Search.tp-cmf.com hijacker - How to remove

Search.tp-cmf.com is just wrong on so many levels. If you have noticed that it a homepage on your web browser is set to www.search.tp-cmf.com, it is a clear sign that your computer is infected with this virus which is listed as browser hijacker. What does it mean? Well, it will definitely change the way you browser the Internet. It might also cause some damage to your private data and operating system. Even though browser hijackers are not considered to be the most dangerous viruses out there, it still needs to be removed from your computer. In this article we will provide you with detailed instructions how to solve this particular problem, so just keep reading the article.

Search.tp-cmf.com processes and traits

As it is usual to browser hijackers, this virus is operating as browser add-on. In order to infect computer and make changes to your web browsers, the add-on of search.tp-cmf.com needs to be added to at least one of your web browsers. Once that is done, www.search.tp-cmf.com will be set as a homepage, default search engine and new tab page, so eventually, you will be paying a visit to this website every time you open infected web browser and try to search for something.

Let’s brake down this website into several separate sections and discuss every function. As you can see, there are 3 main areas on the website – toolbar with various tools, search box and links box below.

You are probably the most concerned about the search box. We have some good news – all searches submitted to Search.tp-cmf.com hijacker are executed via official Yahoo search, so you can completely trust those results. However, dark side of this feature is that all searches coming through this virus are recorded. That being said, if you type in some of your private and sensitive information there, it can be leaked easily. That is one of the main reasons not to use browser hijackers like this.

Moving on – toolbar on the top side of the web browser appears to be a mix of useful shortcuts, such as icons leading to local weather forecast, news websites or free games. However, we highly recommend not to click on any of them. It is just a set of links leading to the websites affiliated with Search.tp-cmf.com hijacker. Those websites often happen to be not reliable, thus you can get into dangerous situations by clicking on those links. This computer virus was developed and released by Polarity Technologies LTD and this company is known with cooperating with various unreliable sources.

Lastly, links box below the search box is placed there only to create an image of reliable website. There you can find links to Amazon, Walmart, Gmail and other reliable websites.

Remove Search.tp-cmf.com virus efficiently

Now when you know that this application is definitely unwanted and shouldn’t be kept installed on your computer, The ultimate way to get rid of infection like this is to simply remove it from the computer with a help of anti-malware software. If you don’t have such program yet, try downloading either Spyhunter. Either one of those programs should be able to detect and remove the virus in no time. It will also protect your computer from similar viruses in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

For further removal instructions, please read manual removal guide below this article or just ask us a question in the comments section below.

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How to remove tp-cmf hijacker using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.tp-cmf.com hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the tp-cmf 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.tp-cmf.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.tp-cmf.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.tp-cmf.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.tp-cmf.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 tp-cmf 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.tp-cmf.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.tp-cmf.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.tp-cmf.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 tp-cmf 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.tp-cmf.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.

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