Search.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker - How to remove

MediaNewPage is a browser-hijacking add-on that causes the following problems:

• it replaces the homepage with Medianewpagesearch.com;
• it changes what your web search results look like;
• it redirects users to unexpected websites.

For instance, MediaNewPage redirects search queries to Search-checker.com and then to Yahoo. This makes search results take a bit longer to appear and it’s also bad for privacy.

About MediaNewPage:

Classification	Browser hijacker, adware.
MediaNewPage hijacking symptoms	Your home page is replaced with Search.medianewpagesearch.com, your search results look unusual, unexpected websites open randomly on your screen.
How hijackers get installed	Bundled with free programs, advertised online as being much more useful than they really are.
How to remove MediaNewPage	Uninstall unwanted programs and browser add-ons manually and with antivirus tools (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others), review and, if needed, fix your browser settings.

How MediaNewPage affects the browser

Browser hijackers are unwanted software that changes browser settings without the user’s permission or knowledge. This is done in order to track user data, place ads into webpages, control which websites the user visits, and possibly even spread malware.

MediaNewPage causes unwanted websites to open and it may inject ads into your webpages. It also tracks your data. These changes are unhelpful and annoying, but they’re not very dangerous. As far as I know, MediaNewPage doesn’t steal your passwords, banking information, or anything like that.

The Search.medianewpagesearch.com website is not a virus itself, it’s just a site related to the MediaNewPage browser extension that might be installed on your browser.

MediaNewPage is made by Imali Media, makers of many browser hijackers, such as Coolmediatabsearch.com, Mynewtvsearch.com, and others. They all have very similar effects: a new tab page with a search box and links to various popular websites. They’re all relatively harmless but definitely annoying and unhelpful.

Even though Search.medianewpagesearch.com is not any sort of a dangerous threat, it still changes the way you browse the internet. First of all, it modifies the settings of the affected web browser – both the homepage and the default search engine are set to Search.medianewpagesearch.com. This website features a search box, a toolbar, and several links to other websites.

The links displayed below the search box are completely legitimate and trustworthy – they lead to websites like Facebook or Instagram. Unfortunately, you can’t change these links and pin your own sites, which makes MediaNewPage’s home page inferior to default browser new tabs.

The links in the toolbar lead to websites that link to other websites that might link to movie and TV streaming websites, such as Netflix. A very roundabout way of accessing legal television online.

How MediaNewPage spreads

MediaNewPage is advertised online. It’s promoted by bizarre ads such as those that offer to help you watch television and movie trailers and view Pdfs. These ads appear very similar to those that I’ve seen lurk in search result ads that pretend to be download links. The advertisements could also show up  on pirating websites and file hosting sites.

MediaNewPage might also spread bundled with free installers for various free programs as an optional offer.

Either way, it’s unlikely that people install MediaNewPage voluntarily and with a complete understanding of just how unhelpful and even harmful this add-on is.

How to remove MediaNewPage

To eliminate Search.medianewpagesearch.com from your web browser right now, it’s not enough to simply disable the add-on that caused this fuss, MediaNewPage. You will have to go deeper and remove all the files associated with this infection that might still be lurking on your drives.

Manually review the contents of your Downloads folder, your recently installed programs, and other browser extensions. And use an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for Windows or Combo Cleaner for macOS. After the scan, files associated with this browser hijacker or other problematic items will be deleted for good.

That’s not all – after MediaNewPage’s removal, you will need to review and, if needed, change the settings of the browser that has been affected. Please find instructions below the article and follow all steps to restore your web browser to how you’d like it to be.

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How to remove medianewpagesearch hijacker using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the medianewpagesearch hijacker 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker, 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker 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 medianewpagesearch hijacker, 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker, 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall medianewpagesearch hijacker 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.medianewpagesearch.com Hijacker, 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.