Search.inkeepr.com virus - How to remove

Search.inkeepr.com virus is a browser hijacker that secretly infiltrates into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari, so even Mac users can be affected. The program usually comes together with free downloads and users often don’t notice it until it settles down in your system. Search.inkeepr.com virus replaces your homepage and default search provider without your permission and doesn’t allow to remove it that easily.

In this article we will provide you all information you need to know about this kind of hijackers and a tutorial how to remove Search.inkeepr.com virus from your system manually. To remove it automatically, we recommend downloading a reliable anti-malware program, for example, or StopZilla.

About Search.inkeepr.com virus

Unfortunately, Search.inkeepr.com is not a legitimate search engine and you will experience lots of problems if you try using it. The program will mainly list commercial websites in your search results and you will also find numerous ads showing up among your search results. It can also try to make you visit unsafe pages, by redirecting you there out of nowhere. To avoid any further issues, you should remove Search.inkeepr.com virus from your system as soon as possible.

In some cases, the program may be installed together with other potentially unwanted programs that are able to track your browsing habits and send this data to the third parties. If that happens, you can be easily involved into other marketing related projects, get your system flooded with more ads or experience other inconveniences. Search.inkeepr.com virus clearly alerts about problems, so do not hesitate and eliminate it as soon as possible.

Distribution Methods of Search.inkeepr.com virus

If you are ever offered to change your homepage or search provider to Search.inkeepr.com when installing some free software to your computer, make sure you refuse that. This is the most common method of distributing this program. Beware that some free downloads do not clearly disclose about making certain changes in your browser, so you should always be very careful with the installation steps of any programs from the Internet. Always opt for Custom installation mode and follow the steps carefully to avoid any unnecessary changes or additional downloads.

To remove Search.inkeepr.com virus, follow the steps below this article or simply download a reliable anti-malware program and run a full system scan with it. It will remove the hijacker automatically.

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Manual removal of Search.inkeepr.com virus

How to remove inkeepr virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.inkeepr.com virus from your applications.

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

Manual removal