Mkob.xyz Hijacker - How to remove

Mkob.xyz is a website that leads to the dubious Searchgg search engine. If it appears in your browser, then the Searchgg browser hijacker must have infected your browser. Mkob.xyz appears whenever you try to search the web in another search engine. It can also cause redirects, pop-up ads, new tabs opening randomly in your browser.

Mkob.xyz is a browser hijacker that needs to be uninstalled:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker
How the hijacker got installed	Thanks to false ads, by adware viruses.
Mkob.xyz infection symptoms	Search results always returned in Mkob.xyz, no matter the search engine used, pop-ups, redirects, and other ads appear unexpectedly.
How to remove Mkob.xyz	Find and uninstall bad browser extensions and malware, use anti-malware scanners to get rid of infections.

How Mkob.xyz gets installed

So, Mkob.xyz is set as the site that shows you your search results by some malicious browser extension. How does this adware get installed?

The extensions that distribute Mkob.xyz and other fake search engines don’t even try to look attractive. Their logos are blue rectangles with the letter ‘A’ inside them, or another extremely simple logo. The names of Mkob.xyz extensions are things like “iSearcher”, “ESeacrh”, “ImSearch“, and “MSrch“. They don’t have informative screenshots. Their descriptions include phrases like:

This extension takes you to your favorite search engine right from the address bar.

and

This is a powerful search engine, offering a variety of unique features and search tools.

These phrases are copied from browser hijacker to browser hijacker, even to different companies. The descriptions have nothing to do with the real features of the extension, they just talk vaguely about searching. Also, Mkob.xyz certainly doesn’t have any “variety of unique features and search tools”. These Searchgg browser extensions have no privacy policy and no information on who the developer is, which is another red flag.

The reason why people install these extensions is that they are tricked and manipulated into doing that. The ways that happens include misleading ads, pop-ups, and redirects on dangerous websites, as well as malware installing the extension on its own.

The types of pages that install these Mkob.xyz hijackers are Flash SD App required to proceed, Recommended Extension pages, and various fake Flash update windows. They appear as ads in streaming sites, but mostly, they are promoted by adware viruses.

Symptoms of the Searchgg hijacker

When you have Mkob.xyz in your browser, it might not be visible at first sight. The extension that installed Mkob.xyz doesn’t show its icon where extensions usually do. It also doesn’t change your new tab page. Still, it’s there, reading your browsing history and opening the Mkob.xyz site against your will.

The hijacker can redirect your search queries to Mkob.xyz from popular search engines: Bing.com, Google.com, and Yahoo.com. Every time you go there and try searching, Mkob.xyz would be the one to deliver the results. It doesn’t matter what your default search engine is.

When you search in Mkob.xyz, there is a relatively big amount of ads. Some of the links might open malicious websites, even. Browser hijackers like Searchgg tend to work with low-quality advertisers, which include ads for illegal stuff, unsafe ads, and content that harms users (scams, malware, misinformation).

It is likely that the Mkob.xyz hijacker isn’t the only bad extension that infected your browser. Some adware extensions tend to come in groups that are installed all together. If you have adware, the symptoms may include:

• links in random spots on any website,
• unknown websites opening randomly,
• webpage text being turned into links to ads.

These symptoms might not be caused by Mkob.xyz, but another potentially unwanted extension. Or they might be caused by malware on your computer.

How to remove Mkob.xyz hijacker

Getting rid of the extension that’s causing Mkob.xyz to appear in your browser is essential if you are to have control over your internet search again. In addition, it is recommended to scan your computer with an anti-malware program and see if you have adware viruses and other infections that need to be removed. You can use any competent anti-malware program, for example, Combo Cleaner for Mac OS or SpyHunter for Windows.

The best way to manually remove bad extensions is probably to disable all of them in your browser settings, then re-enable them one-by-one until you find ones that are causing problems. When you find them, remove them.

Consider getting an antivirus tool that can block malicious websites, such as the ones that advertised Mkob.xyz to you and known fake search engines. Some antivirus programs definitely recognize the Mkob.xyz hijackers as malware and would have stopped them from being installed.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopHow To remove Mkob.xyz 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 Mkob.xyz 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 Mkob.xyz 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 Mkob.xyz 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 Mkob.xyz, 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.