The MovieSearchHome search hijacker is an illustration of a typical unwanted program; such applications are promoted massively these days. In this article you will see the detailed directions of “MovieSearchHome” hijacker removal in several tactics: making use of anti-malware software and manual elimination process.
MovieSearchHome – What is it?
“MovieSearchHome” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)1, that is promoted as a plugin for your internet browser. It is typically marketed as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that helps to browse some certain information, for example, about sporting activity events, make your browser much more secure, enable downloading of any video, et cetera. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).
Nonetheless, the “MovieSearchHome” plugin is pretty ineffective since all such functions are currently embedded to your web browser and/or Windows. Such advertising and marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, like pensioners or schoolchildren. However occasionally even professional users are getting caught on such an attraction. In specific cases, this hijacker is distributed along with free software.
MovieSearchHome Search Hijacker
Here is a short info for the MovieSearchHome hijacker
| NAME | MovieSearchHome |
| Site | Moviesearchhome.com |
| Hosting | AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. United States, San Francisco |
| Infection Type | Browser Hijacker, Unwanted Application |
| IP Address | 104.21.16.47 |
| Symptoms | Changed search engine; search queries redirection |
| Similar behavior | Mysearchconverters, Togo/, Freesportsearch/ |
| Fix Tool |
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How harmful is MovieSearchHome hijacker?
Besides its uselessness, MovieSearchHome hijacker is likewise pretty unsafe for browser usage. It modifies your search engine to its specific – Moviesearchhome.com, and also alters your background, adding its watermark on your background image (or, in some cases, changing it to default with the specified symptom).
In addition to visual transformations done by MovieSearchHome hijacker, you can notice that some of your search questions are redirecting to the untrustworthy sites, full of web links and promotions – so-called doorway websites. Such sites can contain links for malware downloads. The possibility of redirecting rises if you attempt to open Google search page by force.
However all these actions are far more annoying than really dangerous. The greatest danger, especially for individuals who have a lot of secret information in their internet browsers, is installed in data collecting functions. Cookie files, chats, often-visited sites, and various other activities are simply gathered by MovieSearchHome hijacker.
How to remove MovieSearchHome 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 pretty easy to deal with. Most of the times, they have a separate application that can be found in the list of installed software. Due to the certain marketing tactic of MovieSearchHome hijacker, it can be quickly tracked and erased by hand. However, if you got MovieSearchHome in the bundle with a free program, your computer can be infected with far more serious malware – trojans, spyware and even ransomware. That’s why I’d recommend you make use of anti-malware tools to delete the MovieSearchHome PUA and all various other malware.
You can utilize Microsoft Defender2 – it is capable of finding and removing different malware, including mentioned hijacker. Nevertheless, serious malware, that may be present on your PC in the specified instance, can disable the Windows antimalware tool by modifying the Group Policies. To keep away from such situations, it is far better to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all malicious programs on your desktop with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malware, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset 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 option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to the original.
Deleteing MovieSearchHome 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 :
- Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :
- 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 :
- Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :
- In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :
After choosing this option, you will see the next message :
If you use Google Chrome
- Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :
- In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :
- 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
- 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 :
- 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.
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Browser hijackers are among the largest and also disruptive kinds of malware. I published this article to help you, so I wish you will help me to make the computer world completely clean of malware. Please, share this article in the social networks you use – Twitter, Reddit, Facebook – wherever.
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Wilbur WoodhamHow to Remove MovieSearchHome?
Name: MovieSearchHome
Description: MovieSearchHome - 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 MovieSearchHome?”. In this article we will show you how to deal with MovieSearchHome (Moviesearchhome.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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( votes)References
- More information about PUAs
- Detailed review of Microsoft Defender
