Moviesearchcenter.com Virus - How to remove

Moviesearchcenter.com is a browser hijacker. It’s created by Aztec Media, a company that’s been one of the leaders in the hijackware industry; it has produced dozens of parasites, including Inspiratiooo.com and Findiosearch.com.

The Moviesearchcenter.com hijacker comes with FlixTab, Movie Search Center, or another Chrome extension that promises users to provide them with access to the latest information on upcoming movies, the newest and hottest trailers, and the juiciest celebrity tidbits.

However, we do not recommend installing any add-ons that are related to Moviesearchcenter.com. They will only make unwanted changes to your browser’s settings, log your data, and inject additional content in all webpages you visit. This is likely to diminish your online browsing experience.

About Moviesearchcenter.com in short:

Classification	Browser hijacker, adware.
Infection symptoms	Search queries are redirected to Blpsearch.com and to Yahoo.com, Moviesearchcenter.com replaces your browse’s new tab page.
How Movie Search Center gets installed	It’s bundled with free programs, it’s advertised online.
How to remove Moviesearchcenter.com	Uninstall the Movie Search Center and other unwanted extensions, use antivirus scanners (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, etc.) to remove malicious and potentially unwanted programs.

Moviesearchcenter.com is a browser hijacker from Aztec Media

The Moviesearchcenter.com virus carries a lot of similarities to Easyziptab.com, Slikdealer, and other new tab replacers. They are usually harmless but made solely to show you ads. That’s how they make money, after all.

Unfortunately, some browser hijackers show unsafe, even malicious ads. Such ads could infect your computer or expose you to various scams.

When you use Moviesearchcenter.com to search the web, it usually opens Search.yahoo.com to display your results. However, before the results are loaded, you will briefly notice Blpsearch.com in your address bar. Indeed, Blpsearch.com belongs to Aztec Media Inc. The company controls your web searches and can make changes. It could redirect you to whatever site it wanted. In addition, the Yahoo search results show more ads than usual, since the results link is an affiliate link.

Besides opening promoted webpages, the browser add-ons that bring Moviesearchcenter.com to your computer also log your data. This means that advertisers can learn your preferences and show targeted online content. Since we do not trust Aztec Media products like Search.linkeymac.com to manage your online activities, we do not think that the FlixTab extension is any better.

Another feature of browser hijackers is that they not only present you with unnecessary advertisements, but also some dangerous pop-ups. For instance, you could be intimidated by messages like “Your Windows computer is at high risk” or “Annual Visitor Survey”. Such deceptive pop-ups are very common when computers are infected by malware.

How to avoid browser hijackers

Before installing any application or a browser extension, you should pay attention to a lot of aspects:

• First of all, take a look at the developer of the tool. If the creator has a reputation for generating malicious parasites, you should realize that using their tools is not the best idea. Since the Moviesearchcenter.com site is controlled by Aztec Media, this should be one of the first warnings signs.
• When installing a browser add-on, read its permissions carefully. If it replaces your new tab page or changes your search settings, consider if you’re okay with that. Does Movie Search Center really need to change your home page?
• Check the reviews of the extension. Often, they’re revealing enough.

Overall, it’s good to be careful and avoid installing unnecessary browser extensions. Not just because they are bad for privacy and some of them make unhelpful changes to your settings, but also because they can get infected with malicious code, hijacked by malicious actors, or sold to advertising companies (Browser Extensions Are a Privacy Nightmare: Stop Using So Many of Them). Avoiding add-ons minimizes the risk of them going bad.

How to remove Moviesearchcenter.com

Lastly, we are moving onto the removal of the Moviesearchcenter.com virus. You can do this by following the instructions below for manual removal. It’s easy enough to uninstall browser extensions.

However, your computer might have some other viruses as well. In order to find out whether this is true, you can run a scan with an anti-malware tool. Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and other anti-malware scanners can help you recognize dangerous and low-reputation programs.

Automatic Malware removal tools

TopHow To remove Moviesearchcenter.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 Moviesearchcenter.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.