Search.aquatoria.net - How to remove

Search.aquatoria.net is yet another browser hijacker that might attack your system. Even though it is not very dangerous as a computer virus, it can lead you to some more dangerous threats thus we suggest to remove it from your system as soon as possible.

There are two most common methods to kill infection like this – it can be done either manually or automatically, thus feel free to select the one that fits your needs the best.

If you have no previous experience in eliminating infections like Search.aquatoria.net we suggest to go for automatic removal – it will take less time and be much easier to pull off. All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of these programs should be able to detect and eliminate the virus in no time. It will also protect your computer from 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.

However, if for some reasons you do not want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can remove Search.aquatoria.net manually – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Search.aquatoria.net manual removal guide. We have developed it to assist you through this process of virus removal which can seem complicated. Just do your best to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate Search.aquatoria.net from your computer manually.

If you have faced some difficulties during the removal of this virus, feel free to ask us for help in the comments section below. To learn more about specific features of Search.aquatoria.net please continue reading this article.

About Search.aquatoria.net browser hijacker

As we have mentioned above, Search.aquatoria.net is listed as browser hijacker so once installed on your computer it will make some changes on web browsers. Settings such as default search engine and homepage will be set to www.search.aquatoria.net. So from now on every time you open a we browser, this website will appear.

As you can see, Search.aquatoria.net is like a replica of Google. However, this search engine is not reliable and we do not recommend to use it.

If you try to search for something via this search engine, you will notice a lot of sponsored results that are not relevant to your search queries. That means you will waste your time this way. Moreover, those results might lead you to malicious websites so we suggest not to click on any of them.

If it happens so that you click on the result displayed by Search.aquatoria.net 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 with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Search.aquatoria.net is operating as browser add-on and is compatible with all most popular web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Search.aquatoria.net also has some features of adware infection. Once installed on your computer it will display various advertisements, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual ads. New tab or even window with ads on it can be opened at any time as well. Usually ads displayed appear while you are visiting e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon.

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Manual removal of Search.aquatoria.net virus

How to remove aquatoria using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.aquatoria.net from your applications.

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

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall aquatoria 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.aquatoria.net, 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