What is Cultsearch.pw?
Cultsearch.pw operates as a typical browser hijacker unexpectedly appearing in your browser without leaving a chance to get rid of it easily. Judging from the appearance, it looks like a simple search engine, but don’t be deceived — the main purpose of this domain is to drive users’ traffic to predetermined web pages and generate pay-per-click revenue for its developers. It is also known for being capable of redirecting users to suspicious third-party sites and displaying intrusive pop-up advertisements. These redirects might occur out of blue during Internet browsing. The only way to get rid of this interference is to remove Cultsearch.pw from Mac.
How to remove Cultsearch.pw?
- Remove Cultsearch.pw automatically
- Uninstall Cultsearch.pw from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Cultsearch.pw From Browsers
Automatic removal of Cultsearch.pw
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Cultsearch.pw completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Cultsearch.pw 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 Cultsearch.pw. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Cultsearch.pw but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Cultsearch.pw manual removal
Remove Cultsearch.pw 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 Cultsearch.pw 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 Cultsearch.pw (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Cultsearch.pw from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Cultsearch.pw 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 Cultsearch.pw 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 Cultsearch.pw from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Cultsearch.pw or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Cultsearch.pw from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Cultsearch.pw or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Cultsearch.pw from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Cultsearch.pw 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 Cultsearch.pw.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Cultsearch.pw removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover Cultsearch.pw.
