Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus - How to remove

Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus is a browser hijacker that aims to advertise sponsored websites. It appears of your browser out of nowhere and settles down as your main search provider. Whenever you make a search using it, instead of providing regular search results, Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus displays numerous sponsored links among regular search results. The creators of this hijacker are making profit whenever you click on sponsored websites.

To browse regularly again, you must remove Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus from your browsers. We recommend scanning your system with a reputable anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or StopZilla. Manual removal guide of Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus is provided below this article.

About Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus

Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus can take over Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and possible other less popular browsers. It comes bundled to various freeware and shareware from the Internet. The program immediately modifies your browser settings and replaces your homepage as well as default search provider with Search.yourspeedtestnow.com.

Although it looks more or less like any other search provider, Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus aims to advertise sponsored websites and make affiliate revenue. It adds plenty of commercial websites among your search results and displays random ads when you surf the Internet. Additionally, the program may install an adware that monitors your browsing history. Later this data can be sent to the third parties and used to generate personalized ads or involve users into other marketing related campaigns.

Beware Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus can advertise malicious websites where you can get your system infected. It is another reason to eliminate it from your browser as soon as possible.

Distribution Methods of Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus

If you wonder why your homepage and search engine were changed with Search.yourspeedtestnow.com, it is quite easy to explain. You have probably agreed to do it without such intentions. There are plenty of free software out there that alter your homepage during its installation. For this reason, you should be more careful with what you are installing to your system. Always choose Custom installation mode when installing anything free from the Internet and be aware of the possibility to replace your homepage or add other programs by default. Follow every installation step and deselect options that offer replacing your homepage with unknown website. Do not allow to add any extra programs either, unless you are sure they are reliable and useful for you.

If your browsers have already been affected, remove Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus as soon as possible. If you are not experienced in fixing such issues, it is recommended to scan your system an anti-malware program let it remove Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus automatically.

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Manual removal of Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus

How to remove yourspeedtestnow virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.yourspeedtestnow.com virus from your applications.

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

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