How to remove SearchMoose and restore homepage, default search and new tab settings


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How to remove SearchMoose and restore homepage, default search and new tab settings

The easiest way to restore your settings is by downloading the removal tool. Just click here to download, then double click the Uninstaller.dmg in your downloads folder and then double-click the Reset Search.app icon in the window that opens. All your search settings will be automatically restored.

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If you prefer to reset your browser’s search settings manually, please follow the instructions below:

Removing SearchMoose from Safari

How to restore your homepage in Safari

Step 1:
Open Safari Preferences


Step 2:
In the General tab, find the Homepage label and change the URL in the text field next to it to the URL you want to set as homepage.

Step 3:

Alternatively, you can open Safari to any page you want to set as homepage, and then open Preferences and click the Set to Current Page button.

How to restore your search settings in Safari

Step 1:
Open Safari Preferences

Step 2:
Go to the Extensions tab.

Step 3:

Find the search extension and click the Uninstall button.

Removing SearchMoose from Google Chrome

How to restore your homepage in Google Chrome

Step 1:
Open Chrome Preferences (also called settings).


or from settings

Step 2:
In the On startup section click the Set pages link.


Step 3:
In the box that opens, type in or paste any URL to a website you want to set as your new home page – then click OK.

Step 4:
Do the same in the Appearance section. Click the Change link and past the URL again and click OK.



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How to restore your search settings in Google Chrome

Step 1:
Open Chrome Preferences.

Step 2:
In The Search section click the Manage search engines button.

Step 3:
In the window that opens, choose the search engine you prefer and click the Make default button – then click Done.

Removing SearchMoose from Mozilla Firefox

How to restore your homepage in Firefox

Step 1:
Open Firefox Preferences.

Step 2:
In the Home Page text box, type in or paste any URL to a website you want to set as your new home page – then click OK.

Step 3:

Alternatively, you can open Firefox on any page you want to set as homepage, and then open Preferences and click the Use Current Page button.

How to restore your search settings in Firefox

Step 1:
Open the drop down menu of the search box in Firefox and select your preferred search engine.

If you wish to completely reset Firefox to its original settings, please follow these instructions:

Step 1:
Type “about:support” into the Firefox address bar and click “Enter”.

Step 2:
Locate and click on the “Refresh Firefox" button on the top right corner of the page.

Step 3:
Click the Refresh Firefox button.