Simplysafesearch.com virus - How to remove

Simplysafesearch.com is a type of virus that secretly gets installed as an extension on your browser and then sets the default homepage and search engine it to its own. While this browser hijacker is considered to be a malware, because it alters the settings are sneaks in without consent, yet it’s not as malicious as the other threats that can compromise your computer if you won’t stop using Simplysafesearch.com.

SimplySafeSearch hijacker aims to generate the revenue from advertising the sponsoring company products and services, but also increase the traffic for some websites by redirecting the infected user to them. At first, this will not cause much problem and you may even decide to keep the Simplysafesearch.com as your new homepage, but continue reading this article to learn why you should not do that and delete the annoying Simplysafesearch browser hijacker.

Is Simplysafesearch.com malicious

In a nutshell, Simplysafesearch.com is not a virus, but it is called that way by many because it gets into computers without a proper warning and alters the browser settings without a consent. What is more, it can become a tunnel for other malware to your system, because of the affected security. Simplysafesearch.com main website is not malicious on its own and at the most could track your browsing activity of visited pages and search queries, yet if you notice it as your homepage, this means that your computer is compromised by a browser hijacker and it can track anything about you that you put online, including your browsing history, system information, transactions, logins, credentials, location and etc.

Simplysafesearch.com virus is a creation and a total copy of SearchVaults.com, which is also a hijacker, like home.centralhubradio.com, Mysearchprotect.com  or MovieFlex virus. Simplysafesearch hijacker slithers in as a Mozilla/Chrome extension and connects to Simplysafesearch.com page to download final scripts in order to set your preferred Google/Yahoo/Bing search provider to Simplysafesearch.com. Actually Simply Safe Search is not even a separate browser but a redirect to Yahoo Search, bringing the latter crowds of people without their consent. Overall the whole change happens so fast and secretly that takes aback many people. One minute you are using your good old browser and the next some strange Simplysafesearch.com virus takes over.

No matter how hard you’ll try, you won’t be able to change the settings back to the default because Simpysafesearch malware will be set as your default homepage, engine, new tab and etc. And adjusting to the new display is not the only thing that is going to annoy you. Simpysafesearch.com virus will keep showing ads, offers and products at the top of the search results to gain from per-per-click, referrals and other marketing techniques, but the worst part is that it will track your every step on the World Wide Web and sell it to the third parties. Close collaboration with third parties also enables Malvertising, meaning that the under these displayed offers can hide ransomware, Trojans, adware, which will cause much more problems than a just compromised browser.

How to prevent Simplysafesearch.com virus

Because Simplysafesearch.com is known to be a browser hijacker, they just like any other type of malware have a preferred way of spreading. And that is bundling. Although freeware/shareware websites like download.com are losing their popularity, yet many people still use them to get some programs that pages are offering for free. While some of the pages can be okay to use and don’t necessarily allow third-party apps, yet most of them are infused with additional PUPs and malware that customer is not warned about properly.

Simplysafesearch.com won’t show itself until the whole browser hijacker setup will be complete, though you can prevent installing it if you are observant when dealing with a setup wizard. Once you download some program from the above-mentioned freeware source or torrents, you might out of habit skip through all the installation steps without reading anything, while the virus will be hiding under the Additional/Optional program installations. By the default any optional software is checked to be installed, therefore if you won’t uncheck the box to get it, Simplysafesearch will sneak into your browser without asking a separate permission. That is why always take your time installing new software, moreover, read this Veracode.com guide of online browsing safety.

How to delete Simplysafesearch.com browser hijacker

The easiest and faster way to be clean from Simplysafesearch.com browser hijacker is to delete it automatically with a software called Spyhunter These programs are the sophisticated anti-spyware tools that are specifically made to help virtual parasite victims to solve the hacked computers’ issues.

Although right now the difference between antivirus and anti-malware programs is not that big, Spyhunter and Malwarebytes are primarily designed to focus on already existing infections, therefore they are one of the best when it comes to cleaning the compromised PCs. You only need to run the full scan and choose what to do with a found Simplysafesearch.com. Obviously – delete it.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Manual Simplysafesearch.com virus removal is not that complicated, but it does require attention and to thoroughly follow the instructions we have prepared. In early stages of Simplysafesearch.com infection, you will only need to uninstall the browser plugin/add-on, although you might have to get rid of the software you’ve downloaded at the same time you noticed the hijacker because they can be closely related. Even after you delete the Simply Safe Search malware it is recommended to run a scan with an automatic tool just to make sure that the system is completely clean and there haven’t been other threats that might have entered your PC.

How to manually get rid of Simplysafesearch.com virus

How to remove SimplySafeSearch using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like SimplySafeSearch Simply Safe Search 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 Simplysafesearch.com virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make SimplySafeSearch 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 Simplysafesearch.com virus from macOS

Delete SimplySafeSearch from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the SimplySafeSearch Simply Safe Search 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 Simplysafesearch.com 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 SimplySafeSearch Simply Safe Search, 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 Simplysafesearch.com 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 Simplysafesearch.com 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 SimplySafeSearch Simply Safe Search, 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 Simplysafesearch.com 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 SimplySafeSearch Simply Safe Search, 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 Simplysafesearch.com 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 SimplySafeSearch Simply Safe Search 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 Simplysafesearch.com 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.