Secure-surf.net virus - How to remove

Secure-surf.net is presented as a useful search engine that will allow you to search the web faster and more efficient. However, we have discovered that it is malicious, listed as a browser hijacker. Once inside of your computer it will make some changes that will be difficult to fix. There is a similar version of this virus called secure-surf.com. However, it is not active anymore, thus secure-surf.net remains the only active virus of this name.

Creators of Secure-surf.net developed this website so it would look like a legitimate search engine, such as Google or Yahoo. If you see this website as a homepage on one or several of your web browsers, your computer is infected and you should take action right now. Proceed reading the article and learn how to deal with this problem.

Secure-surf.net Features

The process of operation of this malware is standard – it gets installed on your computer (usually comes bundled with other free software that can be downloaded from the Internet), then an add-on of the same name is added to your web browsers. The add-on changes settings on those web browsers and sets Secure-surf.net as a homepage and default search engine. From now on, this website will appear every time you open a web browser. As far as we know, this add-on is compatible with Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox Internet browsers.

Name	Secure-surf.net virus Secure-surf
Cause	Installed by other malware Distributed bundled with other computer viruses
Possible harm	Slower computer Lost time Additional advertisements Computer exposed to malicious programs Hijacked homepage/new tab page Random Redirects
Solution	Check your device for malware Scan computer with anti-malware program Do not use the infected browser Avoid using secure-surf.net website

This browser hijacker also hijacks URL’s, so every time you open a new tab or try to search for something using URL field, you will be redirected to this particular website. Now, if you try to search for something using this web browser, you will be instantly redirected to a number of websites, including goto.maxdealz.com, feed.snowbitt.com, search.yahoo.com, and search.dondelink.com. However, you will only be able to see search.yahoo.com website since it is the last one. This leads to the conclusion that Secure-surf.net is affiliated to those websites that are also known as malicious.

Another important note – this browser hijacker will track your web browsing. It will collect information such as your search queries, most visited websites, IP and email addresses. It might be that they are trying to make money by selling this private information.

If you have no idea where did it came from, try to remember if you have installed some free software downloaded from the Internet. It is the most common distribution method for malware like this – when you download some freeware from the Internet, during the install you are asked to add some free and useful tools to your web browsers. usually, this option is set as default, so if you just run through the install without making any changes, malware gets added and hijacks your web browsers.

Reasons to remove Secure-surf.net browser hijacker:

• It will collect your personal information. Secure-surf.net  can collect various data about you, including some sensitive and personal one. This data can be transferred to unknown third parties or used for other purposes, so it is really dangerous.
• It will disturb your web browsing. Constant redirects and pop-up advertisements are really annoying. It will slow down your web browser and make the web browsing experience much worse than it was before.
• It might lead you to other infections. If your computer is infected with Secure-surf.net , it might infiltrate other similar malware into it, so it needs to be removed as soon as possible.

The most efficient and fastest way to get rid of virus like this is to download and scan a computer with anti-malware program. We suggest to use either SpyHunter Both of these apps are proven to be highly effective against infections like this. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice too.

It is also possible to eliminate Secure-surf.net  manually. This process includes removing the infection from control panel and web browsers, editing web browser settings and registry entries. For more in-depth information about this removal please read our special manual removal guide below this article. Also, feel free to ask us a question in the comments section below if you have any.

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How to remove Secure-surf.net virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Secure-surf.net virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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 Secure-surf.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.

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