If the home page and browser new tab page have been changed to Microsearch.me, then a browser hijacker has been installed. A browser hijacker is unwanted software that installs itself into your default browser without your knowledge and changes its settings.
The purpose of Microsearch.me is to force your browser to redirect search results. This way, Microsearch.me tries to control search results and display sponsored links or potentially harmful content. The goal is to make money from it eventually.
The Microsearch.me browser hijacker can get onto your computer in various ways, such as hitching a ride with free software installation programs or clicking malicious links. It is essential to be careful when downloading and installing software and always read the terms and conditions, and check what settings are changed during installation.
This is a step-by-step guide to removing Microsearch.me from your browser. I also recommend software to clean up your computer after a browser hijacker, adware, or other type of malware. Do not skip these steps. All information can be performed by anyone regardless of technical knowledge.
How to remove Microsearch.me?
Kwesi sikhokelo, ndiya kukukhokela kumanyathelo amaninzi ajonga ikhompyuter yakho kwi-adware, iinkqubo ezinokuthi zingafunwa, kunye nezinye i-malware. Esi sisikhokelo senyathelo nenyathelo apho siqala ngokujonga isikhangeli, emva koko ii -apps ezifakiweyo Windows 11 or 10, and then I recommend several tools to detect and remove malware automatically. Lastly, I recommend a browser extension to prevent your PC from being infected with adware again to avoid popups like Microsearch.me in the future.
Step 1: Remove permission for Microsearch.me to send push notifications using the browser
First, we will remove the permission for Microsearch.me from the browser. This will prevent Microsearch.me from no longer sending notifications through the browser. Once you have performed this, the notifications will stop, and you will no longer see unwanted advertisements through the browser.
Follow the instructions for the browser you have set as your default browser. Ensure you remove the permission for Microsearch.me from the browser settings. To do so, see the steps below for the corresponding browser.
Remove Microsearch.me from Google Chrome
- Vula iGoogle Chrome.
- Kwikona ephezulu ngasekunene, yandisa imenyu yeChannel.
- Kwimenyu kaGoogle Chrome, cofa apha Izicwangciso.
- E Ubumfihlo kunye noKhuseleko icandelo, cofa apha Useto lweSayithi.
- Emva koko, nqakraza Izaziso izicwangciso.
- Susa Microsearch.me ngokucofa amachaphaza amathathu ekunene ecaleni kwe-Microsearch.me URL kunye Susa.
→ Khusela ikhompyuter yakho nge Malwarebytes.
Remove Microsearch.me from the Android
- Vula iGoogle Chrome
- Kwikona ephezulu ngasekunene, fumana imenyu ye-Chrome.
- Kwimenyu, cofa izicwangciso, kwaye uskrolele ezantsi ku Advanced.
- Kwi Izicwangciso zeSayithi icandelo, thepha Izaziso useto, fumana iifayile ze Microsearch.me thambeka, kwaye ucofe kuyo.
- Thepha Coca kwaye usete kwakhona iqhosha kwaye uqinisekise.
Remove Microsearch.me from Firefox
- Vula iFirefox
- Kwikona ephezulu ngasekunene, cofa indawo Imenyu yeFirefox (Imigca emithathu ethe tye).
- Kwimenyu, cofa ku Khetha.
- Kuluhlu olungasekhohlo, cofa ku Ubumfihlo noKhuseleko.
- Skrolela phantsi Izimvume uze ufike izicwangciso ecaleni kwe Izaziso.
- Khetha Microsearch.me I-URL kuluhlu, kwaye utshintshe inqanaba Vimba, gcina utshintsho kwiFirefox.
Remove Microsearch.me from Edge
- Vula iMicrosoft Edge.
- Cofa kumachaphaza amathathu kwikona ephezulu ngasekunene ukwandisa i Imenyu ye-Edge.
- Skrolela phantsi Izicwangciso.
- Kwimenyu esekhohlo, cofa ku Iimvume zesiza.
- Cofa kwi Izaziso.
- Cofa kumachaphaza amathathu ngasekunene kwe Microsearch.me domain kunye Basuse.
Remove Microsearch.me from Safari on Mac
- Vula iSafari. Kwikona ephezulu ngasekhohlo, cofa apha safari.
