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  • Severity: High
  • Stealing programs
  • Windows, Mac
  • Verified · Oct 2015

How to remove sr.searchfunmoods.com

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Jake Doevan · Computer technology expert

“Help! My Internet browser’s homepage is gone, and an unseen search engine has replaced it. I did not make any changes to my browser! I tried to change the homepage, but whenever I open my browser, the sr.searchfunmoods.com website appears again. It is irritating. How can I fix it?”

What is the aim of sr.searchfunmoods.com?

Sr.searchfunmoods.com (you can also find it as Funmoods Search) is an untrustworthy search engine, which is closely related to Funmoods. You should know that this website has appeared because Sr.searchfunmoods.com has hijacked your computer without your consent. This program falls into potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and also to browser hijackers categories. There are several reasons for such classification. Typically, this application infiltrates computers in a bundle with other applications and then starts initiating havoc there. Sr.searchfunmoods.com can easily cause changes to your browser’s start page and default search engine so that it could force its victims to use it as much as possible. Besides, it may try to return you altered search results and display continuous commercial notifications. As long as it is compatible with all main web browsers, sr.searchfunmoods.com will show up no matter if you like to use Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

You should know that this search engine injects links that may lead you to third-party websites that can be dangerous. Please, don’t leave sr.searchfunmoods.com on your computer because you may experience Sr.searchfunmoods.com redirects to insecure websites, which can offer you various free software downloads. Remember that some of these programs can contain infectious files! We recommend to rely on more reputable search engines, such as Google, Bing, Yahoo and others, but before that, you should uninstall Sr.searchfunmoods.com hijacker. To do that, we suggest using FortectIntego.

Sr.searchfunmoods.com

How can sr.searchfunmoods.com infiltrate my computer?

As we mentioned earlier, sr.searchfunmoods.com is spread using unfair distribution methods that are closely related to freeware and shareware. Yes, you can download it manually just like any other search engine. However, users fall for installing sr.searchfunmoods.com on their computers unconsciously much more often. If you want to avoid this search engine, you have to realize that you must pay more attention to the installation process of the freeware. Also, watch every installation step of such software and find the check mark, which agrees to install sr.searchfunmoods.com. We will make it easier for you – it is concealed under the ”advanced” or ”custom” installation mode. Untick it, and you will reject this potentially unwanted program. In case you were already tricked into installing Sr.searchfunmoods.com browser hijacker, you can get rid of it by following these steps:

How to uninstall sr.searchfunmoods.com?

If you have already accidentally installed Sr.searchfunmoods.com virus without realizing it, do not worry; our professionals will help you out. It is very simple to remove this program if you know how to do it. That is why our team has prepared in detail instructions for you – follow them carefully, and you will eliminate Sr.searchfunmoods.com in no time. We hope that our tips will help you in the future, and you will avoid installing any shady programs.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

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

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

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

Delete leftover files and folders:

  1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
  2. Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
  3. Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.Delete leftover files from Mac
  4. Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

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

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. 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.Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

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

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. 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

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now.Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

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

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

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

Reset the homepage:

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

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data...
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

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

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

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

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data.Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. 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:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings.Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
  2. Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.Remove extensions from Safari

Clear history and website data:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
  2. Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.Clear history from Safari

Reset Safari:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  3. From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.Reset Safari

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1 comment

  1. ThomasDenver

    Thanks, Ive been looking how to remove this search engine from my browser for good.

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