Search.onesearch.org virus - How to remove

Search.onesearch.org virus is a browser hijacker that is installed together with free programs from the Internet. Once inside, the application replaces your homepage and default search provider. Although the page looks like most of the other search engines, it actually mostly displays sponsored websites in your search results. The goal of Search.onesearch.org virus is to promote certain pages and make bigger traffic for them.

It is strongly recommended to remove Search.onesearch.org virus and use a more reliable search provider. Since it can be quite tricky to eliminate this browser hijacker, we have developed a guide on how to do it. You will find it below this article. To remove Search.onesearch.org virus automatically, use an anti-malware program, like Spyhunter (Windows) or Combo Cleaner (Mac OS).

All that Search.onesearch.org does is try to get installed on your computer so that it can control how you search online. The creators of this hijacker make money form showing you ads in search results, but they don’t really provide any useful service in exchange, even though they say they do.

Search.onesearch.org was released by Eightpoint Technologies, a company also responsible for My Obituaries App, Search Hub, Get Easy Templates Pro, and many other browser hijackers. They’re known for sneaking their add-ons to people’s systems dishonestly. Those whose browser was hijacked by Search.onesearch.org might not remember installing the extension that carries this virus, but they will notice their new home page and their search queries going to Yahoo all of a sudden.

Search.onesearch.org can be removed and, in fact, it should:

Distribution	Bundling with free programs Malicious ads online
Symptoms	Home page set to search.onesearch.org Search results show up on search.yahoo.com Ads on home page, search results, and other websites Other unknown browser extensions are installed
Problems	Can’t set your own home page or search engine as long as Search.onesearch.org is installed More low-quality ads Slower loading times
Solution	Uninstall Search.onesearch.org add-ons from your browser Remove malware using anti-malware tools (SpyHunter (PC), Combo Cleaner (Mac))

About Search.onesearch.org virus

If you look at Search.onesearch.org page, you will notice that it looks a little different than most of the well-known search providers. However, you will see a search field, but if you try making a search using this search engine, you will see that your search results include a lot of sponsored websites. Some of them may even be unrelated to your search queries. What you should know is that Search.onesearch.org virus was created to advertise certain commercial websites and its creators are getting paid if you click on these links. However, it is clearly not a reliable search provider.

If you don’t want to be redirected to dangerous websites, stay away from Search.onesearch.org virus and use a reliable search provider. Get rid of this browser hijacker as soon as possible.

Distribution Methods of Search.onesearch.org virus

Search.onesearch.org virus is usually installed on computers when users download free programs from the Internet. It may come together with free music or video players, PDF creators and similar programs. It’s usually installed without properly warning computer users about this program changing their homepage to Search.onesearch.org. That’s the reason why often people do not know the cause of their browser being hijacked.

In order to avoid getting your system infected with this annoying program, you should always choose the Custom installation mode when installing freeware and make sure you don’t allow changing your homepage to any unknown pages. This advice is good to avoid other types of unwanted programs, too. Search.onesearch.org is a browser hijackers, but rogue antivirus tools and utility applications install this way, too. Even a few ransomware infections spread by bundling!

It’s also possible that Search.onesearch.org was installed thanks to malvertising online. Ads that were created to spread unwanted programs, infected websites, adware viruses can be used to promote Search.onesearch.org.

Avoiding malicious ads can be difficult because you can’t remove them, so if the website you visit shows them, you have no control over that. But it can help to use an anti-malware program with real-time web protection or use some other way to block malicious websites.

Remove Search.onesearch.org

To remove Search.onesearch.org virus from your browsers, follow the guide provided below or use automatic removal tools for quit and easy elimination. The extensions that spread this virus are not necessarily named “onesearch.org” so check your whole list of add-ons.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manual removal of Search.onesearch.org virus

How to remove onesearch virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.onesearch.org virus from your applications.

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

Manual removal