Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker - How to remove

Onlinebars.xyz, or Search.onlinebars.xyz, is a website that might show up briefly on your screen while you’re searching the internet. Usually, it opens a potentially unexpected website, such as Mybrowser-search.com. The Onlinebars.xyz search redirects are caused by a malicious program or browser add-on. Remove the add-on and the redirects will stop.

Onlinebars.xyz in short:

Threat type	Browser hijacker, adware.
Problems and issues	It’s caused by malicious programs and browser extensions, it hijacks search traffic and opens unexpected websites, it causes privacy problems.
What causes Onlinebars.xyz redirects	Deceptive ads and infected installers trick people into downloading adware viruses.
How to stop Onlinebars.xyz redirects	Find and remove all malware manually or with antivirus tools (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others), review your browser and network settings.

Is Onlinebars.xyz dangerous?

Onlinebars.xyz is a site that I noticed when looking at Searchconverterpro.com, a site that takes over web browsers with the help of malicious extensions.

That means that Onlinebars.xyz doesn’t work alone. It’s a tool used by adware infections to hijack people’s traffic. It’s also a symptom of a malware infection. So, if you notice “Search.onlinebars.xyz” flashing in your address bar, as well as your web browser behaving strangely and your search results looking unusual (Mybrowser-search.com), it’s good to check your computer for malware.

Luckily, the Onlinebars.xyz redirects are likely to be caused by very minor adware infections. They’re not dangerous, or at least not very dangerous:

• They hijack searches, causing the results to be displayed by a website that might be unfamiliar to you.
• It’s likely that there are unusually many ads next to your search results. After all, adware viruses make money from advertising.
• You might also notice pop-up ads on your screen. Some tabs might get redirected to full page ads.
• Your browsing and search history might be logged and shared with third parties. Not all hijackers do this, so check the privacy policy of your extensions and programs.

Seeing Onlinebars.xyz in your browser isn’t a reason to worry too much. The malware responsible for these redirects causes annoyance by restricting your browser features and opening unwanted websites. But it’s usually not too harmful. Adware programs are milder than a lot of other malware.

What causes search redirects

Adware infections and browser hijackers usually get installed with the help of misleading and fake ads. They are also bundled with each other and installed by infected programs.

You might see malicious ads for adware on pirating sites: free movie streaming sites, torrenting sites, some file hosting websites, etc. They tend to look like download links or supposedly required software.

It’s also common for unwanted software to be bundled with free programs and installed without informing the user.

There are some ways to avoid these infections. You could use anti-malware apps to block malicious sites. Ad blockers can also help reduce the malicious ads that you see. And if you’re careful when installing programs, you can usually catch any optional offers that they include and refuse them. Of course, catching them might be difficult because some installers present you with deliberately misleading user interface. So, using an antivirus program to protect you frm PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) can also be useful.

How to stop Onlinebars.xyz redirects

Find and remove malicious programs manually or with antivirus programs. Adware viruses aren’t going to mention Onlinebars.xyz in their names or descriptions, but you might be able to detect them with anti-malware apps, such as Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and others.

Some malicious add-ons can be really difficult to recognize. In theory, they only need access to your browsing history to hijack web searches. So, if you can’t find malware but continue to suffer from Onlinebars.xyz redirects, try disabling all of your installed browser extensions. This can help you track down which of them is messing with your searches.

Also, review the settings that hijackers usually change, especially your default search engine. the instructions can be found below.

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How to remove Onlinebars.xyz Redirects using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker 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 Onlinebars.xyz Redirects . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker 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 Onlinebars.xyz Redirects from macOS

Delete Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Onlinebars.xyz Redirects 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search 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 Onlinebars.xyz 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.
  
• 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker, 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Onlinebars.xyz Redirects 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 Onlinebars.xyz Search Hijacker, 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.