- yiya Ezikhethwayo kwimenyu Safari kwaye uvule i websites ithebhu.
- Kwimenyu esekhohlo, cofa ku Izaziso
- Fumana Microsearch.me domain kwaye uyikhethe, kwaye ucofe i Denyana iqhosha.
Step 2: Remove Microsearch.me browser extension
Google Chrome
- Vula iGoogle Chrome.
- Uhlobo: chrome://extensions/ kwibha yedilesi.
- Khangela ulwandiso lwebrawuza "Microsearch.me" kwaye ucofe iqhosha elithi "Susa".
Kubalulekile kwitshekhi yakho lonke ulwandiso olufakiweyo. Ukuba awuyazi okanye awuluthembi ulwandiso oluthile, yisuse okanye uyivale.
Firefox
- Vula isiphequluli seFirefox.
- Uhlobo: about:addons kwibha yedilesi.
- Khangela i-"Microsearch.me" isikhangeli sokongeza kwaye ucofe iqhosha elithi "Susa".
Kubalulekile kwitshekhi yakho yonke i-addon efakiweyo. Ukuba awuyazi okanye awuyithembi i-addon ethile, yisuse okanye uyivale.
Microsoft Edge
- Vula isiphequluli seMicrosoft Edge.
- Uhlobo: edge://extensions/ kwibha yedilesi.
- Khangela ulwandiso lwebrawuza "Microsearch.me" kwaye ucofe iqhosha elithi "Susa".
Kubalulekile kwitshekhi yakho lonke ulwandiso olufakiweyo. Ukuba awuyazi okanye awuluthembi ulwandiso oluthile, yisuse okanye uyivale.
safari
- Vula iSafari.
- Kwikona ephezulu ngasekhohlo, cofa kwi Safari menu.
- Kwimenyu yeSafari, cofa kuZikhethwayo.
- Nqakraza kwi izandiso ithebhu.
- Khangela ulwandiso lwebrawuza "Microsearch.me" kwaye ucofe iqhosha elithi "Khipha".
Kubalulekile kwitshekhi yakho lonke ulwandiso olufakiweyo. Ukuba awuyazi okanye awuluthembi ulwandiso oluthile, khupha ulwandiso.
Inyathelo 3: Khupha isoftware yeMicrosearch.me
Kweli nqanaba lesibini, siya kujonga ikhompyuter yakho kwisoftware ye-adware. Kwiimeko ezininzi, i-adware ifakwe nguwe njengomsebenzisi ngokwakho. Oku kungenxa yokuba i-adware idityaniswe nenye isoftware onokuyikhuphela simahla kwi-Intanethi.
I-Microsearch.me inikezelwa njengesixhobo esiluncedo okanye "umnikelo" ngexesha lofakelo. Ukuba awuhoyi kwaye ucofe ngokukhawuleza inkqubo yokufaka, uya kufaka i-adware kwikhompyuter yakho. Ngaloo ndlela, oku kwenziwa ngendlela ekhohlisayo. Ukuba ufuna ukunqanda oku, ungasebenzisa Isoftware engasebenziyo. Usebenzisa la manyathelo angezantsi, jonga i-adware efakwe kwikhompyuter yakho kwaye uyisuse.
Windows 11
- Cofa ku "Qala."
- Cofa kwindawo ethi "Useto."
- Cofa ku "Apps."
- Okokugqibela, cofa ku "Iinkqubo ezifakiweyo."
- Khangela nayiphi na isoftware engaziwayo okanye engasetyenziswanga kuludwe losetyenziso olusandula ukufakwa.
- Ekunene cofa amachaphaza amathathu.
- Kwimenyu, cofa ku-"Khipha."
Windows 10
- Cofa ku "Qala."
- Cofa kwindawo ethi "Useto."
- Cofa ku "Apps."
- Kuluhlu lwe-apps, khangela nayiphi na isoftware engaziwayo okanye engasetyenziswanga.
- Cofa kwi-app.
- Okokugqibela, cofa kwiqhosha elithi "Uninstall".
Inyathelo 4: Scan PC yakho yeMicrosearch.me
Ngoku ekubeni ukhutshiwe usetyenziso lwe-adware, ndikucebisa ukuba ujonge ikhompyuter yakho nayiphi na enye i-malware.
