Guide to remove Searchmine.net Browser Redirect from Mac


Guide to Remove Searchmine.net Browser Redirect
Searchmine.net or Search Mine is a dubious application that has recently been reported to have impacted a large number of Mac OS users around the world.
This malicious search tool alters default browser settings of popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Safari & Mozilla Firefox without your consent. It further replaces the home-page & search engine for your default web-browsers to https://searchmine.net.


The prominent method of its propagation is Software Bundling, fake software updates, network file sharing & spam e-mail campaigns.

Insight into the Threat Behavior of Searchmine.net
Search Mine or searchmine.net is a malicious search engine that asserts to provide better search results & quick access to various renowned websites such as Facebook, Twitter & YouTube.  Please note that such claims are fake, as these are mere attempts take the users into thinking that they installing a legitimate & useful application.
However, this fraudulent application begins to show its true intentions as soon as you install it on your Mac. Cyber-security researchers have found that searchmine.net is a variant of other fake search engines such as weknow.com & chumsearch.com.
You will observe unauthorized modifications in the browser’s default settings such as home-page, search engine & new tab functionality & replaced with https://searchmine.net.

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