Nusmash.com Hijacker - How to remove

Nusmash.com is a hijacker that can affect web browsers. If installed, it changes browser settings to promote affiliated sites. It also collects user data. Nusmash.com is pure adware, as it doesn’t have any features to make it valuable to users – it’s only there to redirect them to potentially unwanted sites.

Nusmash.com in short:

Threat type	Browser hijacker, adware.
Effects of a Nusmash.com hijacking	Search queries and browsing history are logged and may be used for advertising, search results are delivered by Yahoo, pop-up ads from Nusmash.com appear periodically.
How browser hijackers spread	Deceptively advertised online, bundled with free installers as an optional offer.
How to remove Nusmash.com	Uninstall or disable all browser extensions that are suspicious, block ads and notifications from Nusmash.com, use Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, and other programs to remove malware.

Nusmash.com is a hijacker

Nusmash.com is a webpage that has a search box and not much else. The search box leads to Yahoo.

It’s not entirely clear who is behind Nusmash.com, other than that it might be the same people who made Linkury, SafeFinder, Search Bee, and many other alternative search portals.

Nusmash.com is a browser search hijacker. It gets installed as an extension and changes some settings in your browser:

• It changes what sites deliver your search results (the default search engine).
• It may control what sites display your ads.
• It also collects data about your search habits and interests.
• Nusmash.com can also use notifications to deliver pop-up advertisements.

Nusmash.com makes money from advertising. It can direct its users to affiliated sites and it can direct ads to people based on their interests, making the ads more efficient. However, like other hijackers, such as My Inbox Helper, it fails to deliver any useful features, acting like a leech.

Nusmash.com is not very visible once it’s installed. It behaves like a Yahoo redirect, but it doesn’t change your home page. Still, it might open new browser tabs for you and it can redirect to malicious websites.

How hijackers get installed

As Nusmash.com doesn’t have any useful features, it can’t be advertised based on them. Instead, Nusmash.com tricks people into installing it or just sneaks onto computers with the help of other programs.

Ads for Nusmash.com usually look like generic installation and download links and pages. They are advertised on file download and media streaming sites as pop-ups that show up after interacting with the site. As a result, people who see one of Nusmash.com’s ads might believe it to be a legitimate download link, rather than the installation link for Nusmash.com.

The Nusmash.com hijacker can also come included in the installers of various free programs downloaded from freeware sites. In this case, it might not even warn users before being installed.

Pirating sites are the most likely to spread a hijacker like Nusmash.com. Use anti-malware tools and antivirus programs to stay safe, but most importantly, stay vigilant while browsing the web and don’t install unfamiliar browser extensions.

How to remove Nusmash.com

Find and remove Nusmash and other potentially unwanted add-ons that are installed on your browser.

Check your computer for other malware, as well. Use Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and other antivirus programs to find them.

Review your browser settings (new tab, search engine) and remove traces of Nusmash.com. Most importantly, check your notification settings and, if Nusmash.com is among the addresses allowed to send you notifications, block it from doing that:

• Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
• Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
• Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.

Consider blocking all notification prompts in your browser to prevent notification hijackers from being effective against your browser.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove unwanted browser extensions

TopRemoving Nusmash.com Hijacker from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Nusmash.com Hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to Nusmash.com Hijacker or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

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

TopRemoving Nusmash.com Hijacker from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Nusmash.com Hijacker. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on the 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.

How to remove Nusmash.com Hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Nusmash.com Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Nusmash.com Hijacker or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.