Your Search Bar Virus Hijacks Chrome – How to Remove It?

Your Search Bar

Your Search Bar extension
Your Search Bar extension takes over infected web browser

Your Search Bar is an extension installed on web browsers without user’s permission. It is able to hijack Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari. When you found your Google is redirected to Your Search Bar; and you screen is choked by different ads, for example, banner ads, pop-up ads, in-text ads, video ads, sound ads, etc., you could conjecture that your PC is infected by adware, as Your Search Bar. Besides, you are in all probability dropping in trap. Frequently, like numerous other adware, ads by Your Search Bar will attach misleading links, which either betray you into opening vindictive sites or have you downloaded undesirable programming.

Your Search Bar adware is making money with the online visit rate of upheld sites or the downloading rate of poisonous freeware. In this manner, it will try every way to deal with you to tap the upheld sits and to get the freeware inside your PC. Once Your Search Bar adware happened showing up on your PC, huge measure of excess ads, additional freeware are compellingly showcased . Likewise, the ads are made up as an attractive promotion, so you will click it. In the event that you omit a little of detail, Later, you get infection and freeware on your PC, yet Your Search Bar obtains monstrous measure of commissions. If you are having trouble on removing Your Search Bar, follow steps below to get rid of it.

The annoying traits made by Your Search Bar

1. It connects malicious server to download more infections into your computer secretly
2. It will casue system crash or death and damage computer programs
3. It changes homepage of web browser and prevents user from modifying it
4. It redirects your web searches to advertising or phishing websites
5. It helps cyber criminal steal some important information of your computer

Your Search Bar Removal Process

Part 1. Manually Remove Your Search Bar on Windows OS

Part 2. Manually Remove Your Search Bar on Mac OS


Part 1. Manually Remove Your Search Bar on Windows OS

(Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.)

Step 1 – Uninstall malicious programs from Control Panel.

  • 1. Type “control panel” in the Search Box of Taskbar and select Control Panel
  • 2. Click Uninstall a program:
  • 3. Select programs which may be related with Your Search Bar and click Uninstall:

how to uninstall Your Search Bar

how to uninstall Your Search Bar

how to uninstall Your Search Bar

 


Step 2 – Remove malicious extensions from web browsers.

Chrome

On Chrome: Launch up Google Chrome> click Three-dot icon >  click Extension> click Manage Extensions >> Find out malicious extensions > click Remove

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get rid of Your Search Bar on chrome

Microsoft Edge

On Microsoft Edge: Open your Edge browser >> click on the Three-dot icon >> click on Extensions >> click on the Manage extensions option in the pop-up window  >>  Find out malicoius extensions >>  click on the Remove option.

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remove Your Search Bar from Microsoft Edge

get rid of Your Search Bar from Microsoft Edge

Firefox

On Firefox: Open Firefox, click on menu button at the top right > select Add-ons and themes > select Extensions >> Find out malicious extension  > remove it with Disable or Remove button.

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get rid of Your Search Bar on firefox

Stubborn extension related with Your Search Bar does not provide “Remove” button and claims that “Your browser is managed by your organization”.

To get rid of Your Search Bar permanently, we recommend downloading SpyHunter Anti-malware to find and remove Your Search Bar related malware which takes over web browser:

   ↓ Download SpyHunter Anti-Malware

*offer – The SpyHunter Trial version includes, for one device, a one-time 7-day Trial period for SpyHunter 5 Pro (Windows) or SpyHunter for Mac. Check Terms & Conditions of SpyHunter Free Trial , EULA and Privacy/Cookie Policy.


Step 3 Find and remove malicious registry entries of Your Search Bar or malicious program.

NoteIn case any suspicious files, unwanted program, unwanted browser extension, or unwanted search engine cannot be removed manually, it is often caused by malicious registry files. Therefore, to get rid of such stubborn items, you need to find and remove all malicious files in the Registry Editor. Check the steps below:

1.Type “Registry Editor” in the Search Box of Taskbar and select Registry Editor:

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2. Click Edit menu and select Find >> Type virus’s name into it and click Find Next :

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get rid of Your Search Bar

3. Right click on the malicious files and click Delete (Do Not Click Delete unless you can confirm that the files is related with malware):

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If you are not able to confirm which registry files are malicious, do not take risk to delete any file, or your system may be damaged.

