Remove Omiga Plus

What is Omiga Plus

Omiga Plus s a fake search engine that falls into the browser hijacker category. It installs without your explicit permission and makes unwanted changes to your browsers. If you notice that you are constantly redirected to isearch.omiga-plus.com, the hijacker has set it as your homepage. It aims to redirect you to sponsored websites, which is why the your new homepage has a search engine box. Using it may not be the idea as you could be exposed to unsafe websites.

Omiga Plus is attached to free software in a way that allows it to install alongside the freeware. Freeware bundling is how most hijackers, adware and other unwanted programs spread. Read the next section of the report to find out how you can prevent these unwanted installations.

Browser hijackers are not considered to be very dangerous infections, as they do not harm the computer directly. Nevertheless, it’s important that you uninstall Omiga Plus from your computer. It’s not only able to expose you to unsafe content but also tracks you as your browse.

How does the hijacker spread?

Browser hijackers, adware and potentially unwanted programs spread using freeware. It’s a popular method among unwanted program developers as it allows their programs to install without requiring users’ explicit permission. It’s a popular method because users still have the habit of using Default settings when installing freeware.

To avoid installing unwanted offers, you need to use Advanced (Custom) settings during the installation process. Those settings will make all offers visible and you will have the option of deselecting them. Deselecting all of the offers is recommended because none of them will actually be useful. They also tried to sneak into your computer, which should not be acceptable behaviour.

What does the hijacker do?

Browser hijackers exist to generate traffic for certain websites. And they do that by infecting computers and making changes to browser’s settings. They can affect all popular browsers, like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. This hijacker will change your homepage to isearch.omiga-plus.com and redirect you there every time you open your browser. These changes are performed without your explicit permission, which is not acceptable behaviour.

The website is promoting a questionable search engine, which would try to redirect you to sponsored websites. Links to those sites will be inserted into your search results, and avoiding them could be tricky. Some of those sites could expose you to dangerous content, such as malware and scams. Most of those sites you’ll be led to will have little to do with what you were searching for anyway.

Browser hijackers are known to collect information about users, such as what sites they visit, what they search for, what content they engage with, where they are located, etc.

Omiga Plus removal

You can use anti-spyware software to remove Omiga Plus. This would be the easiest way to get rid of the infection because the program would do everything for you. However, you can also delete Omiga Plus manually. Instructions for that will be provided below this report.

Learn how to remove Omiga Plus from your computer

• Step 1. Uninstall Omiga Plus
• Step 2. Uninstall Omiga Plus from browsers

Step 1. Uninstall Omiga Plus

• 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 Omiga Plus from browsers

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

a) Delete Omiga Plus 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 Omiga Plus 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 Omiga Plus 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 Omiga Plus 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 Omiga Plus 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.