How to remove Trustnav Safesearch

What is Trustnav Safesearch?

Trustnav Safesearch is classified as a browser hijacker that can change settings of the browser without user’s participation. Malware like this usually hides under the guise of browser extension adding any helpful features to the browser in order to trick the user into installing it. In point of fact, it is created to promote commercial content. So a sharp increase in advertisements in the browser is the work of Trustnav Safesearch. Also, large influx of various pop-ups, banners, coupons leads to the slowness of the system performance. The problem is that the hijacker installs related files which pose a challenge for users who want to get rid of this potentially unwanted program easily. That’s why it would be better to use an automated removal tool which can completely remove Trustnav Safesearch and protect your system from malware like this in future.

Another malicious feature of Trustnav Safesearch 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. To protect your privacy and minimize the risk of virus infiltration, you should remove Trustnav Safesearch as soon as possible.

How to remove Trustnav Safesearch from your computer?

The best and easiest way to remove Trustnav Safesearch from your computer is to use powerful anti-malware program that has this threat in its database.

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How to remove Trustnav Safesearch manually

Remove Trustnav Safesearch from Control Panel

In order to get rid of Trustnav Safesearch, first thing you need to do is to uninstall malicious program from your computer. When removing Trustnav Safesearch, 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.

Windows XP:

1. Select Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then choose Add or Remove Programs.
4. Search for Trustnav Safesearch.
5. Click Uninstall.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Select Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Choose Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Trustnav Safesearch and choose Uninstall.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Select Search.
3. After that choose Apps.
4. Next Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Trustnav Safesearch, select it and choose Uninstall.

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, then select Settings at the top.
2. Choose App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, find Trustnav Safesearch and select it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Mac OSX:

1. Launch Finder
2. Select Applications in the Finder sidebar.
3. If you see Uninstall Trustnav Safesearch or Trustnav Safesearch Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
4. Drag unwanted application from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel 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 SpyHunter free scanner in order to track down what malicious program is infecting your system.

Trustnav Safesearch won’t uninstall

There are a lot of options in any Windows version for removing applications. Still, not all the programs can be completely deleted using these options. Adware, Badware and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are too stubborn to be removed, more than that, there are created this way, created to be hard to get rid of them. That’s why sometimes you can’t uninstall them using standard Windows options. You’ll probably get this message: “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Trustnav Safesearch. Please, contact your system administrator.” To remove stubborn Trustnav Safesearch, you can use SpyHunter removal tool, it will completely remove Trustnav Safesearch from your computer. Or you may try to use Safe Mode:

For Windows XP, Vista, 7

1. Turn off your PC;
2. Turn it on and immediately press F8 button;
3. You’ll see Advanced Boot Options menu;
4. Select Safe Mode with arrow buttons;
5. In Safe Mode navigate to Control Panel, then choose Uninstall a program and remove “Trustnav Safesearch”.

For Windows 8/8.1 and 10

1. Press the Win+R buttons, type msconfig in box and press Enter;
2. Choose Boot tab, and click on Safe Boot check box;
3. Select the type of Safe Mode: Minimal or Network;
4. Press OK and reboot your PC;
5. In Safe Mode navigate to Control Panel, then choose Uninstall a program and remove “Trustnav Safesearch”.

You can also perform Clean Boot. You need to turn off all the startup programs that may be the reason why the program won’t uninstall.

1. Press Windows + R;
2. In the Run window type msconfig;
3. Choose Services section;
4. Find Hide all Microsoft services line, tick the box;
5. The click Disable all;
6. Return back to General section;
7. Find the line Selective startup and untick the box Load startup items;
8. Select Apply, then OK;
9. Reboot your PC;
10. Remove Trustnav Safesearch from Control Panel.

Step 2: Remove Trustnav Safesearch from browsers

Once you’ve uninstalled the application, remove Trustnav Safesearch from your web browser. You need to search for recently-installed suspicious add-ons and extensions.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Choose Tools.
4. Select Extensions.
5. Search for Trustnav Safesearch.
6. Select the trash can icon to remove it.

Safari:

1. Click Preferences from Safari menu
2. Select Extensions.
3. Find Trustnav Safesearch or other extensions that look suspicious.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Select Trustnav Safesearch.
4. Choose Disable or Remove option.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Choose Manage Add-ons option.
4. Click Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Next select Disable Trustnav Safesearch.
6. Choose More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

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