ProSearchStreams Hijacker - How to remove

ProSearchStreams is a browser hijacker that causes Yahoo redirects in the browser. It isn’t very obvious once it’s installed – you might not even notice it, especially with the deceptive ads that it uses. However, it takes over browser settings and makes very disruptive changes that can get really frustrating.

To get rid of the ProSearchStreams search hijacker, just remove this extension and block its ads.

ProSearchStreams in short:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
Effects on the browser	The default search engine is replaced with Yahoo.com, pop-up ads from Prosearchstreams.com appear on the screen.
How does ProSearchStreams get installed?	It’s advertised online in ways that can lead to unintentional installations.
How to remove ProSearchStreams	Uninstall unwanted extensions, block ads from unwanted sites, remove malware with antivirus programs, such as Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, and others.

What is ProSearchStreams?

Browser hijacker

ProSearchStreams is a browser add-on. Unlike most browser extensions, it doesn’t have any useful features. All it does is change your browser settings, spy on your activities, and lay low, hoping that you won’t notice it.

ProSearchStreams makes Feed.prosearchstreams.com into your default search engine. This site leads to Yahoo.com. So, with ProSearchStreams installed, your browser begins delivering web search results in Yahoo.com. This is very common for browser hijackers (Yahoo redirect virus).

You might notice that the text in your address bar changes. Your new tab page might also look different – for instance, if there always used to be a search box on your new tab, it might disappear, leaving just a blank page.

Prosearchstreams.com might also display pop-up ads on your screen.

While it’s taking over your searches, ProSearchStreams also takes the opportunity to spy on them. It can ready your search queries, which sites you visit, which ads you click on. Yet another advertising program that tracks you. But, unlike more reputable companies, ProSearchStreams is very obscure. It’s not even clear who the company behind it is. It might be the same company that made Linkury and Safe Finder, based on the address.

Trojan

ProSearchStreams usually relies on deceptive ads to get installed. It shows pop-up ads that look like download buttons or mandatory extensions, pushing people to install an add-on that they might not want. Some might not even realize that they just added an extension to their browser.

The ads for ProSearchStreams get displayed on various websites:

• free movie sites,
• file hosting sites,
• online video converters,
• torrenting sites.

They tend to look like download links or “required” extensions, but they’re nothing more than misleading ads.

If ProSearchStreams had any useful features, it wouldn’t need to use misleading ads to get people to install it. It would also be able to justify the spying and advertising that it does by saying that it’s in exchange for the features that it provides.

Although, even useful extensions aren’t always able to justify the spying that they engage in (Chrome is adding new privacy features in 2021).

How to remove ProSearchStreams

Remove unwanted add-ons

Remove the ProSearchStreams extension to stop the search redirects. The instructions can be found below. Each web browser requires slightly different instructions, but it’s always a quick and easy process.

And remember to check other extensions, too. If you find some that are suspicious, that you didn’t install, remove them, too.

Use an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, or others to check your device for malicious apps, extensions, and other files.

Block unwanted ads

Even after you uninstall ProSearchStreams, you might still see pop-up ads from the site Prosearchstreams.com and other sites.

You can block these ads by clicking on one of their pop-ups – not the ad itself, but the little “Site settings” box or the gear icon. That will allow you to block all the pop-ups from the site.

Instead of waiting, you can block notifications in your browser settings:

• Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
• Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
• Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.

Review all the sites that are allowed to send notifications to your browser. If you see some unfamiliar addresses, don’t hesitate to revoke their permissions.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Restore browser settings

TopHow To remove ProSearchStreams 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 ProSearchStreams 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 ProSearchStreams 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 ProSearchStreams 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 ProSearchStreams 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 ProSearchStreams 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 ProSearchStreams Hijacker, 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.