Search.smacklek.com virus is a browser hijacker that infects Mac systems. The program is distributed together with other freeware and once inside, it replaces your homepage and default search provider. The application blocks any other search pages and forces you to use Search.smacklek.com. Despite it looks like a regular search provider, it doesn’t provide reliable search results and causes constant redirections.
It is highly recommended to remove Search.smacklek.com virus from your system. Run a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware program, for example, Combo Cleaner, or follow the guide how to remove Search.smacklek.com virus manually provided below this article.
About Search.smacklek.com virus
As mentioned, Search.smacklek.com virus affects Mac systems. It can take over pretty much any of your browsers (sometimes all of them at the same time), including Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and others. Once inside, the program replaces your homepage and doesn’t leave you any other choice but to use Search.smacklek.com for making searches. Unfortunately, it is a very annoying tool as it focuses on promoting certain sponsored websites. Therefore, it includes them into your search results, displays ads with links to those pages and even redirects you there when you try to open another website.
There are plenty of genuine search providers out there, so make sure you remove Search.smacklek.com virus and choose a proper homepage for your browser. Most of the victims of this hijacker complain that it is not so easy to reset your browser settings while this irritating application is running in the background. Therefore, you must remove Search.smacklek.com virus first. To learn how to do it, follow the guide below or use an anti-malware program and run a full system scan to detect and remove Search.smacklek.com virus.
Distribution Methods of Search.smacklek.com virus
The program is usually installed to computers when you are downloading free software from the Internet (music players, video players, video recorders, download managers and so on). Very often users do not follow installation steps of their new programs carefully and end up installing additional applications marked to be added by default without even realizing that they gave a permission for that. This is how Search.smacklek.com is set as a homepage and main search provider, in most cases.
You should always opt for a Custom installation mode and be more careful with the installation steps. Make sure you deselect options that mention changing your homepage or adding unknown applications to your PC. If you have already detected Search.smacklek.com virus on any of your browsers, remove it as soon as possible.
TopHow to remove Search.smacklek.com virus from Google Chrome on Mac:
- Open Chrome browser.
- Enter in the url field “chrome://extensions” address and hit Enter.
- Find Search.smacklek.com virus on the extensions list and click on the recycle bin icon next to it.
- Click on 'Chrome' button at the top left corner. Select 'Preferences' on a drop-down menu box.
- Find 'Search' options on Settings tab. If your search engine is changed, click 'Manage Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
- On the same page find 'Show home button' checkbox and change your homepage.
- On the 'Preferences' menu window, scroll down to the bottom and find 'Reset settings' button. Click it.
- Confirm your selection and click 'Reset' on the following window.
How To remove Search.smacklek.com virus from Firefox on Mac OS:
- Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press cmd+Shift+A on your keyboard).
- Go through Extensions list, remove everything Search.smacklek.com 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.
- Enter “about:preferences” in URL bar and hit enter.
- Open Search settings tab.
- If your search engine is changed, click 'Default Search Engines' and set your preferred search engine.
- If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Preferences-> General. Enter a preferable URL to the home page field.
- Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
- Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
- Click on the Refresh Firefox button.
- Click on the Refresh Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
How to remove Search.smacklek.com 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 smacklek 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.
- 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.
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