Akukhuthazwa ukususa i-malware ngesandla kuba kunokuba nzima kubantu abangengabo ubuchwepheshe ukuchonga kunye nokususa yonke imikhondo ye-malware. Ukususa ngesandla i-malware kubandakanya ukufumana kunye nokucima iifayile, amangeno obhaliso, kunye nezinye iinkcukacha ezihlala zifihliwe. Ingonakalisa ikhompyuter yakho okanye iyishiye emngciphekweni wokuhlaselwa ngakumbi ukuba ayikwenziwanga ngokuchanekileyo. Ke, nceda ufake kwaye usebenzise isoftware yokususa i-malware, onokuyifumana kweli nyathelo.
Malwarebytes
Sebenzisa i-Malwarebytes ukukhangela i-adware enje ngeMicrosearch.me kunye nolunye usetyenziso olungalunganga kwikhompyuter yakho. Inzuzo yeMalwarebytes kukuba isimahla yokubona kunye nokususa i-malware. I-Malwarebytes iyakwazi ukususa iintlobo ezahlukeneyo ze-malware. Ukongeza ekususeni, ikwabonelela ngokhuseleko kwi-malware. Ndincoma ukusebenzisa iMalwarebytes ukuba ukhe wajonga ikhompyuter yakho nge-malware kube kanye.
- Khuphela iiMalwarebyte
- Faka iiMalwarebyte, kwaye ulandele imiyalelo ekwi-screen.
- nqakraza Scan ukuqalisa i-malware scan kwi PC yakho.
- Lindela iiMalwarebyte scan ukugqiba.
- Nje ukuba igqityiwe, jonga kwakhona ukufunyaniswa kwe-malware.
- Cofa i-Quarantine ukuqhubeka.
- Qala kwakhona Windows emva kokuba yonke into efunyenweyo ye-malware ifuduselwe kwi-quarantine.
I-Adwcleaner
I-AdwCleaner sisixhobo esisetyenziswa simahla sesoftware eyenzelwe ukususa i-adware, iinkqubo ezingafunwayo, kunye nabaqweqwedisi bebrawuza abanje ngeMicrosearch.me kwikhompyuter yakho. I-Malwarebytes iphuhlisa i-AdwCleaner, ekulula ukuyisebenzisa, nakubasebenzisi abangengobuchwephesha.
I-Adwcleaner scans ikhomputha yakho yeenkqubo ezinokungafunwa (PUPs) kunye neadware enokuba ifakiwe ngaphandle kolwazi lwakho. Ikhangela i-adware ebonisa iintengiso ezizivelelayo, iibar zesixhobo ezingafunekiyo okanye izandiso, kunye nezinye iinkqubo ezinokucothisa ikhompyuter yakho okanye ziqweqwedise isikhangeli sakho sewebhu. Nje ukuba i-AdwCleaner ibone i-adwre kunye neePUPs, inokuzisusa ngokukhuselekileyo nangokucokisekileyo kwikhompyuter yakho.
I-AdwCleaner isusa izandiso zebrawuza ezingafunwayo kwaye iphinda imisele iisetingi zesikhangeli sakho kwimeko yazo engagqibekanga. Oku kunokuba luncedo ukuba i-adware iyaqweqwediswa okanye iguqule isikhangeli sakho okanye inkqubo enokubakho engafunwayo.
- Khuphela i-AdwCleaner
- Akukho mfuneko yokufaka i-AdwCleaner. Uyakwazi ukuqhuba ifayile.
- Cofa "Scan ngoku.” ukuqalisa a scan.
- I-AdwCleaner iqala ukukhuphela uhlaziyo lokubhaqa.
- Okulandelayo kukufumanisa scan.
- Nje ukuba ubhaqo lugqityiwe, cofa ku “Run Basic Repair.”
- Qinisekisa ngokucofa ku-"Qhubeka."
- Lindela ukucocwa kugqitywe; oku akuyi kuthatha ixesha elide.
- Xa i-Adwcleaner igqityiwe, cofa "Jonga ifayile yelog." ukuphonononga ukufunyanwa kunye neenkqubo zokucoca.
I-ESET kwi-intanethi scanphantsi
I-ESET ekwi-Intanethi Scanner yi-malware esekwe kwiwebhu yasimahla scanekuvumela ukuba wenze scan iikhompyuter zakho kwiintsholongwane kunye ne-malware ngaphandle kokufaka isoftware.
