Search.moviegoat.com - How to remove

Search.moviegoat.com appears as a homepage every time you open a web browser? Well, that means your computer is infected with this malware listed as browser hijacker. Don’t get too scared – it is not the most dangerous virus. Nonetheless, you should not keep it installed on your computer because it can lead you to some severe cyber security problems.

Search.moviegoat.com can be eliminated either manually or automatically, thus feel free to choose the method that fits your needs the best.

If you want to eliminate this infection fast and effortless, we suggest to do it automatically. It’s plain simple – all you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter, 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 remove the virus just in a few moments. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can eliminate Search.moviegoat.com manually as well. This process might be problematic, therefore we have developed a step-by-step Search.moviegoat.com manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and check it out. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Search.moviegoat.com manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Search.moviegoat.com please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding removal process or virus itself, feel free to ask us in the comments section below and we will do our best to provide you with needed assistance.

About Search.moviegoat.com browser hijacker

It operates as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

The worst part about this virus is changed settings of web browsers. It will automatically change settings such as your homepage or default search engine to www.Search.moviegoat.com .

Search.moviegoat.com tries to create an image of free and reliable search engine that could enhance your web browsing experience, but it is definitely not true and you should not trust it. If you attempt to search for something through it, a lot of sponsored results will appear. Those results are not only not relevant to your search queries, but might lead you to some malicious websites as well. That’s why we do not recommend to click on any of them.

If it happens so that you click on the result displayed by Search.moviegoat.com 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.moviegoat.com might also collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. They can transfer this information to third parties, thus it’s very dangerous.

How Search.moviegoat.com browser hijacker is distributed

Search.moviegoat.com might infect your system when you download and install some freeware from the Internet. For instance, if you download and install some free downloads manager or media player from unreliable website, Search.moviegoat.com can come bundled with it.

To avoid this happening, you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with trustworthy anti-malware software all the time. Only this way you can avoid infections like this.

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Manual removal of Search.moviegoat.com virus

How to remove moviegoat using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.moviegoat.com from your applications.

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

Remove malicious extensions

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