How to remove Search.downloaderpro.online [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Some browser hijacker infections also contain adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) which can be used to show intrusive advertisements and or collect a wide variety of your data which can be transferred to third parties. These unwanted advertisements can be displayed in the form of pop-unders, pop-ups, in-text advertisements, video advertisements, text links or banners or even massive full page advertisements. Most of the ‘ad supported’ software is developed to show ads, but certain adware is form of spyware that often used to track users to gather user info.

Most often, the Search.downloaderpro.online hijacker infection affects most common web browsers like Chrome, FF, Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer. But such hijackers as well may infect other internet browsers by changing its shortcuts (adding ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of web browser’s shortcut). So every time you open the web browser, it will display Search.downloaderpro.online web site. Even if you setup your homepage again, the unwanted Search.downloaderpro.online web-site will be the first thing that you see when you start the web-browser.

So, it’s very important to free your PC of browser hijacker as soon as possible. The step by step instructions, which is shown below, will assist you to get rid of Search.downloaderpro.online from the Chrome, Firefox, IE and Edge and other internet browsers.

Remove Search.downloaderpro.online from computer

Even if you’ve the up-to-date classic antivirus installed, and you’ve checked your PC system for malicious software and removed anything found, you need to do the guide below. The Search.downloaderpro.online hijacker removal is not simple as installing another antivirus. Classic antivirus programs are not developed to run together and will conflict with each other, or possibly crash Windows. Instead we recommend complete the manual steps below after that run Zemana Anti-malware, Malwarebytes or AdwCleaner, which are free applications dedicated to scan for and get rid of malicious software such as Search.downloaderpro.online hijacker infection. Use these utilities to ensure the browser hijacker is removed.

Manual Search.downloaderpro.online removal

The guide will help you get rid of Search.downloaderpro.online startpage. These Search.downloaderpro.online removal steps work for the Chrome, FF, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, as well as every version of Microsoft Windows operating system.

Uninstall suspicious and potentially unwanted programs using Control Panel

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

Press Windows button , 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 display the Windows Control Panel as shown in the figure below.

Further, click “Uninstall a program”
It will open a list of all software installed on your machine. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown applications.

Clean up the browsers shortcuts that have been hijacked by Search.downloaderpro.online

Once the browser hijacker is started, it can also alter the browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument similar “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you launch the internet browser, it will show an unwanted web-page.

Right click to a desktop shortcut for your browser. Choose the “Properties” option. It will open the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The browser hijacker infection can replace it. If you are seeing something similar “…exe http://site.address” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the internet browser you are using:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example as shown in the figure below.

Once is done, press the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for internet browser shortcuts which redirects to an unwanted web-pages. When you have completed, go to next step.

Get rid of Search.downloaderpro.online homepage from Chrome

In order to be sure that there is nothing left behind, we recommend you to reset Chrome web browser. It will revert back Chrome settings including newtab page, home page and search provider by default to defaults.

First launch the Chrome. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will show the main menu. Further, press the option named “Settings”. Another way to show the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the browser adress bar and press Enter.

The web browser will show the settings screen. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset settings” section is visible, like below and press the “Reset settings” button.

The Google Chrome will show the confirmation dialog box. You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The web-browser will launch the procedure of cleaning. Once it’s finished, the web-browser’s settings including start page, newtab page and search engine by default back to the values that have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your personal computer.

Remove Search.downloaderpro.online from FF by resetting web-browser settings

The Mozilla Firefox reset will keep your personal information like bookmarks, passwords, web form auto-fill data and remove unwanted search engine and startpage such as Search.downloaderpro.online, modified preferences, extensions and security settings.

First, start the Firefox and click button. It will show the drop-down menu on the right-part of the internet browser. Further, click the Help button () as shown on the screen below

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In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. It will show the “Troubleshooting Information” page as on the image below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will show the confirmation prompt. Further, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The FF will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the Search.downloaderpro.online hijacker infection. After, it’s finished, press the “Finish” button.

Get rid of Search.downloaderpro.online startpage from IE

The Microsoft Internet Explorer reset is great if your web-browser is hijacked or you’ve unwanted plugins or toolbars on your web browser, that installed by a malicious software.

First, start the Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will display the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the web browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown in the figure below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button as on the image below.

Once the process is done, click “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and reboot your personal computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your browser’s start page, newtab and search engine by default to default state.