I-ESET kwi-Intanethi Scanner isebenzisa i-heuristics ephucukileyo kunye notyikityo olusekwe scanUkujonga nokususa uluhlu olubanzi lwe-malware, kubandakanya iintsholongwane, iitrojans, iintshulube, ispyware, i-adware, kunye neerootkits. Ikwajonga utshintsho lwenkqubo ekrokrisayo kwaye izame ukuyibuyisela kwimeko yabo yangaphambili.
Kufuneka uqhube oku simahla kwi-intanethi scanner ukubona nakuphi na okushiyekileyo kwikhompyuter yakho ezinokuthi ezinye ii-apps ziziphosile. Kungcono ukukhuseleka kwaye uqiniseke.
- Vula i-ESET kwi-intanethi scanphantsi Website.
- Cofa kwindawo ethi “Ngexesha elinye scan. "
- Isetonlinescanner.exe app iya kukhutshelwa kwikhompyuter yakho.
- Ungayifumana le fayile kwifolda yePC yakho ethi “Ukhutshelweyo”.
- Khetha ulwimi olufunekayo.
- Cofa "Qalisa." ukuqhubeka. Iimvume eziphakamileyo ziyafuneka.
- Yamkela "imigaqo yokusetyenziswa".
- Cofa kwindawo ethi “Yamkela.” ukuqhubeka.
- Yenza ukhetho lwakho lokuthatha inxaxheba "kwiNkqubo yokuPhucula amava oMthengi."
- Ndicebisa ukuba uvule "Inkqubo yempendulo efunyenweyo."
- Cofa kwindawo ethi "Qhubeka." iqhosha.
- Kukho ezintathu scan iintlobo onokukhetha kuzo. Eyokuqala yi “Full scan, ” scanyikhompyuter yakho yonke kodwa inokuthatha iiyure ezimbalwa ukuyigqiba. umzuzwana scan uhlobo lulo “Khawuleza Scan, ” scans ezona ndawo zixhaphakileyo kwikhompyuter yakho ukuze i-malware izifihle. Eyokugqibela, eyesithathu, “luSiko scan.” Esi siko scan uhlobo lwetoti scan incwadi eneenkcukacha ethile, ifayile, okanye imidiya esusekayo njenge CD/DVD okanye USB.
- Yenza i-ESET ibone kwaye ivalele usetyenziso olunokuba lungafunwa.
- Cofa kwindawo ethi “Qala scan.” iqhosha ukuqalisa i scan.
- Scan iyaqhubeka.
- Ukuba iziphumo zifunyenwe kwiPC yakho, i-ESET Online scanandisayi kuzilungisa.
- Cofa "Jonga iziphumo ezineenkcukacha" ngolwazi olungakumbi.
- Scan ingxelo ibonisiwe.
- Phonononga iziphumo.
- Cofa u-"Qhubeka." wakube ugqibile.
ISophos HitmanPRO
HitmanPro yi cloud scanner. Oku kuthetha ukuba inokubona i-malware ngokuyilayisha kwiSophos cloud kwaye emva koko ukubhaqa apho. Le yindlela eyahlukileyo yokubona i-malware kunezinye izixhobo ezichasene ne-malware. Ngokwenza oko, ibonelela ngokhuseleko olugqwesileyo kwaye, ngokubanzi nge cloud, inokubona i-malware ngcono kwaye ngokukhawuleza.
Nje ukuba i-pop-up ye-Microsearch.me ibhaqwe, i-HitmanPro iyakususa i-malware enoxanduva lwale pop-up kwikhompyuter yakho. Ukuba uyaqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-HitmanPro, uya kukhuselwa kuzo zonke iintlobo ze-malware kwixa elizayo.
- Khuphela iHitmanPro.
- Cofa iqhosha elithi "Okulandelayo" ukuqhubeka nokuseta.
- Yamkela imimiselo nemiqathango yokusebenzisa iSophos HitmanPro.
- Ukuba uyafuna uku scan ikhomputha yakho rhoqo, cofa "ewe." Ukuba awufuni scan ikhomputha yakho rhoqo, cofa "Hayi."
