How to remove Search.media-cmf.com [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Except that the Search.media-cmf.com makes changes to browser’s homepage and newtab page, it also replaces your search engine, which leads to the fact that use of the web browser’s search becomes uncomfortable. The reason for this is that the search results will consist of a large amount of ads, links to unwanted and ad web pages and only the remaining part is search results for your query from well-known search providers like Google or Bing.

Although, Search.media-cmf.com hijacker is not a virus, but it does bad things, and it imposes changes to settings of all your typical web browsers. Moreover, an ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) can be additionally installed on to your computer with this browser hijacker, which will show a huge number of advertisements, or even massive full page advertisements that blocks surfing the Internet. Often such these ads can recommend to install other unknown and unwanted software or visit harmful web-pages.

So, it is very important to clean your PC system of browser hijacker infection as soon as possible. The steps, which is shown below, will help you to get rid of Search.media-cmf.com search from the Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge and other internet browsers.

Search.media-cmf.com removal guide

We can help you delete Search.media-cmf.com, without the need to take your PC to a professional. Simply follow the removal tutorial below if you currently have the unwanted browser hijacker on your machine and want to delete it. If you’ve any difficulty while trying to remove the browser hijacker, feel free to ask for our assist in the comment section below. Certain of the steps will require you to restart your computer or close the web site. So, read this guidance carefully, then bookmark or print it for later reference.

Remove Search.media-cmf.com without any utilities

If you perform exactly the step-by-step guide below you should be able to remove the Search.media-cmf.com redirect from the Google Chrome, FF, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge browsers.

Remove suspicious and potentially unwanted applications using Microsoft Windows Control Panel

It’s of primary importance to first identify and get rid of all potentially unwanted applications, ad-supported software software and browser hijackers through ‘Add/Remove Programs’ (Windows XP) or ‘Uninstall a program’ (Windows 10, 8, 7) section of your Microsoft Windows Control Panel.

Carefully browse through the list of installed applications and remove all software that has the name similar to the site which has been set as your Google Chrome, FF, Internet Explorer and MS Edge home page, new tab page and search provider by default. We recommend to click ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed software by date. Once you have found anything suspicious that may be the hijacker infection, ad supported software or PUPs, then choose this program and click ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the suspicious program blocked from removal, then use Revo Uninstaller Freeware to fully remove it from your machine.

Fix infected browsers shortcuts to remove Search.media-cmf.com redirect

Unfortunately, the hijacker can also hijack Windows shortcuts (mostly, your browsers shortcuts}), so that the Search.media-cmf.com homepage will be shown when you launch the FF, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and MS Edge or another web browser.

Right click on the web browser’s shortcut, click Properties option. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text “http://site.address” that has been added here. Remove everything after .exe. An example, for Google Chrome you should remove everything after chrome.exe.

To save changes, press OK . You need to clean all web browser’s shortcuts. So, repeat this step for the Chrome, FF, MS Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Remove Search.media-cmf.com startpage from Chrome

Like other modern internet browsers, the Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thereby recover the browser new tab, start page and search provider by default that have been changed by the Search.media-cmf.com browser hijacker.

1. First, run the Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will show the Chrome main menu, press the “Settings” menu.
3. Next, click “Show advanced settings” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
4. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, click the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Chrome will display the reset settings prompt as on the image above.
6. Confirm the internet browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
7. To learn more, read the post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove Search.media-cmf.com search from FF

If the Firefox settings such as newtab page, startpage and search engine by default have been modified by the browser hijacker, then resetting it to the default state can help.

First, open the FF. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, press the Help button ().

In the Help menu click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button as shown in the figure below.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Get rid of Search.media-cmf.com search from Microsoft Internet Explorer

In order to recover all browser home page, newtab page and default search provider you need to reset the Microsoft Internet Explorer to the state, which was when the Windows was installed on your machine.

First, launch the Internet Explorer. Next, press the button in the form of gear (). It will open the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown on the image below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.

Search.media-cmf.com redirect automatic removal

After completing the manual removal guidance above all unwanted applications and browser’s extensions that causes internet browser redirects to the Search.media-cmf.com web-site should be removed. If the problem with Search.media-cmf.com hijacker is still remained, then we suggest to scan your personal computer for any remaining malicious components. Use recommended free browser hijacker removal applications below.

