Search.packageintransit.com virus. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
Package In Transit software forces you to use bogus Search.packageintransit.com search engine
Installing Search.packageintransit.com virus changes some settings in web browsers, such as homepage, default extra tab page and default search engine settings. It inserts Package in Transit extension[1] to Chrome, Mozilla and possibly other web browsers to prevent the user from changing the new configuration. This potentially unwanted program (PUP) falls into browser hijacker category because it alters these settings without explicitly notifying the computer user first. Repetitious redirects to hxxp://Search.packageintransit.com/ is the least problematic matter when dealing with this browser hijacker – the real danger lies in PackageInTransit search results, which are filled with ads. The suspicious search engine provided by the described website delivers SaferBrowser search results, and this small detail rings an alarm bell, telling you to that these results are not genuine Yahoo Search results (as it seems at first sight at them). Clicking on these search results can take you to hazardous places on the Internet, such as pages filled with dangerous downloads[2] or sites that are simply deceptive. If you want to avoid general Internet hazards, we suggest you remove Search.packageintransit.com right away. For that, programs like Reimage can be used.
Another fundamental concern is related to this program’s privacy policy. The author of the hijacker is Polarity Technologies, Ltd., and this name is well known to cyber security experts. This company has developed dozens of annoying browser hijackers that, instead of improving users’ browsing experience, simply deteriorates it. The primary goal of this program is to serve paid search results and not the organic ones and to trick the victim into clicking on them, the hijacker seeks to make them look at least a little bit interesting. To achieve this, the hijacker tracks the computer user for a while, collecting one’s search queries, browsing history, clicks, time-stamp, and similar data. Such information is not considered to be personal, although your search queries can contain such details. Collected information is stored on servers and can be shared with third-party advertisers and other companies. You can never know who gets access to such information and how it is going to be used, so we suggest you act carefully. If you do not want to worry about your privacy, better remove the redirect virus using anti-spyware programs or Search.packageintransit.com removal tutorial that can be found below the article.
Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').
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'.
Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'
Right click on browsers' icon and select 'Properties'
Select 'Shortcut' tab and delete 'http://isearch.babylon.com...' or other suspicious URL
Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'
Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'
Click on menu icon and select 'Manage add-ons'
Right click on each of malicious entries and select 'Disable'
Delete malicious URL, enter your desired domain name and click 'Apply' to save changes
Go to 'Advanced' tab and click on 'Reset' button. Now select 'Delete personal settings' and click on 'Reset' button again
Go to Settings and select 'Choose what to clear'
Select 'Clear' button
Open the start menu and select 'Task Manager'
Right-click 'Microsoft Edge' and select 'Go to details'
Select 'More details' if 'Go to details' option fails to show up
Find Microsoft Edge entries and select 'End Task'
Go to Microsoft Edge folder on your computer, right-click every entry and click 'Delete'
Find Windows PowerShell, right-click it and select 'Run as administrator'
Copy and paste a required command and press 'Enter'
Click on menu icon and select 'Add-ons'
Select 'Extensions' and look for malicious entries. Click 'Remove' to get rid of each of them
When in 'General' tab, delete malicious URL from 'Home Page' section or click on 'Restore to Default' button. Click 'OK' to save changes
Click on menu icon and then on '?'. Select 'Troubleshooting Information'
Click on 'Reset Firefox' button for a couple of times
Click on menu icon. Select 'Tools' and 'Extensions'
Look for malicious entries and delete each of them by clicking on the Trash bin icon
After clicking on menu and 'Settings', select 'Set pages'
Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs
When in 'Settings', select 'Manage search engines...'
Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs
When in 'Settings', scroll down to 'Reset browser settings' button and click on it
Click on 'Reset' button to complete your removal
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'
Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons
When in 'General', delete malicious URL and enter your desired domain name
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'
Select all options and click on 'Reset' button
Distribution tricks used by spyware developers
Usually, freeware installers do not reveal information about what they are going to install in addition to the main program because they seek to convince the computer user to install certain third-party programs without even realizing it. Such software bundles can be downloaded from the majority of file sharing sites, so be careful! Although not all bundled programs are dangerous, we advise not installing them unless you know that they are entirely safe. To find the information about additional software, you need to choose Custom or Advanced installation option. Then you should find pre-marked checkboxes next to statements allowing installation of “recommended” programs. All that you need to do is to deselect these checkboxes in order to install your chosen software without any additions.
Quick way to remove Search.packageintransit.com
If you are ready to remove Search.packageintransit.com virus, you should decide how you want to do it. We always suggest trying to remove potentially unwanted programs manually; however, such removal should be double-checked with anti-malware software afterward. If you’re not interested in learning what files browser hijackers drop on the system and you are not willing to search for them, automatic Search.packageintransit.com removal option might interest you. You can find the list of recommended anti-malware programs and also the removal guide down below.
You can remove Search.packageintransit.com automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareWebroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus, Malwarebytes Anti Malware. We recommend these applications because they can easily delete potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
Manual Search.packageintransit.com virus Removal Guide:
Remove Search.packageintransit.com from Windows systems
We mentioned the developer of this potentially unwanted program earlier – Polarity Technologies, Ltd. Therefore, we suggest you follow these instructions and uninstall all products by this developer right away.
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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.packageintransit.com and related programs
Here, look for Search.packageintransit.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove Search.packageintransit.com from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties. -
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.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariRemove Search.packageintransit.com from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Search.packageintransit.com or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Remove Search.packageintransit.com from Internet Explorer (IE)
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Search.packageintransit.com and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Search.packageintransit.com removal.
Remove Search.packageintransit.com virus from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe. -
Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, Search.packageintransit.com should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariRemove Search.packageintransit.com from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Find and remove Package In Transit Version 2.3 (the version can differ) browser extension from Firefox.
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select Search.packageintransit.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. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Search.packageintransit.com removal.
Remove Search.packageintransit.com from Google Chrome
Delete Package In Transit Version 2.3 extension from Chrome. Remember that the version might differ, it depends on what version you have installed.
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select Search.packageintransit.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.packageintransit.com removal.
Remove Search.packageintransit.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. -
Here, select Extensions and look for Search.packageintransit.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.packageintransit.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.... -
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.packageintransit.com removal process.
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