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How to disable chromesearch.today

About this infection

Chromesearch.today is a questionable search engine website, set to be your homepage and new tabs by a browser hijacker. Browser hijackers are not malicious computer infections but they do perform unwanted changes, and should not be allowed to remain installed. It appears that the site tries to make users believe it’s the official Firefox browser’s website as its logo strongly resembles Mozilla browser’s.

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Usually, hijackers aim to redirect users to sponsored content via search engines, but the one that this hijacker provides leads to Google. This hijacker may be trying to collect information about you and your browsing habits, and then selling it to third-parties. This is why you should delete chromesearch.today. And if you are wondering how you could have picked up the hijacker, it happened when you were installing freeware as it was probably attached to some program that you installed.

How the hijacker install?

Browser hijackers usually install alongside freeware. They are attached in a way that allows them to install alongside, and to prevent their installation, you need to deselect them. This can be done in Advanced or Custom settings of the freeware installation process. You need to opt for those settings, instead of Default, and once the added items become visible, you need to deselect all of them. After you uncheck all the boxes, you can proceed to install the freeware. Do keep in mind that it’s much more difficult to remove chromesearch.today or similar infections than it would be to deselect them.

Why uninstall chromesearch.today?

The hijacker will proceed to change your browser’s settings the moment you install it. It will set its promoted site as your homepage and new tabs, and make the changes irreversible unless you first delete chromesearch.today. So until you get rid of the hijacker, you will be stuck with the site loading on your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. The website that is promoted will only have a search box on it, and will not offer any useful features. If you use the search box, it will lead to Google, which makes it a pretty useless website. Why use some third-party site when you can go to Google directly. While hijackers usually aim to redirect you, this might be following your activities, gathering information about your browsing habits. That data could then be sold to third-parties, who would use it for advertisement purposes. You should remove chromesearch.today as your have no use of it.

chromesearch.today removal

You can uninstall chromesearch.today in two ways, manually and automatically, which way you pick should depend on your experience with computers. You will find instructions below this article so if you choose manual chromesearch.today removal, use them to help you. Automatic elimination might be easier so if you prefer that, obtain anti-spyware software and have it take care of everything.

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Step 1. Uninstall chromesearch.today and related programs.

Remove chromesearch.today from Windows 8

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel choose Programs and Features and select to Uninstall a software.

Uninstall chromesearch.today from Windows 7

Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features → Uninstall a program.

Delete chromesearch.today from Windows XP

Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Locate and click → Add or Remove Programs.

Remove chromesearch.today from Mac OS X

Click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications. Select applications folder and look for chromesearch.today or any other suspicious software. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash, then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete chromesearch.today from your browsers

Terminate the unwanted extensions from Internet Explorer
  1. Tap the Gear icon and go to Manage Add-ons.
  2. Pick Toolbars and Extensions and eliminate all suspicious entries (other than Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Oracle or Adobe)
  3. Leave the window.
Change Internet Explorer homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of your browser and click Internet Options.
  2. In General Tab remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Press Apply to save changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Click the Gear icon and move to Internet Options.
  2. Open the Advanced tab and press Reset.
  3. Choose Delete personal settings and pick Reset one more time.
  4. Tap Close and leave your browser.
  5. If you were unable to reset your browsers, employ a reputable anti-malware and scan your entire computer with it.
Erase chromesearch.today from Google Chrome
  1. Access menu (top right corner of the window) and pick Settings.
  2. Choose Extensions.
  3. Eliminate the suspicious extensions from the list by clicking the Trash bin next to them.
  4. If you are unsure which extensions to remove, you can disable them temporarily.
Reset Google Chrome homepage and default search engine if it was hijacker by virus
  1. Press on menu icon and click Settings.
  2. Look for the “Open a specific page” or “Set Pages” under “On start up” option and click on Set pages.
  3. In another window remove malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
  4. Under the Search section choose Manage Search engines. When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search websites. You should leave only Google or your preferred search name.
Reset your browser
  1. If the browser still does not work the way you prefer, you can reset its settings.
  2. Open menu and navigate to Settings.
  3. Press Reset button at the end of the page.
  4. Tap Reset button one more time in the confirmation box.
  5. If you cannot reset the settings, purchase a legitimate anti-malware and scan your PC.
Remove chromesearch.today from Mozilla Firefox
  1. In the top right corner of the screen, press menu and choose Add-ons (or tap Ctrl+Shift+A simultaneously).
  2. Move to Extensions and Add-ons list and uninstall all suspicious and unknown entries.
Change Mozilla Firefox homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap on the menu (top right corner), choose Options.
  2. On General tab delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
  3. Press OK to save these changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Open the menu and tap Help button.
  2. Select Troubleshooting Information.
  3. Press Refresh Firefox.
  4. In the confirmation box, click Refresh Firefox once more.
  5. If you are unable to reset Mozilla Firefox, scan your entire computer with a trustworthy anti-malware.
Uninstall chromesearch.today from Safari (Mac OS X)
  1. Access the menu.
  2. Pick Preferences.
  3. Go to the Extensions Tab.
  4. Tap the Uninstall button next to the undesirable chromesearch.today and get rid of all the other unknown entries as well. If you are unsure whether the extension is reliable or not, simply uncheck the Enable box in order to disable it temporarily.
  5. Restart Safari.
Reset your browser
  1. Tap the menu icon and choose Reset Safari.
  2. Pick the options which you want to reset (often all of them are preselected) and press Reset.
  3. If you cannot reset the browser, scan your whole PC with an authentic malware removal software.

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