- I-Sophos HitmanPro iya kuqala i-malware scan. Nje ukuba iwindow ijike ibe bomvu ibonisa ukuba i-malware okanye inkqubo engafunwayo ifunyenwe kwikhompyuter yakho ngeli xesha scan.
- Ngaphambi kokuba ususe ukuchongwa kwe-malware, kufuneka uvule ilayisenisi yasimahla.
- Cofa kwindawo ethi "Vula ilayisenisi yasimahla." iqhosha.
- Nikezela ngedilesi ye-imeyile ukuze uvule ilayisenisi yexesha elinye, isemthethweni kangangeentsuku ezingamashumi amathathu.
- Cofa kwiqhosha elithi "Vuselela" ukuqhubeka nenkqubo yokususa.
- Imveliso yeHitmanPro yenziwe yasebenza ngempumelelo.
- Ngoku singaqhubeka nenkqubo yokususa.
- I-Sophos HitmanPro iyakususa yonke i-malware efunyenweyo kwikhompyuter yakho. Xa sele yenziwe, uya kubona isishwankathelo seziphumo.
Isixhobo sokususa i-Adware yi-TSA
Isixhobo sokususa i-Adware yi-TSA sisicelo sasimahla onokusisebenzisa ukususa i-adware kwikhompyuter yakho. Le app inokubona kwaye isuse i-adware. Inika eminye imisebenzi ngaphandle kokususwa kwe-adware. Umzekelo, ikuvumela ukuba ususe abaqweqwedisi besiphequluli abanje ngeMicrosearch.me kuGoogle Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, kunye neMicrosoft Edge browser.
Ukongeza, isusa iibar zesixhobo kwisiphequluli, izandiso zesiphequluli ezinobungozi, kwaye ukuba akukho nto isebenzayo, ungayisebenzisa ukuseta kwakhona isikhangeli. Ngale ndlela, isikhangeli sibuyiselwa kumaxabiso angagqibekanga. Isixhobo sokususa i-adware asifuni kufakelo. Lusetyenziso oluphathwayo onokuthi uluvule ngaphandle kofakelo. Umzekelo, oku kwenza ukubaleka kwi-USB okanye idiski yokubuyisela ifanelekile.
Khuphela isixhobo sokususa i-Adware yi-TSA
Nje ukuba uqalise usetyenziso, isixhobo sokususa i-adware sihlaziya iinkcazelo zayo zokubona i-adware. Okulandelayo, cofa iqhosha elithi "Scan” iqhosha ukuqalisa i-adware scan kwi khomputha yakho.
Landela imiyalelo ekwisikrini ukuze ususe i-adware ebhaqiweyo kwiPC yakho simahla. Emva koko, ndicebisa ukufaka i-Malwarebytes browser guard ukuthintela iintengiso zeMicrosearch.me.
Malwarebytes umkhangeli mgcini
I-Malwarebytes Browser Guard lulwandiso lwesikhangeli. Olu lwandiso lwebhrawuza luyafumaneka kwezona bhrawuza baziwa kakhulu: uGoogle Chrome, Firefox, kunye neMicrosoft Edge. Xa kufakwe i-Malwarebytes isikhangeli somgcini, isikhangeli sikhuselekile kuhlaselo oluninzi lwe-intanethi. Ngokomzekelo, ukuhlaselwa kwe-phishing, iiwebhusayithi ezingafunekiyo, iiwebhusayithi ezinobungozi, kunye nabasebenzi basezimayini ze-crypto.
Ndincoma ukufaka umgadi weMalwarebytes browser ukuze ukhuselwe ngcono kwiMicrosearch.me ngoku nakwixesha elizayo.
- Khuphela i-Malwarebytes browser guard.
- Cofa ukufaka kwibhrawuza oyikhethayo.
Xa ubrawuza kwi-intanethi, kwaye unokundwendwela iwebhusayithi ekhohlakeleyo, i-Malwarebytes isikhangeli somgcini siyakuthintela umzamo, kwaye uya kufumana isaziso.
Kwesi sikhokelo, ufunde indlela yokususa i-Microsearch.me. Kwakhona, uyisusile i-malware kwikhompyuter yakho kwaye ukhusele ikhompyuter yakho kwiMicrosearch.me kwixa elizayo. Enkosi ngokufunda!