Remove Secured Browser Search Redirect — How to Fix Guide

Secured Browser Search – What is it?

“Secured Browser Search” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is distributed as a plugin for your internet browser. It is typically marketed as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that helps to browse some specific info, as an example, about sporting activity events, make your web browser far more safe, enable downloading of any video clip, et cetera.

Nevertheless, the “Secured Browser Search” plugin is fairly ineffective due to the fact that all such features are currently embedded to your browser and/or Windows. Such marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, like pensioners or schoolchildren. However in some cases even qualified users are getting caught on such an attraction. In particular cases, this hijacker is dispersed along with free tools.

Secured Browser Search Search Hijacker

How harmful is Secured Browser Search hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, Secured Browser Search hijacker is also considerably hazardous for browser usage. It modifies your search engine to its particular – Securedbrowsersearch.com, and additionally changes your background, putting its watermark on your background image (or, in some cases, changing it to default with the specified sign).

Aside from aesthetic adjustments done by Secured Browser Search hijacker, you might notice that several of your search queries are redirecting to the dubious web pages, filled with web links and promotions – so-called doorway sites. Such sites can consist of web links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting increases if you try to launch Google search page by force.

However all these activities are far more annoying than truly damaging. The most significant risk, primarily for people who have a great deal of confidential information in their browsers, is installed in information gathering functionalities. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited websites, and other activities are simply gathered by Secured Browser Search hijacker.

How to remove Secured Browser Search 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 usually quite easy to deal with. Usually, they have an independent application that can be located in the list of installed apps. Due to the particular marketing tactic of Secured Browser Search hijacker, it can be conveniently tracked and erased manually. Nonetheless, if you got Secured Browser Search in the bundle with a free applications, your personal computer can be contaminated with far more dangerous malware – trojans, spyware and even ransomware. That’s why I’d recommend you make use of anti-malware programs to remove the Secured Browser Search PUA and all various other malware.

You can make use of Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of recognizing and eliminating various malware, including mentioned hijacker. But significant malware, that might be present on your personal computer in the specified case, can disable the Windows antivirus program by editing the Group Policies. To minimize the chanse of such situations, it is far better to utilize GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and delete all unwanted applications on your personal computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the viruses, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.

You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.

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

Reset browser settings to original ones

To reset 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 option can be located in the Tools tab.

After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing Secured Browser Search 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