Remove Safeplex Search

What is Safeplex Search

Safeplex Search is one of those frustrating redirect virus infections that may unbeknown to the user, infiltrate a PC. It is capable of doing that by adding itself to free programs and when careless users are installing that free software, they don’t even realize how the browser hijacker sets up as well. The hijacker isn’t going to damage your computer directly as it is a pretty basic computer contamination. Despite that, it needs to go. It will adjust your browser’s settings and will reroute you to weird website. Furthermore it could also lead you to content that harmful. You are recommended to abolish Safeplex Search as it gives nothing handy and unnecessarily puts your PC at risk.

How are hijackers distributed

Redirect viruses spread via free applications packages. Even if those items are optional, the majority of users set them up anyway and it is generally because Default mode is opted for when installing free software. Make sure to always choose Advanced mode, as that is where the unnecessary items are hidden. A pretty big amount of offers is added to free applications, so be cautious. While those offers aren’t malicious, as in they won’t harm your computer directly, they may still cause unnecessary consequences. This is why you should eliminate Safeplex Search.

Why uninstall Safeplex Search

Upon entering, the hijacker will promptly adjust your browser’s settings. Whenever your web browser is launched, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, you will see the browser hijacker’s sponsored website loading instead of your regular home web page. You will also notice is that changes will be irreversible unless you first remove Safeplex Search. The set homepage seems rather simple, it will display a search engine and most likely adverts. The provided search engine could implant sponsored content into the search results. You may end up being led to suspicious sites by the search engine and get malware. So if you want this not to happen, eliminate Safeplex Search from your device.

Safeplex Search removal

You can take care of Safeplex Search elimination manually, just keep in mind that you will have to locate the redirect virus by yourself. You can also use professional uninstallation software to eliminate Safeplex Search and it may be the easiest way as it will do everything for you. No matter which way you opt for, make sure that you terminate the redirect virus entirely.

Learn how to remove Remove Safeplex Search from your computer

• Step 1. Uninstall Remove Safeplex Search
• Step 2. Uninstall Remove Safeplex Search from browsers

Step 1. Uninstall Remove Safeplex Search

• a) Windows 10/Windows 8
• b) Windows 7/XP
• c) Mac OS X

a) Windows 10/Windows 8

1. Start -> Search -> Search for Control Panel.
2. Open Control Panel and access Programs and Features.
3. Find all programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

b) Windows 7/XP

1. Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find the programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

c) Mac OS X

1. Open Finder, located in your dock.
2. Select Applications from the list on the left side, locate all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select Move to Trash.
3. Right-click on the trash icon in your dock and press Empty Trash.

Step 2. Uninstall Remove Safeplex Search from browsers

• a) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Internet Explorer
• b) Change Internet Explorer homepage
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Google Chrome
• e) Change Google Chrome homepage
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Mozilla Firefox
• h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage
• i) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• j) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Microsoft Edge
• k) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Safari
• l) Delete Safari history and Cache

a) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Manage add-ons -> Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find and delete all unwanted extensions.
5. Close the window.

b) Change Internet Explorer homepage

1. Launch Internet Explorer
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Press on Internet Options, delete the homepage URL and type in the one you wish to use.
4. Save changes.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Internet Options -> Advanced tab.
4. Near the bottom, you will see a Reset option. Press that.
5. Check the box that says Delete personal data and press Reset.

d) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner.
3. Select More Tools and then Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press on the trash icon to delete them. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you problems, you can disable them temporarily by unchecking the Enabled box.

e) Change Google Chrome homepage

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to On startup and press on Open a specific page or set of pages.
4. Choose either Add a new page or Use current page to change your homepage.
5. Still in Settings, scroll up to Search engine and press Manage search engines.
6. Select the search engine you want to use.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to Advanced and press on that.
4. Go down to the very bottom and press Reset.
5. Read the warning and press Reset again.

g) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner.
3. Select Add-ons and choose the Extensions tab.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and delete them.

h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and select Options.
3. In General, delete the current URL of your homepage and type in the one you want to use.

i) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and choose Help.
3. Choose Troubleshooting Information.
4. Under Give Firefox a tune up, press on Refresh Firefox. In the box that appears, select Refresh Firefox again.

j) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Microsoft Edge

1. Launch Microsoft Edge,
2. Open the More menu by pressing on the three dots at the top right-corner.
3. Choose Settings and press Choose what to clear.
4. Select everything you want to clear and press Clear.
5. Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Alt + Delete -> Task Manager).
6. In Processes, right-click on a Microsoft Edge process.
7. Select End task for all Microsoft Edge processes.

1. Open C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
2. Delete the folders you find there
3. Start -> Search.
4. Search for Windows PowerShell.
5. Right-click on the Windows PowerShell and choose Run as administrator.
6. When Windows PowerShell opens, copy and paste "Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>" without the quotation marks.
7. Press Enter.

k) Delete Remove Safeplex Search from Safari

1. Launch Safari.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, find all suspicious extensions and delete them. You can also temporarily disable them if you are unsure about which extension is causing you problems.

l) Delete Safari history and Cache

1. Safari → Clear History. Choose from which time you want to delete the history and press Clear.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Select the Advanced tab.
4. Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
5. Develop → Empty Caches.