![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdGebWFAANgWxPB7oUnbkyYg6GSCfa1u9tRdYAAQtpmyp/image.png) Have you been infected by the infamous SafeSear.ch browser hijacker? If you haven't, you thank your lucky stars because this is one hard bug to shake. To this day I am uncertain as to what software was bundled with this malware. One day all of my browsers were set to a default search engine called SafeSear.ch. It was incredibly easy to remove from IE and Firefox browser, but the real issue came with Google Chrome. It was added as an extension and an irremovable default search engine. I ran Norton AV and Security Suite and it detected nothing. I then ran Malwarebytes Premium and all it did was quarantined REimage pc cleaner. The GOOGLE CHROME CLEANUP TOOL was a joke. After a few hours and some registry updates, I found the solution.

STEP 1

Press (Win+R) ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmduwSqF7ekEywbJNnUtU8U37vfqBEo4rW7EDiuJRKJE2u/image.png)

STEP 2

Copy (Ctrl+C) and Paste (Ctrl+V) : %systemroot%\System32\GroupPolicy/Machine ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZBgHgzYMDbZdobXNLu4zGfhGEPo3h2idkLEisUku7N8s/image.png)

STEP 3

Delete the file Registry.pol ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTPRTvtuyVnM6wgJnZm5DCQxwNGiTrhqA9amLTKbtStcP/image.png)

STEP 4

Reset Google Chrome to default settings ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWMxVr6Avkocqmdy3RqiNRgeM3Aq6YPrupGxmbs8KxqrW/image.png)

STEP 5

Restart your PC.

STEP 6

THANK @XTRODINARYPILOT

This guide is brought to you by @xtrodinarypilot's daily struggle of navigating the web with a family of 6. Honestly, I believe @despool is the culprit for this malware.

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