Initialpage123.com - How to remove

Initialpage123.com might look like useful free tool at a first sight, but it is not true and you should not use it. This application is listed as browser hijacker so keeping it installed on your computer might be really dangerous. Fortunately, removal of Initialpage123.com can be executed easily if you know the right way to do it.

Basically there are two methods to get rid of application like this – it can be done either manually or automatically, so you can choose which one seems more convenient to you.

In case you want to get rid of Initialpage123.com fast and effortless, we recommend to do it automatically. Simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Plumbytes, install it and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of these programs should be able to detect and remove the virus automatically. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

If for some reasons you do not feel like downloading any additional anti-malware software, you can get rid of Initialpage123.com manually too. This process might be complicated, so we have developed a step-by-step Initialpage123.com manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Initialpage123.com manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Initialpage123.com please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask us in the comments box below and we will try to provide you with needed assistance.

About Initialpage123.com browser hijacker

Initialpage123.com operates as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers out there, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Once inside of your system it will change some settings on those web browsers, such as default search engine or homepage. They will be set to www.initialpage123.com, so every time you open your web browser, this website will appear.

Even though Initialpage123.com appears to be just a regular search engine that you could trust, it is not true and we do not recommend to use it. First of all, if you attempt to search for something via this corrupted search engine, a lot of sponsored results will appear. Those results are not only not relevant to your search queries, but might also lead you to malicious websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers.That means if you click on one of those sponsored links, your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed.

It appears that Initialpage123.com also features some attributes of adware infection. It might display advertisements right on web browsers. Those ads can come in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual ads.

Initialpage123.com might also collect your personal information, such as browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. This information an be transferred or sold to third parties or simply used to adjust those ads by your interests.

Distribution of Initialpage123.com browser hijacker

It’s a common feature that malware like this travels bundled with other freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet and Initialpage123.com is no exception. When you download and install some free software from unreliable websites, there is a chance that Initialpage123.com will be downloaded and installed alongside without you even being aware of that. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with trustworthy anti-malware software all the time in order to avoid this happening.

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Manual removal of Initialpage123.com

How to remove Initialpage123.com using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.com from macOS

Delete Initialpage123.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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 Initialpage123.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