How to remove Visicom Yahoo Search redirect virus

Complete tips to delete Visicom Yahoo Search

Visicom Yahoo Search PUA refers a group of programs that include FileBulldog, Blekko, XFinity, DL Secure and DealBrowsing from Visicom Media Api. They programs promise to enhance the internet users’ browsing experience by providing shortcuts for popular sites, fighting for scam filters, and producing relevant coupon ads and various other similar claims.

Whilst the initial inspection, these programs appear legitimate, many computer users report that they have installed apps with such claims without their consent. The result of the installation is that the browser homepage, new tab page and search engine automatically sets to some unknown that always show redirects and queries made and opened tab to search.yahoo.com to display results.

These websites can’t be considered to be malware or virus infections. However, they allow the creators behind them the full control over the software and thus are capable of redirecting users to any malicious sites at any time. They can monitor the web session and via this easily collect the following browsing based data about users:

• IP addresses,
• Search queries,
• Viewed pages,
• URLs visited,
• ISPs,
• Geo-locations and etc.

These data are used in designing customized ads so as to get maximum interaction. Also, the developers may share and/or sell these data to third parties/ potent crooks, thereby creating the huge risk to the privacy, identity theft, monetary loss and even much more problems. Resetting the browsers’ options is also not possible without the removal of the potentially unwanted apps as they bear potential to reassign any changes automatically.

Removing Visicom Yahoo Search is not a big deal. You can opt for the removal process either manually or automatically or even with the combination of both. If you don’t want to use any security tools, we welcome you with our manual instructions provided below. If you find trouble in or have any doubt of leaving any traces of the infection behind, do not hesitate in running full system scan using some reputable antivirus tool.

 Precaution you should take in future

Many free software developers bundle their software with unwanted browser add-ons to monetize incoming web traffic. During the testing, these apps were found to be distributed with a free YouTube video downloader program. If you want to avoid installing any unwanted apps, always opt for Custom/Advanced option when installing any freeware.

Also, do not forget to opt out of any additional software installations and disallowing any suggested changes to the browsers’ settings. If you think that Visicom Yahoo Search virus already made an entry when you did not pay close attention to the freeware installation, you should step to its removal  to get rid of all suspicious activities and get back the browsers to their previously normal condition.

 Get Visicom Yahoo Search removal tips

Below, both manual as well as automatic guide is provided for you for the PUA removal. You can use any of the two, as per your choice. However, we advise you go with the second option and employ some reputable antivirus tool, update its virus detection database, and then perform full system scan using it to completely get assured about that your device in-use is virus-free.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Visicom Yahoo Search:

Remove the related items of Visicom Yahoo Search using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Visicom Yahoo Search issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Visicom Yahoo Search) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Visicom Yahoo Search removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Visicom Yahoo Search still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Visicom Yahoo Search plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Visicom Yahoo Search removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Visicom Yahoo Search (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.