How to remove Manuals Directory Search

Complete details about Manuals Directory Search

Manuals Directory Search is deemed as potentially unwanted program (PUP) or Adware that is capable to make modification to targeted PC without your any permission. It has been developed by group of cyber hackers with their evil intention and wrong motives. Once get executed, it promotes fake search engine named as search.manualsdirectory-api.org on targeted PC. It has capability to make changes to default settings of Internet and browsers without having your any permission. This infectious malware comes bundled with several unwanted plug-ins, add-ons, extension and toolbars that take high CPU resource and drag down overall functioning of PC.

Manuals Directory Search virus has ability to flood your computer screen with tons of ads and pop ups that displays attractive, deals, offers, discounts, coupon codes and others. It attracts you for purchasing some spam products and services online. It has ability to block all active processes and running application without having your any permission or knowledge. This creepy threat makes changes to current search page, homepage and new tab without having your any permission or knowledge. It is capable to customize your online search results and show your irrelevant ones. The result displayed on your computer forcibly redirects to websites promoting third party products and holding adult contents.

Besides, it has ability to trace your browsing data and gather sensitive details such as banking login information, credit card number, password of socials sites, etc. It also collects details such as IP address, search queries, geolocations and transport to remote server of hackers. Such collected data is misused by hackers for their personal benefits by selling to third parties. It makes modification to desktop background and other vital settings like font size, screen saver, colors and others secretly. If this virus sustain on your computer for longer time, you have to encounter with problems such as deletion of important system files, crashes of freezes of computer, hamper of vital hardware components and others. To fix all such troubles, it is advised to take immediate action to remove Manuals Directory Search virus and all its related files.

Threat summary of Manuals Directory Search virus

• Category: Browser Hijacker, Redirect virus
• Level of Danger: high
• Affected OS: All Windows versions
• Symptoms: your search query results are redirected to strange or suspicious domains, sluggish and unresponsive PC behavior, occurrence of false alert messages and notification, restricts to add new hardware or software components
• Entry Method: Attacks your computer through spam or junk email attachments, shareware or freeware downloads, visiting adult websites, bundling process and others
• Removal guide: To eliminate this creepy malware, you can try for Spyhunter security tool. It helps you scan your entire drive and search for all infected items. If you find any suspicious threat during scanning, it is necessary to take instant action to eliminate.

How Manuals Directory Search virus infects your computer?

There are several evil tricks and tactics opted by hackers to target your PC. It attacks your computer through spam or junk email attachments, visiting adult websites, shareware or freeware downloads, bundling process, use of infected storage device and others. Bundling is very common process that cyber hackers use to take complete control over computer and restricts to perform normal tasks. When you add some free applications and programs from Internet and choose for automatic installation process instead of custom or advance mode. It allows adding malicious codes that root deep inside your computer. Most of security applications finds difficult to detect and eliminate this threat due to its nature to change location and name. Selecting custom or advance option of installation facilitates you to select for files manually that you want to add.

Method to remove Manuals Directory Search virus

To eliminate this creepy malware, you have two best methods such as automatic and manual guide. Automatic step of removal has safe and easy process that not requires high technical skills to run the application.  It includes use of Spyhunter Anti-malware that uses advance technique and highly sophisticated technique to find out all infected items. Another method is opting for manual guide. It has complex and lengthy method that needs strong knowledge of registry entries and system files. If you have less technical skills then it is advised not to follow manual instruction, it can prove dangerous and leads situation to annoying troubles. So, it is advised to opt for automatic steps for complete and effective Manuals Directory Search virus removal.

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 Manuals Directory Search:

Remove the related items of Manuals Directory 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 Manuals Directory 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 (Manuals Directory 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 Manuals Directory 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 Manuals Directory 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 Manuals Directory 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 Manuals Directory 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 Manuals Directory 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.