Run free malware removal tools to completely remove Search.downloaderpro.online

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users can not completely remove hijacker from the infected personal computer. So, we recommend to scan your PC for any remaining malicious components with free hijacker infection removal applications below.

How to remove Search.downloaderpro.online with Zemana Anti-malware

Zemana Anti-malware is a tool which can remove ad-supported software, potentially unwanted software, browser hijackers and other malware from your computer easily and for free. Zemana Anti-malware is compatible with most antivirus software. It works under Windows (10 – XP, 32 and 64 bit) and uses minimum of personal computer resources.

Download Zemana Anti-Malware from the link below.

After the download is complete, close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as shown on the screen below.

When the installation begins, you will see the “Setup wizard” which will help you install Zemana Anti-Malware on your computer.

Once installation is done, you will see window as shown in the figure below.

Now click the “Scan” button . This will start scanning the whole computer to find out Search.downloaderpro.online browser hijacker and other kinds of potential threats such as malicious software and adware. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your system and the speed of your personal computer. When a malware, ad-supported software or PUPs are detected, the count of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is done.

Once it has finished scanning your machine, you may check all threats detected on your PC. When you are ready, click “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti-malware will get rid of hijacker that causes web browsers to open undesired Search.downloaderpro.online site.

How to automatically remove Search.downloaderpro.online with Malwarebytes

Delete Search.downloaderpro.online browser hijacker infection manually is difficult and often the browser hijacker infection is not completely removed. Therefore, we advise you to use the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your personal computer. Moreover, the free application will allow you to get rid of malicious software, PUPs, toolbars and adware that your computer can be infected too.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop by clicking on the following link.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   327040 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your browser will open the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. When the downloading process is complete, please close all programs and open windows on your PC system. Double-click on the icon that’s called mb3-setup.
4. This will start the “Setup wizard” of Malwarebytes onto your computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Malwarebytes will run and show the main window.
6. Further, press the “Scan Now” button for checking your system for the browser hijacker infection that cause a redirect to Search.downloaderpro.online web-page. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient.
7. Once the system scan is finished, the results are displayed in the scan report.
8. Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and click the “Quarantine Selected” button. When the process is finished, you may be prompted to reboot the PC system.
9. Close the Anti Malware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Scan and free your personal computer of browser hijacker with AdwCleaner

If MalwareBytes anti malware or Zemana antimalware cannot get rid of this hijacker, then we recommends to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal utility for hijackers, ad-supported software, potentially unwanted programs and toolbars.

Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

Once downloading is finished, open the file location. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. After the tool is started, you will see a screen as shown below.

Further, press “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the Search.downloaderpro.online browser hijacker and other kinds of potential threats such as malware and ad supported software. When it has completed scanning, you may check all threats found on your PC as shown in the figure below.

All found threats will be marked. You can delete them all by simply click “Clean” button. It will display a dialog box as shown on the image below.

You need to press “OK”. After the clean-up is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your computer. When your PC system is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Block Search.downloaderpro.online home page and other annoying web-sites

Run an adblocker tool like AdGuard will protect you from malicious advertisements and content. Moreover, you can find that the AdGuard have an option to protect your privacy and stop phishing and spam web sites. Additionally, ad-blocking applications will allow you to avoid annoying ads and unverified links that also a good way to stay safe online.

1. Download AdGuard program from the following link.
   

   Adguard download
   26839 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. After downloading is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the installation is finished, click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you run your system, AdGuard will launch automatically and block popup advertisements, web pages such Search.downloaderpro.online, as well as other malicious or misleading web pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon named AdGuard, which can be found on your desktop.

Method of Search.downloaderpro.online browser hijacker infection intrusion into your PC

Most often Search.downloaderpro.online browser hijacker gets on your system along with freeware. So, think back, have you ever download and run any freeware? Because most users, in the Setup Wizard, simply click the Next button and do not read any information such as ‘Terms of use’ and ‘Software license’. This leads to the fact that the PC system is infected, the web-browser’s settings are replaced and your’s home page, newtab page and default search provider set to the Search.downloaderpro.online. Even removing the free software that contains this browser hijacker, your browser’s settings will not be restored. Therefore, you must follow the tutorial above to restore the Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, IE and Edge’s start page, newtab page and default search engine.

To sum up

Now your computer should be clean of the Search.downloaderpro.online home page. Delete AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop-ups and intrusive malicious web-sites) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your computer for new browser hijacker infections, malicious software and ad-supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to delete Search.downloaderpro.online homepage from the Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.