How to remove Safefinderchoose.com redirect virus

Easy tips to delete Safefinderchoose.com virus

Developed from Linkury.Ltd, Safefinderchoose.com claims to provide enhance browsing experience by improving search results. However, it is categorized as browser hijacker. Upon installation, it stealthy modifies your new tab URL, homepage, and default search engine. The targeted web browsers include Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

We want you to know that Safefinderchoose.com is not a real virus. However, it could cause frustration while you opt for its removal. This plug-in is designed to reassign the browsers’ settings mentioned above to promote Safefinderchoose.com all the time when users attempt to reassign any changes to it to the previous settings options.

Moreover, Safefinderchoose.com has dangerous data t racking feature. It can collect non-personal as well as personally identifiable information and compromise your privacy. For example, if you submit your email address in the search bar, it could be recorded and later on used in various scamming purposes and to distribute malware.

The developers behind Safefinderchoose.com make a considerable investment in making this browser hijacking tool similar as legit web searching tools. It even impersonates as Yahoo search engine when displaying search results.

You can assure that they are different. The Safefinderchoose.com is used as a technique to delude users that their web browsing experience will be improved in real. You might not notice that the hijacker provides various sponsored ads with the search results. This is a fake search engine that completely focuses on how to obtain revenue and has no way intention to produce anything useful for you.

Those intrusive ads and pop-ups might lead you to some suspicious websites where other potentially unwanted apps are distributed. These sites could be the ones that aim to draw out your personal details, lure you in tech support scams and etc.

So, if you notice that your system performance is significantly diminished, annoying ads are displayed and you often get redirected to various illicit sites –your system is corrupted. We suggest you use some reputable antivirus with PUA detection capability that can remove Safefinderchoose.com from system.

Browser hijackers are distributed with freeware

Many developers tend to distribute their products by hiding the information about the browser hijackers with the regular software download/ installation setups. When users rush through the installation steps by pressing Next button they leave the crucial setups unchecked and thereby allow the PUAs installation.

The settings we are talking about are Custom/Advanced installation mode. If you choose this option during installation moment and follow thought he steps, you can de-select the unwanted apps included in the list of the wanted software for download. Also, try not to download any suspicious programs from unknown developers.

Easy instructions to remove Safefinderchoose.com

You can easily and automatically remove Safefinderchoose.com virus by downloading security software of your choice and running a system scan using it. The software will detect the PUA and uninstall it from the system. Also, it will protect the system from all types of malware infections in future.

Moreover, you can choose manual removal option. To make the complete manual removal process easier for you, we have prepared detailed instructions provided below. Carefully follow the steps to avoid doing, even more, harm to the system.

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 Safefinderchoose.com:

Remove the related items of Safefinderchoose.com 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 Safefinderchoose.com 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 (Safefinderchoose.com) 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 Safefinderchoose.com 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 Safefinderchoose.com 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 Safefinderchoose.com 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 Safefinderchoose.com 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 Safefinderchoose.com (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.