How To Remove search.aol.com

Easy way To Delete search.aol.com from PC

search.aol.com is a dubious webpage that looks like as a genuine search provider that claims to improve user’s online browsing experience by the providing best and quick searching results. It also provides the quick links to online weather forecasts, radio stations etc. Thus this functionality seems legit and useful.  But in reality it shows unwanted results as well as redirect users to untrustworthy webpage without any user’s permission. However, it is identified as a redirect virus by the security expert. It is developed by the team of cyber hacker with the main target to makes illegal money through scam innocent users.  Once activated, first of all it will take control over the target web browsers like as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, edge and others. It alters the default web browser homepage, search engine and DNS setting. It also assigned the homepage and default search with fake search URL.

While users visiting on search.aol.com then it redirect users to other questionable webpage where encourage users to install unwanted program, fake software update, play online game etc. It also shows fake security alert message that your System Software like as adobe reader, flash player, PDF creator are out of date thus it is highly advice to update now. But it is only a trick user into downloading and installing third party rogue software which might cause lots of infections.

Moreover, search.aol.com is able to blocks firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program and makes the system highly risky. It also opens back doors to install other harmful infections. It has the capability to track user’s online browsing habits like as search queries, web histories, cookies and other online details to collect vital information including bank and credit card information. It generates web traffic on the running webpage to downpour surfing speed and makes your browser totally useless. Thus it is highly advice to delete search.aol.com as far as possible.

Threat Summary:

Name: search.aol.com

Threat Type: Browser Hijacker, Redirect Virus

Description: search.aol.com is a dubious webpage that looks like as a genuine search provider that claims to improve users online browsing experience by the providing best and quick searching results.

Distribution Methods Like as other harmful infection search.aol.com also distributed into the PC via various intrusive methods like as spam email campaign, freeware program, Updating System Software, , peer to peer sharing files and others.

 Removal Process: In order to keep the PC safe and secure from more issues please scan the System with reputable antimalware tool regularly.

Distribution methods of search.aol.com:

Like as other harmful infection search.aol.com also distributed into the PC via various intrusive methods. Some of the most common techniques are given below:

• Spam Email Campaign: Cyber offender often sends thousands of spam email which contains lots of malicious file like as word, documents, exe, torrent, zip, and archer and so on. The main intention behind it someone open them. Opening such types of files cause the infiltration of lots of infections.
• Downloading Freeware Program: Freeware comes with the additional setup of other malicious program. While users download and install freeware program without checking their custom or advance options then other additional program also gets installed into the System without any their knowledge which leads lots of infection.
• Updating system Software: Downloading and updating System Software from fake downloader site like as downloader.com. softonic.com, softonic 32.com etc offers to get install malicious program.
• Peer 2 Peer sharing files. Sharing files through bad network environments like as torrent, eMule, Clients and other sources cause the infiltration of malicious program.

How To Protect your System from search.aol.com:

We are highly advice do not open any file if seems suspicious. Please avoid the attachments of mail which send through unknown sender. If you do not know the sender name and address please verify that firstly. Grammatical error and spelling mistakes also sign the spam email. Users also must be pay attentive while downloading and installing freeware program. It is highly important to read the installation guide carefully till the end. Select custom or advance options as well as other similar setting. Users also must be ignoring the updating system software from irrelevant sources. Always update the system from legitimate site or direct links. Don’t share any files through junk removal devices or bad network. In order to keep the PC safe and secure from more issues please scan the System with reputable antimalware tool regularly.

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 search.aol.com:

Remove the related items of search.aol.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 search.aol.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 (search.aol.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 search.aol.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 search.aol.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 search.aol.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 search.aol.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 search.aol.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.