How to remove Search.anysearchmac.com

What is Search.anysearchmac.com

Search.anysearchmac.com is search engine, that is used by Any Search Manager browser extension to modify settings in Safari and Google Chrome on MacOS. Add-on changes default search engine and homepage to search.anysearchmac.com and does not allow users to revert changes back. Search.anysearchmac.com has clean and simple design, queries typed in the search box are redirected to search.yahoo.com in affiliation with notorious Safe Finder. This search poses a danger for your privacy, as it can implement sponsored results into search engine results page and collect browser information, such as browsing history, cookies, and search queries. This helps to create targeted advertising campaign in your browsers. It is necessary to remove Search.anysearchmac.com from computer and reset browser settings.

How Search.anysearchmac.com infected your Mac

Search.anysearchmac.com is installed by Any Search Manager add-on. This add-on is distributed along with freeware applications for Mac. Usually, set-ups of such applications offer to install third-party apps and extensions. Be careful installing new applications on your Mac and decline suspicious offers.

Remove Search.anysearchmac.com manually for free

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

Remove Search.anysearchmac.com from Applications

Remove Search.anysearchmac.com from Mac:

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

Cannot uninstall Search.anysearchmac.com

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

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

Remove Search.anysearchmac.com add-on from your browsers

Removing Search.anysearchmac.com from Applications often does not bring desired effect. It is browser extension, and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Search.anysearchmac.com 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 Any Search Manager 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 Any Search Manager 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 Any Search Manager extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Reset browser settings

To finish Search.anysearchmac.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.

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