Remove www-searches.net

www-searches.net is a browser hijacker. The goal of www-searches.net is simply to assert itself as your default homepage and default search engine. It’s a page that resembles that of Google, but upon further investigation, has nothing to do with the search engine of the American giant.

This type of unwanted software is capable of customizing, unbeknownst to the user, the browser settings and making it your homepage, as well as the default search engine, ultimately with the goal of forcing you to use another service than the one previously offered. The pages that you are forced to visit thanks to www-searches.net are often full of ads that the creator of www-searches.net profits from. The more the page is used, the greater the revenue for the creator. This is why the page sneaks in when you install software downloaded from the internet.

www-searches.net was designed so that the user can’t make any manual changes using the settings of your browser. That’s why www-searches.net is helped by an unwanted program that was installed at the same time. This also explains why it’s difficult to remove this infection easily.

How to remove www-searches.net ?

Remove www-searches.net with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. If you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• 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.
• Once the program has loaded, select Scan now.
• 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.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Remove www-searches.net 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 www-searches.net with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner tool will examine your pc and internet browser for www-searches.net, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been installed on your pc without your consent.

• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the file AdwCleaner.exe.
• If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
• When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button.
• To remove malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
• Please click on the OK button to allow AdwCleaner reboot your computer.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If after following the above steps www-searches.net is still present on your computer, you can reset your browser by following the instructions below.

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer