What is Search Incognito?
Judging by the name, it might seem that Search Incognito is intended to ensure privacy while searching. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite, Search Incognito is a browser hijacker that collects users’ information related to browsing habits in order to sell it to third-parties. Once installed, it sets homepage/search engine to http://searchincognito.com/ without users’ agreement thus making them use Search Incognito forcibly. Another unpleasant feature is advertising – this program fills your browser with a lot of sponsored advertisements. In no case, do not click these ads since they may lead to far from safe pages. Therefore, to secure your computer and revert previous browser settings, you should remove Search Incognito. To do so, follow the instructions below.
Search Incognito also collects the user’s personal information related to his browsing habits. All collected data is transferred to third-party companies which may use them for selfish purposes. To completely remove Search Incognito and all its leftovers, you may seek assistance from the anti-malware program, it’s the most convenient way. Experienced users may use the manual way. Both methods are provided below.
How Search Incognito got installed on your computer?
Search Incognito injects in the browser through the bundles with free programs. A virus presented as a useful extension or app. Developers do not show information about hijacker – they hide this it within “Custom” settings or other sections of the installation processes. So, you shouldn’t give access to installation Search Incognito on your device. It is the best way to avoid implementation of hijackers. But if your system already infected by virus, you can follow instructions below to remove Search Incognito from browsers.
How to remove Search Incognito?
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Search Incognito completely. For this, you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as Search Incognito 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 the automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Search Incognito. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Search Incognito, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Norton Antivirus is a well-established tool for Mac users which is able to completely remove Search Incognito and all related files from your computer. Another important advantage of the program is an up-to-date database of computer threats which is perfect to protect your computer in case of a new malware attack.
Steps of Search Incognito manual removal
Uninstall Search Incognito 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 Search Incognito you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove Searchincognito.com from Mac
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Select the application related to Myfirsttab.co right-click it and choose Move to Trash
How to remove Search Incognito from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to Search Incognito and click Uninstall
How to remove Search Incognito from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to Search Incognito and click Uninstall
How to remove Search Incognito 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 Search Incognito
How to remove Search Incognito from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to Search Incognito and remove it
If you experience problems with removing Search Incognito 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 Search Incognito from browsers
How to unlock Windows Group Policies
Before you will started to remove Search Incognito from browser you should perform following instructions in Command Prompt
This step is necessary to delete Windows Group Policies created by Search Incognito
- Start Command Prompt as Administrator
- To do this in Windows 10/8 or Windows 7 click Start and in the search box type cmd. Right-click on the found result and choose Run as Administrator.
- While in command prompt type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers" - Press Enter button.
- Then type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy" - Press Enter button.
- Finally, type:
gpupdate /force - Press Enter button.
Since some 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 Searchincognito.com from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Myfirsttab.co or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Search Incognito from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on More tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Search Incognito or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Search Incognito from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete Search Incognito or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Search Incognito from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Search Incognito or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Search Incognito from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near Search Incognito 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 Advanced settings
- Click the Reset button
- In “reset” window click the Reset button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Refresh 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 Search Incognito.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Search Incognito removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover Search Incognito.
