Remove Search.aguea.com (Removal Instructions) - Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge
Search.aguea.com – a browser hijacker which claims to be simple, fast and private
Search.aguea.com virus is a browser hijacker[1] that claims to be a great alternative for traditional search engines. In reality, it is just another search engine that should be avoided due to several unpleasant features added to it.
You can be convinced that Aguea is a great search engine as it offers using several modes while searching the web:
- Safe Search feature;
- Highlighted keywords;
- Results in a new tab.
However, after reading “Terms and Conditions” or “Privacy Policy”, you can find that Search.aguea.com can easily track your searches on the Internet by recording information that you add while visiting your favorite websites.
Besides, there is no guarantee that each of its search results is harmless. Redirects to malicious websites are quite common while dealing with browser hijackers. Finally, we should warn you about commercial pop-up ads and in-text links that you can start seeing on your favorite websites. To prevent these problems, you need to take care of Search.aguea.com removal right after finding this hijacker on your computer.
Keep in mind that Internet is full of alternative search engines that are used for the only aim – earning the money. Therefore, even if you restrain from visiting fraudulent and suspicious domains, you might find yourself on gambling websites or other domains with a disturbing content. If you are not careful enough, you can install end up with more malware,[2] not only search.aguea.com virus, on your computer.
Due to Search.aguea.com redirect ability and similar issues, we highly recommend you to remove it from the system. As long as this search engine is considered a “potentially unwanted program”, you can use manual removal guide given in the end of this post. Of course, to make this process easier, you can remove Aguea using Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego.
Search.aguea.com is a browser hijacker that acts like a legit search engine.
The distribution methods of hijacker
Usually, such search engines like this browser hijacker tend to attach themselves to free applications, for example, PDF creators, video streaming software, etc. Since users pay a little attention while installing any tool, the additional tools remain unnoticed. As a result, they reboot their computer and discover that each of their browsers is hijacked.
To prevent such problem, make sure you opt for “Custom” or “Advanced” installation settings when you are about to install a new application. These settings will help you to see all additional applications which are trying to infiltrate your computer.
Researchers from udenvirus.dk[3] warn that not all of such “optional components” is malicious. However, the most of them are useless and even questionable. Besides these steps, there are other crucial precautions, for example, updating your applications regularly, using reliable anti-spyware and avoiding questionable plug-ins.
Remove Aguea virus from the browser entirely
The fastest way to end up with Aguea removal is to install a trustworthy anti-spyware application, update it and run a full system scan. All tools that you can use for eliminating it are given below. They will not only help you with fixing your computer after Aguea infiltration, but will also fix your computer in the future.
In addition, you can also remove Search.Aguea.com virus manually by using guidelines created by our experts. They can be applied to adware removal as well. On the final note, you should also keep away from the domains which are overloaded with ads which suggest scanning your system or containing links to supposedly amusing domains. Abandoned and outdated software should be also taken with care.
You may remove virus damage with a help of Reimage Reimage Cleaner Intego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove Search.aguea.com, follow these steps:
Erase Search.aguea.com from Windows systems
Follow the guide to remove browser hijacker from Windows computer. Look up for programs like DNS Unlocker, MediaVideosPlayers, Desktop Temperature Monitor, Network System Driver and similar. Uninstall them without any hesitation.
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall Search.aguea.com and related programs
Here, look for Search.aguea.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove Search.aguea.com from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.
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Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
Get rid of Search.aguea.com from Mac OS X system
If your macOS is displaying some infection symptoms, proceed with the following guide:
Remove Search.aguea.com from Applications folder:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for Search.aguea.com-related entries.
- Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)
![Uninstall from Mac 1]( "Uninstall from Mac 1")
To fully remove Search.aguea.com, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
- In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries related to Search.aguea.com and then delete them.
- Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the Search.aguea.com-related entries.
![Uninstall from Mac 2]( "Uninstall from Mac 2")
Uninstall Search.aguea.com from Internet Explorer (IE)
If you foundSearch.Aguea.com on the Explorer's homepage, follow the guide to terminate it correctly:
Remove dangerous add-ons:
- Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
- Pick Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Search.aguea.com and other suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.
