Search.easydialsearch.com virus - How to remove

Search.easydialsearch.com (or Easy Dial Search) virus is a browser hijacker that can infiltrate into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari browser. It changes your default homepage and search engine without even asking for user’s confirmation. Unfortunately, Search.easydialsearch.com browser hijacker is not able to provide with the best search results, so users want to replace it with a better provider. However, this is not the easiest task.

In this article we explain the goals of Easy Dial Search virus and suggest how to eliminate it. The easiest way to do it is using an anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or Stopzilla. For those who don’t want to downlaod any additional tool we have developed a manual removal guide. You can find it below this article.

About Search.easydialsearch.com virus

Once your browsers has been infected with Search.easydialsearch.com virus, you will be constantly forced to visit unknown websites. Not only they will be listed in your search results, but also you will experience random redirections. In addition, Search.easydialsearch.com add-on will fill your searches with ads that contain links to sponsored pages too. You will constantly be facing a risk of unintentionally visiting compromised pages as some of the websites promoted by Search.easydialsearch.com plug-in are not safe to visit.

One of the main purposes of this browser hijacker is to advertise certain websites and increase their traffic. It can also try involving you into marketing related projects. Easy Dial Search module may be installed together with other PUPs (potentially unwanted programs), like adwares, that can track your browsing habits and try to get information about your interests. Later it can send this data to third parties, which generate personalized ads, etc.

In addition to all this, the developers of Search.easydialsearch.com malicious program state in their Privacy Policy that the terms and conditions regarding the usage of this browser extension may be changed without any notification and, if the user continues to use this extension he (she) gives his (her) silent agreement to the modifications carried out:

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Easy Dial may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Easy Dial’s sole discretion. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

This declaration is found on the Privacy Policy page, when you hit the Privacy button at the bottom on the hijacker’s main search page. It is clear that you must remove Search.easydialsearch.com extension and choose a proper search tool. Head to the next section.

Distribution Methods of Search.easydialsearch.com virus

Easy Dial Search hijacker can be installed on your computer, if you set Easy Dial extension from chrome web store up on your computer’s system. A software bundle with the .crx extension, more than 15 MB in size will be downloaded along this extension. This software package may contain Search.easydialsearch.com browser hijacker and, even, other malware-like applications. You may not have thought about such a possibility, as this web store is a legitimate online purchasing platform, belonging to the legitimate and widely recognised software provider, but even this does not let you completely trust the products you can find there.

But in most cases, Search.easydialsearch.com virus is installed to browsers without users knowledge. It comes along numerous software that can be downloaded from the Internet free of charge, such as music or video players, download managers, PDF creators, etc. If you have to download any freeware from the Internet, be more careful with its installation. A lot of users, don’t pay much attention to the installation steps and just keep on hitting the Next button until the process is finished. This is a big mistake, as they end up adding additional tools and making various changes in their systems that may interfere with the security and the performance of their machines.

You should always opt for the Custom or Advanced installation so that you were able to see all applications that come together with the software you are installing. Never agree to change your homepage or search provider to any unknown websites, like Search.easydialsearch.com.

If your browser has already been affected, remove Search.easydialsearch.com virus as soon as possible.

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How to remove easydialsearch virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete easydialsearch virus from your applications.

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