How to remove TigerMovieSearch from Chrome?

About TigerMovieSearch hijacker origins

TigerMovieSearch search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is promoted as a plugin for your internet browser. It is typically marketed as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that helps to browse some certain details, for example, about sporting activity events, make your browser much more safe, enable downloading of any type of video, et cetera.

Nonetheless, the TigerMovieSearch plugin is quite ineffective because all such functions are currently built-in to your browser and/or system. Such advertising and marketing slogans are targeted on low-skilled computer users, like pensioners or schoolchildren. But sometimes even qualified users are getting caught on such an appeal. In particular instances, this hijacker is spread together with free software.

How harmful is TigerMovieSearch hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, TigerMovieSearch hijacker is likewise pretty unsafe for web browser usage. It transforms your search engine to its specific – [SITE], and also modifies your background, adding its watermark on your background image (or, sometimes, changing it to default with the specified sign).

Aside from aesthetic adjustments done by TigerMovieSearch hijacker, you can see that several of your search queries are redirecting to the unfamiliar web pages, full of links and advertisements – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can include the links for malware downloading. The possibility of redirecting rises if you attempt to open Google search page by force.

However all these actions are a lot more annoying than really hazardous. The most significant hazard, especially for people who have a huge amount of confidential information in their browsers, is installed in data gathering functions. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited sites and various other activities are easily collected by TigerMovieSearch hijacker.

How to remove TigerMovieSearch search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are often pretty simple to deal with. For the most part, they have an independent app that can be seen in the list of installed programs. Due to the specific marketing method of TigerMovieSearch hijacker, it can be simply tracked and erased manually. Nevertheless, if you got TigerMovieSearch in the package with a free application( s), your personal computer might be contaminated with much more harmful malware – trojans, spyware or perhaps ransomware. That’s why I ‘d recommend you to utilize anti-malware tools to delete the TigerMovieSearch PUA and all other malware.

You can make use of Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of recognizing and removing different malware, including named hijacker. Nevertheless, significant malware, that might be present on your computer in the specified case, can disable the Windows antivirus program by modifying the Group Policies. To prevent such situations, it is far better to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and eliminate all unwanted programs on your desktop with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malicious programs, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.

You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.

To choose the action for each detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected virus. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.

Reverting browser settings to original ones

To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by any virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.

After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing TigerMovieSearch hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :
2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :
2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :

After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :
2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :
3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :
2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

References

1. More information about PUAs
2. Detailed review of Microsoft Defender