Pptsearchengine.net virus - How to remove

Pptsearchengine.net virus is bothering you every time you open a web browser? That means your computer is infected with this virus which is listed as browser hijacker. It can cause you various type of cyber security problems thus it’s suggested to eliminate it as soon as possible. In case you have no idea how to do that, please continue reading the article and we will provide you with detailed instructions.

It looks like Pptsearchengine.net is very similar to Convertmypdf.co virus which is also a browser hijacker. Both of these infections offers you some kind of ‘value’ – to convert PDF files easily or as in this case, to find various .ppt presentations faster. However, it serves for other purposes and it’s obviously not to help you.

It is really easy to tell whether computer is infected with this kind of virus or not because once inside of the system, it will automatically make some changes to the web browsers – home page and default search engine will be set to www.pptsearchengine.net. From now on, this website will appear every time you open your web browser.

From a first sight it looks like a regular search engine, just like Google or Yahoo. Unfortunately, it is not true and we suggest not to search through this website. That’s because Pptsearchengine.net uses custom Google search – they can manipulate search results and display whatever they wants. We have discovered that it does not matter what are you searching for, Pptsearchengine.net will display the same, not relevant results. It’s like advertising, only in this case sponsored links are not marked as advertisements so you just think that it’s organic results, relevant to your search.

Thats the way Pptsearchengine.net virus makes money – they drive traffic to affiliated websites. So if you rely on the results provided by pptsearchengine you will find yourself on websites that are unreliable or even dangerous. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Another unwanted feature of this browser hijacker is data collection. There is no doubt that Pptsearchengine.net virus will collect information about you, such as your browsing history, IP and email addresses or even your physical address. This kind of information is very sensitive and should be protected. However, when Pptsearchengine.net virus collects it, it can be easily transferred or sold to various third parties. So you don’t really know where it is going to end up.

That should be enough reasons to get rid of this infection. Now, you just need to decide how you want to do it – manually or automatically. Manual removal will require some specific knowledge in removing viruses, so to help you out we have developed a step-by-step Pptsearchengine.net virus manual removal guide – scroll down below this article and check it out. If you manage to complete all steps correctly you will be able to eliminate this virus in no time. However, if it looks like too much of the work to you, you can always go for automatic removal. All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of them should detect and remove the infection immediately. It will also ensure that similar viruses won’t infect your computer in the future, thus we suggest to keep it installed.

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Eliminate Pptsearchengine.net virus manually

How to remove Pptsearchengine.net virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net virus from macOS

Delete Pptsearchengine.net virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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 Pptsearchengine.net 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.

Manual removal