Safesearch.raaz.io virus - How to remove

Safesearch.raaz.io virus is a browser hijacker that can secretly infiltrate into your computer and take over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari. It’s an annoying program that replaces your homepage and default search provider and tries to make you visit sponsored websites. It disturbs your normal work on the Internet and it is considered to be a potentially unwanted program.

To remove Safesearch.raaz.io virus, run a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla. You can also try doing it manually. Since this can be quite tricky, we have provided a step-by-step guide how to do it.

About Safesearch.raaz.io virus

Once Safesearch.raaz.io virus is installed to a computer, it takes over one or more of your browsers and modifies their settings. It replaces your homepage and default search engine to Safesearch.raaz.io and since that moment you cannot browse in the ordinary way. Although the program looks like a regular search provider, it includes tons of sponsored websites to your search results. The goal of this program is to promote certain pages and improve their traffic, so you can also notice some random redirections to unknown pages.

Obviously such interruptions are very annoying. Not only it will be difficult to access websites that you want to and find information that you need, but also you will be forced to visit sponsored websites, which can be malicious. Safesearch.raaz.io virus can reroute you to websites full of malware and other infections. Although it looks like a regular search engine, it can create a lot of problems.

Distribution Methods of Safesearch.raaz.io virus

Safesearch.raaz.io virus is installed together with various recording tools, media players, PDF creators, etc. that you can download from the Internet for free. To avoid additional downloads, you should pay more attention to the installation processes. Follow every installation step and see if there are any pre-checked boxes that offer installing additional tools. Never agree changing your homepage to unknown websites either.

To remove Safesearch.raaz.io virus, run a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware program or use a guide provided below and eliminate this hijacker manually.

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Manual removal of Safesearch.raaz.io virus

How to remove raaz virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Safesearch.raaz.io virus from your applications.

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