Get rid of Private.search-protection.com

About this redirect virus

Private.search-protection.com is is a bothersome browser intruder threat that may enter a computer without the explicit consent of the user. It is added to freeware as an additional item that is set to set up alongside the freeware. Fortunately, the hijacker is not believed to be a malicious computer virus, nor will it directly endanger your device. However, it ought to go. You will discover that your web browser’s settings have been modified and redirects to sponsored web pages are happening. You should be be careful to avoid those reroutes because you could end up on damaging web pages. Terminate Private.search-protection.com as it presents no useful features and unnecessarily puts your PC at risk.

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How does it spread

Redirect viruses are spread through freeware bundles. The usage of Default mode is usually the reason why such a huge amount of users set them up, even if they don’t need to. Everything is concealed in Advanced (Custom) settings so if you want to avoid unneeded offers, ensure that you use those settings. A pretty large number of offers is attached to free programs, so be careful. Those offers might not be threatening, but it is better to be safe than sorry. If you notice it installed uninstall Private.search-protection.com.

Why abolish Private.search-protection.com

Upon entrance, the browser hijacker will right away adjust your browser’s settings. Whenever your browser is launched, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, it will present the hijacker’s promoted website instead of your regular home website. What you might also quickly realize is that adjustments are not changeable unless you first uninstall Private.search-protection.com. Your new homepage is somewhat simple, it will show a search box and possibly adverts. Advertisement web pages might be embedded into the legitimate results. Be cautious of being redirected to damaging domains as you could get malware. So if you want this not to happen, erase Private.search-protection.com from your OS.

Private.search-protection.com removal

By hand Private.search-protection.com deletion is doable so you could attempt that, just take into account that you will need to discover the hijacker yourself. If you are having problems, you can have anti-spyware remove Private.search-protection.com. Whichever method you use, ensure that you eliminate the browser hijacker fully.

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Learn how to remove Private.search-protection.com from your computer

• Step 1. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows 10
• Step 2. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows 8
• Step 3. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows 7
• Step 4. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows XP
• Step 5. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Mac OS X
• Step 6. Delete Private.search-protection.com from browsers

Step 1. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows 10

1. Start → Settings → System → Apps & features.
2. Find all the unwanted programs, press on them and select Uninstall.

Step 2. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows 8

1. Open the menu, select the search option and type in Control Panel.
2. Control Panel → Programs and Features → Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 3. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows 7

1. Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 4. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Windows XP

1. Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 5. Remove Private.search-protection.com from Mac OS X

1. Open Finder and select Applications.
2. Find all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternately, you can right-click on them and select Move to Trash.
3. Empty the Trash by right-clicking on the icon in your dock and selecting 'Empty Trash'.

Step 6. Delete Private.search-protection.com from browsers

• a) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Internet Explorer
• b) If your homepage was changed
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Google Chrome
• e) If your homepage was changed
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Mozilla Firefox
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• ) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Microsoft Edge
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Microsoft Edge
• ) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Safari
• ) Reset Safari

a) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Manage add-ons.
3. On the left side, select Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press Disable.
5. Close the window.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. In General, delete the URL and type in your preferred homepage website.
4. Press Apply to save the changes and exit the window.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. Select the Advanced tab and press Reset (near the bottom of the window).
4. In the window that appears, check the box that says 'Delete personal settings'.
5. Press Reset, then OK to close the window.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

d) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Select Extensions, located in the menu on the left.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press the bin icon. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enabled' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. In Settings, under On start up, select Set pages.
4. In the window that appears, put in the URL of the website you want to set as your homepage. Press OK.
5. Under Search, choose the search engine you want to set as default.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Scroll down and press Show advanced settings.
4. At the bottom, you will find the option to Reset settings.
5. In the window that appears, press Reset.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

g) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Add-ons.
4. In the Extensions tab, remove all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can press 'Disable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Options.
4. In General, delete the URL in 'Home page' and type in the one you prefer.

) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select the Help button (the question mark at the bottom).
4. Press Troubleshooting Information.
5. Select Refresh Firefox.
6. In the window that appears, press Refresh Firefox again.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Select Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions, right-click on them and select Remove.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, under Open with, select A specific page or pages.
5. You can select your homepage there. Select Custom to be able to put in your preferred homepage.

) Reset Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, scroll down to Clear browsing data and press Choose what to clear.
5. Select everything and press Clear.

) Remove Private.search-protection.com from Safari

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Preferences and click on the Extensions tab.
4. Delete all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

) Reset Safari

Safari no longer has a reset button, so you have to manually do everything.

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Clear History, pick 'all history' and press 'Clear History'.
4. Select Safari again and press Preferences.
5. In Advanced, press on 'Show Develop menu in menu bar'.
6. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Develop, and select Empty Caches.

If resetting your browsers does not solve the problem, download anti-spyware software and scan your computer for threats. If something is found, delete it.