Search.ma-cmf.com Removal Guide

Search.ma-cmf.com is a new potential threat that can expose you to unreliable third-party content. As a matter of fact, this search engine page is nothing new. We have seen the like many times before. This search engine is virtually an identical clone of Search.searchsmg.com and is also very similar to Search.searchrs.com and Search.searchfdf.com. This malware infection is indeed a browser hijacker that is capable of changing your home page to be there in front of you every time you start up your browsers. The problem is that you cannot trust this browser hijacker because it may introduce you to potentially unreliable search results. If you engage with such content, you may let more infections onto your system or you could also end up in the center of an online scam. We recommend that you do not wait for such harmful events to happen and advise you to remove Search.ma-cmf.com from your browsers. Please read on if you are interested in what we have found with regard to the potential risks and solutions so that you can defend your system from similar malware infections.

This browser hijacker can appear in three of your browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. Getting infected with a hijacker mostly starts with one single click on the wrong content, such as a pop-up or banner advertisement, and a search result link. If your system is not protected by an up-to-date anti-malware application, it is quite possible that it has been infected previously by adware programs and browser hijackers. These infections are capable of displaying unreliable commercials, hijack legitimate pages and their third-party advertisements to redirect to malicious sites, and show you modified search results. If you click on these, there is a good chance that you either directly install Search.ma-cmf.com or a whole bundle of malware infections.

The same can happen if you are viewing a suspicious torrent, freeware, gaming or dating website that is filled with third-party content because such pages usually promote unsafe installers and malicious bundles. One single click is enough for you to download a package of browser hijackers, Trojans, adware apps, and potentially unwanted applications. This could seriously put your virtual security and you to the test. Therefore, we believe that the best for you to do is that you delete Search.ma-cmf.com and all other possibly harmful programs that you can find on your system. If you cannot do this manually, you can use a free online tool, such as a malware scanner, to identify all the questionable applications.

This malware infection offers you a fake toolbar with a search tool and a number of quick-link buttons leading to online gaming-related third-party sites, such as terraarcade.com. There are no guarantees, unfortunately, that all the contents you are exposed to through these gaming sites are reliable. In fact, these sites may host questionable third-party ads that might be manipulated by this browser hijacker; therefore, clicking on these could lead to more infections or worse. But the worst part is definitely the search engine itself. You cannot trust anything coming through this search page. You need to know that all your searches are redirected to Yahoo, but this does not mean that the results you are presented with are all reliable and legitimate.

Search.ma-cmf.com can gather data about your online activities and share this info with its affiliates. This means that you may notice very relevant advertisements among your search results. However, there is no way telling whether a third-party ad or a sponsored link is reliable or risky to click on. Why not use a reliable and reputable search engine, such as Google, instead? We recommend that you never search the web through unknown search engine pages such as this one. If you click on the wrong content, you may drop infections onto your computer or open dangerous websites operated by cyber criminals on new tabs or in new windows. This way you could be exposed to malicious content and online scams. We advise you to avoid such pages because not only could you harm your operating system and your files, but your bank account as well. Therefore, we suggest that you remove Search.ma-cmf.com right away.

We have found that the best way to get rid of this infection is to reset the affected browsers. If you have never done it before, please use our guide below to assist you with the necessary steps. If this browser hijacker appeared “mysteriously” on your computer, it means that there could be other potential threats as well hiding on your system. This would clearly show that there are some serious issues with security when it comes to your virtual world. If you cannot protect your machine from such malware infections, we suggest that you use a professional security tool, such as SpyHunter. This anti-malware software can automatically protect your system from all existing malicious programs.

How to remove Search.ma-cmf.com from browsers

Google Chrome

1. Tap Alt+F and go to Settings.
2. At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.
3. At the bottom, click Reset settings.
4. In the pop-up, click Reset.

Mozilla Firefox

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

Internet Explorer

1. Tap Alt+T and go to Internet Options.
2. Click on the Advanced tab and press Reset.
3. Mark the Delete personal settings checkbox.
4. Click Reset and press Close.