To avoid the risk, we recommend downloading SpyHunter Anti-malware to scan infected PC and find out all malicious registry files:

   ↓ Download SpyHunter Anti-Malware

*offer – The SpyHunter Trial version includes, for one device, a one-time 7-day Trial period for SpyHunter 5 Pro (Windows) or SpyHunter for Mac. Check Terms & Conditions of SpyHunter Free Trial , EULA and Privacy/Cookie Policy.


 

[Optional] Step 4 – Reset Web Browser Settings

Edge

On Microsoft Edge

  • Click the three horizontal dots icon >> Select Settings.
  • Type Reset into the Search Box
  • Click Restore settings to their defaults values >> Click the Reset button

Chrome

On Google Chrome

  • Click the Chrome menu icon >> Select Settings
  • Type Reset into the Search Box
  • Click Restore settings to their original defaults >> Click the Reset Settings button

Firefox

On Firefox

  • Click the Firefox menu at the top right corner >> click Help
  • Select More Troubleshooting Information
  • Click the “Refresh Firefox” button


Part 2. Manually Remove Your Search Bar on Mac OS

(Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.)

Step 1.Uninstall malicious apps from Mac.

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Open the Finder >> Go to the Applications folder >> Find out malicious apps and Click Move to Trash >> Enter your password if requested.


Step 2. Delete malware-generated files in the following folders:

/Library/LaunchAgents folder;
Library/Application Support folder;
~/Library/LaunchAgents folder;
/Library/LaunchDaemons folder;

/Library/LaunchAgents

– In Finder, choose “Go” then click on “Go to Folder“:

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– In the Go to Folder… bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents:

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In the “LaunchAgents” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Here are some examples of malicious files generated by malware:

Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search BarDaemon”, “com.Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search Bar.plist”, “com.adobe.fpsaud.plist” “installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist”, etc.

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Library/Application Support

– In Finder, choose “Go” then click on “Go to Folder“:

– In the Go to Folder… bar, type: Library/Application Support:

In the “Application Support” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Here are some examples of malicious files generated by malware:

Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search BarDaemon”, “com.Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search Bar.plist”, “com.adobe.fpsaud.plist” “installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist”, etc.

~/Library/LaunchAgents

– In Finder, choose “Go” then click on “Go to Folder“:

– In the Go to Folder… bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgentst:

In the “LaunchAgentst” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Here are some examples of malicious files generated by malware:

Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search BarDaemon”, “com.Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search Bar.plist”, “com.adobe.fpsaud.plist” “installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist”, etc.

/Library/LaunchDaemons

– In Finder, choose “Go” then click on “Go to Folder“:

– In the Go to Folder… bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemon:

In the “LaunchDaemon” folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Here are some examples of malicious files generated by malware:

Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search BarDaemon”, “com.Your Search Bar, “com.Your Search Bar.plist”, “com.adobe.fpsaud.plist” “installmac.AppRemoval.plist”, “myppes.download.plist”, “mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist”, etc

If you are not able to confirm which files are generated by malware, do not take risk to delete any file, or your system may be damaged.

To avoid the risk, we recommend downloading SpyHunter Anti-malware for Mac to scan your computer and  find out all malicious files:

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Step 3. Delete malicious extensions From Safari / Chrome / Firefox.

Safari

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Open Safari >> Click Safari menu button and choose Preferences >> Select the Extensions tab >> Select the suspicious extension and click Uninstall.

Firefox

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Open Firefox >> Click the menu button >> select Add-ons >> Determine the suspicious or unwanted extension, click the Disable or Remove button.

Chrome

delete Your Search Bar from Mac Chrome

Run Chrome >> Click the three-dot menu button in the upper-right corner >> Select the More Tools >> Click Extensions >> Determine the suspicious or unwanted extension, click on the Trash icon >> Click Remove


Step 4. Use SpyHunter Anti-malware for Mac to re-diagnose your Mac and see if it is 100% clean:

To make sure that your system is not infected at all, it’s better to run a scan with SpyHunter Anti-malware for Mac Antivirus and see if it will detect any remaining unwanted items:

↓ Download Spyhunter Antimalware For Mac

*offer – The SpyHunter Trial version includes, for one device, a one-time 7-day Trial period for SpyHunter 5 Pro (Windows) or SpyHunter for Mac. Check Terms & Conditions of SpyHunter Free Trial , EULA and Privacy/Cookie Policy.

– Once SpyHunter-Installer.dmg  is downloaded, double-click it to install:

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– Once SpyHunter Anti-malware for Mac is installed and launched, please click “Start Scan Now” button:

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– SpyHunter Anti-malware for Mac will scan your Mac for malware infections. Once the scan is completed, remove any found infections.

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