How to remove Browserhunt.com virus

Why is your system threatened by Browserhunt.com?

If you have ever been infected with mountainbrowse.com, you will probably experience a little bit of déjà vu if browserhunt.com virus takes over your browser. These two hijackers are almost identical: they feature a nice user interface (UI), displaying the search box on top of the calming photograph of nature. Unfortunately, these intruders are far from bringing peace when they infect computers. On the opposite, browserhunt.com hijack will more likely ruin your usual browsing experience with the numerous ads and unexpected redirects that might be initiated when using this suspicious search engine for the Internet browsing. That’s right. This brand new and legitimate-looking search engine that has suddenly appeared on your browser is not safe and can be the reason of such serious problems like redirects, system malfunctions, and even data tracking. To stop this unauthorized and potentially dangerous activity on your device, get your antivirus gear ready and head straight to the Browserhunt.com removal. In case you do not have an automatic virus removal tool installed on your computer just yet, we suggest taking a look at Fortect Intego, a software which might just be the solution to all your virus-related problems.

A screenshot of the Browserhunt.com virus

This website is in no way a handy search engine, and you will see that as soon as you start using it. Although Browser Hunt uses Yahoo engine to run the search and immediately redirects you to this site once you hit the search button, you should remain very careful. The results you are seeing are customized, so that the browser hijacker can put its advertised content on the top of the result list. This way, the parties involved in the hijacker’s affiliate list receive an increased amount of traffic and the hijacker developers get paid for the advertising. So what’s in it for you? Remove Browserhunt.com without even trying to look for its positive features because you will simply won’t find any. It is designed purely for profit-making and might even go as far as tracking your data just to generate more tempting ads.

How can this hijacker infiltrate your browser?

Browser hijackers like Browserhunt.com are known as masters of disguise. They infiltrate computers undetected, often, with the help of other, legitimate programs that you would not suspect to be suspicious in any way. These legitimate and popular applications are specifically chosen to create an impression of security and encourage the users to let down their guard. It is quite a common tendency for the users not to pay enough attention to what they are installing on their computers in general. So this tendency is quickly exploited by the potentially unwanted program creators who pin Browserhunt.com to PDF converters, download managers or some well-known video streaming software and the users install unknowingly them along. Luckily, such shady marketing can be curbed by choosing advanced installation settings every time you install some news software on your computer.

Browserhunt.com removal:

We have already mentioned that you can remove Browserhunt.com automatically. We want to emphasize once again that it is the preferred and the safest way of eliminating cyber threats from the infected systems. Though there are still some aspects to consider. Keep in mind that an outdated virus-fighting utility will probably be useless and will not be able to delete the Browserhunt.com virus simply because its description is not yet included in the virus database. Thus, schedule your antivirus utility to search for new updates automatically and you can cross this task out of your list entirely. We should also remind you that manual Browserhunt.com removal instructions are presented at the end of the article as well, in case you cannot decontaminate the virus the automatic way.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:

In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:

Select Go > Go to Folder.
Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.
Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:

Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
Then find On startup section.
Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
Select Details tab.
Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:

Click on Menu and go to Settings.
Select Privacy, search and services.
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Under Time range, pick All time.
Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
On the left side, pick Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values.
Confirm with Reset.
This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
Select Add-ons.
In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:

Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
Choose Settings.
Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

Click Menu and pick Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security section.
Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
Click on Clear Data...
Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

Click on Menu and pick Settings.
Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:

Click menu and choose Settings.
Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari