Remove searchincognito.com

What is Searchincognito.com?

Searchincognito.com promotes itself as a legitimate search engine. Therefore, it is not surprising at all that you will find a huge search bar on its main page. It seems that Searchincognito.com will really provide users with search results; however, these results will not be legitimate, which means that users might experience security-related problems really quickly. If you do not want to be one of those users, you have to remove Searchincognito.com right now. We will help you with that, but you have to promise that you will read through this article in order to be able to understand what you will have to do in order to make it gone.

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What does Searchincognito.com do?

As Searchincognito.com replaces homepages and search engines on all the browsers, it is called a browser hijacker. Like other browser hijackers, Searchincognito.com is compatible with all the browsers and users cannot get rid of it easily. It is dangerous to keep Searchincognito.com for a long time and use it to search for the information because this search engine might initiate redirections to untrustworthy web pages. This might happen every time users search for the information because untrustworthy links and ads will be placed among legitimate search results. As there is a huge possibility to click on sponsored results, it means that there is also a huge change to infect the system with malware. In fact, this is not the only reason why you have to uninstall Searchincognito.com. Researchers around the world have tested this search engine and they have noticed that it collects information about users every day. At first sight, it touches only non-personal details which are unimportant to the majority of users; however, we believe that there is still a chance that this threat will record their sensitive data too. If you do not want to be one of them, delete Searchincognito.com immediately.

How did Searchincognito.com appear on my system?

It might be hard to understand how Searchincognito.com browser hijacker has managed to enter your system unnoticed; however, you should know that it simply entered your system together with other applications. These are usually free programs that can be downloaded from softonic.com and other similar webpages that promote third-party software. Be more attentive in the future as you might be able to prevent those undesirable programs from entering your system. On top of that, you must install a security tool too.

How to delete Searchincognito.com browser hijacker from my computer?

As we have already mentioned, this threat is compatible with all the browsers, so it is not the best solution to change the default browser only. Do not worry; you can fully remove Searchincognito.com browser hijacker by simply following our manual removal instructions placed below this article. Another thing you can do is to scan your system with a reputable antimalware tool. There are not many reliable tools on the web, so it would be best not to use free tools for the Searchincognito.com removal. Do you want to be sure that Searchincognito.com browser hijacker is gone? Invest in a good tool and you will be sure that it successfully implements the Searchincognito.com removal for you.

Learn how to remove searchincognito.com from your computer

• 1. Uninstall searchincognito.com from Windows XP
• 2. Uninstall searchincognito.com from Windows 7 and Vista
• 3. Uninstall searchincognito.com from Windows 8
• 4. Remove searchincognito.com and other malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:
• 5. Remove searchincognito.com and malicious Extensions from Mozilla Firefox:
• 6. Remove searchincognito.com and all malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
• 7. How to reset your browser?

Step 1. Uninstall searchincognito.com from Windows XP

1. Click the Start button.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select searchincognito.com or other the suspicious program and click Remove.

Step 2. Uninstall searchincognito.com from Windows 7 and Vista

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Right-click on the searchincognito.com or other program that you wish to remove.
5. Uninstall it.

Step 3. Uninstall searchincognito.com from Windows 8

1. Access the Metro UI menu.
2. Start typing Control Panel. Open it.
3. Click Programs and Features.
4. Select searchincognito.com or other unwanted application.
5. Click the Uninstall button.

Step 4. Remove searchincognito.com and other malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

1. Run Internet Explorer and press Alt+X simultaneously.
2. Afterwards, open Manage add-ons and choose Toolbars and Extensions.
3. From the provided list remove all suspicious extensions including searchincognito.com.
4. Navigate to Search Providers. Erase the current search tool and pick a new one as your default.
5. Save the changes you made and leave this window.
6. Now press Alt+X one more time and select Internet Options.
7. Access the General tab and replace this home page with the one you trust (google.com , yahoo.com , msn.com)
8. To finish the procedure, tap OK.

Step 5. Remove searchincognito.com and malicious Extensions from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox and click Ctrl+Shift+A at the same time.
2. Move your cursor to Extensions and locate the suspicious and undesirable entries.
3. Next to the chosen extensions, tap the Remove button.
4. Press Alt+T and select Options. Access the General tab.
5. In General tab, remove the unreliable home page and choose another, like Google.com, Yahoo.com
6.  Choose Search tab.
7. Delete the unwanted search provider and choose your new search. Click OK.

Step 6. Remove searchincognito.com and all malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

1. Run Google Chrome and tap Alt+F.
2. Click More Tools and choose Extensions.
3. Eliminate the undesirable extensions from the list.
4. Access Settings and navigate to Open a page or a set of pages that you can find under On startup.
5. Press Set pages and replace the current home page with another one.
6. Click OK and select Manage Search Engines (under search).
7. Remove the current search engine and select a new one.
8. Click Done and restart Google Chrome.

Step 7. How to reset your browser?

• 7.1. Reset Internet Explorer
• 7.2. Reset Mozilla Firefox
• 7.3. Reset Google Chrome
• 7.4. Safari Browser

7.1) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Launch your browser and tap Alt+T or click Tools > Internet Options icon at the top right corner.
2. Click on the Advanced tab and press Reset button.
3. Tick a box next to Delete personal Settings and press the Reset button again.
4. Restart your browser.

7.2) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser and tap Alt+H.
2. Click Help > Troubleshooting Information.
3. Now Click Refresh Firefox.
4. Click the Refresh Firefox button again.

7.3) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open your browser and tap Alt+F or click on 3 Stripes icon at the top right corner
2. Select Settings and Click Show advanced settings at end of the page.
3. Click Reset settings button.
4. Click the Reset button.

7.4) Safari Browser

1. Launch your Safari browser.
2. Select Safari Settings (top-right corner).
3. Choose Reset Safari.... from the drop-down menu.
4. A warning dialog box containing all items that you wish to delete will appear. These items are checked by default.
5. Make sure that the items you want to erase are checked.
6. Press the Reset button.
7. Your Safari browser will automatically restart.

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