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If you thought that Search.yourmapsnow.com is annoying, you were right. It is also very resourceful, incredibly sneaky and delusive, stubborn and of course, harmful. Classified as a browser hijacker, the nasty Search.yourmapsnow.com parasite has all the malicious potential needed to wreak havoc on your machine. Even though hijackers definitely can’t be labeled the most virulent type of infections out there, they are still NOT to be trusted. If given enough time on your device, this parasite will quickly convince you that no threat should be ever underestimated unless you’re willing to cause an even bigger mess than the one you’re currently dealing with. Have you crossed paths with hijackers before? If not, there are several things you should know before you proceed to removing Search.yourmapsnow.com and its pile of shenanigans. It goes without saying that a browser hijacker hijackers browsers. Nothing shocking there. After this virus manages to slither itself onto the PC system, it modifies your browser settings so now you stumble across this program’s malicious domain every single time you attempt to use any of your browsers. The biggest problem here is that this search engine is extremely unreliable and none of the results displayed is trustworthy enough for you to click it. The hijacker was designed to generate web traffic, not to make your browsing experience any better. As long as hackers succeed in gaining money by generating their sponsored links, they will simply keep doing so. Your opinion, your preferences, your permission and your own cyber safety don’t matter. Some of the “accurate” and “harmless” search results generated by Search.yourmapsnow.com will lead you to malware and there is absolutely no telling which link is corrupted and which is not. As you can see, this is not a risk worth taking.  Apart from the dangerous search results, this parasite also has a rich bouquet of malicious pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, interstitial ads, etc. which are just as unreliable as everything else generated by the hijacker. Just to make the bad situation worse, this program also tracks your entire browsing history and even monitors some of your private information. Need more reasons to get rid of this pest? Don’t waste time; proceed to removing the virus as soon as possible. You will not regret it.

How did I get infected with?

Most infections apply stealthy and secretive techniques to get installed. Therefore, if Search.yourmapsnow.com appeared out of the blue and you don’t recall downloading it yourself, don’t be surprised. That’s how parasites work. Hackers use mainly unfair tactics to spread their devious creations on the Web and they are aiming for leaving you oblivious to the fact that your machine is now compromised. How does one prevent it? Easily. Even though keeping your PC virus-free is not a difficult thing to do, many people simply don’t pay enough attention when they should thus letting malware in. For example, every time you install some freeware/shareware bundle from a questionable website, keep an eye out for potential parasites. Chances are, there will be at least one highly unwanted “bonus” program that has to be stopped on time. In order to spot such an intruder, always opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the Setup Wizard and make sure you’ve checked the Terms and Conditions beforehand. This may seem to be time-consuming for the moment but it will surely save you lots of time, energy and nerves in the long run. Caution pays off. Keep that in mind. Other popular distribution methods are third-party advertisements, spam email-attachments and spam messages so stay away from them as well.

Why are these ads dangerous?

As we mentioned, Search.yourmapsnow.com hijacks your entire browsing experience. This virus works through a malicious extension that it automatically adds to Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Then the parasite replaces your favorite homepage and default search engine with its domain so it could start redirecting you. Prepare to witness a huge amount of highly unreliable web links, potentially dangerous commercials and bogus software updates. Remember – NOTHING brought to you by the hijacker is safe so the more time you keep Search.yourmapsnow.com on board, the more chances this pest receives to cause you damage. The virus will just keep generating its never-ending pile of sponsored web links till the very moment you uninstall it so it’s in your best interest to remove it quickly. Apart from the tons of questionable search results and potentially corrupted ads, the parasite also has access to your personal information. You never know what might happen to your IP address, email addresses, browsing history, search queries, passwords and usernames after this data gets sent to cyber criminals. The most plausible scenario is that crooks would sell your private data to some unreliable third parties in order to gain revenue. You can clearly see the delicate situation that your privacy will be in, can’t you? To top it all, thanks to Search.yourmapsnow.com’s manipulations, the PC itself will be experiencing difficulties and your browsers might start occasionally to crash and/or freeze. If you decide to uninstall this nasty hijacker manually, please follow the comprehensive removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Search.yourmapsnow.com Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search.yourmapsnow.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall Search.yourmapsnow.com from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Search.yourmapsnow.com from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Search.yourmapsnow.com from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Search.yourmapsnow.com from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Search.yourmapsnow.com program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Search.yourmapsnow.com from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Search.yourmapsnow.com Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.