How to remove Secureserch.com

What is Secureserch.com?

Secureserch.com is a malware website, imitating an inoffensive search service. In fact, this domain is a browser hijacker that is designed to promote third-party sites and steel users’ personal information. The threat alters browser homepage and the default search engine to Secureserch.com. In addition, it blocks other search domains, so a user is forced to use only this one. We warn you that performing a search on this page is not as simple process as it seems. A user will be given the not relevant results that only imitate related sources, but in fact are the links lead to Secureserch.com partners sites. To stop these redirections and to restore your browsers’ settings, you need to remove Secureserch.com hijacker.

How Secureserch.com got installed on your computer?

Secureserch.com hazards users PC through fake updates for different software on users PC. Note, if you see any popups that state that you need to update something, please ignore them. Also, you can turn off all unwanted options in Advanced or Custom installation mode. By skipping the step with settings choice, a user automatically agrees to install whatever the setup contains.

Symptoms of Secureserch.com infection

First and the most striking proof of having a browser hijacker is change of the main page. Usually it is a search engine page that is designed so that user would believe in its legitimacy.
Generally, hijackers cause redirections when user makes a search query on its page or tries to reach a blocked site (usually another search engine or anti-malware sites)
Another indicator of hijacker infection is appearance of new programs, toolbars and browser extensions that you don’t remember installing and processes in start-up queue.
Also, you may notice the significant slowdown in the system operating, since running of the applications required for malware activity may consume a lot of CPU.
Besides, hijacker infection may as well negatively affect the speed of Internet connection.

How to remove Secureserch.com?

To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Secureserch.com completely. For this you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as Secureserch.com files and registry entries.
We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to automatic removal tool.

Download SpyHunter

Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Secureserch.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Secureserch.com, but also the safest and most assuring one.

Steps of Secureserch.com manual removal

Uninstall Secureserch.com from Control Panel

As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Secureserch.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.

How to remove Secureserch.com from Windows XP

Click the Start button and open Control Panel
Go to Add or Remove Programs
Find the application related to Secureserch.com and click Uninstall

How to remove Secureserch.com from Windows 7/Vista

Click the Start button and open Control Panel
Go to Uninstall Program
Find the application related to Secureserch.com and click Uninstall

How to remove Secureserch.com from Windows 8/8.1

Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
Choose Control Panel
Select the Uninstall Program line
Uninstall the application related to Secureserch.com

How to remove Secureserch.com from Windows 10

Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
Click Control Panel
Choose Uninstall a Program
Select the application related to Secureserch.com and remove it

If you experience problems with removing Secureserch.com from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel

Remove Secureserch.com from browsers

Since some of hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.

How to remove Secureserch.com from Google Chrome

Start Google Chrome
Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
Delete Secureserch.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove Secureserch.com from Internet Explorer

Launch Internet Explorer
Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
Delete Secureserch.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove Secureserch.com from Mozilla Firefox

Start Mozilla Firefox
Click on the right-upper corner button
Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
Delete Secureserch.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove Secureserch.com from Microsoft Edge

Start Microsoft Edge
Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
Choose Extensions
Click the gear icon near Secureserch.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
Choose Remove

Reset your browsers

How to reset settings in Google Chrome

Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
Choose Settings
Click Show advanced settings
Click the Reset Settings button

How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox

Click the icon in the upper right corner
Choose Help
Select Troubleshooting Information
Click the Reset Firefox… button

How to reset settings in Internet Explorer

Click on the Tools button
Go to Internet options
Go to the Advanced tab
Click Reset

How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge

Start Microsoft Edge
Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
Choose Settings
Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
Select everything and click Clear

If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Secureserch.com.