Search.installmac.com

Have you noticed that your homepage has been changed to search.installmac.com? If it is so, unfortunately, we have to upset you because it is very probable that you have browser hijacker on your system. Once it gets onto your computer, it changes your homepage and your search engine; thus, you will not be able to use them unless you remove browser hijacker from your computer. The users of Windows operating system are not going to encounter search.installmac.com because it is mainly aimed at MAC users. Thus, do not be too surprised if you find out that your homepage is hijacked. In addition, it might attack Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari browsers, so if you are using any of them, you are at risk. Do you want to use your preferred homepage and search provider again? You have to remove search.installmac.com browser hijacker from your computer.

Even though the search engine set by this browser hijacker might seem rather useful because it states that it is able to search the web, images, videos, and news, we do not recommend using it because you might see sponsored search results and various advertisements. These advertisements are provided for you based on the keyword that you enter into the search box. If you want to keep your computer safe, you should not click on those ads because they might redirect you to the websites which contain malicious software. Do you think that search.installmac.com is responsible for the content that it provides? Unfortunately, it is not true. It means that you might cause harm to the security of your system every time you click on the ad. If you do not want to see them, the best what you can do is to remove search.installmac.com.

What is more, it is known that browser hijackers, including search.installmac.com, get onto computers together with unrelated programs. There is a possibility to avoid them if you select advanced installation every time you install freeware or shareware on your system. If you do so, you will be able to unselect those programs that are irrelevant or entirely unfamiliar. You will definitely prevent the payload of unnecessary software if you never ignore this advice.

If you have decided to remove this browser hijacker from your system, you should follow the instructions that we have provided below. They will help you to remove this browser hijacker from three the most popular browsers Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. In order not to end up with similar infections in the future, you should acquire a reliable antimalware tool.

How to remove search.installmac.com

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the browser and then select Tools menu.
2. Select Options.
3. Under the General tab, type in a new homepage address.
4. Click OK.
5. Go to the start page of the browser.
6. Find the search provider icon in the upper part of the window.
7. Select a new search provider from the drop-down menu.
8. Click on the search provider icon and then select Manage Search Engines…
9. Find the one which you want to get rid of and select Remove.

Google Chrome

1. Launch your browser and then select the Chrome menu in the top-right corner.
2. Select Settings.
3. In the section On startup mark Open a specific page or set of pages.
4. Select Set pages and add/remove the URL.
5. Select Search in the Manage search engines… section.
6. Select a new search engine and click Make default, then remove the unwanted engine by clicking X.
7. Click Done.

Safari

1. Launch Safari and then select Preferences… from the Safari menu.
2. Click on the General tab and then locate Homepage line.
3. Type in your preferred homepage address.
4. In the field Default search engine select a new search engine from the drop-down menu.
5. Close the dialog box to confirm the changes.