I have the search.sidecubes.com pop up and I can’t get rid of it. I have tried to run scans on my computer but nothing is reported by my antivirus. Have also tried to reset browser and clear browsing histories. It worked for a while. Then the problem reappears. I don’t know how I get stuck with this problem. How do I go about deleting the pop up on my browser completely?

Search.sidecubes.com Hijacker – How to Remove?

The Search.sidecubes.com pop-up website is categorized as a browser hijacker or browser redirect that can affect many popular browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari on Mac. Besides from showing lots of pop ups on random websites to interrupt users’ online activities, the hijacker may even gain access to your personal online data in the browsing histories and help other malware to sneak onto the computer to cause further problems. It is as unwanted and risky as other computer viruses but cannot be deleted by antivirus. This passage below introduces a manual removal process to help you get rid of this pop up efficiently.

If you ever get this Search.sidecubes.com pop up website on your browser, do not be deceived by its regular appearance as it will usually claim itself as a helpful search engine. This type of browser adware can usually get onto a computer via bundling with unknown freeware. That is to say, when you download certain unfriendly programs from suspicious resources online, you may at the same time bring in this browser hijacker. Browsers on the system will be the first targets and system performance can be affected later on in various ways. In short, soon as the hijacker gets on your browsers, it will completely mess them up by creating constant disorders including:

Home page is replaced and favorite search engines are disabled.
Unknown toolbars or extensions are automatically installed.
Browsers are blocked constantly by similar pop up police alerts.
Regular websites may not be accessed as usual due to the complete block of this scam page.

How to delete Search.sidecubes.com pop-up hijacker on browsers completely?
Compared to antivirus removal, a manual removal is introduced in this passage as an efficient way that guarantees a complete restore of the affected browser. Users may fail constantly whenever trying to get rid of the adware with their antivirus tools and some basic manual steps including resetting the browsers. When the pop up comes back often, it’s not completely removed. Other than resetting browser defaults, you will also need to get rid of unknown extensions on browsers and check for potential malware. For that, expertise will be required during the manual process to complete the clean.

Suggestions: If you are not qualified with sufficient computer knowledge to handle this browser attack, contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for help now to delete this pop up adware to restore your browsers successfully:

The Hijacker Popup Screenshot

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* The above screenshot shows the regular appearance of the browser hijacker. The Search.sidecubes.com pop up appears no difference than other regular search engines. But it automatically replaces the home page and takes over your browser without letting you change its default settings. When you attempt to search something, you can be redirected randomly online and can get lots of annoying pop ups on usual websites. Such evidence will not be seen when trying to surf online from a legit search webpage. To restore your browser, manually get rid of this pop up hijacker as soon as possible.

How to get rid of Search.sidecubes.com pop up ads from computer?
The browser hijacker is not only able to reset browser defaults to cause disorders, but adjust certain files and registry keys to make its effect last longer. Hence, manual removal is much more efficient and guarantees a successful uninstall of this adware from computer compared to anti-virus removal. To be specific, besides from resetting browser defaults, uninstalling unknown extensions and clearing browsing histories manually, users will also need to check for program files and registry errors in order to completely fix this browser problem. A guide is contained below to walk you through the basic steps to remove the pop up hijacker.

Browser Hijacker Manual Removal Instructions

A step-by-step guide to remove the hijacker popup manually from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Windows Task Manager.
windows-task-manager

Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC; or pull up Run box from Start menu to type in taskmgr
Right click on items you want to end, select Go To Process
Click on End Process
or
Click on Processes tab
End process of all Firefox items/ Search.sidecubes.com popup hijacker

2. Delete virus files and adjust registries from system.
folder-options

Click on Start button
Control Panel
Search for “folder options” on top right corner
Click on View tab
Show hidden files, folders, and drives

C:\Users\profile name here\AppData\-
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\-

* Files and registries of the Search.sidecubes.com pop up adware can be changed or renamed time from time in order to keep the infection functioning longer. If you are not able to identify the related items, contact online experts for help instantly.

3. Reset Firefox.
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Click on Tools – Options
Under General tab – reset home page on Firefox
Under Privacy tab – clear browsing histories

4. Close out all the windows and restart the system to take effects.

Video guide on browser hijacker removal:

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Conclusion

A browser hijacker is a major problem for many browsers on both Windows and Mac computers. This Search.sidecubes.com pop up is reported as an unwanted browser hijacker recently. It may look like a helpful search engine to you. But you will be annoyed a lot when trying to get online with it. It not only redirects you to unwanted results, but interrupts you with random pop ups. Browsing histories can be collected and privacy security could be affected. When the hijacker cannot be picked up by antivirus tools, users can take it out manually. The manual removal process may be more complicated than expected as the hijacker can pop right back if it’s not completely removed from the system.

Note: Having troubles to remove the pop up from browser? Please contact YooSecurity Online Experts for help now if you still get any problems with your browsers/computer:

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on May 22, 2014 9:16 pm

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