What is Newsearch123.com

Newsearch123.com is unwanted search that installs on users computers without their consent. As a rule, it works on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers. Newsearch123.com can be installed by browser hijacker program, that changes browser settings and modifies browser shortcuts. Searches are redirected to search.yahoo.com. Using this search engine is dangerous for your privacy and search results may be filled with sponsored results. We created this guide to help you remove Newsearch123.com from browsers.

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How Newsearch123.com infected your PC

Newsearch123.com uses deceptive methods to get installed on users computers. Usually, it is bundled with other software and is offered as free option during installation. It can be promoted as useful search assistant or helpful search add-on, but basically it is designed only for advertising and contains no useful features. To prevent installing such programs and to remove Newsearch123.com if you are already infected we recommend to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

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Remove Newsearch123.com manually for free

Here is manual step-by-step tutorial for full Newsearch123.com removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of Newsearch123.com installer on operating systems with latest updates and browser versions.

Remove Newsearch123.com from Control Panel

To start removing Newsearch123.com you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “newsearch123 uninstall” or just “Newsearch123.com”. 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 and Windows 8.

Remove Newsearch123.com from Windows XP:

  1. Click on Start button.
  2. Choose Control Panel.
  3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Newsearch123.com.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Newsearch123.com from Windows 7:

  1. Click Start button.
  2. Then go to Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Newsearch123.com and click Uninstall.

Remove Newsearch123.com 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 Newsearch123.com, click Uninstall.

Remove Newsearch123.com from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Newsearch123.com 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 Newsearch123.com 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 Newsearch123.com in the list.
  4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Cannot uninstall Newsearch123.com

In some cases Newsearch123.com won’t uninstall and gives you message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Newsearch123.com. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing Newsearch123.com folder and files. This happens, because 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 Newsearch123.com 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 “Newsearch123.com”

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

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling Newsearch123.com from Control Panel often does not bring desired effect. It sometimes have browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Newsearch123.com related extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

  1. Start Google Chrome browser
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions/.
  3. Find suspicious extensions.
  4. Click the trash can icon 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. Choose suspicious extension.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.
  5. 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 Newsearch123.com from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Newsearch123.com, 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 Newsearch123.com.
  6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Newsearch123.com 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 Newsearch123.com extension.
  4. Click Uninstall button.
  5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Newsearch123.com installs search engine that hijacks your browsers. Here is instruction to reset your browsers homepage, newtab and search engine to default values.

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 browser settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Mozilla Firefox:

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

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. Close Opera and open command prompt from the start menu.
  2. Type following command del %AppData%\Opera\Opera\operaprefs.ini
  3. Start Opera.

Alternative way to remove adware browser extensions and reset browser settings

avast browser cleanup 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 Newsearch123.com. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

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Cleaning browsers shortcuts

shortcut cleaner 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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Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs like Newsearch123.com may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of antimalware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and antimalware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats like Newsearch123.com.

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