Search-fine.com Redirects - How to remove

Search-fine.com is a redirecting site. Its name may appear in your address bar briefly before it opens another website. If this is happening, check your computer for malware – especially your browser add-ons.

If your search queries are being sent to Search-fine.com, then Search-fine.com has control over which site delivers your search results. It also has access to your browsing data. However, it offers no valuable features to make it worth using.

Search-fine.com in short:

Classification	Browser hijacker.
Causes of the Search-fine.com redirects	Malicious programs and browser extensions.
Problems and dangers	Search history is exposed unnecessarily, Search-fine.com has control over your web search results.
How to remove Search-fine.com redirects	Find and remove malicious programs and browser extensions manually or with antivirus tools (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others).

Causes of Search-fine.com redirects

Redirects by fake search engines

Search-fine.com is a website, but it doesn’t seem to have any content. Fifteen years ago, there used to be a genuine search engine on Search-fine.com. Now, it just shows ads in the “Related Links” format.

However, some sites, such as Searchgoose.com, Searchmarquis.com, Searchsnow.com, Weather-prince.com, and others may open Search-fine.com before displaying their search results.

Fake search engines don’t search the web or even display the results on their own – instead, they redirect to another site, in this case, Search-fine.com. Search-fine.com opens Ask.com, Yahoo.com, Bing.com, or another site, depending on the user and the redirecting site.

Bad browser extensions

Fake search engines usually spread with the help of malicious browser extensions. Browser extensions have a lot of power over the web browser: they can see what sites you visit and they can open any webpages they want in your browser.

Even browser add-ons whose only permission is to read your browsing history can open and close browser tabs, seamlessly redirecting your searches to Search-fine.com and from there, to any search website.

Malicious browser extensions spread in a few different ways:

• Updated to include malicious features. Sometimes, a browser add-on becomes dangerous when it’s updated to include monetization features that are not ethical.
• Embedded in installers of free programs. Freeware download sites, such as Falcoware.com, often bundle optional add-ons – adware, spyware programs, and other unwanted items.
•  Advertised online. Some browser hijackers are promoted online as useful add-ons, but they often fail to deliver on the promised features.

Problems with Search-fine.com

Let’s say your search query is sent to Search-fine.com. Search-fine.com also gets a unique ID with the query. Based on your query, as well as information about your browser, computer, location, etc., Search-fine.com can then decide which search results site to open.

This could be bad for privacy. Search-fine.com is yet another site that gets your queries. Search history is valuable data for advertisers. Major search engines allow you to delete your search history or parts of it, but what about when Search-fine.com and a bunch of other sites have a copy?

In addition, Search-fine.com stops you from being able to control your search engine. Want to use Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo? As long as Search-fine.com has your browser hijacked, it will decide which site you are allowed to use.

Not to mention, if Search-fine.com decides to open an advertisement or even a malicious site, it can.

How to remove Search-fine.com

Find the browser add-on or program that’s causing the Search-fine.com redirect and remove it.

You can use an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others to check your device.

You can also examine the programs that were installed most recently, as well as what add-ons are installed on your browser that you did not add yourself. Remember that sometimes, programs and extensions start out safe but are updated to become malicious. So, keep in mind that any browser add-on could be responsible for the Search-fine.com redirects.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove browser extensions

TopRemoving Search-fine.com Redirects from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Search-fine.com Redirects. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search-fine.com Redirects, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the 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.

TopRemoving Search-fine.com Redirects from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Search-fine.com Redirects. Click on the trash bin icon next to Search-fine.com Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search-fine.com Redirects, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset 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-fine.com Redirects from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Search-fine.com Redirects. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Search-fine.com Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.