Get rid of Search.opinteks.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer

Search.opinteks.com is a malicious website, also known as browser hijacker that can appear in user’s web browser after the installation of some freeware program or virus attack. The website is developed by Opinteks, the developers who are widely promoting sponsored websites and products, also known as “Offers” or “Additional Softwares”. The EULA of the Search.opinteks.com hijack is clearly stating that by installing the program you agree to grant permission to any Opinteks Software to install any software and Approved Offers, including collateral software required to execute such software and/or approved offers, as determined by the relevant ISV. Also, user grants administrator rights to the hijacker and allows to install anything, modify system registry, configurations and browser settings. During use of Search.opinteks.com search engine the hijacker will present user with third party advertisements, even though, they take no responsibility for the content of these advertisements and the content of the websites where user will be redirected. We strongly recommend removing Search.opinteks.com redirect virus from your computer as soon as possible.

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Search.opinteks.com is always mistakenly called a virus or redirect virus. Search.opinteks.com is a browser hijacker and it is quite different from the virus, however it doesn’t mean that it is legitimate program and can’t harm your computer. By being not a virus, Search.opinteks.com can easily get into computer without being detected by antivirus software. And once in the system it starts to perform its malicious activity, which is different from the common Trojans or viruses. The hijacker will perform various system registry modifications, network and browser settings will be also changed. Search.opinteks.com will try to protect itself from easy removal and assure that user can’t change the browser default home page and search engine to something else. Also Search.opinteks.com can create some tasks in Windows Task Manager in order to reinstall the program every time user boots computer. You will not be able to find Search.opinteks.com in the list of installed programs under control panel.

Usually Search.opinteks.com distributed on software and torrent portals, but also can be sent via spam email or installed on the user’s computer by other malware. Mostly, Search.opinteks.com is being wrapped together with various popular freeware programs such as pdf readers, pc optimizers and others. During the installation if user simply hit the next, next, install, without reading the EULA or selecting custom installation, the Search.opinteks.com hijacker will get into the system and it will be hard to remove it. Therefore, we strongly suggest take cautions during the installation of software from unofficial websites.

To completely remove Search.opinteks.com browser hijacker from your computer, please follow our comprehensive manual removal guide written below or simply download our automatic removal tool that will scan your computer for malware and remove all of it easily and quickly.

Search.opinteks.com Removal Instruction

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Manual Removal Instruction for Search.opinteks.com

Step 1
UNINSTALL SEARCH.OPINTEKS.COM AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Windows XP / Vista / 7
  • Click on the Start button in the left lower corner and select → Control Panel. After that find the Programs and Features (if you are running Windows XP , then click on Add/Remove Programs).
    Search.opinteks.com remove from Windows - step 1.1
Windows 8/8.1/10
  • If you are running Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating system , then right-click on the Start which is in the lower left corner of the screen. After that select Control Panel and go to Programs/Uninstall a Program.
    Search.opinteks.com remove from Windows - step 1.2
Uninstall Search.opinteks.com and related programs
  • In the list of installed programs find the Search.opinteks.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs.
  • Click on them to select and then click on Uninstall button to remove them.
    Search.opinteks.com remove from Windows - step 1.3
Step 2
REMOVE SEARCH.OPINTEKS.COM FROM YOUR WEB BROWSERS
  • Step 3
Remove suspicious add-ons
  • Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the upper right corner of the browser and select Manage Add-ons.
    Remove Search.opinteks.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.1
  • You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Now, find the Search.opinteks.com and other suspicious add-ons. Disable them by right clicking and selecting Disable:
    Remove Search.opinteks.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.2
How to change your homepage if it was modified by browser hijacker:
  • Click on the gear icon (menu) on the upper right corner of the browser and select Internet Options.
  • On General tab remove unwanted URL and enter your desired domain name such as google.com. Click Apply to save changes.
    Remove Search.opinteks.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.3
Resetting Internet Explorer browser
  • Click on the gear icon (menu) again and chose Internet options. Go to Advanced tab.
  • Now click on Reset button, the new window should appear. Select the Delete Personal settings option and click on Reset button again. Now you have deteled Search.opinteks.com completely.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Internet Explorer - Step 2.4
Remove suspicious extensions
  • Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon which is located in the top right corner. Now select Add-ons and go to Extensions.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.1
  • Now you can see the list of extensions installed within Mozilla Firefox, simply select Search.opinteks.com and other suspicious extensions and click on remove button to delete them.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.2
Resetting Mozilla Firefox
  • Click on the Firefox menu icon which is on the upper left corner of the browser and click on the question mark. Now, choose Troubleshooting Information option.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.3
  • New windows will pop-up where you can see Refresh Firefox to its default state message and Refresh Firefox button. Click this button to remove Search.opinteks.com completely.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Mozilla Firefox - Step 2.4
Remove suspicious extensions
  • Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon in the upper right corner and select More Tools and then select Extensions.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.1
  • Now, find the Search.opinteks.com and other unwanted extensions and click on trash icon to delete them completely.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.2
  • Click on menu icon once again and select Settings and then Manage Search engines it will be right under the Search section.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.3
  • Now you will see all of the Search Engines installed in your browser. Remove any suspicious search engines. We advise you to leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.4
Resetting Google Chrome
  • Click on menu icon which is on the top right corner of your Google Chrome browser. Now select Settings. Click Show Advanced Settings...
  • Scroll down to the end of the page and find there Reset settings and click on it.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.5
  • New window will pop-up where you click on Reset button to confirm the action and remove Search.opinteks.com completely.
  • Remove Search.opinteks.com from Google Chrome - Step 2.6
Step 3
FINAL SEARCH.OPINTEKS.COM REMOVAL PROCEDURE

After performing all of the steps above you should have all of your web browsers clean of the SEARCH.OPINTEKS.COM and other suspicious add-ons and extensions. However to complete the removal procedure we strongly advise to scan your computer with antivirus and anti-malware tools like SpyHunter, HitmanPro 32-bit, HitmanPro 64-bit or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Those programs might help to you find registry entries of malware and remove them safely.

Information added: 02/25/2016 06:30 PM;