Scan and free your PC system of Search.media-cmf.com with Zemana Anti-malware

We suggest using the Zemana Anti-malware that are completely clean your PC of the browser hijacker. The tool is an advanced malware removal application made by (c) Zemana lab. It’s able to help you get rid of PUPs, browser hijacker infections, adware, malicious software, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC for free.

Download Zemana anti-malware by clicking on the link below.

Once the download is done, start it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana anti malware will try to update itself and when this procedure is complete, click the “Scan” button for checking your PC system for the Search.media-cmf.com hijacker infection that reroutes your browser to the Search.media-cmf.com undesired web-page.

A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your system. While the tool is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified as being infected by malware. Next, you need to click “Next” button.

The Zemana anti-malware will begin removing all detected folders, files, services and registry entries.

Run Malwarebytes to get rid of Search.media-cmf.com search

Manual Search.media-cmf.com removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the hijacker can be not completely removed. We recommend that run the Malwarebytes Free that are completely free your PC of browser hijacker. Moreover, the free program will help you to remove malware, potentially unwanted programs, adware and toolbars that your computer can be infected too.

Download Malwarebytes Free on your machine from the link below. Save it on your desktop.

When downloading is finished, close all windows on your machine. Further, run the file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown on the screen below, press the “Yes” button.

It will show the “Setup wizard” which will assist you install Malwarebytes on the machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is finished successfully, click Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically launch and you can see its main window as shown in the figure below.

Next, press the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the hijacker which redirects your web browser to the Search.media-cmf.com undesired web page. This process may take some time, so please be patient. When a threat is found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.

Once the system scan is complete, you can check all items detected on your system. Review the scan results and then press “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will begin removing Search.media-cmf.com browser hijacker and other security threats. Once disinfection is complete, you can be prompted to restart your machine. We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes to remove hijacker infection, ad supported software and other malicious software.

Run AdwCleaner to remove Search.media-cmf.com from the PC system

The AdwCleaner tool is free and easy to use. It may scan and remove hijacker such as Search.media-cmf.com, malicious software, PUPs and adware in FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and MS Edge web browsers and thereby restore their default settings (homepage, new tab and search provider by default). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the computer.

Download AdwCleaner utility by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Once the download is done, open the folder in which you saved it and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as shown below. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to open the program, click Yes button to continue.

Next, click “Scan” to perform a system scan for the Search.media-cmf.com hijacker infection . A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. While the application is scanning, you may see how many objects it has identified as threat.

When it has finished scanning your machine is done, it’ll show you the results as shown in the figure below.

Next, you need to press “Clean” button. It will display a dialog box. Click “OK” to begin the cleaning procedure. Once the clean-up is complete, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your PC system. After restart, the AdwCleaner will display the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video instructions.

How to block Search.media-cmf.com search

We recommend to install an adblocker application that can stop Search.media-cmf.com and other annoying web sites. The ad blocker utility like AdGuard is a program that basically removes advertising from the World Wide Web and blocks access to malicious web-pages. Moreover, security experts says that using ad-blocker applications is necessary to stay safe when surfing the Web.

Installing the AdGuard ad-blocker application is simple. First you will need to download AdGuard by clicking on the following link.

After downloading is finished, double-click the downloaded file to start it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as shown on the image below.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick instructions as on the image below.

Press “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will help you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you start your PC system, AdGuard will run automatically and block popup ads, pages such Search.media-cmf.com, as well as other harmful or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which may be found on your desktop.

Prevent Search.media-cmf.com hijacker from installing

Most commonly Search.media-cmf.com browser hijacker infection come along with various freeware, as a bonus. Therefore it’s very important at the stage of installing applications downloaded from the World Wide Web carefully review the Terms of use and the License agreement, as well as to always select the Advanced, Custom or Manual install mode. In this mode, you can turn off all unwanted add-ons, including the Search.media-cmf.com hijacker, which will be installed along with the desired application. Of course, if you uninstall the free programs from your computer, your favorite browser’s settings will not be restored. So, to revert back the Google Chrome, FF, MS Edge and Internet Explorer’s home page, new tab page and default search provider you need to follow the guidance above.

Finish words

Now your personal computer should be clean of the Search.media-cmf.com search. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop ups and intrusive harmful pages) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your PC for new malware, browser hijackers and ‘ad supported’ software). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new browser hijacker, harmful programs and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Search.media-cmf.com homepage from your internet browser, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.