How to remove search-news.org popup ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The search-news.org is an one of the many advertising web pages, which can be opened automatically each time you run the internet browser. The reason of automatic opening of this page is an ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware), which was set on your system without your consent. Because, the ad supported software is often used to show a large amount of unwanted popup ads within the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge’s screen. As, the advertisers do not disdain to use any methods to promote their web-sites and attract new users. Below we explain how to get rid of adware and thereby remove search-news.org annoying advertisements from your browser.

The ad supported software usually affects only the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge by changing the web-browser’s settings or installing a dangerous extensions (addons). Moreover, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The adware will perform a scan of the PC for internet browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the web-browser shortcuts, it will add the argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you start the web-browser, you will see an unwanted search-news.org site.

The ad supported software is the part of the software that is used as an online promotional tool. It is created with the sole purpose to open dozens of pop-up ads, and thus to promote the goods and services in an open internet browser window. So, the search-news.org is just one of the many web pages of the so-called ‘ad-support’ type. It is designed to fill the browser’s constant stream of advertisements, or reroute the browser to not expected and intrusive advertising web-sites. Moreover, the ad supported software can substitute the legitimate advertisements on misleading or even banners that can offer to visit malicious web-pages. The reason is simple, many advertisers agree on any ways to attract users to their web sites, so the creators of adware, often forcing users to click on an advertising link. For each click on a link, the authors of the ad supported software receive income. It’s the so-called ‘Pay-Per-Click’ method.

We suggest you to remove adware and clean your system from search-news.org {open_ ads} ASAP, until the presence of the adware has not led to even worse consequences. You need to follow the guide below that will allow you to completely uninstall the redirect to search-news.org annoying site, using only the built-in Windows features and a few of specialized free tools.

How does search-news.org advertisements get installed onto computer

I want to note that the adware spreads in the composition together with various free software. This means that you need to be very careful when installing applications downloaded from the Net, even from a large proven hosting. Be sure to read the Terms of Use and the Software license, select only the Manual, Advanced or Custom installation mode, switch off all additional modules and software are offered to install. So, the negligence when running unknown applications may lead to the fact that the adware is installed.

How to manually remove search-news.org ads

This useful removal guide for the search-news.org . The detailed procedure can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step. If you follow this process to remove search-news.org popup ads let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Remove search-news.org ads from Google Chrome
3. Delete search-news.org redirect from Mozilla Firefox
4. Remove search-news.org redirect from Internet Explorer
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove search-news.org redirect
6. Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

Click “Uninstall a program” It will open a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs.

Remove search-news.org ads from Google Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the malware and adware extensions, as well as to restore the browser’s settings that have been modified by adware.

1. Open the Chrome and press Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will display the Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again. Press the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Chrome will open the reset profile settings page as shown on the image above.
6. Click on the “Reset” button.
7. Once this task is done, your browser’s settings will be restored to their original defaults. This will reset your homepage and search engine by default.
8. To learn more, read the article How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Delete search-news.org redirect from Mozilla Firefox

Open the Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (). In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button. Confirm your action. Click on the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove search-news.org redirect from Internet Explorer

Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the “Internet Options”. In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click on “Reset” button. You will now need to restart your system for the changes to take effect.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove search-news.org redirect

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to launch your browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the browser which is redirected to the search-news.org or other unwanted site.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The adware can replace the contents of this field, which describes the file to be run when you start your web-browser. Depending on the internet browser you are using, there should be: Google Chrome: chrome.exe, Opera: opera.exe, Firefox: firefox.exe, Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe. If you are seeing an unknown text like “http://site.address” that has been added here, then you should remove it, as shown on the screen below. Click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you launch the web-browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically redirect on the search-news.org page or any other unwanted pages that is advertised by the ad supported software. Once the step is finished, we recommend to go to the next step.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the annoying search-news.org site opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ software.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard at the same time. This shows a small window that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press Enter. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the image below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, press the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your system. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://search-news.org”, then you need remove it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the malicious programs, then this task also can be safely removed.

Having defined the task that you want to get rid of, then click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by adware. Once is complete, close the Task Scheduler window.

Uninstall search-news.org ads automatically

You can get rid of search-news.org pop-up ads automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Anti Malware Free. We recommend this free malware removal tool because it can easily remove ad supported software, browser hijackers, potentially unwanted applications and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

Use the link below to download MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free on your personal computer. Save it on your desktop.

Once the downloading process is finished, close all windows on your PC system. Further, launch the file named mbam-setup. When a “Security warning” prompt pops up as shown on the screen below, click the Run button.

It will display the “Setup wizard” screen that will assist you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on the computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once install is finished successfully, press Finish button. Then MalwareBytes Anti-malware will automatically start and you can see its main window as shown in the figure below.

Next, press the “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your computer for the ad supported software that cause a redirect to search-news.org. When a threat is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished. Please be patient.

As the scanning ends, you can check all threats detected on your PC. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Remove Selected” button.

The MalwareBytes Anti-malware will begin removing search-news.org advertisements and other security threats. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to Restart. I recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the Anti-malware to get rid of adware and other dangerous applications.

Stop search-news.org and other unwanted pages

To increase your security and protect your computer against new annoying advertisements and malicious web-sites, you need to use application that stops access to malicious advertisements and web pages. Moreover, the software can block the show of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web-sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program using the following link.

After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.

Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, web-pages such search-news.org, as well as other dangerous or misleading sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which is located on your Windows desktop.

Delete search-news.org and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove the annoying search-news.org redirect within the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars. Also you can ask for help our Myantispyware team below.

Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.

Press “Scan” button to perform a system scan for malicious extensions and the ad supported software which opens the ads from search-news.org web site. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will open a prompt.

Click “OK”. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your PC.

When your system is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

How to ask for help the Myantispyware team

If you are seeking a help for search-news.org redirect removal then follow these steps.

1. Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
   

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2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
3. Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop

Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.

• Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
• Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the annoying search-news.org .