BrowsePrivately : How To Safely Remove BrowsePrivately From Your Browsers (Chrome/Firefox/IE)

 

If you are looking for quick and easy removal process to eliminate BrowsePrivately from your infected system then follow our below given methods to clean your PC for convenient working.

Know more about BrowsePrivately

  • Name – BrowsePrivately
  • Developed By – Bettersearchtools.com
  • Type – PUP
  • Risk – Low
  • Symptoms – constant redirections, replaces system or browser settings etc.
  • Delivery – Spam emails, free downloads, dubious clicks on ads or pop-ups etc.
  • Infected systems – Windows
  • Infected browsers – Chrome/IE/Firefox/Opera/Edge etc.

BrowsePrivately : Quick description on its annoying symptoms

remove BrowsePrivately

BrowsePrivately is a suspicious browser extension which has been designed by Bettersearchtools.com and promoted on the Google Chrome Web Store as a legitimate search engine that enhance your browsing experience. It connects your browsers to a website mps.eanswers.com and set it as your home page and default search engine provider. It claims to provide facility to browse privately that means it keeps all your surfing and personal identity same. It may look initially useful but later on it start misleading you. It is simply developed by cyber crooks for profitable means. This dubious extension holds plenty of unwanted traits. It follows some unusual tricks to installed into your system and after installation do unwanted works. Whenever you go online it redirects you on a site Myprivatesearch.com. it may block you by tracking from Google AdWords but you may seen customized advertisements on your browser in a constant manner. There are some of their search duplicates which is as

  • MyPrivate Search by Ienjoyapps.com—Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/myprivate-search/ghcdkcjclmpfaicmpkdadaecohikbbga
  • onlinePrivacy by Bettersearchtools.com—Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onlineprivacy/gjmfibmillmniipmeaepfbiaiphfgakk
  • iPrivate Now by Ienjoyapps.com—Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/iprivate-now/ogecffmhmfmdfolpnnlkncmncdpliimk
  • Search Privately by Njoyapps.com—Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-privately/mpjaejbeapalkahdelienngiceelecmn

It can reduce your system performance by running malicious tasks into system background. It make modification into system and browsers settings to do their vicious works without any interruption. It can also endanger your personal and confidential information by stealing your valuable information. It makes an entry inside of your system by following several smart tricks. It may comes along with the installers of freeware or shareware which might install an additional program as a system enhancement tool but in reality it is the malicious file of the infection. It uses spam emails with an infected attachments which can infect your system after downloading on it. More infection spreading ways like via malicious website visit, unsafe links or updates, sharing of files and many more.

How can you remove BrowsePrivately completely from your infected PC?

You can easily remove BrowsePrivately from your affected system by following the manual method which is given just below at the end of the post and you can also go with the automatic removal process by using a strong anti-malware on the infected system.      

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Learn To Remove BrowsePrivately Using Manual Methods

Phase 1 : Show Hidden Files To Delete BrowsePrivately Related Files And Folders

1. For Windows 8 or 10 Users : From the Ribbon’s View in My PC click on Options icon.

Folder search option Win 10 or 8

2. For Windows 7 or Vista Users : Open My Computer and tap on Organize button on the upper left corner and then to Folder and Search Options from the drop down menu.

Folder search options Win vista or 7

3. Now go to the View tab and enable Show hidden files and folder options and then uncheck the Hide protected system operating files checkbox option below.

Folder and Search options step 3

4. Finally look for any suspicious files in the hidden folders as given below and delete it.

Temp-Application-Data-Folder-Contents

  • %AppData%\[adware_name]
  • %Temp%\[adware_name]
  • %LocalAppData%\[adware_name].exe
  • %AllUsersProfile%random.exe
  • %CommonAppData%\[adware_name]

Phase 2 : Get Rid of BrowsePrivately Related Extensions Related From Different Web Browsers

From Chrome :

1. Click on Menu icon, hover through More Tools then tap on Extensions.

chrome tools extensions

2. Now click on Trash icon on the extensions tab there next to suspicious extensions to remove it.

chrome extensions trash

From Internet Explorer :

1. Click on Manage add-ons option from the drop down menu on going through Gear icon.

IE manage add-ins

2. Now if you find any suspicious extension in the Toolbars and Extensions panel then right click on it and Delete option to remove it.

IE toolbar and extensions

From Mozilla Firefox :

1. Tap on Add-ons on going through Menu icon.

mozilla add-ons

2. In the Extensions tab click on Disable or Remove button next to BrowsePrivately related extensions to remove them.

mozilla extensions

From Opera :

1. Press Opera menu, hover to Extensions and then select Extensions manager there.

Opera Extension 1

2. Now if any browser extension looks suspicious to you then click on (X) button to remove it.

Opera Extension 2

From Safari :

1. Click Preferences… on going through Settings Gear icon.

safari settings - preferences

2. Now on Extensions tab click on Uninstall button to remove it.

Safari Extension tab

From Microsoft Edge :

Note:–As there is no option for Extension Manager in Microsoft Edge so in order to sort out issues related with adware programs in MS Edge you can change its default homepage and search engine.

Change Default Homepage of Ms Edge –

1. Click on More(…) followed by Settings and then to Start page under Open With section.

Microsoft Edge View advanced settings

2. Now select View advanced settings button and then in Search in the address bar with section, you can select Google or any other homepage as your preference.

Ms Edge Homepage 2

Change Default Search Engine Settings of Ms Edge –

1. Select More(…) then Settings followed by View advanced settings button.

Microsoft Edge View advanced settings

2. Under Search in the address bar with box click on <Add new>. Now you can choose from the available list of search providers or add you preferred search engine and click Add as default.

Ms Edge Search Engine 2

Phase 3 : Block Unwanted Pop-ups from BrowsePrivately On Different Web Browsers

1. Google Chrome : Click Menu icon → Settings → Show advanced settings… → Content Settings… under Privacy section → enable Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) option → Done.

Chrome Block pop-ups

2. Mozilla Firefox : Tap on Menu icon → Options → Content panel → check Block pop-up windows in Pop-ups section.

Mozilla Block Pop-ups in Content tab

3. Internet Explorer : Click Gear Settings icon → Internet Options → in Privacy tab enable Turn on Pop-up Blocker under Pop-up Blocker Section.

Pop-up Blocker Internet Explorer

4. Microsoft Edge : Press More(…) option → Settings → View advanced settings → toggle on Block pop-ups.

Ms Edge Block Pop-ups

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