Search.hidesearch.bid Redirects - How to remove

Search.hidesearch.bid is a site that redirects search queries. If you see it open itself without you prompting it, then a malicious browser extension might be installed on your browser. Delete that extension – and Search.hidesearch.bid will stop hijacking your searches.

Search.hidesearch.bid in short:

Threat type	Browser hijacker, adware.
How Search.hidesearch.bid hijacks searches	The site appears unexpectedly in the browser, it is opened by a browser extension, adware program, or browser settings.
How browser hijackers spread	They’re promoted in a misleading way that leads people to install them without meaning to.
How to remove Search.hidesearch.bid	Uninstall all suspicious browser add-ons, check search engine settings, use antivirus tools (Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others) to find and delete malware.

What is Search.hidesearch.bid?

Search.hidesearch.bid hijacks internet search

Search.hidesearch.bid is not much of a website. It has a front page with a search box and a few links to sites like Twitter and Youtube, but that’s about it.

If you use the search box on Search.hidesearch.bid – type in a query and press that “Smart Search” button, it doesn’t deliver its own search results; it goes to Bing.

So, Search.hidesearch.bid is no more than a simple home/new tab page. If it took over your browser’s home page, you might be a bit annoyed. Search.hidesearch.bid has less customization than the default new tab pages of all the major browsers. While Google Chrome allows you to change your new tab’s theme, background picture, and all the pinned links, Search.hidesearch.bid does none of that.

It’s bad for your privacy

Search.hidesearch.bid is not a unique site. It’s closely related to Chumsearch.com, another search hijacker, and very similar to Cybersearch.xyz, Searchfox.me, Firesear.ch, etc. It’s part of a family of search hijackers. These sites make money from redirecting people to certain websites.

In addition, these sites collect user data. From Search.hidesearch.bid’s privacy policy, here’s what data the site might collect:

• your IP and location,
• what programs you have installed on your computer,
• what websites you visit – your browsing history,
• what ads you see online and how you react to them,
• your internet search terms,
• your activity on social network sites.

Naturally, the same privacy policy says that Search.hidesearch.bid may use the data that it collects to deliver personalized ads.

It may have been installed without permission

If Search.hidesearch.bid really is so useless, why do people install it?

Browser hijackers like Search.hidesearch.bid might not give any choice to users. They might trick people into installing unwanted programs.

One way this happens is thanks to misleading ads online. Some ads for malicious programs and browser add-ons are made to look like download links or “Continue” screens. Other times, ads insist that you have to install a browser extension to continue browsing the web. Some ads look like virus alerts.

All of these deceptive ads lead people to install the advertised software – even when they don’t want to.

Freeware bundles can also be used to spread Search.hidesearch.bid and other browser hijackers. Some installers (usually for free programs) include ads in them. During the installation process, these ads appear and are often disguised as part of the installation process. They trick people into installing the optional software.

How to stop Search.hidesearch.bid redirects

If your browser is opening the Search.hidesearch.bid website without your permission, then there might be a program or browser extension that is causing this.

Find and remove the malicious software to stop Search.hidesearch.bid pop-ups. You can use an antivirus scanner, such as Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, or any security program that you trust.

Review the new tab page and default search engine settings in your web browser. You should be in control of these settings, not a potentially unwanted browser add-on.

Overall, browser add-ons are risky. They have a lot of power over your browser, a lot of access to your data. Be careful and only install those that you need.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Review browser extensions and settings

TopHow To remove Search.hidesearch.bid Redirects 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.hidesearch.bid Redirects, 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.hidesearch.bid Redirects 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 hidesearch, 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.hidesearch.bid Redirects 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.hidesearch.bid Redirects 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 Search.hidesearch.bid Redirects, 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.