How to remove Safeforsearch.stream redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The adware is not a virus, but the virus behaves similarly. As a rootkit hides in the system, modifies browser settings and blocks them from changing. Also the adware can install additional web browser plugins and modules that will inject advertisements within the FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge’s screen. Moreover, the adware may install web browser hijacker that once started, will alter the web-browser’s homepage and search engine. And finally, the adware can collect a wide variety of personal information such as what pages you are opening, what you are looking for the Internet and so on. This information, in the future, may be transferred to third parties.

The adware often change all internet browser shortcuts which located on your Desktop to force you visit certain intrusive ad sites. As a result, your browser can still redirect you to an intrusive ad web-page despite your computer is actually free of ad-supported software and other malicious software.

Therefore it’s very important to follow the few simple steps below ASAP. The steps will allow you to delete adware as well as clean your system from the Safeforsearch.stream pop up ads. What is more, the tutorial below will help you remove other harmful programs like unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which could penetrate into machine along with the ‘ad supported’ software.

Remove Safeforsearch.stream pop-up advertisements

Most often ad supported software requires more than a simple uninstall through the use of Microsoft Windows Control panel in order to be fully uninstalled. For that reason, our team created several removal ways which we’ve combined in a detailed guide. Therefore, if you’ve the unwanted Safeforsearch.stream pop ups on your personal computer and are currently trying to have it uninstalled then feel free to follow the few simple steps below in order to resolve your problem. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to exit your web-browser or reboot your PC system.

How to manually get rid of Safeforsearch.stream

These steps to remove Safeforsearch.stream pop up ads without any programs are presented below. Be sure to carry out the step-by-step instructions completely to fully remove this adware which developed to redirect your web browser to various ad pages such as Safeforsearch.stream.

Removing the Safeforsearch.stream, check the list of installed programs first

Check out the MS Windows Control Panel (Programs and Features section) to see all installed software. We recommend to click on the “Date Installed” in order to sort the list of software by the date you installed them. If you see any unknown and suspicious applications, they are the ones you need to delete.

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 on the image below.

Further, press “Uninstall a program”
It will show a list of all software installed on your computer. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the undesired Safeforsearch.stream web-page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all the tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ programs.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard together. This displays a dialog box that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as displayed on the screen below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please choose the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your personal computer. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then remove this harmful task. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it’s a component of the malicious program, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to remove, then click on it with the right mouse button and choose Delete like below.

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

Remove Safeforsearch.stream redirect from IE

By resetting IE browser you restore your web browser settings to its default state. This is basic when troubleshooting problems that might have been caused by ad-supported software which reroutes your browser to unwanted Safeforsearch.stream site.

First, launch the Internet Explorer, press ) button. Next, click “Internet Options” like below.

In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings dialog box. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and press Reset button.

You will now need to restart your PC system for the changes to take effect. It will delete ad-supported software that causes multiple unwanted pop-up ads, disable malicious and ad-supported browser’s extensions and restore the Internet Explorer’s settings like newtab, start page and search engine by default to default state.

Remove Safeforsearch.stream popup ads from Google Chrome

Run the Reset browser tool of the Google Chrome to reset all its settings such as newtab page, homepage and search provider by default to original defaults. This is a very useful tool to use, in the case of browser redirects to intrusive ad pages like Safeforsearch.stream.

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

Remove Safeforsearch.stream from Firefox by resetting browser settings

If the Firefox settings such as home page, newtab page and search engine by default have been replaced by the ad supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help.

Run the FF and press the menu button (it looks like three stacked lines) at the top right of the web-browser screen. Next, click the question-mark icon at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It will display the slide-out menu.

Select the “Troubleshooting information”. If you’re unable to access the Help menu, then type “about:support” in your address bar and press Enter. It bring up the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown on the image below.

Click the “Refresh Firefox” button at the top right of the Troubleshooting Information page. Select “Refresh Firefox” in the confirmation prompt. The Firefox will start a procedure to fix your problems that caused by the ‘ad supported’ software that developed to reroute your web browser to various ad web sites such as Safeforsearch.stream. When, it is complete, click the “Finish” button.

Disinfect the internet browser’s shortcuts to remove Safeforsearch.stream redirect

Now you need to clean up the web browser shortcuts. Check that the shortcut referring to the right exe-file of the web browser, and not on any unknown file.

Open the properties of the web-browser shortcut. Right click on the shortcut of infected web-browser and select the “Properties” option and it will show the properties of the shortcut. Next, choose the “Shortcut” tab and have a look at the Target field as displayed in the figure below.

Normally, if the last word in the Target field is chrome.exe, iexplore.exe, firefox.exe. Be sure to pay attention to the extension, should be “exe”! All shortcuts which have been changed by adware such as Safeforsearch.stream usually point to .bat, .cmd or .url files instead of .exe like below

Another variant, an address has been added at the end of the line. In this case the Target field looks like …Application\chrome.exe” http://site.address as shown in the following example.

In order to fix a shortcut, you need to insert right path to the Target field or remove an address (if it has been added at the end). You can use the following information to fix your shortcuts that have been altered by adware.

