How To Remove Magnifier Search

Explicit Guide To Delete Magnifier Search

Magnifier Search is found to be a vicious or rogue software that is created by cyber crime master minds, and can be classified as a browser hijacker. This kind of vicious objects use to operate by altering browser settings and promote fake search engines. When it comes specific to Magnifier Search, it actually makes no modifications to browsers while promoting its associated search engine magnifier-app.Magnifier Search. In addition to these the Magnifier Search also has the ability to track and record online sessions that can risk user’s privacy concerns. Since this kind of applications are often promoted and installed on computers without any prior notice to users, it can also be referred as a PUP as well. Means, in case if you started to see unwanted presence of Magnifier Search on your machine, then probably your system may be running with adware, and it should be cleaned soon.

Technically, once a browser hijacker or adware manages to alter browser settings, it use to reassign its value as default brower settings. The victims in such instances, can notice those modifications in form of homepage, new tab and search engine defaults. Means, it’s quite common for users to see their online sessions being fully compromised. It brings frequent commercial pop ups or banners on screen promoting nasty or shady online contents. Even the assigned search engine use to promote a nasty poisoned search results that force users somehow to click or interact with malicious web sources. In addition to these, the browser hijackers not only just affects online sessions. But also can be risky in more other terms.

Speaking more about the related risks with Magnifier Search, it can impact technically all system related aspects including online as well as offline sessions. Since all browser values are modified and configured just to promote nasty web locations, even such hijackers turn to download/install robust software or scripts on computer without any prior notice. Also, the adware can create some loophole on computer taking advantage of which the criminals or attackers can manage to steal any secret details or information for illicit purposes. So, including all these details, Magnifier Search can easily be referred as a one of the noxious computer infection and it should be treated with some proper guidelines.

Threat Specifications

Name: Magnifier Search
Type: Adware, browser hijacker
BHO: Magnifier Search
Associated URL: magnifier-app.Magnifier Search
IP Address: 104.31.82.86
Problems: Modifies default browser settings, assigns its own search engine as default web address, brings commercial pop ups or banners, and so on.
Distribution: Clicking deceptive pop ups, free software installer packages, fake flash player installers, and so on
Removal: To identify and delete Magnifier Search along with all its associated files and processes completely, we suggest you to check and follow guidelines under this article.

Deceptive commercial gimmicks to distribute Magnifier Search

PUPs or adware often have their official website or page through which users can download/install Magnifier Search. But the users mostly end up having such traits active on their machine while installing some third party installer setups. Criminals use to pack and circulate their malicious codes with a plenty of helpful apppearing freebies, then spread them over web for being interacted. This method is technicallly referred as software bundling. The installers in such instances, discloses no identity about additional apps with them, and apps like Magnifier Search is secretly installed without any prior notice. Therefore, a user should be extremely cautious while installing such applications downloaded off unreliable web sources. Even if some of the freebies appear a helpful, they should choose Advanced//Custom installation mode to check and jusitfy it have no additional hidden options.

To learn about how to discover and remove Magnifier Search along with all its associated files and processes completely, we highly suggest users to check and follow methods or steps discussed further. Users can also take a trial with suggested application to find if it can help cleaning their machine completely.

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 Magnifier Search:

Remove the related items of Magnifier 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 Magnifier 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 (Magnifier 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 Magnifier 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 Magnifier 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 Magnifier 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 Magnifier 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 Magnifier 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.