Search1.me Mac

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Search1.me

Search1.me is an ad-generating piece of software responsible for unwanted and unauthorized changes inside the browsers of Mac users. Search1.me is mainly used for boosting the traffic of different sites by forcing the infected browser to constantly redirect the user to those sites.

If your Firefox, Safari, Chrome (or other browser) has been infected by this unwanted app, you will probably find it difficult to use the browser because it will constantly keep getting rerouted to sites you don’t want to visit. Such examples are ChillSearch, QSearch, etc. Also, the changes made inside the browser would likely further worsen your online experience – you will see there’s a new search engine in the browser that seems to favor advertised sites instead in its search results and you will also be forced to put up with a newly installed homepage address that isn’t the one you prefer. Again, all of this is done with the goal of advertising the site partners of this unwanted application. However, even though Search1.me isn’t intended to harm your Mac, it may lead to an increase in the likelihood of getting your system infected by more dangerous forms of malware. Trojans, Ransomware, Worms, Spyware and other similar threats can be found all over the Internet and the fact that there’s some questionable app in your browser that automatically redirects it to unknown sites significantly increases the chance of landing on some web location with such malware threats in it.

Search1.me for Mac

Search1.me for Mac is an invasive Mac application known for its tendency to forcefully impose unwanted changes in the main browser of the computer. Search1.me for Mac introduces changes to the homepage, the toolbar, and the search engine to promote the sites of its partners.

The more users get this app in their Macs, the greater the exposure the partnering sites get. This, in turn, increases the amount of commission that the hijacker’s creators would be rewarded for their site-promoting services. Of course, all of this happens at the expense of regular users such as yourself. However, you can end all of this right now – all you need to do is uninstall this invasive piece of software from your Mac computer.

What is Search1.me?

Search1.me is a Mac application belonging to the browser hijacker category – a type of unwanted apps known for generating page redirects in the affected browsers. Search1.me makes changes in the system and the browser in order to turn the user’s screen into an ad-displaying platform.

To stop the constant spam with ads and remove the unwanted changes from your browser, you will need to find a way to uninstall this browser hijacker. We have prepared some instructions that focus on this and that should allow you to take care of this invasive software.

The Search1 app

The Search1 app is browser-hijacking software that constantly tries to redirect the user to certain sites that pay commission to get promoted. The Search1 app changes different aspects in the browser, creating potential weaknesses that may get exploited by Trojans, Ransomware and other threats.

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Remove Search1.me from Mac

We get asked this a lot, so we are putting it here: Removing parasite* manually may take hours and damage your system in the process. We recommend downloading SpyHunter to see if it can detect the malware for you.

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The first thing you need to do is to Quit Safari (if it is opened). If you have trouble closing it normally, you may need to Force Quit Safari:

You can choose the Apple menu and click on Force Quit.

Alternatively you can simultaneously press ⌘ (the Command key situated next to the space bar), Option (the key right next to it) and Escape (the key located at the upper left corner of your keyboard).

If you have done it right a dialog box titled Force Quit Applications will open up.

In this new dialog window select Safari, then press the Force Quit button, then confirm with Force Quit again.

Close the dialog box/window.

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Start Activity Monitor by opening up Finder, then proceed to

Once there, look at all the processes: if you believe any of them are hijacking your results, or are part of the problem, highlight the process with your mouse, then click the “i” button at the top. This will open up the following box:

Now click on Sample at the bottom:

Do this for all processes you believe are part of the threat, and run any suspicious files in our online virus scanner, then delete the malicious files:

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The next step is to safely launch Safari again. Press and hold the Shift key while relaunching Safari. This will prevent Safari’s previously opened pages from loading again. Once Safari is opened up, you can release the Shift key.

On the off chance that you are still having trouble with scripts interrupting the closing of unwanted pages in Safari, you may need to take some additional measures.

First, Force Quit Safari again.

Now if you are using a Wi-Fi connection turn it off by selecting Wi-Fi off in you Mac’s Menu. If you are using a cable internet (Ethernet connection), disconnect the Ethernet cable.

Re-Launch Safari but don’t forget to press and hold the Shift button while doing it, so no previous pages can be opened up. Now, Click on Preferences in the Safari menu,

and then again on the Extensions tab,

Select and Uninstall any extensions that you don’t recognize by clicking on the Uninstall button. If you are not sure and don’t want to take any risks you can safely uninstall all extensions, none are required for normal system operation.

The threat has likely infected all of your browsers. The instructions below need to be applied for all browsers you are using.

Again select Preferences in the Safari Menu, but this time click on the Privacy tab,

Now click on Remove All Website Data, confirm with Remove Now. Keep in mind that after you do this all stored website data will be deleted. You will need to sign-in again for all websites that require any form of authentication.

Still in the Preferences menu, hit the General tab

Check if your Homepage is the one you have selected, if not change it to whatever you prefer.

Select the History menu this time, and click on Clear History. This way you will prevent accidentally opening a problematic web page again.

 How to Remove Search1.me From Firefox in OSX:

Open Firefox, click on  (top right) ——-> Add-ons. Hit Extensions next.

The problem should be lurking somewhere around here –  Remove it. Then Refresh Your Firefox Settings.

How to Remove Search1.me From Chrome in OSX:

 Start Chrome, click  —–>More Tools —–> Extensions. There,  find the malware and  select  .

 Click  again, and proceed to Settings —> Search, the fourth tab, select Manage Search Engines.  Delete everything but the search engines you normally use. After that Reset Your Chrome Settings.

If the guide doesn’t help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!