Stop Search Engines from Tracking popup – How to remove [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

What is more, the adware may show advertisements depend on a page that you are visiting. That is, it is clear that this ‘ad supported’ software, without your permission, steals your private information such as: your ip address, what is a web page you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Internet, which links you are clicking, and much, much more. The ad supported software may monetize its functionality by collecting data from your browsing sessions and selling it to third party companies. This puts your personal information at a security risk.

The ad-supported software usually affects only the Firefox, Chrome, IE and Microsoft Edge by changing the browser’s settings or installing a malicious plugins. Moreover, possible situations, when any other web browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad supported’ software will perform a scan of the personal computer for browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the browser shortcuts, it will add the argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you open the web-browser, you will see an intrusive “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” web page.

Thus, it is clear that the presence of adware on your PC system is not desirable, and you need to clean up your PC as quickly as possible. Follow the step-by-step guidance below in order to remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” advertisements.

Remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop-up advertisements

Without a doubt, the ad-supported software is harmful to your PC. So you need to quickly and completely delete this ad-supported software that causes web browsers to open unwanted “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop ups. To remove this ad supported software, you may use the manual removal tutorial which are given below or free malware removal utility like Zemana Free, MalwareBytes Free or AdwCleaner (all are free). We advise you use automatic removal way which will allow you to delete “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” redirect easily and safely. Manual removal is best used only if you are well versed in PC system or in the case where ad supported software is not deleted automatically. Some of the steps below will require you to exit this page. So, please read the step-by-step tutorial carefully, after that bookmark or print it for later reference.

Remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” redirect without any tools

The steps will help you delete “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” popup ads. These “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” removal steps work for the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge, as well as every version of MS Windows operating system.

Remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” related programs through the Control Panel of your PC

The best way to start the computer cleanup is to uninstall unknown and suspicious software. Using the Microsoft Windows Control Panel you can do this quickly and easily. This step, in spite of its simplicity, should not be ignored, because the removing of unneeded applications can clean up the Google Chrome, FF, IE and Microsoft Edge from ads hijackers and so on.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then click Windows button, next click Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then press “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
3. It will display the Windows Control Panel.
4. Further, click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. It will display a list of all programs installed on the system.
6. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall suspicious and unknown applications. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort software by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

Fix browser shortcuts, changed by ‘ad supported’ software

Once installed, this adware may add an argument such as “http://site.address” into the Target property of the desktop shortcut for the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge. Due to this, every time you run the internet browser, it will display an unwanted ad web page.

Right click on the internet browser’s shortcut, click Properties option. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text “http://site.address” that has been added here. Remove everything after .exe. An example, for Google Chrome you should remove everything after chrome.exe.

To save changes, click OK . You need to clean all browser’s shortcuts. So, repeat this step for the Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

Remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” redirect from Chrome

Reset Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the browser hijackers, malicious and ‘ad-supported’ extensions, as well as to recover the web-browser’s home page, new tab and search provider by default that have been changed by ‘ad supported’ software which cause annoying “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” popups to appear.

1. First run the Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will display the Google Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again and click the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Chrome will open the reset profile settings page as shown on the image above.
6. Next press the “Reset” button.
7. Once this procedure is done, your internet browser’s home page, newtab and search engine by default will be restored to their original defaults.
8. To learn more, read the article How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” popup ads from Microsoft Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer reset is great if your web-browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your browser, which installed by an malicious software.

First, open the Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown in the figure below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as displayed on the screen below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your machine for the changes to take effect.

Remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” from Firefox by resetting browser settings

If the Firefox settings like new tab, startpage and search provider by default have been changed by the ad supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help.

Press the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and click the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu as displayed on the image below.

A small menu will appear, press the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, click “Refresh Firefox” button as shown in the figure below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to restore your Mozilla Firefox browser settings to its original state.

Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the undesired “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” web-site opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks which have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard simultaneously. This shows a dialog box that titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, like below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please choose the first task, its properties will be show just below automatically. Next, press the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your system. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then remove this malicious task. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the ‘ad-supported’ program, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to remove, then press on it with the right mouse button and choose Delete like below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks which have been created by malicious application. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to automatically delete “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop-up advertisements

There are not many good free antimalware programs with high detection ratio. The effectiveness of malware removal utilities depends on various factors, mostly on how often their virus/malware signatures DB are updated in order to effectively detect modern malicious software, adware, browser hijacker infections and other PUPs. We suggest to run several applications, not just one. These applications which listed below will help you remove all components of the ad supported software from your disk and Windows registry and thereby remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” popup advertisements.

