Your PC Fixer: Guide to Remove Safesearch.net Effectively and Safely

"I have had my internet explorer hijacked by safesearch.net ... using windows 7 with IE 11. I have MacAfee which failed to do anything."

Browser hijacked by Safesearch.net? What it can do on your computer?

Did you also encounter the same problem? Safesearch.net is known as a browser hijacker which can modify default homepage and search engine sneakily and it won't provide you the reliable search results for it will inject annoying ads to interfere with your browsing activities.To live with this annoying hijacker, you may encounter the symptoms like below:

1.It can install safesearch toolbar without your knowledge.
2.It can modify your default browser settings to make itself automatically pop up, which will be vulnerable for other computer threats like adware or hijacker, etc.
3.It can take up your system resource to slow down your overall computer performance.
4.It can affect all of your browsers.

How safesearch.net promote itself?

Usually it can promote itself via freeware downloads. Thus, it is suggested to always opt for the advanced or custom installation of the freeware and not to visit the questionable websites frequently.

Get rid of Safesearch.net step by step

Remove Safesearch.net under control panel

1.If you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, click the “Start” button, and then click the “Control Panel” menu option.

2.If you are using windows8, you can get your mouse pointer to the right edge of your computer screen and then select “search” from the list. The next step is type in “control panel” in the box and then you are open “Control Panel” menu.

3.When you get the “control panel” window open, click on the “Uninstall a program” option, but if you are using the classic view, the situation will be different, you will need to double click on the “Programs and Features” icon

4.When you get the “Programs and Features” or the “Uninstall a Program” screen displayed, check if there is the currently installed programs like Coupon Server, Plus-HD 1.3, BetterSurf, or any other unknown programs installed by you. You can check the recently installed programs by clicking on the “Installed On” column to categorize your programs depending on the installation date. If you find something suspicious unknown programs, you can click “uninstall”

Note:If you cannot find any unwanted or unknown programs on your machine, then you can proceed with the next step.

Remove Safesearch.net from Internet Explorer

1.Reset internet explorer, click on the “gear icon” on the top right corner of your web browser, and then click the “internet options”-“Advanced” tab-“Reset” button

2.In the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window, select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click on “Reset” button.

3.When the above steps are all finished, click on the “Close” button and close your browser and then reopen your internet explorer again.

Remove Safesearch.net from Google Chrome

Reset Google Chrome, click on the “chrome menu button”, ---choose settings---click”show advanced settings”—click”reset browser settings”---click “reset once more”

Double check: click on the “chrome menu button”, ----choose “tools”---click on “extensions” in the extensions tab, remove the extensions not installed by you like Savings Bull, Feven Pro 1.1, Websteroids or any other unknown programs by clicking the trash can icon.

Remove Safesearch.net from Mozilla Firefox

Reset Mozilla firefox( saving your bookmarks, passwords first) o the top right corner of your firefox window, click the firefox menu button and then cick on the “help”button--- Troubleshooting Information-“Reset Firefox”--confirm“Reset Firefox” and then you wait for the firefox to close and reopen itself, then click on the “finish” button.(if you cannot get into the help menu, type about:support in your address bar to bring up the Troubleshooting information page.)

Method two: Automatically remove Safesearch.net Permanently with SpyHunter.

SpyHunter is a powerful, real-time anti-spyware application which is designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious computer threats and certified by West Coast Labs’ Checkmark Certification System. SpyHunter is automatically configured to give you optimal protection with limited interaction and can get along with other antivirus, so all you need to do is install it for immediate and ongoing protection.

Step one: Download SpyHunter on your computer by clicking the icon below.