Mecoosh.com virus - How to remove

Mecoosh.com virus is a browser hijacker by One Media SRLS. We encounter these type of infections quite often: one of the newest examples is Newtab.review parasite. Mecoosh Search extension for Google Chrome is found in the Chrome Web Store, but this is just because Google has to manage a lot of toolbars, and not all of them are immediately recognized as malicious.

In this case, the plugin requires more permissions than users should be obliged to give. The hijacker wishes to change content on all websites that users visit. It also requires that Mecoosh.com rogue search engine would be set as users’ default search, new tab and home page. In addition to this, the toolbar also demands to control all programs, extensions and themes (Reminder: Your Browser Extensions Have Absurd Access To Everything You Do Online). Since this is a first time that we have heard of One Media SRLS, we suggest to stick to more reasonable search platforms.

Mecoosh.com malware parasite will completely change your browsing routine

According to our analysis, Mecoosh.com virus is very active in Japan. However, all users should be careful not to download this rogue Chrome toolbar. It will show sponsored results and threaten your browsing activities with monitoring. Since the hijacker will receive the permission to make modifications to the websites users explore, it is expected that legitimate ads will be replaced with content, sponsored by One Media SRLS.

We also found out that the owners are from a Cyprus-based company, like so many other persistent creators of browser hijackers. For instance, Polarity is notorious for its rogue products like Search.searchgtp.com engine. Mecoosh.com virus is just as dangerous if users allow it to thrive in their browsers. The redirection and online advertisements that the hijacker causes will make it extremely unpleasant for you to browse the Internet. You could encounter such scams like “Your Flash Player might be out of date”. Of course, you should not click on randomly-appearing pop-ups.

Mecoosh.com virus also states that the owners “take reasonable precaution to protect personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorized access”. However, the search engine uses unsafe connection and does not encrypt info. This means that during transit, details about you could be stolen by unknown third-parties. You should avoid using services that still use HTTP instead of HTTPS. Even though HTTPS is chosen by more and more website owners, a disturbing number of domains are still not protected well enough. In fact, some owners of browsers had decided to warn people when they enter websites, that are still using HTTP (Chrome and Firefox will warn users about sending sensitive data over insecure connections).

Therefore, please choose security over a random platform for searching. Mecoosh.com search engine is an unknown website: it might be sponsoring some suspicious third-parties. In addition to this, we noticed that the search engine does not really work: it does not present results to search queries.

How to make sure that malware parasites like Mecoosh.com virus won’t bother you again?

First of all, do not overload your Google Chrome or any other browser with too many extensions. They are rarely as good as they seem to be from the first glance. In fact, most of them are probably going to require a lot of suspicious permissions which will gradually start exposing you to malicious content or deceptive pop-ups (fake lotteries, technical support scams).

Secondly, desktop applications can be just as deadly as extensions. During installation of a freeware tool, always pay attention to the conditions and terms that you will be bound to follow. If the program explains to show online ads in exchange for the free usage, you should cancel the installation. Also do not forget to select advanced/custom modes for Setup Wizards.

Thirdly, do not wander around the Internet without having a promising anti-malware tool installed into your computer device. Without security software, you are exposing yourself to various types of cyber threats. Spyhunter will both protect you from authorized access, malware viruses, miners and other harmful activities. Do not hesitate and make sure that your device is properly secured! Run regular scans to determine the state of your computer device.

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How to remove Mecoosh.com virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Mecoosh.com virus from your applications.

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