Topsafetabsearch.com Removal Guide

Topsafetabsearch.com can show up in your browsers after you let a browser hijacker on board. This potentially unreliable search engine page can pose a threat to your virtual security through the content it may display to you. We have found that this browser hijacker is identical to Toptvtabsearch.com, Socialnewpagesearch.com, and many others. Although it may seem like a good idea for you to have a fake toolbar with some security-related and other easy access buttons as well as a search engine as your home page and new tab page, we advise you to stay away from this hijacker. As a matter of fact, we suggest that you remove Topsafetabsearch.com right away unless you want to risk letting more malware infections onto your system or getting scammed by criminals. Since this threat can enter your computer alongside other malicious programs, there is a good chance it will take more than just deleting Topsafetabsearch.com to restore security on your system.

It is very important to understand how this browser hijacker can sneak onto your computer if you want to protect your PC from similar threats. This infection is mostly distributed via third-party advertisements, such as banners and pop-ups. You can be introduced to such ads while surfing the web. This can happen, for example, when your system is infected with adware programs, such as Qubiv and Yayzap. These applications can generate unreliable ads as well as hijack otherwise legitimate ads to lead you to malicious websites or to drop a package of threats onto your machine. Another option for you to be introduced to corrupt third-party advertising is to visit questionable websites, including torrent, shareware, gaming, and pornographic pages. These sites usually host a number of third-party ads that can be rather deceiving and appear as something else than you think. For example, you could see a flashing panel that claims that your system needs to be updated urgently or that your system is not safe and you need to download a security tool to scan it. But such content can also appear to be next and previous-page buttons as well as download buttons. Clicking on any of these contents could easily drop a whole bundle of malware threats onto your system containing adware applications, browser hijackers, fake alerts, and potentially unwanted programs. Therefore, it is obvious that finding this browser hijacker in your browsers can indicate the presence of other threats, too. We suggest that you scan your system with a reliable malware scanner to detect all possible threat sources after you delete Topsafetabsearch.com from your browsers.

Apart from a fake toolbar filled with buttons linking to third-party security-related and other websites, this search engine page also presents you with several thumbnail links below the main search box leading to popular websites, such as Gmail, Facebook, and Amazon. While these related sites may be reliable, landing on them through this hijacker could still be risky since this infection might be able to insert its own third-party ads and content into these pages. Just like it can change the normal search results to include such promotional contents. Your searches go through a server (extsearch.maxwebsearch.com) before being redirected to a Yahoo search results page. Ending up on a reputable search engine page could make you feel comfortable to click on any content. We are here to warn you that this could be risky and may lead to redirections to malicious websites. This is how many users get infected with more malicious programs or get scammed by cyber criminals. The latter is obviously the worst that can happen to you since you might reveal your personal and banking details to crooks, which never ends well; you might lose both your money and your identity in one go. If you do not wish to experience this, we recommend that you remove Topsafetabsearch.com right now.

If you do not mind a bit of manual work, we have shared our guide below that you can follow and put an end to this threat. We have found that resetting your browsers should take care of all possible unwanted changes this hijacker may have made. You can easily accomplish this even if you are not an experienced user. But you must not forget about the other potential threats, though. If you do not want to detect and erase them all manually, we suggest that you download and install a professional security tool, such as an anti-malware application that will automatically protect your system from all known malware infections.

How to remove Topsafetabsearch.com from browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Tap Alt+T and go to Internet Options.
2. On the Advanced tab, press Reset.
3. Select Delete personal settings.
4. Press Reset and click Close.

Google Chrome

1. Tap Alt+F and pick Settings.
2. Click Show advanced settings at the bottom.
3. Click Reset settings at the bottom.
4. Press Reset.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Tap Alt+H and go to Troubleshooting Information.
2. Press Refresh Firefox and click Refresh Firefox in the pop-up.
3. Click Finish.