Remove SuperMovieSearch Redirect — How to Fix Guide

SuperMovieSearch – What is it?

“SuperMovieSearch” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is promoted as a plugin for your internet browser. It is typically promoted as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that helps to browse some precise information, for example, about sport events, make your web browser a lot more secure, enable downloading of any web video, et cetera. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

Nevertheless, the “SuperMovieSearch” plugin is quite useless since all such functions are already embedded to your browser and/or Windows. Such advertising and marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, like pensioners or schoolchildren. But sometimes even qualified users are getting caught on such a lure. In particular instances, this hijacker is dispersed along with free tools.

SuperMovieSearch Search Hijacker

How harmful is SuperMovieSearch hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, SuperMovieSearch hijacker is likewise rather hazardous for web browser utilization. It alters your search engine to its specific – Supermoviesearch.com, and additionally alters your background, putting its watermark on your background image (or, in some cases, altering it to default with the specified symptom).

Apart from seeable changes done by SuperMovieSearch hijacker, you can discover that many of your search queries are redirecting to the untrustworthy sites, full of links and ads – so-called doorway sites. Such websites can consist of links for malware downloads. The possibility of redirecting increases if you try to launch Google search page by force.

But all these actions are far more frustrating than really destructive. The major threat, primarily for individuals who have a considerable amount of confidential information in their browsers, is embedded in data gathering functionalities. Cookie files, chats, often-visited websites, as well as other activities are easily collected by SuperMovieSearch hijacker.

How to remove SuperMovieSearch 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 very simple to remove. For the most part, they have an independent app that can be spotted in the list of installed programs. As a result of the specific marketing tactic of SuperMovieSearch hijacker, it can be conveniently tracked and removed manually. Nonetheless, if you got SuperMovieSearch in the bundle with a free applications, your personal computer can be contaminated with a lot more severe malware – trojans, spyware or even ransomware. That’s why I’d suggest you utilize anti-malware programs to remove the SuperMovieSearch PUA and all various other malware.

You can utilize Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of discovering and removing various malware, including mentioned hijacker. But serious malware, that might exist on your computer in the discussed situation, can disable the Windows antimalware tool by modifying the Group Policies. To keep away from such circumstances, it is far better to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and erase all malicious programs on your desktop 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 checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.

You can observe the detected malware sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.

To set the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected malware. By default, all malware will be removed 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 counteracted by any malicious program, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.

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

Deleteing SuperMovieSearch 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