Secure-finder.org - How to remove

Secure-finder.org appears every time you open your web browser? Well, that means your computer is infected with this malware and you should take care of that. This application is listed as browser hijacker so it definitely will make some changes on your system. Please proceed reading the article and we will provide you with the information how to solve the problem.

We suggest to take a look at their homepage. It looks like a regular search engine, but this image is obviously misleading. If you try to to search for something using it, your search will be executed via nova.rambler.ru and we do not think that this website is worth to be used. It looks like this and is way less efficient than other well-known search engine like Google or Yahoo:

This malware operates as browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers out there, including Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome or Safari.

Once inside of your system it will make some changes on your web browsers, such as homepage or default search engine. It will be set to www.secure-finder.org and every time you open your web browser this website will appear:

It can be really frustrating to get rid of this website, because you can’t manually change homepage and default search engine settings by yourself – the virus needs to be removed first. Until then, those settings will be changed back automatically, so there is literally no point to do that.

This website is describe as a tool that would allow you to search the web in incognito mode – no search history, no browsing history and so on. However, it also features some unwanted qualities. As far as we know, this browser hijacker is affiliated with both dondelink and pay-bar.net malware. Secure Finder serves as a distributor, so if your computer is infected with it, there is a chance that malware mentioned above will be infiltrated into your system at some point.

Distribution Methods of Secure-finder.org browser hijacker

Secure-finder.org might be installed on your system when you download and install free software from unreliable websites. For instance, if you download some PDF converter or media player, you will be asked if you want some additional tools that will improve your browsing experience. Usually those options are already checked for you and if you don’t change any settings during the installation, malware like this gets installed on your computer. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware or even avoid downloading software from unreliable sources.

Now, if you want to eliminate this threat and secure your system, you should get yourself a decent anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter Install one of them and scan your computer with it – the virus will be gone in several minutes. If you do not feel like downloading additional software – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Secure-finder.org manual removal guide. Do your best to complete all the steps correctly and the virus should be gone for good.

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How to remove Secure-finder.org using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org from macOS

Delete Secure-finder.org from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org, 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 Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org, 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 Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org, 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 Secure-finder.org from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Secure-finder.org 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 Secure-finder.org, 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.

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