Download-Offer.com - How to remove

Download-Offer.com might look like legitimate website/search engine, but it is not true. It is listed as browser hijacker and you should not trust neither use it.

It’s not very difficult to indicate whether your computer is infected with Download-Offer.com or not because once inside this infection will change your home page and default search engine on all of your web browsers. It will be set to www.download-offer.com. So if you have noticed this occurrence on any of your web browsers, your computer is definitely infected with this browser hijacker and you should fix this problem as soon as possible.

To remove virus like Download-Offer.com all you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application and scan your computer with it. We recommend to use either Spyhunter or Malwarebytes. If your computer is infected with some other similar viruses, it will detect and remove them as well. However, anti-malware application can’t change settings on your web browsers, so you will have to change your home page and default search engine manually afterwards automatic removal.

In order to get rid of Download-Offer.com manually, you will have to complete several step-by-step actions. This process might be complicated, thus we have created manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and check it out. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able toe eliminate Download-Offer.com manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Download-Offer.com please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to provide you with needed assistance.

About Download-Offer.com browser hijacker

Even though Download-Offer.com looks like search engine that you could use, it’s just a fake image. It uses the same search engine as Google, but the problem is that this browser hijacker is closely related to various cyber criminals. When you search for something via Download-Offer.com,  a lot of sponsored results that are not relevant to your search queries. We do not recommend to click on any of them because if you do so, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Download-Offer.com also has some attributes of adware. If your computer is infected with this virus, you will see various advertisements on your web browsers. Those ads can be displayed in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with advertisement on it can be opened at any time as well.

Download-Offer.com works as browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or even Safari. This means Apple users can get infected as well.

Distribution Methods of Download-Offer.com browser hijacker

Download-Offer.com might enter your computer when you download and install some freeware from the Internet because it travels bundled with it. For instance, every time you download and install some PDF generator or media player, there is chance that Download-Offer.com or other similar infection will come bundled with it. That being said, if you want to avoid infections like Download-Offer.com you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware application all the time.

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Manual removal of Download-Offer.com virus

How to remove Download-Offer.com using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Download-Offer.com install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Download-Offer.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Download-Offer.com easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Download-Offer.com from macOS

Delete Download-Offer.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Download-Offer.com app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Download-Offer.com from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Download-Offer.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Download-Offer.com from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Download-Offer.com related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Download-Offer.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Download-Offer.com from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Download-Offer.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Download-Offer.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Download-Offer.com and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Download-Offer.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.