Planet-surf.com virus - How to remove

Planet-surf.com virus is a browser hijacker that successfully infiltrates into most of the browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Safari. The program replaces your homepage and forces you to use it as your main search provider. Although Planet-surf.com claims to be powered by Yahoo, it doesn’t provide reliable search results. On top of that it causes numerous redirection to unknown pages, so it is recommended to remove it and choose a proper search engine.

To remove Planet-surf.com virus, run a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware program, for example, Spyhunter or StopZilla. We have also provided a tutorial how to remove Planet-surf.com virus manually. You can find it below this article.

About Planet-surf.com virus

Planet-surf.com page looks just like another search provider. However, first of all, it uses unfair methods to infiltrate. It doesn’t ask for users’ permission and replaces your homepage without your confirmation. If you try browsing using Planet-surf.com, you will notice that it doesn’t provide genuine search results. Instead it lists a bunch of sponsored pages that it is trying to build traffic for. Moreover, you will receive much more ads that normally, which obviously contain links to sponsored websites too.

It is not clear if Planet-surf.com virus promotes legitimate websites. There is a chance that you will be taken to malicious ones, so it is better to stay away from this search engine and remove it as soon as possible. There are plenty of reliable search providers out there, but Planet-surf.com is not the one. Since it usually blocks any other search providers and users find it difficult to set other sites as their homepage, we have provided a tutorial how to remove Planet-surf.com virus. Automatic removal can be done using an anti-malware program that you trust.

Distribution Methods of Planet-surf.com virus

If you have recently installed any new applications to your computer, it is very likely that Planet-surf.com virus was installed alongside. It often comes bundled to free media players, download managers, etc. It is very important to follow the installation steps every time you are installing something new from the Internet and check what you are agreeing on before clicking “Next”, “Agree” or “Accept” buttons. Never allow changing your homepage to any unknown websites. Do not install any additional programs if they are not known for you either.

Remove Planet-surf.com virus from your computer if it has already affected your browser. Below you will find a full guide explaining how to do it manually. Automatic removal can be done by scanning your system with an anti-malware program.

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Manual removal of Planet-surf.com virus

How to remove Planet-surf.com virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Planet-surf.com virus from your applications.

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