Iesearch.com browser hijacker - How to remove

Iesearch.com is yet another filthy computer infection that might cause you a headache. If you have noticed that your homepage now is www.iesearch.com instead of your regular one, it’s a clear indicator that your computer is infected and that you should take care of that.

There are a couple of ways to solve this problem – you can do it either manually or automatically, so feel free to choose the method that fits your needs the best. In case you want to do it fast and effortless, we suggest to go for automatic removal – it will only take you a few minutes to get the job done. 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 remove 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. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can remove Iesearch.com manually too. This process might be complicated thus we have developed a step-by-step tutorial to guid you through it – scroll down below this article and check it out. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Iesearch.com manually by your own.

If you have any further questions regarding this issue, you are more than welcome to ask them in the comments box below – we will do our best to answer them all. To learn more about specific features of Iesearch.com please continue reading this article.

About Iesearch.com browser hijacker

It is usual browser hijacker that pretends to be legitimate search engine but only aims to display advertisements and redirect users to sponsored websites in order to make money. They don’t care about your cyber safety not to mention user experience.

So first thing that you will notice if your computer is infected with Iesearch.com – changed search engine. Now by default your searches will be processed through this malware, not Google or Yahoo anymore. This will result in a poor user experience and a waste of time. You will definitely waste your time because Iesearch.com display tons of sponsored results that are not even relevant to your search queries. We highly recommend to not to click on any of them because in this case you can get 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.

We also said that Iesearch.com can bother you with advertisements. And that’s absolutely true – this infection is responsible for displaying advertisements in all kinds of different forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual ads. New tab or even window with ads on it can be opened at any time as well.

Regarding distribution methods, Iesearch.com is no different from other viruses of this type. Usually it travels bundled with various freeware that is available for download online. So next time you download and install some PDF generator or media player from a website with questionable reputation, be very attentive during the installation and prevent any additional tools that you are not aware of from lurking into your system. It is also advised to keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware software all the time.

At the moment (2017.07) iesearch.com redirects to startnow.com, which is another hijacker of Zugo software. This is one of the reasons such hijackers are dangerous: you can never be sure which website will provide search and is it malicious or not.

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How to remove Iesearch.com browser hijacker using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Iesearch.com browser hijacker from your applications.

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