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Smash Browser

Smash Browser is a browser hijacker that can infect most popular web browsing applications. The minute set up in the computer, Smash Browser naturally begins producing alters to the browser’s mode.

The logic you are reading this is likely since your Chrome, Firefox or Explorer has greeted you in bundles with an entirely unknown new home webpage or a search tool, in spite of the fact that dozens of commercials, symbols and reroute relations have began to appear each time you try to look for something on the web. If that’s the case that got you here, you’ve reach the right place. In these removal instructions, we will display how to find and using the manual method uninstall the concrete source i.e. causing you the newest disruption.

The Smash Browser virus

The program that is probably generating the advertisements in your browser falls into the browser hijacker category and is called the Smash Browser virus. In the following lines, we shall explain the Smash Browser malicious software details and shall define you how to delete it and block such a program from creeping back into your machine.

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We shall plus warn you about the likely dangers of keeping a hijacker like Smash Browser, Vivid Captcha, Captcha Glow on your machine and describe why it is a helpful idea to eliminate it at once.

Learn how to remove Smash Browser from your computer

Step 1. Smash Browser Removal from Windows
Step 2. Delete Smash Browser from browsers

Step 1. Smash Browser Removal from Windows

a) Windows 7/XP

Press on the Start icon.
Control Panel → Programs and Features.
Find the program you want to delete and press Uninstall.

b) Windows 8

Right-click on the start icon (lower left corner).
Select Control Panel.
Click Programs and Features.
Find and remove all unwanted programs.

c) Windows 10

Open Start menu and click on the magnifying glass (next to the shut down button).
Type in Control Panel.
Control Panel → Programs and Features.
Find and remove all unwanted programs.

d) Mac OS X

Open Finder and press Applications.
Check all suspicious programs you want to get rid of.
Drag them to the trash icon in your dock (Alternatively, right-click on the program and press Move to Trash).
After you move all the unwanted programs, right-click on the trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete Smash Browser from browsers

a) Remove Smash Browser from Microsoft Edge

Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)

Open Microsoft Edge.
Press More located at the top right corner of the screen (the three dots).
Settings → Choose what to clear.
Check the boxes of the items you want removed, and press Clear.
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete together.
Choose Task Manager.
In the Processes tab, find the Microsoft Edge process, right click on it, and press Go to details (or More details if Go to details is not available).
Right-click on all Microsoft Edge processes, and choose End task.

(Method 2)

Before you proceed with this method, backup your data.

Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_xxxxxxxxxx.
Select all the folders, right-click on them and press Delete.
Press the start button, and type in Windows PowerShell in the search box.
Right-click on the result, and select Run as administrator.
In Administrator: Windows PowerShell, paste Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and tap Enter.
The issue should be gone now.

b) Remove Smash Browser from Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
Select Manage add-ons, and then Toolbars and Extensions.
Find and disable all suspicious extensions.
Close the window.

c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
Internet Options → General tab. Delete the homepage URL and type in your preferred one.
Press Apply.

d) Reset Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
Internet Options → Advanced tab.
At the bottom, you will see a Reset button. Press that.
In the window that appears, check the box that says Delete personal settings.
Press Reset.
Click OK to exit the window.
Restart your browser.

e) Remove Smash Browser from Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
Choose More tools and Extensions.
Remove suspicious extensions by clicking the Trash icon next to them.
If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

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f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
Choose Settings.
In the window that appears, under On startup, there will be a Set pages option. Press on that.
Remove the set website, and type in the one you prefer to be your homepage. Press OK.
In Settings, under Search, there is a Manage search engines option. Select that.
Remove all search engines except the one you want to use. Click Done.

g) Reset Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
Choose Settings.
Scroll down and press on Show advanced settings.
Find and press the Reset button.
In the confirmation window that appears, press Reset.

h) Remove Smash Browser from Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
Select Add-ons.
Select the Extensions tab, and remove all questionable extensions.
If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by clicking Disable. If you later decide to keep it, simply press Enable.

i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right side of the screen.
Select Options.
In General, click Restore to Default below the Home Page field.

j) Reset Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
Press the question mark at the bottom of the menu.
Select Troubleshooting Information.
Select the Refresh Firefox option.

k) Remove Smash Browser from Safari (for Mac)

Open Safari.
Select Preferences (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen).
Choose the Extensions tab.
Uninstall all questionable extensions.
If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

l) Reset Safari

If you are using the Yosemite, El Capitan or the Sierra versions, the option to reset Safari with one click is not available. Thus you will have to clear the history and empty the caches in separate steps.

Open Safari.
Select Clear History (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen).
Choose from what time you want the history deleted, and press Clear History.
Press on Safari at the top of the screen and select Preferences.
Select the Advanced tab and check the box next to Show Develop menu in menu bar.
Select Develop (from the menu bar at the top of the screen).
Press Empty Caches.

If for some reason you are unable to remove the extensions or reset your browsers, it may be a good idea to obtain anti-spyware software and have it deal with the problem.