Uber-Search.com virus - How to remove

Uber-Search.com virus is a browser hijacker that secretly takes over Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari browsers. It can change your homepage, search provider and try to redirect you to commercial websites just to promote certain pages and improve their traffic. As long as Uber-Search.com virus is inside, you will be receiving numerous of ads and experience constant redirections, which are not only annoying but they can also lead to visiting malicious websites and getting your system infected.

Security experts recommend removing Uber-Search.com virus from your browser, as it will only create more problems for you. To learn how to do it, follow the guide that you can find below or simply run a full system scan with an anti-malware program, for example, Spyhunter or StopZilla.

About Uber-Search.com virus

Uber-Search.com virus uses unfair techniques to enter computers without users’ authorization. Once inside, it makes modifications in your registry settings and may introduce various infections to the affected system. Usually it replaces your homepage and search provider without letting you change these settings very easily. Last but not least, Uber-Search.com virus may track your browsing habits and violate your privacy this way. As a result, you can be involved into other marketing related campaigns and receive annoying ads when you browse the Internet.

Uber-Search.com virus causes constant redirections which can sometimes mean that you will be forced to visit malicious websites. Not only you will help the developers of this hijacker to promote websites of their partners, but you will also risk of getting your computer infected, it is one more good reason to eliminate Uber-Search.com virus as soon as you detect it.

Distribution Methods of Uber-Search.com virus

To protect your computer from Uber-Search.com virus and other attacks of similar hijackers, make sure you are more attentive when downloading various freeware to your system. Many of free media players, PDF creators and other free utilities try to add potentially unwanted programs to your system or modify your browser settings in order to promote certain applications. Always follow installation steps of your free downloads and do not agree to change your homepage of modify other settings, if you are not sure about the consequences. Never visit suspicious websites or click on random, popups while browsing, as some of them may try to install adware, hijackers and other unwanted programs too.

To remove Uber-Search.com virus, follow the guide below or simply scan your computer using a reliable anti-malware program.

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How to remove Uber-Search.com virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Uber-Search.com virus from your applications.

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