Steps To Uninstall My Search Manager From Windows Machine

My Search Manager : Threat’s Summary

Name	My Search Manager
Type	Adware
Risk Impact	Low
Description	My Search Manager is able to make changes in your default browser settings and replace the pre-set search provider with its own dubious one.
Possible Symptoms	Performance degradation of system, other malware attacks, cyber theft, etc.
Detection / Removal Tool	Download My Search Manager Scanner to confirm the attack of My Search Manager virus.

All You Need To Know About My Search Manager

My Search Manager is a suspicious browser extension which is categorized as a potentially unwanted program. It may sneak into the computer with the help of other freeware programs. After getting inside your machine, this adware may modify your default browser's settings and may try to reroute you to predetermined web portals. This browser extension is known to alter the default homepage in user's web browsers with 'Mysearchmanager[.]net and suggests using this vague search tool. In reality, My Search Manager has several downsides due to which the program has been classified as PUP or an adware. According to the malware researchers, there is no need to keep this extension installed onto the system. The main reason behind eliminating this toolbar from your computer are listed below.

Several Annoyances Caused by My Search Manager

• First of all, this adware spreads along with freeware applications and can be offered to you as an optional or recommended program.
• My Search Manager invades the user's machine without their consent because most of the system users don't know how to opt out installing additional apps.
• It has the ability to alter the default settings of all web browsers installed on user's device without informing them first.
• The questionable search engine suggested by this PUP delivers modified search results that are full of sponsored links or ads.
• Clicking on ads or links displayed on the search results can lead you to highly dangerous or insecure web portals.
• My Search Manager does not let the infected users change their homepage or search engine and gets better online search experience until it gets deleted completely from the PC.

Why you should not trust My Search Manager toolbar?

In case, if this browser extension gets inside your Windows machine, then it alerts the default homepage with 'Mysearchmanager[.]net' that may also appear as a search provider. At first, it may seem useful, but RMV security experts do not think that the search engine associated with My Search Manager adware can be fully trusted. That is why, we strongly recommend you to carefully think about keeping this extension and its related search tool on your Internet browsers. It mainly delivers altered search results that may try to advertise third party phishing sites or their useless products. Hence, it is important for you to remove My Search Manager threat from your computer ASAP.

Click to Free Scan for My Search Manager on PC

 

How to Uninstall My Search Manager from Compromised System

• Step:1 Reboot your PC in Safe Mode

• Step:2 View all Hidden Files and Folders

• Step:3 Uninstall My Search Manager from Control Panel

• Step:4 Remove My Search Manager from Startup Items

• Step:5 Remove My Search Manager from Localhost Files

• Step:6 Remove My Search Manager and Block Pop-ups on Browsers

• Internet Explorer

• Google Chrome

• Mozilla Firefox

• Edge

Step:1 First of all, Reboot your PC in Safe Mode to make it safe from My Search Manager

(this Guide illustrates how to restart Windows in Safe Mode in all versions.)

Step:2 Now you need to View all Hidden Files and Folders that exist on different drives

Step:3 Uninstall My Search Manager from Control Panel

Press Start Key + R together and Type appwiz.cpl

Now Press on OK

This will Open the Control Panel. Now look for My Search Manager or any other Suspicious program

once found, Uninstall My Search Manager ASAP

Step:4 How to Remove My Search Manager from Startup Items

To Go to Startup Area, Click on Start Key + R

Type msconfig in the search area and click on Enter. A window will pop-out

 

 

In the Startup area, look for any suspicious My Search Manager entries or that are from Unknown Manufacturers

(This is an important step and users are advised to monitor all items carefully over here before proceeding further.)

Step:5 How to Remove My Search Manager from Localhost Files

Click on Start Key + R in Combination. Copy and Paste to Open hosts File

notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

Soon, you will get a list of suspicious IP’s in the bottom of the screen

this is quite helpful in knowing if your browser has been hacked

Steps 6: How to Remove My Search Manager and Block Pop-ups on Browsers

How to Remove My Search Manager from IE

Open IE and Click on Tools. Now Select Manage add-ons

In the pane, under Toolbars and Extensions, Choose the My Search Manager extensions which is to be deleted

Now Click on Remove or Disable Option.

Press Tool button and Select Internet Option

This will lead you to the Tab, now Select Privacy Tab, Turn on Pop-up blocker by clicking on it.

 

How to Uninstall My Search Manager from Google Chrome

Google Chrome is to be Opened

Now Click on menu present at the top right corner

Choose Tools >> Extensions

Select My Search Manager related Extensions and now Click on Trash icon to remove My Search Manager

Under Advanced Settings Option, Enable Do not allow any Site to Show pop-ups. Click on Ok to apply it.

How to Block My Search Manager on Mozilla FF

Select and Open Mozilla FF, Select My Search Manager or other Add-ons by clicking on Menu button

In the Add-ons Manager, Select the extension related to My Search Manager.

Now Click on Remove to delete My Search Manager permanently

Also Select and Check mark “Block Pop-up Windows” under po-ups in the Content Tab

How to Get Rid of My Search Manager on Edge on Win 10

First of all Open MS Edge and Click on “More actions(…)” link

Now Select and Click on Settings In Menu under “More Actions”

Under Settings, screen click on View Advanced Settings button

In Advanced Settings, turn on Block pop-ups by toggling button to ON

 

Following the above Manual Steps will be effective in blocking My Search Manager. However, if you are unable to accomplish these steps, click the button given below to scan your PC

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