Chrome	C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
	C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
Firefox	C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Internet Explorer	C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
	C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
Opera	C:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\launcher.exe
	C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe

Once is complete, click OK to save changes. Repeat the step for all web browsers which are redirected to the Safeforsearch.stream intrusive web site.

Remove Safeforsearch.stream pop ups with free programs

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users can not completely remove adware that reroutes your browser to annoying Safeforsearch.stream web site. So, we suggest to scan your personal computer for any remaining harmful components with free ‘ad supported’ software removal applications below.

Use Zemana Anti-malware to remove Safeforsearch.stream

Zemana Anti-malware is a tool which can remove ad-supported software, PUPs, hijackers and other malware from your system 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 system resources.

Download Zemana AntiMalware from the link below and save it directly to your Windows Desktop.

Once downloading is done, close all software and windows on your personal computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as displayed on the screen below.

When the installation starts, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will allow you install Zemana Free on your PC.

Once installation is done, you will see window as on the image below.

Now click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the adware that causes multiple undesired pop-up ads. While the Zemana Anti Malware is checking, you may see how many objects it has identified either as being malicious software.

After finished, you can check all threats found on your computer. Review the scan results and then click “Next” button.

The Zemana will begin to remove adware that causes a large count of undesired Safeforsearch.stream pop-ups.

Use Malwarebytes to remove Safeforsearch.stream redirect

Manual Safeforsearch.stream pop up ads removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the adware can be not completely removed. We suggest that use the Malwarebytes Free that are completely free your personal computer of ‘ad supported’ software. Moreover, the free application will help you to remove malicious software, potentially unwanted software, browser hijackers and toolbars that your system can be infected too.

1. Download MalwareBytes AntiMalware by clicking on the following link and save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   326464 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. When downloading is finished, close all software and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is finished, click the “Scan Now” button .MalwareBytes program will scan through the whole system for the ‘ad supported’ software that causes web browsers to show unwanted Safeforsearch.stream popup advertisements. Depending on your computer, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) is scanning, you may see how many objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
5. When MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) has completed scanning your machine, MalwareBytes will open a list of all threats detected by the scan. Review the report and then click “Quarantine Selected”. Once disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to restart your computer.

The following video offers a step by step guidance on how to get rid of hijackers, adware and other malicious software with MalwareBytes.

Remove Safeforsearch.stream pop-up advertisements and harmful extensions with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free removal tool that can check your PC system for a wide range of security threats such as malicious software, adwares, potentially unwanted software as well as ad-supported software that causes unwanted Safeforsearch.stream popup ads. It will perform a deep scan of your PC system including hard drives and MS Windows registry. After a malware is found, it will help you to delete all detected threats from your PC by a simple click.

Download AdwCleaner utility on your personal computer from the following link.

After downloading is finished, open the folder in which you saved it and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will run the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as on the image below. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to open the program, press Yes button to continue.

Next, press “Scan” for checking your PC for the ad supported software that made to reroute your browser to various ad web-sites such as Safeforsearch.stream. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your machine and the speed of your PC system. When a threat is found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.

Once the scanning is finished, AdwCleaner will open a screen that contains a list of malware that has been found as displayed below.

In order to remove all items, simply click “Clean” button. It will show a prompt. Click “OK” button. The AdwCleaner will get rid of ad supported software that designed to redirect your internet browser to various ad web-pages like Safeforsearch.stream and move threats to the program’s quarantine. After the cleaning procedure is finished, the utility may ask you to restart your computer. 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 Safeforsearch.stream popups

In order to increase your security and protect your PC system against new intrusive ads and malicious pages, you need to use ad-blocker program that blocks an access to malicious ads and web pages. Moreover, the application may stop the open of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of web-pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

1. Download AdGuard program by clicking on the link below. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.
   

   Adguard download
   26659 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. When the download is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the install is complete, click “Skip” to close the setup 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 don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your machine, AdGuard will run automatically and stop pop up ads, sites such Safeforsearch.stream, as well as other malicious 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 icon named AdGuard, that is located on your desktop.

How can you prevent your computer from the attack of Safeforsearch.stream pop-up ads

The ad-supported software gets on your computer along with various free software, as a supplement, which is installed automatically. This is certainly not an honest way to get installed onto your system. To avoid infecting of your computer and side effects in the form of unwanted Safeforsearch.stream pop-up advertisements, you should always carefully read the Terms of Use and the Software license. Additionally, always select Manual, Custom or Advanced install mode. This allows you to disable the install of unnecessary and often harmful programs. Even if you uninstall the freeware from your computer, this ad-supported software will not be fully removed. This means that you should manually remove adware that cause undesired Safeforsearch.stream pop-up advertisements to appear by follow the step by step guidance above.

To sum up

Now your computer should be free of the adware that causes multiple intrusive pop up ads. Uninstall AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep Zemana (to periodically scan your PC for new adwares and other malicious software) and AdGuard (to help you stop annoying popup ads and harmful sites). Moreover, to prevent ad supported softwares, please stay clear of unknown and third party programs, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to find PUPs (potentially unwanted programs).

If you need more help with Safeforsearch.stream redirect related issues, go to our Spyware/Malware removal forum.