How to remove RecipeSearchStore

What is RecipeSearchStore

RecipeSearchStore is a rogue browser extension that masquerades as a tool for conveniently searching cooking recipes and related content. Once installed, it modifies browser settings, including the homepage, new tab, and default search engine, redirecting users to the dubious recipesearchstore.com webpage. This fake search engine further redirects search queries to legitimate search engines like Yandex, potentially varying based on user geolocation. RecipeSearchStore often infiltrates systems through deceptive means such as bundled software installers, malicious ads, and scam websites. To ensure persistence, it may block access to removal-related settings or revert user-made changes. Besides its invasive redirection behavior, this browser hijacker is known for tracking user data, including visited URLs, search queries, and potentially sensitive personal information. The collected data can be sold to third parties or abused for profit, posing significant privacy risks. Therefore, it is crucial to remove RecipeSearchStore and its associated extensions to safeguard your system and personal information.

How RecipeSearchStore infects computers

RecipeSearchStore typically infiltrates computers through deceptive means such as bundled software installations, where it is packaged with legitimate applications downloaded from freeware or third-party sites. Users often unknowingly install this browser hijacker by skipping through installation steps, neglecting to read terms, or opting for “Quick” or “Easy” installation settings that automatically approve all bundled content. Additionally, RecipeSearchStore can spread via malicious advertisements, spam browser notifications, and redirects from rogue websites. Once installed, it alters browser settings to redirect users to recipesearchstore.com, often employing persistence mechanisms to block removal efforts and undo user-made changes. The hijacker also tracks user data, including search queries, visited URLs, and other personal information, which can be sold to third parties, leading to potential privacy issues and financial loss.

1. Download RecipeSearchStore Removal Tool
2. Remove RecipeSearchStore from Control Panel and Applications
3. Remove RecipeSearchStore extensions from browsers
4. Reset browser search and homepage settings
5. Alternative way to remove RecipeSearchStore search redirects
6. Clean browser shortcuts from RecipeSearchStore
7. How to protect from threats like RecipeSearchStore

Remove RecipeSearchStore manually for free

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

Note: RecipeSearchStore can be installed as Google Chrome extension as Administrator (you may see Installed by enterprise policy or Your browser is managed by your organization inscription near it), and this will not allow removal. Therefore, before starting removal process, perform these actions:

1. Start the Command Prompt by clicking the Start menu button and typing command prompt (or just searching for “command prompt” in Windows 10 search field). Right click on the Command Prompt result and choose Run as Administrator.



2. Type in and execute the following commands:

   
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
gpupdate /force

Remove RecipeSearchStore from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing RecipeSearchStore you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “RecipeSearchStore”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, or Mac.

Remove RecipeSearchStore from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious program.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove RecipeSearchStore from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove RecipeSearchStore from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove RecipeSearchStore from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall RecipeSearchStore from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious program in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove RecipeSearchStore from Windows 11:

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the Apps tab on the left side.
4. Click Apps & features and locate RecipeSearchStore or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on 3-dots icon near it and then click Uninstall button near it.
6. Depending on the type of application (Windows Store app or classic Win32 app) it will be removed immediately or you will need to confirm the action and go through standard uninstall procedure.

Remove RecipeSearchStore from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. RecipeSearchStore might have an Uninstaller.
3. Otherwise, drag RecipeSearchStore from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall RecipeSearchStore in Windows

In some cases, RecipeSearchStore won’t uninstall and gives you the message, that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall RecipeSearchStore. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the RecipeSearchStore folder and files. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall RecipeSearchStore in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious program

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Cannot uninstall RecipeSearchStore in MacOS

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

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

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling RecipeSearchStore from Control Panel or Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove RecipeSearchStore extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find RecipeSearchStore extension.
4. Click the Remove button to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Find RecipeSearchStore extension.
4. Click three-dots icon near it and choose Remove in the menu.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Safari:

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

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) edge://extensions.
3. Find RecipeSearchStore extension.
4. Click Remove link under the name of extension.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove RecipeSearchStore from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable RecipeSearchStore, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious extensions.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, RecipeSearchStore does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser.
2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
3. Find RecipeSearchStore or other suspicious extensions.
4. Click Uninstall button.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

RecipeSearchStore installs a search engine (recipesearchstore.com) that hijacks your browsers. Here is the instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab, and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. On the left panel expand Advanced options.
4. Choose Reset and clean up.
5. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Google Chrome > Settings > Advanced

Reset and clean up

Reset Google Chrome

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 button in opened dialog window to confirm.

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.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser
2. Click on 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
3. On the left panel find and click Reset settings option.
4. Click on Restore settings to their default values link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
2. Choose Settings and click Advanced on the left side and choose Browser.
3. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on Restore settings to their original defaults link.
4. Confirm by clicking Reset button.

Alternative way to remove adware browser extensions and reset browser settings

For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including related to RecipeSearchStore. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

Download Avast Browser Cleanup

Cleaning browsers shortcuts

You can clean your browser shortcuts manually right-clicking on your browser icon, choosing “Properties” and removing hijacker address from “Target” field (leave just the path to your browser). However it is easier to use free Shortcut Cleaner from BleepingComputer. Download it here – its FREE:

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