What is Find.wsrc-now.com?

Find.wsrc-now.com is a browser hijacker that attacks Mac computers and hijacks browsers such as Safari, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. This intruder travels in software bundle packages where it is usually installed as an optional offer. Once the hijacker reaches target browsers, it sets the homepage, the new tab, and the default search provider to https://find.wsrc-now.com/, which cannot be changed unless the PUP is terminated. The main purpose of this PUP is to promote affiliate content, so to do that and to boost up the web traffic to 3rd-party websites, it pretends to be a search engine. Besides, it might cause other suspicious activities such as annoying ads, constant redirects to affiliate sources, and non-personal data tracking. Such activities may lead you to questionable websites that are strongly recommended not to be visited. If you are a less-skilled computer user, you should definitely choose to remove Find.wsrc-now.com with an antimalware program instead of manual elimination.

Brief overview:

Name	Find.wsrc-now.com
Type of threat	Browser hijacker
URL address	https://Find.wsrc-now.com/
Symptoms	Browser hijacker changes the homepage and search engine of the browser so that users are forced to use them. It fills the targeted browser with commercial content in pop-ups, banners, in-text links, audio/video ads, etc. Also, hijackers can occasionally cause redirects to third-party websites
Infiltration	Freeware programs, illegal software, software cracks, torrents, fake updates
Manual Removal	To eliminate the threat manually, you should remove all files and applications related to the browser hijacker
Removal Tool	To completely get rid of hijacker, We recommend using SpyHunter. This is the only way you can be 100% sure that all components of the threat are removed from the system.

Recommended Anti-malware tools:

The easiest and most modern way of removing hijackers, pop-ups, Trojans, ransomware, or other viruses is to use automatic removal tools. See our Anti-malware tools below for further instructions.

Also, you can try to remove Find.wsrc-now.com manually.

Alternative solution. Step 1: Remove Find.wsrc-now.com from Mac

Find.wsrc-now.com may not have the app associated with it in Applications. However, we recommend you inspect the installed applications and remove unknown or suspicious ones. Look for Find.wsrc-now.com or Find.wsrc-now.com.app.

Mac OSX:

1. Open Finder
2. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications
3. If you see Uninstall Find.wsrc-now.com or Find.wsrc-now.com Uninstaller, double-click it and follow instructions
4. Drag unwanted application Find.wsrc-now.com from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Mac OSX

Step 2: Remove malicious entries from Profiles (Mac)

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click on Profiles.
3. Click on unsigned and suspicious profiles on the left panel.
4. Click the minus button below to delete rogue settings.

Step 3: Get rid of Find.wsrc-now.com using Terminal (only for Google Chrome)

1. Open Terminal
2. Copy and paste the following entries one by one each time by pressing “ENTER”:

   defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageIsNewTabPage -bool false
   defaults write com.google.Chrome NewTabPageLocation -string “https://www.google.com/”
   defaults write com.google.Chrome HomepageLocation -string “https://www.google.com/”
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderNewTabURL
   defaults delete com.google.Chrome DefaultSearchProviderName

3. Relaunch Chrome

Step 4: Delete Find.wsrc-now.com from browsers

Safari:

1. Open Safari
2. Click Safari menu.
3. Choose Extensions.
4. Find Find.wsrc-now.com or other suspicious extensions.
5. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Safari.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Click the Chrome menu (3-dots icon) in the top right corner.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find Find.wsrc-now.com or other suspicious extensions.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Find.wsrc-now.com or other suspicious extensions.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Step 5: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Safari:

1. Open Safari.
2. Click on the Safari menu.
3. Choose Reset Safari….
4. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Safari.

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:

1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
5. Click Reset browser settings.
6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Go to Help.
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.