Secure Search Threat Alert

Secure Search is a bogus search engine, identical to Maxask and Boyu.com.tr, that gains introduced to the browser without the user’s cautioned knowledge. It modifies the user’s preferred search tool and routes their scours to possible risky portals like scam websites or ones flooded with malicious software.

Secure Search could slither into the browser in many different measures and can at times even be introduced to it by the installer of a credible app. Some people have even tied the presence of Secure Search in their browser to the setup procedure or an upgrade of McAfee – a widely used anti-malware program.

The problem here springs from the search tools itself – in and of itself, it isn’t something malignant, so even normal applications can have it packaged with its installers. However, its routing and portal promotions can make you susceptible to risk, which is why it’s crucial to erase it together with the instruction I’ve produced for you underneath.

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Learn how to remove Secure Search from your computer

Step 1. Secure Search Removal from Windows

a) Windows 7/XP

  1. Press on the Start icon. win7-start Secure Search Threat Alert
  2. Control Panel → Programs and Features. win7-control-panel Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Find the program you want to delete and press Uninstall. win7-uninstall-program Secure Search Threat Alert

b) Windows 8

  1. Right-click on the start icon (lower left corner). win10-start2 Secure Search Threat Alert
  2. Select Control Panel. win8-start Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Click Programs and Features. win8-control-panel Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. Find and remove all unwanted programs. win8-remove-program Secure Search Threat Alert

c) Windows 10

  1. Open Start menu and click on the magnifying glass (next to the shut down button). win10-start2 Secure Search Threat Alert
  2. Type in Control Panel. win10-start Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Control Panel → Programs and Features. win10-control-panel Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. Find and remove all unwanted programs. win10-remove-program Secure Search Threat Alert

d) Mac OS X

  1. Open Finder and press Applications. mac-os-apps Secure Search Threat Alert
  2. Check all suspicious programs you want to get rid of.
  3. Drag them to the trash icon in your dock (Alternatively, right-click on the program and press Move to Trash). mac-os-app-delete Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. After you move all the unwanted programs, right-click on the trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete Secure Search from browsers

a) Remove Secure Search from Microsoft Edge

Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)
  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Press More located at the top right corner of the screen (the three dots). edge-menu Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Settings → Choose what to clear. edge-settings Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. Check the boxes of the items you want removed, and press Clear. edge-clear-data Secure Search Threat Alert
  5. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete together.
  6. Choose Task Manager.
  7. In the Processes tab, find the Microsoft Edge process, right click on it, and press Go to details (or More details if Go to details is not available). task-manager Secure Search Threat Alert
  8. Right-click on all Microsoft Edge processes, and choose End task.
(Method 2)
Before you proceed with this method, backup your data.
  1. Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_xxxxxxxxxx.
  2. Select all the folders, right-click on them and press Delete. edge-folder Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Press the start button, and type in Windows PowerShell in the search box.
  4. Right-click on the result, and select Run as administrator. edge-powershell Secure Search Threat Alert
  5. In Administrator: Windows PowerShell, paste Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and tap Enter. edge-powershell-script Secure Search Threat Alert
  6. The issue should be gone now.

b) Remove Secure Search from Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon. IE-gear Secure Search Threat Alert
  2. Select Manage add-ons, and then Toolbars and Extensions.
  3. Find and disable all suspicious extensions. IE-add-ons Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. Close the window.

c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer

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  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
  2. Internet Options → General tab. Delete the homepage URL and type in your preferred one. IE-settings2 Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Press Apply.

d) Reset Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon. ie-settings Secure Search Threat Alert
  2. Internet Options → Advanced tab. ie-settings-advanced Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. At the bottom, you will see a Reset button. Press that.
  4. In the window that appears, check the box that says Delete personal settings. IE-reset Secure Search Threat Alert
  5. Press Reset.
  6. Click OK to exit the window.
  7. Restart your browser.

e) Remove Secure Search from Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose More tools and Extensions. chrome-menu-extensions Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Remove suspicious extensions by clicking the Trash icon next to them. chrome-extensions-delete Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.
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* WiperSoft scanner, available at this website, only works as a tool for virus detection. More data on WiperSoft. To have WiperSoft in its full capacity, to use removal functionality, it is necessary to acquire its full version. In case you want to uninstall WiperSoft, click here.

f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose Settings. chrome-menu Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. In the window that appears, under On startup, there will be a Set pages option. Press on that.
  4. Remove the set website, and type in the one you prefer to be your homepage. Press OK. chrome-startup-page Secure Search Threat Alert
  5. In Settings, under Search, there is a Manage search engines option. Select that. chrome-search-engines Secure Search Threat Alert
  6. Remove all search engines except the one you want to use. Click Done.

g) Reset Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
  2. Choose Settings. chrome-menu Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Scroll down and press on Show advanced settings. chrome-settings Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. Find and press the Reset button. chrome-reset Secure Search Threat Alert
  5. In the confirmation window that appears, press Reset.

h) Remove Secure Search from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
  2. Select Add-ons. mozilla-menu Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Select the Extensions tab, and remove all questionable extensions. mozilla-extensions Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by clicking Disable. If you later decide to keep it, simply press Enable.

i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right side of the screen.
  2. Select Options. mozilla-menu Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. In General, click Restore to Default below the Home Page field. mozilla-options Secure Search Threat Alert

j) Reset Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
  2. Press the question mark at the bottom of the menu.
  3. Select Troubleshooting Information. mozilla-troubleshooting Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. Select the Refresh Firefox option. mozilla-reset Secure Search Threat Alert

k) Remove Secure Search from Safari (for Mac)

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Preferences (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen). safari-menu Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Choose the Extensions tab.
  4. Uninstall all questionable extensions. safari-extensions Secure Search Threat Alert
  5. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

l) Reset Safari

If you are using the Yosemite, El Capitan or the Sierra versions, the option to reset Safari with one click is not available. Thus you will have to clear the history and empty the caches in separate steps.
  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Clear History (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen). safari-clear-history Secure Search Threat Alert
  3. Choose from what time you want the history deleted, and press Clear History. safari-clear-history Secure Search Threat Alert
  4. Press on Safari at the top of the screen and select Preferences. safari-advanced Secure Search Threat Alert
  5. Select the Advanced tab and check the box next to Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  6. Select Develop (from the menu bar at the top of the screen). safari-develop-menu Secure Search Threat Alert
  7. Press Empty Caches.
If for some reason you are unable to remove the extensions or reset your browsers, it may be a good idea to obtain anti-spyware software and have it deal with the problem.

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