be added to all most popular web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Firesearch.com tries to pretend to be a valid search engine, but it’s just a big lie and fake impression. If you search for something using this search engine, a lot of sponsored links will appear. Those links are not only not relevant to your search queries, but might also lead you to possibly dangerous websites.

If it happens so that you click on the link or advertisement sponsored by Firesearch.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.

Firesearch.com might be also responsible for collecting your private information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. They adjust that information according to collected data and make them even more relevant and attractive to you this way, so chances that you will click on one of them rise. And that’s the main goal of Firesearch.com because developers of this malware get paid for every click you make.

Distribution methods of Firesearch.com browser hijacker

Firesearch.com is traveling bundled with other freeware. When you download and install some free application from the Internet, you might be asked to additionally install or add some ‘free tool’. These freebies often happens to be malware. So if you want to avoid this happening, always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware program all the time.

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Manual removal of Firesearch.com hijacker

How to remove Firesearch.com hijacker using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Firesearch.com hijacker from your applications.

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

Manual removal