Quicknetsearch.com Virus - How to remove

Quicknetsearch.com is a recently released application, developed by unknown software developers. The latter app seems to come without any supplemental documentation such as a Privacy Policy or Terms of Use. Quicknetsearch.com domain displays a blank page with a toolbar and a Search button. There is no logo or other mark, which would indicate the producer, as well as no link to any piece of information regarding the usage of the piece of software. When the Search button has been hit, the redirection to bing.com occurs. Thus, quicknetsearch.com is also called a redirect virus. The term virus, here, is used in a more generic sense of the term, meaning that the application is rather an unwanted application than a real computer virus.

The Redirect and Other Issues Quicknetsearch.com Causes

Quicknetsearch.com, as we have already observed, redirects to bing.com in a new tab page. This redirection is not accidental and purposeless, but rather functional. The browser extension exploits the web search feature of bing.com to implement the tasks it was programmed to by its developers. And these tasks actually involve the rendering of ad-supported content, which is not the legitimate and trustful advertising. The thing is that the user is unaware about its creators and this malicious content can even appear disguised as a ‘relevant’ website to the user’s search query or a ‘native’ offer on an online store. While, in reality, it is a mere online scam or an entire site of online advertising scams.

The user needs to realize that Quicknetsearch.com browser extension is neither a true search engine nor an extension providing the user with the best online purchasing deals. The developers of Quicknetsearch.com, like all the other creators of browser hijackers, develop web applications which automatically and rather forcibly changes the user browser settings to make themselves implanted into the browser. When Quicknetsearch.com add-on runs on it, the clients of the add-on’s developers have their content displayed and the owners of the extension gets payed. There are no benefits to the end user of Quicknetsearch.com plug-in, just the drawbacks, which are heavy enough to make a decision to remove the extension. Since having Quicknetsearch.com hijacker on the system can possibly be the reason of other malware installation or a viral infection.

The Indicators of Quicknetsearch.com Browser Hijacker’s Infection

If you tend to download and install free apps in the provided settings, you should know that it is the strongest indicator possible, indicating that your computer’s system will sooner or later get infected with some kind of malware. If you see that your homepage has been replaced with Quicknetsearch.com domain, you should think your freeware downloading strategy over. Every piece of freeware without exception needs to be installed in the Advanced or Custom mode. It will take a little more time than the installation in the Default mode, but you will save more time in the long run, as you will not need to remove unwanted apps in the future. In what way does the installation in the Custom or Advanced settings differ from the Basic mode? The Advanced/Custom mode of the setup wizard features additional installs, which are those unwanted apps, and the functionality of removing them.

How to Remove Quicknetsearch.com Browser Hijacker?

Pick one of these applications – Spyhunter or Malwarebytes – to have your computer’s system reviewed and Quicknetsearch.com browser hijacker removed. These security apps have been listed in the order of effectiveness, the first being the best reviewed security engine. Manual removal of the hijacker can be implemented following the succeeding instructions. They comprise removal steps from the most popular web browsers, as Quicknetsearch.com is not associated with any particular web browser.

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Manual removal of Quicknetsearch.com Virus

How to remove Quicknetsearch.com Virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Quicknetsearch.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 Quicknetsearch.com Virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Quicknetsearch.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 Quicknetsearch.com Virus from macOS

Delete Quicknetsearch.com Virus from your applications.

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