Findsmarter.com - How to remove

Findsmarter.com is just another malicious application that can infect your computer. Web browsers, to be more correct. It is designed as browser hijacker so you can expect some changes on your computer if this malware attacks computer.

Fortunately removal of Findsmarter.com is not that complicated. It can be easily removed with extra help of anti-malware software or even manually. It all depends on what you prefer.

If you are just a regular computer user and don’t have a deep knowledge in cyber security field, we recommend to perform this removal automatically – it’s much easier and less time consuming. All you have to do is to download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes. Then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive and you will be able to eliminate Findsmarter.com in no time. If your computer is infected with other similar viruses, it will detect and remove them as well.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can get rid of Findsmarter.com manually. Since this process might be complicated and you are already here, we prepared a step-by-step Findsmarter.com manual removal guide. Scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Findsmarter.com manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Findsmarter.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 answer them all.

About Findsmarter.com browser hijacker

Findsmarter.com operates as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

As we have mentioned above, Findsmarter.com is listed as browser hijacker so once inside it will make some significant changes on your web browsers. It will set both homepage and default search engine to www.findsmarter.com so from now on this website will appear every time you open a web browser.

Findsmarter.com might look like legitimate search engine, but it is not true. If you try to search for something using it, a lot of sponsored results will appear. Those results are not only not relevant to your search queries, but might also link you to dangerous websites, so you should not click on any of them.

If you do click on link sponsored on Findsmarter.com 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.

Findsmarter.com also features some attributes of adware infection. Once installed it will display various ads in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with ads can be opened at any time as well.

Distribution methods of Findsmarter.com browser hijacker

Findsmarter.com is distributed as most of other adware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can can be downloaded from unreliable websites. When you download and install some free PDF generator or media player, there is a chance that Findsmarter.com will be downloaded and installed alongside without you even being aware of that happening. That’s why you should always be extremely careful when installing freeware. It’s also recommended to keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware software all the time.

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How to remove Findsmarter.com using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.com from macOS

Delete Findsmarter.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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 Findsmarter.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.

Manual removal