Snjsearch.com virus - How to remove

Snjsearch.com virus is a browser hijacker that can secretly infiltrate into your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari browser and take over your work there. It replaces your chosen search provider and homepage without asking for your confirmation and cause constant redirections to sponsored websites.

To remove Snjsearch.com virus, run a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla. You can also try doing it manually, which can be quite tricky for some of you. For this reason, we have created a guide how to do it. Find it below this article.

About Snjsearch.com virus

Once inside, the Snjsearch.com virus replaces your homepage and default search provider one one or more of your browsers. If you make a search using this website, you will soon notice that it does not provide reliable search results. Instead of that you will find lists of sponsored websites and ads among them. This way you can easily be redirected to unknown or malicious websites just to improve their traffic or make you purchase something in there. Moreover, you will not be able to make any efficient searches.

You should always be careful with what is going on on your browser and if you see that your start page has been replaced, your browser has most likely been hijacked. Just like many other browser hijackers, Snjsearch.com virus aims to improve traffic of some websites and its creators get paid for each new visit. However, it creates a lot of inconveniences for the users and even puts their system at risk, as they can be redirected to malicious websites. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to remove Snjsearch.com virus as soon as possible.

Distribution Methods of Snjsearch.com virus

Usually computer users install Snjsearch.com virus by themselves while downloading other programs. It can be bundled to free music players, video recorders, PDF creators and a bunch of other applications without clearly disclosing about it. You should never allow replacing your homepage to little known pages like Snjsearch.com. Be sure to choose Custom or Advanced installation mode while installing any new tool, so you would be able to see all attempts to change your browser settings or install additional tools to your computer.

If your system has already been affected, remove Snjsearch.com virus as soon as possible. A guide how to do it is provided below. If you want to remove Snjsearch.com virus automatically, use an automatic removal tool.

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Manual removal of Snjsearch.com virus

How to remove Snjsearch.com virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Snjsearch.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.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.
  
• 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 Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.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 Snjsearch.com 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 Snjsearch.com 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