Searchsecretly.net virus - How to remove

Searchsecretly.net is presented as a web search provider which would allow you to search the web privately – without cookies and websites tracking your actions. Unfortunately, this website is promoted by malicious browser extension which is listed as a browser hijacker due to several unwanted features. We have seen similar incognito search providers in the past, such as Mypricatesearch.com or iPrivate multi search and they always happen to be browser hijackers.

Why browser hijacker? Well, because it has a clear and typical features that are common to browser hijackers – Search Secretly browser add-on will automatically set Searchsecretly.net  as a homepage and default search engine on all of your web browsers without an ability to change those settings unless the virus is removed from the computer. Furthermore, this website can not be trusted as the search results are obviously corrupted and might lead you to very dangerous or simply poor websites.

This browser add-on is developed to fit most of the web browsers, including but not limited to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. If it is installed on your computer, you will be facing a really poor web browsing quality, because constant redirects to Searchsecretly.net  and misleading search results will be eating up your time. Infection like this can be really frustrating as users struggle to change web browsers settings back – it can only be done after the extension itself and all files associated to it is removed from the computer.

If you try to search for something using Searchsecretly.net  first 5 results will always be sponsored advertisements that are not relevant to your search query, regardless what you are searching for. We suspect those sponsored websites to be malicious too, therefore we do not recommend to click on any of those first 5 links. It looks like Searchsecretly.net  is using a custom Google search so following results are completely legitimate, but hackers behind this infection have the power to modify first results page and display the content they prefer.

Imagine Searchsecretly.net  like an advertising network. They hijack web browsers, build some web traffic and then sell them to third parties. So if your computer is infected with this browser hijacker, expect to visit various random websites all the time. And the worst part is that browser hijackers can be partners with anyone – including cyber criminals. This way you expose yourself to a danger on a daily basis.

Another feature of Searchsecretly.net  which is highly unwanted – data collection. It will probably record your sensitive information, such as IP and email addresses, browsing habits, most visited websites and so on. This information is transferred or sold to third parties as marketing material – they can create more targeted and relevant to your interests advertising campaigns this way.

Finally, Searchsecretly.net  is distributed unfairly – bundled with other free software. So basically you get this extension as a bonus to the software that you are installing. The problem is that this bonus usually is unwanted and sneaks into the computer secretly. The best way to avoid malware like this is to pay close attention to the install of freeware downloaded from the Internet. If you just run through the installation steps and agree with all offers, malware like this can easily land on your computer.

Now, it’s more than enough arguments not to keep Searchsecretly.net  installed on your computer. However, getting rid of it can be complicated as well. Unless you have the right tool for the job – Spyhunter. Scanning your computer with this anti-malware tool will automatically solve this problem, since Searchsecretly.net  will be detected and removed just in a few minutes. In case it is still not clear how you should act in this situation, scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Searchsecretly.net  manual removal guide.

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How to remove Searchsecretly.net virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net virus from macOS

Delete Searchsecretly.net virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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 Searchsecretly.net 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.

Manual removal