What is My-search.site?
My-search.site is considered to be a potentially unwanted program which mostly appears on MacOS computers. Although it is presented as an enhanced search engine, it can hardly be compared with other popular ones like Google or Yahoo. So, if you have infected with My-search.site virus, you will see that the primary search engine, homepage, and new tab URL of your web browser have changed. The main aim of My-search.site virus is to redirect its visitors to its partners’ websites and generate pay-per-click revenue via a hijacked homepage. Because of that, most of the hijacker’s search results are sponsored and filled with links to third-party sites. For that reason, users should hurry up and remove My-search.sitefrom their browsers. To do so, follow our step-by-step guide.
How to remove My-search.site?
- Remove My-search.site automatically
- Uninstall My-search.site from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove My-search.site From Browsers
Automatic removal of My-search.site
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete My-search.site completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as My-search.site files and registry entries.
Norton is a powerful tool that is able to keep your Mac clean. It would automatically search out and delete all elements related to My-search.site. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate My-search.site but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of My-search.site manual removal
Remove My-search.site from Applications
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of My-search.site you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Try to find applications related to My-search.site (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove My-search.site from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove My-search.site using Terminal
- Open Terminal
- Copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
- Navigate to: /Users/yourmacname/Library/Application Support/
- Delete Folder: Agent
- Go back to Terminal and copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
Remove My-search.site from browsers
Since most of the 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 My-search.site from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete My-search.site or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove My-search.site from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete My-search.site or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove My-search.site from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete My-search.site or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting My-search.site.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after My-search.site removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover My-search.site.
