Mysearchfinder.co Redirects - How to remove

Mysearchfinder.co is a website that could be causing Yahoo redirects in your browser. It takes over the searches after My Search Finder is installed. And My Search Finder sometimes uses such deceptive installation tactics that it’s entirely possible to install it by accident. To stop Mysearchfinder.co from redirecting your web searches, you need to remove My Search Finder. You should also check your other add-ons and apps.

About Mysearchfinder.co:

Classification	Browser hijacker, adware.
Effects of Mysearchfinder.co	Internet searches go to Search.yahoo.com, browsing and search history is logged.
Installation of My Search Finder	Advertised online, promoted by other adware, bundled with other programs.
Removing Mysearchfinder.co	Uninstall suspicious programs and browser extensions, check your device with antivirus apps (Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, others), block notification spam.

Effects of My Search Finder

My Search Finder offers you quick access to searching and to make Yahoo your main search engine. When installed, it changes your browser’s search engine settings to Mysearchfinder.co. Mysearchfinder.co opens Yahoo.com, so now when you try to use your address bar to search the web, the results come back in Search.yahoo.com.

My Search Finder appears to be a very simple and basic browser extension. All it does is change browser search settings. However, the way that it is installed means that it’s possible to get Mysearchfinder.co onto your browser unintentionally.

Browser extensions are extremely easy to install. They can be extremely useful, for example, ad-blockers, password managers, and night mode extensions can help immensely. My Search Finder is another type of extension – it’s a search hijacker.

You might not even notice Mysearchfinder.co or My Search Finder being installed. But it does have the effect of redirecting your searches, as well as logging your browsing history.

Although Mysearchfinder.co simply redirects searches to Yahoo, it’s not directly a Yahoo product. It’s made by a company called Eightpoint Technologies that makes tons of browser extensions – most of which do promote Yahoo search in some way.

How Mysearchfinder.co gets installed

Mysearchfinder.co being made by Eightpoint, it is also promoted by various browser extensions and websites made by the same company:

• You can encounter ads for Mysearchfinder.co on websites such as Hidemyhistory.co, Historyhide.com, Searchplus.co, etc. These search engines spread the same way that Mysearchfinder.co does, and they’re developed by the same company.
• Similarly, some browser extensions try to get you to install other extensions by redirecting from one installation website to another. For example, Find My Recipe Tab, Email Easy Access, My Email Checker, and some other add-ons might start their installation and then immediately open Mysearchfinder.co.
  Mysearchfinder.co uses “Continue” as its call to action, so if you skip reading the small print, you can install My Search Finder without meaning to.
• Some (free) programs try to install additional software (such as browser hijackers) during their own installation. This is called bundling.

The point is, if Mysearchfinder.co is in your browser, then a few other browser hijackers are also likely to be there. They are generally not very dangerous, only causing some obnoxious ads to appear on your screen and logging your browsing history for the benefit of advertisers. Still, you would probably be better off without them clogging up your browser.

How to remove Mysearchfinder.co

To get rid of Mysearchfinder.co’s redirects, uninstall My Search Finder. Also, look for other malware on your browser and your computer. Manual removal instructions are below. If you can’t remove some extension, check this post on how to deal with “Installed by enterprise policy” warnings.

You can use antivirus programs like Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, and others to find malware quickly, as well as to remove it automatically.

If there are pop-up ads on your screen that appear even after removing all the unwanted browser extensions, try blocking notifications in browser settings:

• Chrome – type “chrome://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• New Edge – type “edge://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Firefox – open Settings, Preferences, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.

If you find Mysearchfinder.co or other suspicious addresses in the list of sites that are allowed to send notifications, click on the buttons next to them and block them.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manually remove unwanted extensions

TopRemoving Mysearchfinder.co Redirects from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Mysearchfinder.co Redirects. Click on the trash bin icon next to Mysearchfinder.co Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Mysearchfinder.co Redirects, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset 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 Mysearchfinder.co Redirects from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Mysearchfinder.co Redirects. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Mysearchfinder.co Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Mysearchfinder.co Redirects from Firefox

• 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 Mysearchfinder.co Redirects 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.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Mysearchfinder.co Redirects, 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.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.