How to remove Searchnewworld.com (Mac)

What is Searchnewworld.com

Searchnewworld.com is a redirecting resource glossed under innocent-looking search engine, that opens Bing.com search. Searchnewworld.com is then opened by goto-searchitnow.global.ssl.fastly.net. Users are being transferred to this domain through malicious advertisements and other unwanted applications, like “Fake Calculator”. As opposed to other hijacking tools, it does not alter browser settings, but it intentionally prompts people into visiting Searchnewworld.com, when attempting to search something on the web. There is a variety of Potentially Unwanted Programs that nurture their custom search engines offering a range of allegedly useful tools. Searchnewworld.com itself does not have its unique searching algorithm. On the contrary, it redirects users to Bing.com which is owned by Microsoft. At first glance, everything seems legitimate, however, the presence of this application can slow down the browsing experience and result in data loss. Hijackers acquire full access to all of your actions on the web. This means that they can easily gather information, like URLs you visit, saved passwords, geolocations, and other essential data that third-parties can capitalize on. On top of that, whilst browsing you will see push-notifications pop-ups, caused by Searchnewworld.com, that tries to obtrude deceptive ads. This is why we insist on uninstalling the redirect-causing applications from your computer. Read the article below to find out how to do that.

How Searchnewworld.com infected your computer

Unwanted Applications are commonly downloaded and installed alongside other software. This method is called bundling and has deeply ingrained in the malware distribution field. Novice and unskilled users can download different kinds of software from any side of the internet. Unlucky ones fall into downloading “cracked”, in other words, “pirated” software from deceptive free hosting file pages, that can promote potentially unwanted software alongside the main product. Most people rapidly open installation kits and rush forward missing all of the instructions. Thus, this unnecessary race consequently leads to the installation of an unexpected program, that can appear to be malicious. For example, Searchnewworld.com can be related to another unwanted app called MacSecurityPlus. There are many other ways of dissemination like adware, peer-to-peer networks, and other malware deceivers. If you have been struggling to deal with Searchnewworld.com lurking on your device, then we have assembled a set of tools to remove it from your computer in the section below.

Remove Searchnewworld.com manually for free

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

Important update: Searchnewworld.com hijacker installs malicious Device Profile called AdminPrefs on MacOS, that won’t allow users to make changes to browser search engine and homepage settings. Follow instructions below to remove this profile.

Remove Searchnewworld.com profile

1. Go to System Preferences and click on Profiles.
2. In the list of profiles on the left side choose AdminPrefs and click on “-” button to remove it.
3. In your case it can be named differently, in this case remove all visible profiles. Check the picture below to see how it looks like.

Remove Searchnewworld.com from Applications

Remove Searchnewworld.com from Mac:

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

Cannot uninstall Searchnewworld.com

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

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

Remove Searchnewworld.com add-on from your browsers

Removing SearchNewWorld 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 SearchNewWorld 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 SearchNewWorld or MacSecurityPlus extensions.
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 SearchNewWorld or MacSecurityPlus extensions.
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 SearchNewWorld or MacSecurityPlus extensions.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish Searchnewworld.com 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 Searchnewworld.com


~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.searchnewworld.plist
~/Library/Safari/Extensions/searchnewworld.safariextz
~/Library/Application Support/MacSecurityPlus


How to protect Mac OSX from hijackers, like Searchnewworld.com

Mac OSX is known to be one of the safest operating systems, and for a long time there was no need in antivirus products for Mac. But with the growing popularity of Mac computers and notebooks and evolving technology, viruses, trojans, adware, toolbars, hijackers and other malware paved the way for Mac users. We recommend you to use one of the best anti-malware for Mac available – Malwarebytes for Mac.

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