What is Any Search Pro browser plugin? — Fix Guide

The Any Search Pro search hijacker is an illustration of a common unwanted program; such applications are distributed massively these days. In this article you will see the complete information of “Any Search Pro” hijacker removal in various tactics: using anti-malware tools and manual elimination process.

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Any Search Pro – What is it?

“Any Search Pro” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is distributed as a plugin for your internet browser. It is typically promoted as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that aids to search some certain info, as an example, about sporting activity events, make your browser far more safe, enable downloading of any video clip, et cetera.

Nonetheless, the “Any Search Pro” plugin is rather pointless because all such functions are currently embedded to your browser and/or Windows. Such advertising and marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, such as pensioners or schoolchildren. However occasionally even professional users are getting caught on such a lure. In certain instances, this hijacker is distributed along with free tools.

Any Search Pro Search Hijacker

Here is a info for the Any Search Pro hijacker

How harmful is Any Search Pro hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, Any Search Pro hijacker is also really unsafe for web browser usage. It alters your search engine to its specific – Tailsearch.com, and likewise transforms your background, adding its watermark on your background image (or, occasionally, altering it to default with the specified sign).

Apart from aesthetic transformations done by Any Search Pro hijacker, you can notice that a number of your search questions are redirecting to the dubious web pages, filled with links and advertisements – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can have links for malware downloads. The possibility of redirecting boosts if you try to start Google search page forcibly.

But all these activities are far more frustrating than truly destructive. The major hazard, especially for people who have a lot of confidential information in their browsers, is embedded in data collecting capabilities. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited sites, as well as various other activities are easily collected by Any Search Pro hijacker.

How to remove Any Search Pro search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are almost always very simple to remove. Most of the times, they have a separate application that can be found in the list of installed software. Due to the specific marketing manner of Any Search Pro hijacker, it can be quickly tracked and erased manually. Nonetheless, if you got Any Search Pro in the package with a free applications, your PC can be infected with a lot more severe malware – trojans, spyware and even ransomware. That’s why I’d recommend you use anti-malware tools to remove the Any Search Pro PUA and all other malware.

You can make use of Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of finding and eliminating different malware, including mentioned hijacker. However, severe malware, that may exist on your PC in the specified instance, can disable the Windows antimalware program by modifying the Group Policies. To prevent such scenarios, it is far better to utilize GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and erase all unwanted programs on your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malicious programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.

You can see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.

To choose the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected malware. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.

Reset browser settings to original ones

To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by any malicious program, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.

After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing Any Search Pro hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

To reset Edge, do the following steps :

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :



2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :



2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :


After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

If you use Google Chrome

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :



2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :



3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

Opera can be reset in the next way

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :



2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

How to Remove Any Search Pro?

Name: Any Search Pro

Description: Any Search Pro - a lot of users became a victim of browser hijacker. I have a lot of friends who literally bombed me with the questions like “how to remove Any Search Pro?”. In this article we will show you how to deal with Any Search Pro (Tailsearch.com), which may corrupt your browser’s correct performance, and create a lot of troubles while you are working.

Operating System: Windows

Application Category: Browser Hijacker

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