Remove LuckySearch

LuckySearch is a browser hijacker. It replaces your homepage in every browser installed in your computer, however it doesn’t stop right there. It also modifies other parameters such as the new tab page or your default search engine.

LuckySearch tries to imitate the well known Google visual look, but that’s all it imitates from. Every search result coming from LuckySearch will be modified to include links where they can win money by attracting traffic towards the websites they are interested in. They can place such websites in the best places of the results page to make sure you go there.

LuckySearch usually arrives at your computer along with the install of some free software. It’s not uncommon that download platforms like Softonic or Download.com get a commission every time LuckySearch gets installed into a computer. Which is why they try to pass this install as quietly as possible.

You should also know that LuckySearch is also developed to be extremely difficult to uninstall. It can go as far as have its own Windows service that allows them to reinstate itself after every restart.

If you wish to remove LuckySearch and recover your own homepage follow along the guide presented below.

How to remove LuckySearch ?

Remove LuckySearch with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner program will examine your computer and internet browser for LuckySearch, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been put in your pc without your consent.

• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the file AdwCleaner.exe.
• If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
• When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button.
• To remove malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
• Please click on the OK button to allow AdwCleaner reboot your computer.

Remove LuckySearch with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download ZHPCleaner
• Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• Accept the user agreement.
• Click on the Scanner button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove LuckySearch with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.

• Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for LuckySearch.
• When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Reset default homepage (if necessary)

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer