How to remove Adamant Search (Removal Guide)
Adamant Search is a browser extension that modifies your internet browser settings in order to make your browser redirect to a new website when you search the web. The Adamant Search extension will replace your default search settings with another website and this will cause your browser to redirect to search.pristineapp.com when you search the web, launch a new browser window, or open a new tab.
The Adamant Search extension will cause your internet searches to redirect to google.com and then to search.pristineapp.com. The developer generates revenue from sponsored search content and advertisements displayed in search results.
The Adamant Search extension for Google Chrome has permission to read and change your data on all the websites you visit, communicate with cooperating websites, and change your search settings to: search.pristineapp.com.
The extension will also bolster other similar browser extensions published by the same developer such as Adamant Newsfeed.
How to remove Adamant Search (Removal)
1. Remove the extension from your browser
Chrome
1. Click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon and go to More tools > Extensions.
2. Click the trashcan icon next to the Adamant Search extension to remove it.
Firefox
1. Open the Menu and click Add-ons.
2. Click Remove next to the Adamant Search add-on to remove it.
Internet Explorer
1. Go to Tools (Alt+X) and click Manage add-ons.
2. Select the Adamant Searchadd-on with your mouse and click Remove.
Safari
1. Go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions.
2. Click the Uninstall button next to the Adamant Search extension to remove it.
2. Remove malware with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
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- Download Malwarebytes 3.0 Premium or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free.
- Launch the executable file (mb3-setup.exe or other) to begin installing Malwarebytes.
- Select your language, click Next, then select “I accept the agreement,” click the Next button several times, and then click the Install button to install Malwarebytes. Click Finish once the install process is complete. *Some versions have a quicker installation process.
- Open Malwarebytes and click the Scan Now button on the Dashboard to begin scanning your computer.
- Click the Quarantine Selected button once the scan is finished.
- If Malwarebytes says “All selected items have been removed successfully. A log file has been saved to the logs folder. Your computer needs to be restarted to complete the removal process. Would you like to restart now?” click the Yes button to restart your computer.
3. Check your computer for malicious trace files with HitmanPro
- Download HitmanPro.
- Open the executable file (hitmanpro_x64.exe or hitmanpro_x32.exe) to begin installing HitmanPro.
- Click the Next button, check “I accept the terms of the license agreement,” and click the Next button again.
- On the Setup page select “Yes, create a copy of HitmanPro so I can regularly scan this computer (recommended)” and add your email address to the registration fields to begin the free trial.
- Click Next to begin scanning your computer.
- Once the Scan results are displayed click the Next button and click the Next button again on the Removal results page.
4. Clean up and fix system issues with CCleaner
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- Download CCleaner Professional or CCleaner Free.
- Open the executable file (ccsetup.exe or other) to begin installing CCleaner.
- Click the Install button to begin stalling the program.
- Click Run CCleaner to open the program when installation is complete.
- Select the Cleaner tab and click the Analyze button.
- When the Analyze process is complete click the Run Cleaner button to clean all files.
- Next, select the Registry tab and click the Scan for Issues button to scan for issues in your registry.
- When the scan is complete click the Fix selected Issues button and Fix All Selected Issues button to fix the issues.
- Next, select the Tools tab and click Startup. Examine each area, search for suspicious entries, and delete any suspicious startup entries by selecting the entry and clicking the Delete button.
- Next, click Browser Plugins and search each internet browser for unwanted browser add-ons and extensions. Click the extension you want to delete and click the Delete button to remove it.
