Search.clearch.org Virus - How to remove

Search.clearch.org is promoted as a safe search engine by NetSpark Ltd. This search tool provides the web search service subdivided into Clean Web Search and Clean Images Search. You can choose from either of the searches by clicking the round field next to the corresponding search above the search bar or by clicking the Web or Images button in the left corner of the upper toolbar. You are also provided with the Gmail, Google Translate and Google Maps shortcuts on the right corner of the toolbar. Below the search field there is an option to select the language, though, no matter what language from the four options you choose, you will have to read the Privacy Policy or the Terms of Use in English. While, this documentation is obligatory to read.

About Search.clearch.org

While it cannot be refused to accept that Search.clearch.org looks like an ordinary search engine and that it does render websites to the search queries you enter, at the same time it cannot be denied that it operates quite differently from the other search providers, such as Google, for instance. The explanation for this is that Search.clearch.org is not a legitimate tool, as opposed to Google Search, but it is a browser hijacker. You do not need to guess what it hijacks, since from the moment the application has been installed on your PC, your browser settings are changed in the way search.clearch.org becomes the default homepage. But that is not the only malicious feature of browser hijackers.

You will, most probably, agree that the web searches performed with Search.clearch.org are quite out of the ordinary. The search results you get are not what you exactly expected. There are reasons for that. First, you need to know the NetSpark position regarding the web search services it provides. In its Privacy Policy it is written:

NetSpark assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, quality, integrity, completeness, usefulness or value of any content presented as a result of the services offered through this website.

As you can perfectly understand from the statement above, Search.clearch.org extension was developed having no intention of providing the end-users with the content of quality. So what was the aim this add-on was designed for?

Search.clearch.org was created to provide the end-users with the advertising content of questionable quality. This is the primary objective of the applications which belong to the category of browser hijackers. They act as the displayers of the advertising content of other parties in cooperation. However, this cooperation is rather strange:

NetSpark does not endorse the opinions, actions, or validity of third party content provided as a result of the services offered on this website.

This means that the third parties carry the responsibility for their content and not the developers of Search.clearch.org plug-in. But the thing is that these third parties are not disclosed and no contact information is provided either. So, in fact, the user himself is assigned all the responsibility which ensues from the usage of Search.clearch.org module.

Exposure to such a content may have other more serious consequences. These concerns the safety of the data you store on your computer and the information you provide on the Internet, while Search.clearch.org application is running on the system:

Furthermore, linked content presented as a result of the use of the services hosted on this website may lead to sites or links that contain dangerous computer viruses. […] Your confidential use of this site cannot be guaranteed by NetSpark. We shall not be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer as a result of a breach of confidentiality in respect to your use of this site.

Accordingly, using Search.clearch.org may result in the security breach. Thus, you must remove Search.clearch.org program from your computer the moment your default homepage has been changed.

The Removal Methods of Search.clearch.org Browser Hijacker

Search.clearch.org hijacker can be removed either automatically or manually. The automatic method of removal requires the application of additional software. The software, which can be downloaded to remove the unwanted application is the following: Spyhunter or Hitman. Even though, you need extra application to automatically remove the malware, the actual removal process will be much easier and faster than that in the case of manual removal. To assist you in the manual removal process we have developed special instructions, which are to be looked for below the article.

Where does Search.clearch.org Lurk in?

Search.clearch.org lurks in spam e-mails, malicious advertisements and free downloads. While the first two can easily be ignored, the third is a little more difficult to abstain from. On the other hand, there is actually no need for that. You can keep downloading and installing free apps, as long as you do that in the Advanced/Custom settings, which are needed to discard the pre-included programs.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manual removal of Search.clearch.org Virus

How to remove clearch Virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.clearch.org Virus from your applications.

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