What is Maniihome.com?
Maniihome.com is a domain that operates as a web search. However, it is wise not to trust its results, since they are nothing but disguised links leading to sponsored sites. Promoted by maniihome.com search sources wouldn’t correspond with your search query and may be commercial, advertising, or even malware promotion based. Such threats are called browser hijackers – they appear on browsers suddenly and replace homepage and new tab page, blocking the settings, leaving a user no choice but utilizing their domain. In addition to the above mentioned problems, maniihome.com hijacker is alos responsible for redirecting a usr without direct cause. And unfortunately, there is little you can do about it except for removing maniihome.com page and hijacker form your system.
How Maniihome.com got installed on your computer?
The developers of maniihome.com rely more on unfair techniques rather than on open and clear promotion. That’s why the method of bundling is so frequently used for spreading the hijacker. And because of this the malware can infiltrate the system on the back of some usual software that you don’t expect to be malicious. To know for sure what setup contains unwanted components and what is safe you need to retain some rules. First is the choice of the installation mode, which is initially set to Default and marked as ‘recommended’. Still, we warn you that you shouldn’t agree to that, as it is a way to conceal additional elements. Instead of it go for Custom of Advance option, and within its steps find the one that shows every application that will be installed. Afterward you need to do a small research and look for reviews on these programs on the Internet. If they prove to be of no use or of hazardous nature, simply deselect them.
Symptoms of Maniihome.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 Maniihome.com?
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Maniihome.com completely. For this you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as Maniihome.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.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Maniihome.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Maniihome.com, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Maniihome.com manual removal
Uninstall Maniihome.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 Maniihome.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove Maniihome.com from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to Maniihome.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Maniihome.com from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to Maniihome.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Maniihome.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 Maniihome.com
How to remove Maniihome.com from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to Maniihome.com and remove it
If you experience problems with removing Maniihome.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 Maniihome.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 Maniihome.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Maniihome.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Maniihome.com from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete Maniihome.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Maniihome.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Maniihome.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Maniihome.com from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near Maniihome.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
