StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects - How to remove

StreamSearchClub is a Yahoo redirect and a browser hijacker. It does nothing but advertise to you and collect data about your searches.

It’s recommended to remove StreamSearchClub and to check your computer for other infections. Also, check your web push notification settings as StreamSearchClub may be using them to display pop-up ads on your screen.

About StreamSearchClub:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
Removing StreamSearchClub’s extension and ads	Uninstall the StreamSearchClub browser add-on and other suspicious add-ons, remove all malware manually and with an antivirus tool (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others).
StreamSearchClub infection symptoms	Yahoo search redirects, pop-up ads from Streamsearchclub.com, random new tabs opening in your browser.
How adware hijacks web browsers	It’s advertised on free streaming sites and file hosting websites, malicious extensions may be installed by other programs, once installed, they change browser settings and collect browsing data.

How to stop StreamSearchClub ads and redirects

Remove all malware

StreamSearchClub is a browser add-on, meaning that it’s installed on your browser. Simple to remove, except in cases where your browser is managed by an organization, in which case, please refer to our article “Installed by enterprise policy” (fake).

But this may not be all that there is to remove. Scan your computer with Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and other programs to find and remove all malware and carefully review any potentially unwanted programs.

Adware infections like StreamSearchClub promote other malware, so it is important to check all the programs that were installed on your computer recently and to remove those that are suspicious.

Block ads by StreamSearchClub

Even after removing the StreamSearchClub extension, you may still see pop-up ads from the Streamsearchclub.com site. Here’s how to block them:

1. Go to your browser’s notification settings.
   • Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
   • Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
   • Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.
   • Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
2. Find StreamSearchclub.com and other sites that are sending you unwanted pop-up ads.
3. Block their ads in the drop-down menus next to each address.

How StreamSearchClub hijacks browsers

It makes unwanted changes to the browser

StreamSearchClub is a browser extension that works closely with the Streamsearchclub.com website.

In theory, browser extensions (or add-ons, or plug-ins) are supposed to have useful features and improve your browser in some way. For this purpose, extensions are granted access to browser settings and data.

StreamSearchClub, however, has no helpful features, it only redirects your searches to Yahoo and collects data about your browsing activity (like many other extensions, really). And yet, it still has access to your settings and data.

As a result, StreamSearchClub is able to do some potentially concerning things:

• It can read your browsing history, which includes all the sites that you visit.
• It can also read exactly what you search for online.
• StreamSearchClub is able to close and open browser tabs, which allows it to seamlessly redirect you from some websites to others and open unexpected webpages without your consent.

The simple reason why StreamSearchClub exists and why it infects web browsers is that it makes money from advertising. It displays ads in notification pop-ups and in new browser tabs to funnel people to affiliated sites so that its operators can get paid.

The good news is that StreamSearchClub does not steal user passwords or any other such sensitive data (as far as I know). Still, it is good to make sure that 2-factor authentication is turned on where possible.

It is advertised online

StreamSearchClub is advertised on movie streaming sites, like 123Movies. It’s also promoted on filesharing sites that are used by pirating websites. And it’s advertised in ways that cause people to install it without meaning to.

StreamSearchClub shows pages that look like Download buttons, software update prompts, and alerts about required software. The illustration above is one of the advertisement formats that StreamSearchClub uses. It appears unprompted when trying to watch a video online or when trying to download a file. It could make some users think that it’s required, which is not the case.

Besides that, it is possible for StreamSearchClub to get installed by some programs, as well as to be bundled by other browser extensions. It’s advisable to check your computer for other suspicious extensions and programs.

For instance, StreamSearchClub is very similar to GlobalMovieSearch, GetVideoSearch, and many other adware add-ons. Sometimes, a few of these get installed on the same browser, and removing just one of them doesn’t have an effect – all need to be removed in order to set the browser free.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Restore browser settings

TopHow To remove StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects 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 StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects, 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 StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects 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 StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects, 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 StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects 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 StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects 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 StreamSearchClub Ads and Redirects, 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.