What is My Search Manager?

My Search Manager is a browser extension that hijacks your system. At first sight, this is an excellent app. It increases browser performance and improves the browsing experience. However, after a time, it becomes clear that it is a not only useful extension. My Search Manager has own ads search engine that firstly analyzes all your internet activity. Some data may be conducted to third parties(affiliates) without your consent. You may notice, that homepage changes on http://home.mysearchmanager.net/, and despite all your attempts to change it on another – every time home.mysearchmanager.net backs again. All browser settings can be locked by the hijacker. We recommend you to remove My Search Manager per our instructions.

How My Search Manager gets on your PC?

My Search Manager comes on the computer in the form of additional content or installs bundled with other freeware software. Unfortunately developers prefer to hide an additional information about all features of their software in huge terms of use, so users rarely read all paragraphs completely. Most of the users do not expect that computer is at risk. So, we argue you to read attentively the user agreement and not hurry to press “Next” button. Try to choose the “Advanced” type of installation. If the program is already infiltrated on your PC, then you need to get rid of My Search Manager now!

How to remove My Search Manager from your computer?

To uninstall My Search Manager remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have My Search Manager in their database. You can try to use them for removing My Search Manager.

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You can try both of these products to remove My Search Manager

Or uninstall My Search Manager manually.

Step 1: Remove My Search Manager from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find My Search Manager.
5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find My Search Manager and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find My Search Manager, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, locate My Search Manager and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove My Search Manager from your browser.

Step 2: Remove My Search Manager from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find My Search Manager.
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 My Search Manager.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Click Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable My Search Manager.
6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

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.

Reset browser setting in Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on the cogwheel in the right upper corner.
3. Click Internet options.
4. Got to Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Put a tick near Delete personal settings checkbox.
7. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Internet Explorer.

Step 4: Remove following files and folders of My Search Manager:

Remove following regitry entries:

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Written by Tim Kas