S3arch.page Redirects - How to remove

S3arch.page is a low-quality, potentially dangerous search engine. If your browser opens S3arch.page all the time, this might be caused by a malicious browser extension.  It’s recommended to find and remove the malicious browser extension.

In short about S3arch.page:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
What causes S3arch.page redirects	Malicious browser extension gets installed, it can change how Google and Bing pages work on your browser, it redirects search queries to S3arch.page.
Issues and problems	S3arch.page has low-quality, potentially dangerous ads, it lacks useful features, no information is provided on what data is collected about you.
How to stop seeing S3arch.page	Find and remove all the malicious browser extensions, look for malware on your computer (Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS).

S3arch.page redirects

Cause of the redirects

It is most likely a bad browser extension that’s causing redirects to S3arch.page.

Maybe an old browser extension of yours got infected with malicious code, was sold to malicious actors, etc. Or a new malicious add-on was installed on your browser, such as XMS APP, Botas APP, Zurim APP, Quisla APP, etc.

Browser extensions like these get installed in a few different ways:

• they’re advertised by low-quality sites, by adware, and by other browser hijackers,
• they get promoted by false mandatory extension prompts and by fake download links,
• they are bundled with other adware, embedded in the installers of free software as optional offers.

One browser extension that redirected its users to S3arch.page, XMS APP, had 30 thousand users at one point.

You might not even notice when the S3arch.page hijacker is installed. These extensions are quiet. However, checking them out in your extension area (in the upper right corner of your browser) does reveal them.

How S3arch.page appears in the browser

The S3arch.page redirects are quite obvious. You type in your search query and then your browser loads Searchred01.xyz, Searchmes.xyz, Websearches.club, or another site, and finally S3arch.page.

This happens to searches performed on Google or Bing (but not Yahoo or other, smaller search engines, like Ecosia).

If your default search engine (check it in Settings -> Search Engine) is Google or Bing, then S3arch.page hijacks the address bar, too.

The malicious browser extensions that brought S3arch.page can read and change your data on those two sites, which is why they’re able to redirect you to S3arch.page so easily.

No result filtering, no different result types (videos, images), and other features that should be standard for search engines – S3arch.page lacks basic features. And even though a link at the bottom of S3arch.page says “Search for [your query] on Google”, it doesn’t work because clicking it simply reloads S3arch.page.

Adware

The problems don’t end here. XMS APP and the other hijackers can read your browsing history. They log your search queries, the results you click on, and other information.

Often, S3arch.page adds a lot of ads to your search results. Like most malware nowadays, S3arch.page redirects are done for the sake of advertising. Malicious and dishonest actors use S3arch.page to make money from advertising while failing to provide useful features.

Some of the ads on S3arch.page promote Zapmeta, Izito, and other alternative search engines. I see them promoting browser hijackers, PC and Mac optimizers, and other junkware all the time. Be careful with the ads that S3arch.page shows because they can lead to more infections. Not to mention, these are ads that open search result pages that have even more ads. It is a huge waste of time.

How to remove S3arch.page redirects

You could change your default search engine or even use a different browser, but those are bandaid solutions. It’s best to get rid of S3arch.page redirects by removing the malware that’s causing them.

To stop the S3arch.page redirects, open your browser and look at all the browser extensions that are installed. Remove or disable all the suspicious ones.

If you’re not sure about your extensions – which ones are malicious and which ones are safe – you can try disabling all of them and then re-enabling them one-by-one while testing search. When S3arch.page redirects return, you’ll know which extension is responsible. Below are detailed instructions for how to remove browser extensions, manage your search engine and your new tab page.

Some browser hijackers can’t be removed normally because they abuse certain system settings. Depends on how they were installed. Read the post on how to deal with browser extensions that refuse to be removed – “Installed by enterprise policy” (fake). You can fix the issue manually.

It might be useful to scan your computer with an antivirus program (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others) to look for malicious items. Considering that S3arch.page advertisements can lead to junkware and that the hijackers that promote S3arch.page may arrive with other malware, it’s important to mind your computer’s security.

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Restore browser settings

TopHow To remove S3arch.page Redirects 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 S3arch.page Redirects, 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 S3arch.page Redirects 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 S3arch.page, 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 S3arch.page Redirects 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 S3arch.page Redirects 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 S3arch.page Redirects, 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.