Remove Cosmosearch

Cosmosearch.ru is a website that redirects your browsing towards go.mail.ru, a Russian search engine. This kind of website is usually considered a browser hijacker.

Cosmosearch.ru will modify without the least effort in asking for your previous approval, several of you browsers’ settings, including homepage, error page or search page. This is done so you’ll be forced every time to use different websites from the ones you could have chosen before to cover those places of homepage or default search engine.

This malicious website, usually enters your computer in a discrete manner when you download something from the net. Every time you add a new app to your computer, you must always remember (no exceptions) to customize the install process so you can remove any pre-selected cases. This is the way to stop any malicious software to be installed at the same time as your chosen app.

Cosmosearch.ru has infected your computer in a way that to bring back your old settings becomes impossible. To achieve this it might be counting on the support of a process or system service that makes sure to reestablish its own settings every time the computer is started.

All results forced upon the user due to Cosmosearch.ru‘s presence, will be filled with ads that result in money for them. The more the website is seen, the more money they will get.

How to remove Cosmosearch ?

Remove Cosmosearch with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download ZHPCleaner
• Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• Accept the user agreement.
• Click on the Scanner button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove Cosmosearch with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a program that looks for and removes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. If you use AdwCleaner you can quickly eliminate many of these types of programs for a much better user experience on your system and while browsing the web.

• Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
• Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
• If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove Cosmosearch with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like Cosmosearch.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Cosmosearch.
• When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
• Reboot your computer if prompted.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If you still see traces of Cosmosearch after following all the steps above you can reset your browser performing this operation:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer