GetVideoSearch Hijacker - How to remove

GetVideoSearch is a browser-hijacking extension that changes the settings of your internet browser in unhelpful ways.

Specifically, GetVideoSearch changes your default search engine to Feed.getvideosearch.com, which allows it to control your internet searches and log your search history.

If you notice GetVideoSearch installed, it’s recommended to remove it.

GetVideoSearch in short:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
How to remove GetVideoSearch	Delete GetVideoSearch ad other unwanted extensions, remove all malware from your computer with Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, and other antivirus apps, block notification spam.
How GetVideoSearch affects browsers	It causes unexpected sites to deliver web search results, it shows pop-up ads, it collects data about the user’s browsing habits.
How adware gets installed	Deceptively advertised online, promoted by other malware.

How to remove GetVideoSearch

Remove malware

GetVideoSearch is a browser add-on. To stop it from messing with your internet searches, you need to remove it. You could install another search extension on top of it and stop its hijacking that way, but there’s no need to leave it to lurk in the background.

You should also check your other extensions and remove those that look suspicious. It’s common for hijackers to spread in groups.

Remove malware, bad extensions, and potentially unwanted software with antivirus programs, like Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS.

Stop notification spam

Even after removing GetVideoSearch, you might still get unwanted pop-up ads from Getvideosearch.com or other sites.

Block unwanted notifications by clicking on an unwanted pop-up or in your browser settings.

• Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
• Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.

Find all the sites that are allowed to send notifications to your browser. Block those that you don’t want to hear from.

This doesn’t block the sites, only their notifications (the little pop-up messages). It is completely reversible.

Problems with GetVideoSearch

Once installed, GetVideoSearch sets Feed.getvideosearch.com as the new default search engine. This makes it so that when you search the internet on a browser that has GetVideoSearch installed, your search queries go to Feed.getvideosearch.com.

Even if you first navigate to another search site, like Google.com, the GetVideoSearch extension can still see it and, if it wants, it can still redirect to another site.

It collects user data, too. GetVideoSearch logs your search queries and which results and ads you clicked. According to its privacy policy, that data may be used to recommend content based on your preferences. Chrome does not allow browser extensions to sell user data or to use it for personalized advertising, so I am not sure how to interpret GetVideoSearch’s privacy policy.

In addition, GetVideoSearch may show ads on your screen, either in the corner as little pop-ups, or by opening whole new browser tabs.

How GetVideoSearch spreads

GetVideoSearch is advertised by file-hosting sites and video streaming sites. And its ads look like they’re made to confuse people.

basically, GetVideoSearch is advertised by fake download links and deceptive installation offers. These offers appear as pop-ups in new browser tabs when you try to download a file or watch a video on a website. GetVideoSearch’s ads fit in with the sites that advertise it, which leads some people to assume that GetVideoSearch is mandatory or required.

Therefore, many of GetVideoSearch’s installations are accidental.

This is unsurprising. GetVideoSearch offers no useful features or content. There’s no reason to install it if you know what it does. The only way for it to get any users is to trick them.

GetVideoSearch is part of a family of hijackers, together with OnlineSportsSearch, OnlineStreamSearch, and dozens of others. These hijackers have been around for months. They all use the same installation method and they advertise on the same sites. Watch out – avoid them and other pop-up ads. Consider using an ad blocker on those sites that are the most aggressive with their advertisements.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Restore browser settings

TopHow To remove GetVideoSearch 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 GetVideoSearch 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 GetVideoSearch 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 GetVideoSearch 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 GetVideoSearch 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 GetVideoSearch 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 GetVideoSearch 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.