How to remove StreamAllSearch browser hijacker from PC

Proper guide to delete StreamAllSearch browser hijacker

StreamAllSearch is described as potentially unwanted programs that operate as browser hijacker. This perilous threat pretends to be genuine and useful search provider and also claims to enhance your web browsing experience by providing best and quick searching results. Once installed, it changes certain browser settings to an address of fake search engine. Its main motive is to display lots of sponsored results and ads to boost the web traffic of its partner websites. Further, these apps are designed to collect data related to users browsing habits/activity.

More details about StreamAllSearch

Once installed, StreamAllSearch is able to compromise all kind of well known browsers like Google chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and others as well as assign its default settings like homepage, default search engine and new tab. Thus, users are forced to visit this address when they open new browser window/tab or type any query into URL bar. Once visited, it does not provide any unique results and that is why this search engine is called fake and bogus. Due to those changes, users are unable to reset those settings until they uninstall installed browser hijackers.

As mentioned earlier that most browser hijackers collect browsing data such as entered search queries, pages viewed, visited websites and other similar details. In most cases, this app also collects your personal as well as sensitive details. Further, developers behind this share all those details with third parties who misuse it in order to generate illicit revenue. Thus, presence of data tracking apps on system cause several problems related to browsing safety, financial losses, online privacy and even identity theft. So, we strongly recommend you not to use any browser hijackers or search engines.

Threat summary

Name: StreamAllSearch

Type: Browser hijacker, Redirect, PUA, Search hijacker

Mostly affected browsers: Google chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Mozilla Firefox and many other browsers.

Description: StreamAllSearch is another hectic browser hijacker that impacts all your browsers to promote its sponsored advertisements or websites in high frequency.

Targeted OS: This hijacker usually targets all versions of Windows based operating system including Windows 10.

Distribution: deceptive pop-up ads, software bundling, peer to peer sharing networks such as torrent clients, eMule and so on, porn or torrent sites and many more.

Symptoms: default homepage, new tab page and search engine of the infected browser shown by different domain name, users are repeatedly redirected to this domain when open their browsing tabs and search queries on the search box.  

Risks: exposes user to suspicious and potentially dangerous content, collect and track users browsing related information including IP addresses, entered search queries, pages viewed and other similar details.

Removal: To remove StreamAllSearch, use some reputable antivirus removal tool or follow step by step instructions that are provided under this article.

How StreamAllSearch install on my system?

This malware has its own official websites but developers use several different methods to infiltrate this virus into your system. The most common methods used by them are software bundling and intrusive advertising. In bundling methods, multiple ads are offered for download by packing and presenting them as single. What’s more, developers do not reveal the information about the additionally included apps properly. They hide information about bundled apps behind custom or advance options as well as other similar settings of installation setups. Thus, in such case users rush and skip all such available settings and often cause inadvertent installation of unwanted software.

Remove StreamAllSearch

Complete removal instructions of browser hijacker have been described below in step by step manner. Follow it so that you will not find any trouble while performing virus removal process. Despite, if you are novice users then we suggest you to use Spyhunter an automatic malware removal tool that will help you to remove StreamAllSearch completely and safely from the system to keep it harmless and secured.

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 StreamAllSearch:

Remove the related items of StreamAllSearch 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 StreamAllSearch 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 (StreamAllSearch) 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 StreamAllSearch 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 StreamAllSearch 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 StreamAllSearch 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 StreamAllSearch 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 StreamAllSearch (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.