Play-bar-search.com virus - How to remove

Play-bar-search.com virus is another browser hijacker that infiltrates into computers without users’ consent. It’s a program that replaces your homepage and search provider and doesn’t allow to use any other search engines. The application was designed to promote various sponsored websites, so it displays them in your search results or redirects you when you try to visit another page. Play-bar-search.com virus can easily take you to malicious websites, so it is recommended to stay away from it.

To remove Play-bar-search.com virus, run a full system scan with an anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla.

About Play-bar-search.com virus

Play-bar-search.com virus can affect Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and possible some other less popular browsers. It looks no different than legitimate search providers, however, its goals are not the same. Play-bar-search.com virus tries to redirect users to various websites where you can download tons of potentially unwanted programs or even spyware. Usually it tries to install adware that will monitor your browsing history and generate personalized ads. If you don’t want to become a part of unfair marketing, you should avoid such programs.

Beware that Play-bar-search.com virus will not allow you to replace it with other search providers very easily. It tends to reappear even if you manage to set another homepage for a while. We have provided a tutorial how to remove Play-bar-search.com virus and restore the settings of affected browsers. Go check it out below this article if you want to learn how to do it.

Distribution Methods of Play-bar-search.com virus

To prevent your system from adding Play-bar-search.com virus and similar programs, be more careful when installing any new programs from the Internet. Always choose Custom or Advanced installation and follow every step attentively. If you see any suggestions to add another program or change your homepage to unknown website, always refuse that. If such options options come pre-selected, make sure you remove the ticks, otherwise, the changes may be made automatically.

To remove Play-bar-search.com virus from your system, follow the guide below or run a full system scan with an anti-malware program that you trust . Make sure you upgrade it to its latest version before scanning your system.

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How to remove Play-bar-search.com virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Play-bar-search.com virus from your applications.

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

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