What is Anysearchengine.com?
Anysearchengine.com is a browser hijacker that affects Mac computers. Browser hijacker is a small application, generally, in the form of a browser add-on, that infiltrates system unnoticed along with shady free programs like fake flash updates. It’s automatically installed when the user doesn’t opt out of optional Anysearchengine.com offered by the download client that comes with a free program. It’s not a dangerous virus, still, it can bring a lot of inconveniences to the user’s browsing experience. This type of malware is designed for advertising purposes that is why it corrupts browser settings and spoils it with 3rd-party ads. Another malicious feature of Anysearchengine.com is personal information tracking. It can monitor your searching queries, browsing story, geolocation, all the keyboard and mouse inputs you make in your web browser. All the stolen information may be shared and misused by third-parties to generate revenue. You may find here useful methods to remove Anysearchengine.com from your browser.
How to remove Anysearchengine.com from your computer?
This application is able to detect and remove Anysearchengine.com from your computer and clean up your browser. Simple, easy-to-use and helpful.
Or you may use one of following manual methods:
How to remove Anysearchengine.com manually
Step 1: Remove Anysearchengine.com from Applications
In order to get rid of Anysearchengine.com, first thing you need to do is to uninstall malicious program from your computer. When removing Anysearchengine.com, try to find suspicious recently installed programs and delete them too, as it’s pretty common that any malware comes with some other unwanted programs.
Mac OSX:
- Launch Finder
- Select Applications in the Finder sidebar.
- If you see Uninstall Anysearchengine.com or Anysearchengine.com Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
- Drag unwanted application from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)
Note: If you can’t find a required program, sort programs by date and search for suspicious recently installed programs. If you still can’t locate any suspicious program or not sure what some application is for, we advise you to use Removal tool in order to track down what malicious program is infecting your system.
Step 2: Remove Anysearchengine.com from browsers
Once you’ve uninstalled the application, remove Anysearchengine.com from your web browser. You need to search for recently-installed suspicious add-ons and extensions.
Safari:
- Click Preferences from Safari menu
- Select Extensions.
- Find Anysearchengine.com or other extensions that look suspicious.
- Click Uninstall button to remove it.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Choose Tools.
- Select Extensions.
- Search for Anysearchengine.com.
- Select the trash can icon to remove it.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Select Anysearchengine.com.
- Choose Disable or Remove option.
Step 3: Eliminate Anysearchengine.com by deleting cache
In most cases, deleting the cache can resolve the problem
- Open Finder and select your user/home folder.
- With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options
- When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.
- Select Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db and move it to the trash.
Step 4: Remove Anysearchengine.com from Profiles
Sometimes malware might have its entries in Group Policy that helps browser hijacker overrides search engine every time you reset browser settings.
- Open System Preferences
- Go to Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
There are all the manual instructions that will help you to find Anysearchengine.com on your Mac computer and remove it. The most effective method to get rid of Anysearchengine.com is to perform the manual removal instructions and then use CleanMyMac automatic tool. The manual method will weaken the malicious program and the program will remove it. Thank you for your attention.