How to remove Chillsearch.xyz (Mac)

What is Chillsearch.xyz

Chillsearch.xyz is a fake search engine address that generates queries using legitimate Bing algorithms. Such features indicate it is a browser hijacker designed to earn money on infected users by creating fake traffic and running dubious advertising campaigns. It was spotted targeting macOS users through fake Adobe Flash Player installers spread on the web. The hijacker changes browser settings to set up the new chillsearch.xyz URL address which opens each time at browser startup. While investigating, experts also noted there is a suspicious process (Searchie) operating in the Activity Monitor. It is likely this background process is meant to block victims from removing the appended features. This is why uninstalling Chillsearch.xyz may be stubborn and time-consuming if you do not know what to do. We recommend you follow our guide to get rid of Chillsearch.xyz and reset the browser back to its default settings.

How Chillsearch.xyz infected your computer

As said, a browser hijacker that causes Chillsearch.xyz redirects infects Mac users via fake Adobe Flash Player installers. Such installers can be promoted in suspicious ads claiming the necessary software is outdated or not installed on third-party pages. This is always a bait used to trick users into downloading fake installers that install other software different from what they say. In addition, unwanted software like browser hijackers and adware can be spread via pirated, cracked, and simply freeware programs as well. Try to avoid these channels and use only official resources to browse and download software. You can explore more protection tips related to combatting such threats in our tutorial below.

1. Download Chillsearch.xyz Removal Tool
2. Remove Chillsearch.xyz from Login Items
3. Remove/Uninstall Chillsearch.xyz from Applications
4. Remove Chillsearch.xyz from browsers
5. Reset browser settings
6. Remove Chillsearch.xyz files and folders
7. Block Chillsearch.xyz ads and pop-ups
8. How to protect from threats, like Chillsearch.xyz

Remove Chillsearch.xyz manually for free

Note: Chillsearch.xyz sets up to start on Mac OS startup. Therefore, before starting the removal, perform these steps:

1. Open System Preferences, choose Users & Groups.
2. Choose your account (set up as Current User).
3. Click Login Items tab.
4. Find “ChillSearch” entry. Select it, and click the “-“ (minus) button to remove it.

Note 2: Chillsearch.xyz won’t quit just by closing it, therefor use Force Quit to end the process.

1. Press 3 buttons at the same time: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). This is similar to Control-Alt-Delete on a Windows PC.
2. Choose ChillSearch in the list.
3. Click Force Quit button.

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full Chillsearch.xyz removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of Chillsearch.xyz installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove Chillsearch.xyz from Applications

Remove Chillsearch.xyz from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. ChillSearch might have an Uninstaller. If you see Uninstall ChillSearch or ChillSearch Uninstaller, double-click it and follow the onscreen instructions.
3. Otherwise, drag ChillSearch from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall Chillsearch.xyz

If you can’t uninstall Chillsearch.xyz using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of Chillsearch.xyz. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag ChillSearch from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with ChillSearch.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove Chillsearch.xyz add-on from your browsers

Removing Chillsearch.xyz from Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It is a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove the Chillsearch.xyz extension from your browsers manually.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find ChillSearch extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find ChillSearch extension.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose ChillSearch extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish Chillsearch.xyz removal reset your browser settings to make sure, there are no leftover items in browser folders.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Reset Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
5. Click Reset settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Reset Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox to confirm.

Remove following files and folders of Chillsearch.xyz


~/Library/Application Support/.[random_string]/Services/com.ChillSearch.service.app
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ChillSearch.service.plist
/Library/Application Support/.[random_string]/System/com.ChillSearch.system
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ChillSearch.system.plist


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