Search.safensearch.com - How to remove

Search.safensearch.com is bothering you every time you open your web browser? That means your computer is infected with this malicious application called Search.safensearch.com. It is listed as a browser hijacker and you should delete it as soon as possible. Even though it is not very dangerous itself, it can lead you to some unwanted cyber security problems.

There are two ways to eliminate malware like Search.safensearch.com – you can do it either manually or automatically, so it’s completely up to you which removal method to choose. If you want to eliminate Search.safensearch.com fast and effortless, we suggest to do it automatically – 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 these apps should detect and eliminate Search.safensearch.com just in a couple of minutes. It’s should also protect your computer from other similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

In case you prefer to perform this removal manually – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Search.safensearch.com manual removal guide. We have developed it to assist you through this complicated process of virus removal. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to remove Search.safensearch.com manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Search.safensearch.com please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding this topic feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all.

About Search.safensearch.com browser hijacker

It works as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Once inside of your system Search.safensearch.com will change some settings on those web browsers, such as your homepage or default search engine to www.search.safensearch.com.

Even though Search.safensearch.com looks like legitimate search engine we do not recommend to use it. First of all, it displays a lot of sponsored results that are not relevant to your search queries, so you will waste your time. As you can see in the picture below, when we tried to search for a keyword ‘2-viruses’, Search.safensearch.com somehow displays a link to Facebook as sponsored content.

Moreover, we do not recommend to click on any of those sponsored links because if you do so, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Search.safensearch.com also has some attributes of an adware, such as displaying advertisements, so once inside of your system it will display various ads on all of your web browsers. Usually ads displayed by Search.safensearch.com appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon. You will be offered to purchase some particular goods at very appealing price rate but we do not recommend to click of them. Most of the time those ads are fake, they are just trying to win your attention and make you click on one of them. Because that’s how cyber criminals behing Search.safensearch.com make money.

Distribution Methods of Search.safensearch.com malware

Search.safensearch.com is traveling the same way as most of other adware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet. For instance, when you download and install some free downloads manager or media player, there is a chance that Search.safensearch.com will be downloaded and installed alongside without even warning you about that. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware application all the time.

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Manual removal of Search.safensearch.com virus

How to remove safensearch using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.safensearch.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the safensearch 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 Search.safensearch.com 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 Search.safensearch.com, 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 Search.safensearch.com 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 Search.safensearch.com 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 safensearch, 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 Search.safensearch.com 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 Search.safensearch.com, 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 Search.safensearch.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall safensearch 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 Search.safensearch.com, 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