![Remove add-ons from Internet Explorer]( "Remove add-ons from Internet Explorer")
Change your homepage if it was altered:
- Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
- Select Internet Options.
- In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
- Click Apply and then select OK.
![Reset IE homepage]( "Reset IE homepage")
Delete temporary files:
- Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
- Under Browsing history, click Delete…
- Select relevant fields and press Delete.
![Clear temporary files from Internet Explorer]( "Clear temporary files from Internet Explorer")
Reset Internet Explorer:
- Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
- Select Reset.
- In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Search.aguea.com removal.
![Reset Internet Explorer]( "Reset Internet Explorer")
Delete Search.aguea.com from Microsoft Edge
After the hijack, you should reset Microsoft Explorer to get back to normal browsing.
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 Search.aguea.com-related extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click on Uninstall at the bottom.
![Remove extensions from Edge]( "Remove extensions from Edge")
Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Privacy & security.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Select everything (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.
![Clear Edge browsing data]( "Clear Edge browsing data")
Reset MS Edge if that 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.
![Reset MS Edge]( "Reset MS Edge")
If this solution failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method. Note that you need to backup your data before proceeding.
- Find the following folder on your computer: C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
- Press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select all folders.
- Right-click on them and pick Delete
![Advanced MS Edge reset 1]( "Advanced MS Edge reset 1")
- Now right-click on the Start button and pick Windows PowerShell (Admin).
- When the new window opens, copy and paste the following command, and then press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose
![Advanced MS Edge reset 2]( "Advanced MS Edge reset 2")
Instructions for Chromium-based Edge
Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):
- Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
- Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.
![Remove extensions from Chromium Edge]( "Remove extensions from Chromium Edge")
Clear cache and site data:
- Click on Menu and go to Settings.
- Select Privacy and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Under Time range, pick All time.
- Select Clear now.
![Clear browser data from Chroum Edge]( "Clear browser data from Chroum Edge")
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.
![Reset Chromium Edge]( "Reset Chromium Edge")
Remove Search.aguea.com from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Uninstall suspicious Firefox extensions and reset the browser to get rid of the PUP.
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions.
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Here, select Search.aguea.com and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General. - Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
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Click OK to save these changes.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information.
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Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Search.aguea.com removal.
Eliminate Search.aguea.com from Google Chrome
Follow this guide to eliminate all hijacker-related components from Google Chrome:
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions.
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Here, select Search.aguea.com and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings. -
Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Search.aguea.com removal.
Erase Search.aguea.com from Safari
- Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.
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Here, select Extensions and look for Search.aguea.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General. -
Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by Search.aguea.com, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....
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Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Search.aguea.com removal process.
Access your website securely from any location
When you work on the domain, site, blog, or different project that requires constant management, content creation, or coding, you may need to connect to the server and content management service more often. It is a hassle when your website is protected from suspicious connections and unauthorized IP addresses.
The best solution for creating a tighter network could be a dedicated/fixed IP address. If you make your IP address static and set to your device, you can connect to the CMS from any location and do not create any additional issues for server or network manager that need to monitor connections and activities. This is how you bypass some of the authentications factors and can remotely use your banking accounts without triggering suspicious with each login.
VPN software providers like Private Internet Access can help you with such settings and offer the option to control the online reputation and manage projects easily from any part of the world. It is better to clock the access to your website from different IP addresses. So you can keep the project safe and secure when you have the dedicated IP address VPN and protected access to the content management system.
Backup files for the later use, in case of the malware attack
Computer users can suffer from data losses due to cyber infections or their own faulty doings. Ransomware can encrypt and hold files hostage, while unforeseen power cuts might cause a loss of important documents. If you have proper up-to-date backups, you can easily recover after such an incident and get back to work. It is also equally important to update backups on a regular basis so that the newest information remains intact – you can set this process to be performed automatically.
When you have the previous version of every important document or project you can avoid frustration and breakdowns. It comes in handy when malware strikes out of nowhere. Use Data Recovery Pro for the data restoration process.
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