I wrote this article to help you remove Zipfilesearch.com. This Zipfilesearch.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Zipfilesearch.com is a search provider which offers an additional service. The platform can zip and unzip folders. Despite having convenient functions, Zipfilesearch.com is not well regarded. This is because of its connection to a browser hijacker. The clandestine program poses security risks for the end user. It can cause you to contact malware and have personal information leaked to cyber crooks. Our advice is not to use the website’s services. If the hijacker associated to it has penetrated your PC, take measures against it as soon as possible.

If you are wondering how to detect the furtive program in your system, we can lend you a hand. The Zipfilesearch.com hijacker is distributed via dark patterns. Pirated utilities, freeware, and shareware serve as download clients, as they do not have a protected license. The rogue tool will be added as a bonus and selected per default. To exclude it, you will have to deselect it from the settings. We urge you to always read the terms and conditions of the programs you intend to make use of. To be on the safe side, avoid unlicensed software and unconfirmed software distribution platforms.

Spam emails are another common source for the Zipfilesearch.com hijacker. The containing message will have a file attached to it. The sender will describe the attachment as an important document and ask you to access it right away. Doing so would be enough to allow the hijacker into your computer. You should not rush to open a file. Take a few minutes to check if the message you have received is reliable. Look up the sender’s name and contacts. If has written on behalf of a certain company or an organization, the email account he has used should belong to it. You can visit its official website for confirmation.

Another way to contact the Zipfilesearch.com hijacker is through a drive-by installation. This is the simplest propagation vector there is. The download and install of the contained software is prompted when entering the containing domain. Visiting a corrupted website or following a compromised link would result in an infection. To stay safe, choose your sources wisely. Do your research on websites whose security status you are not certain about. When it comes to links, you need to be certain about the platform they are posted on or the person who has provided them. If you receive a link in a chat message with no explanation, contact the person privately. His account could have been hacked.

When the hijacker penetrates your system, it will start tampering with its settings. It will reset your homepage and default search engine to Zipfilesearch.com. Switching back to your preferred settings will be impossible. The clandestine program interferes with users’ browsing sessions for a monetary purpose. The owners of the hijacker get paid to promote third party content. Their program edits the search results by inserting supported websites between the regular. Having users click on supported links generates proceeds. The monetizing technique the hijacker deploys is called the pay-per-click system.

The clandestine program promotes bargain offers for high quality consumer goods. You can expect deals for clothing, accessories, furniture, technological devices, decorations, sports gear, gardening equipment, games, toys, and other items. The product listings may be enticing, but their reliability is not confirmed. The Zipfilesearch.com hijacker does not check the security status of the source sites. The sinister program can redirect you to websites with an expired security certificate. They could be infested with malware. The advertisements should be discarded.

Be advised that averting the risky content is not enough to keep your system safe. There is another threat you need to be aware of. The Zipfilesearch.com hijacker is a data collector. It will track your browsing sessions and gather data on you. The details the nefarious program can obtain encompasses browsing history, tracking cookies, keystrokes, IP address, geographic location, demographic details, postal code, physical coordinates, email account, telephone number, user names, and passwords. The recorded information will be sold on the darkweb without your knowledge or consent.

Zipfilesearch.com Removal

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Zipfilesearch.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.