How to delete Search-mate.com

About this threat

Search-mate.com is regarded as a hijacker, a rather low-level contamination that ought to not directly harm to your operating system. Browser intruders are generally not willingly set up by users, they may not even be aware of the infection. Try to remember whether you have recently set up some type of a free software, since reroute viruses for the most part use program packages to spread. No direct harm will be done your operating system by the reroute virus as it’s not thought to be dangerous. Nevertheless, it may be able to bring about redirects to promoted pages. Those portals will not always not dangerous so bear in mind that if you were rerouted to a website that isn’t secure you could end up contaminating your machine with malware. It is not encouraged to keep it as it is pretty worthless to you. To return to usual browsing, you ought to delete Search-mate.com.
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How are reroute viruses usually set up

Some users might not be aware of the fact that freeware you can get from the web has offers added to it. The list includes ad-supported applications, browser intruders and other types of undesirable tools. Users frequently end up setting up hijackers and other not wanted tools because they don’t choose Advanced (Custom) settings during a free application setup. All you need to do if there is something adjoined is unmark it/them. They will install automatically if you use Default mode since they fail to inform you of anything attached, which allows those items to set up. If it arrived in your PC, terminate Search-mate.com.

Why should I abolish Search-mate.com?

The moment the redirect virus manages to enter your OS, expect to see changes executed to your browser’s settings. The hijacker’s promoted site will be set to load as your homepage. All leading browsers, including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, will be affected. And unless you first eliminate Search-mate.com, you will likely not be able to modify the settings back. We advise avoiding to use the search engine shown on your new home web page as it will embed advertisement content into the results, in order to reroute you. The browser intruder aims to generate as much profit as possible, which is why those reroutes would be occurring. What makes the reroutes greatly annoying is that you will end up on weird websites. While those redirects are plenty aggravating they could also be pretty damaging. The reroutes could lead you to dangerous sites, and some malware could enter your PC. it doesn’t belong on your device.

Search-mate.com removal

It should be easiest if you acquired anti-spyware programs and had it eliminate Search-mate.com for you. If you opt for by hand Search-mate.com termination, you will need to locate all connected programs yourself. A guide will be supplied to help you terminate Search-mate.com in case you cannot find it.Download Removal Toolto remove Search-mate.com

Learn how to remove Search-mate.com from your computer

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

Step 1. Remove Search-mate.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 Search-mate.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 Search-mate.com from Windows 7

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

Step 4. Remove Search-mate.com from Windows XP

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

Step 5. Remove Search-mate.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 Search-mate.com from browsers

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

a) Remove Search-mate.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 Search-mate.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 Search-mate.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 Search-mate.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 Search-mate.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.