Nowsearch.info virus - How to remove

Nowsearch.info virus is just one of many browser hijackers that appeared lately. This week we have already informed you about viruses like Startinf.com or Redisearch.com virus and this one right here is very similar as well. The main goal of malware like this is to attack your Internet browser and make money by forcing you to visit their websites every time you use the Internet.

If you have encountered this infection operating on your computer but have no idea how to solve this problem, you have come to the right place. In this article we will assist you through the process of removing this virus and provide you with good tips on how to protect your computer from malware in the future.

First of all, you should know that this type of virus is not very dangerous. The worst part about it is unwanted redirects, additional advertisements and changed settings of your web browsers. Some users can live with that and simply chooses to ignore infections like this. Since you are already here, we suggest to take things seriously and solve the problem. The very fact that Nowsearch.info hijacker managed to enter your computer shows that it is vulnerable and other, more severe virus might be able to do the same.

Nowsearch.info website serves as a search engine, trying to replace Google, Yahoo or any other search engine you were using in the past. It is fully functioning and can provide you with search results, because they employ Custom Google Search. However, using Google and using Nowsearch.info is definitely not the same. That’s because developers of this hijacker can customise results you get and usually they take advantage of that – regardless of what you are searching for, they will insert some unrelated results at top results positions. Just take a look what we got when trying to look up our own website:

It is certainly different from what you would normally get from Google. We have noticed that among several websites advertised by Nowsearch.info, www.zapmeta.ws is the most popular one – you will see it as number one result every time. Interestingly, this website also looks like browser hijacker, so we do not recommend to visit it. Moreover, it also presents users with search services, so there is no actual point to visit it if you are searching for some particular information. According to Whois information, Zapmete is owned by someone named Jan-Willem Tusveld, based in the Netherlands. Information about the owner of Nowsearch.info domain is hidden though.

Another reason not to use this website – your searches might be recorded. Browser hijackers are known for using various techniques to track their users and collect information, even if it is personal. Nowsearch.info might be the reason why your personal information will be leaked. Even though Privacy Policy on their website states the opposite, you can never trust tools that are distributed in this deceptive manner.

Removing Nowsearch.info virus from your computer is an easy choice. If you have no idea how to do that, we suggest to get yourself anti-malware tool, like Spyhunter. Either of those programs should be able to detect and then remove the virus from your computer. The sad part about removing browser hijackers is that some of the work has to be done manually. We are talking about reset of settings of your web browser that have been changed. To help you out we have crafted a step-by-step tutorial on how to do that – check it out below this article.

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How to remove Nowsearch.info virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Nowsearch.info virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Nowsearch.info virus 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 Nowsearch.info virus 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 Nowsearch.info virus, 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 Nowsearch.info virus 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 Nowsearch.info virus 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 Nowsearch.info virus, 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 Nowsearch.info virus 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 Nowsearch.info virus, 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 Nowsearch.info virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Nowsearch.info virus 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 Nowsearch.info virus, 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.