How to remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop up advertisements with Zemana Anti-malware

We recommend using the Zemana Anti-malware. You may download and install Zemana Anti-malware to scan for and delete “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop ups from the Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Edge internet browsers. When installed and updated, the malicious software remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on your PC.

Download Zemana Free by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop.

Once downloading is done, close all windows on your PC. Further, open the setup file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as displayed in the following example, click the “Yes” button.

It will show the “Setup wizard” which will assist you install Zemana Anti-Malware on the machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once setup is finished successfully, Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will automatically start and you can see its main window as displayed on the screen below.

Next, press the “Scan” button for scanning your personal computer for the ‘ad supported’ software which cause intrusive “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop up ads to appear. Depending on your machine, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) tool is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified as being infected by malicious software.

When the scan is done, Zemana Free will open a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been detected. Review the report and then click “Next” button.

The Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) will get rid of ad supported software which reroutes your internet browser to annoying “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” site. After disinfection is finished, you can be prompted to restart your computer.

Remove “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” popup ads with Malwarebytes

Manual “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” ads removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the ad-supported software can be not completely removed. We recommend that use the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your computer of adware. Moreover, the free program will help you to delete malware, PUPs, browser hijackers and toolbars that your PC can be infected too.

Download MalwareBytes by clicking on the link below.

Once downloading is complete, close all programs and windows on your PC. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called mb3-setup as on the image below.

When the setup starts, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you set up Malwarebytes on your computer.

Once setup is finished, you’ll see window as displayed below.

Now press the “Scan Now” button .MalwareBytes Free program will scan through the whole system for the ad-supported software that causes a large number of intrusive “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop-up ads. This process may take quite a while, so please be patient. When a threat is found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is done.

After the scan get finished, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will show a scan report. Review the report and then press “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will now remove ad-supported software that causes multiple undesired popup advertisements. After that process is finished, you may be prompted to reboot your personal computer.

The following video explains step-by-step instructions on how to remove hijacker infection, adware and other malware with MalwareBytes.

Double-check for potentially unwanted applications with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner tool is free and easy to use. It can check and get rid of malware, PUPs and adware in Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and MS Edge internet browsers and thereby remove all unwanted “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” popups. AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the machine.

Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the following link.

After the downloading process is finished, open the file location. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once the utility is started, you will see a screen as displayed in the following example.

Further, press “Scan” button to begin scanning your PC for the ‘ad supported’ software that redirects your web-browser to unwanted “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” page. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your machine and the speed of your system. Once AdwCleaner has finished scanning, AdwCleaner will open a list of detected threats as on the image below.

Review the report and then press “Clean” button. It will show a dialog box as displayed below.

You need to click “OK”. Once finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your personal computer. When your PC system is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Block “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” ads and other annoying web sites

It is also critical to protect your web-browsers from malicious pages and advertisements by using an adblocker program such as AdGuard. Security experts says that it will greatly reduce the risk of malware, and potentially save lots of money. Additionally, the AdGuard can also protect your privacy by blocking almost all trackers.

1. Download AdGuard program from the following link.
   

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2. Once the download is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the setup is done, press “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will help you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you start your system, AdGuard will start automatically and stop popups, web pages such “Stop Search Engines from Tracking”, as well as other harmful or misleading web-pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon named AdGuard, that is located on your desktop.

Tips to prevent “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” redirect and other unwanted software

The ‘ad supported’ software actively distributed with freeware, as a part of the installer of these programs. Therefore, it is very important, when installing an unknown application even downloaded from known or big hosting web-page, read the Terms of use and the Software license, as well as to choose the Manual, Advanced or Custom installation mode. In this mode, you can disable the install of unneeded modules and programs and protect your personal computer from the adware that causes undesired “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” advertisements. Do not repeat the mistakes of most users when installing unknown software, simply click the Next button, and do not read any information which the free software open them during its install. In most cases this leads to one – the web-browser starts displaying lots of undesired ads like “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” advertisements.

Finish words

After completing the steps shown above, your PC system should be clean from this adware and other malware. The Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and MS Edge will no longer show annoying “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” web site when you surf the Net. Unfortunately, if the tutorial does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

Please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the undesired “Stop Search Engines from Tracking” pop-up advertisements.