Search Anything Removal Guide

Search Anything is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that provides a search engine called searchanything.co/search.html. If you came across it, we recommend reading our full report to get to know this plugin better before you start using it. For instance, you might not know that this application falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs, which means that it could provide both desired and unwanted functionality. Thus, it is possible that it could become annoying and you might end up regret having it. If it happens, we can help you remove Search Anything from your browser if you follow our prepared deletion instructions located at the end of this article. If you need more assistance or have any questions about this potentially unwanted program, feel free to leave us a comment below.

Search Anything might be available on a site called searchanything.co and on the Chrome Web Store page. Also, our specialists believe that like similar potentially unwanted programs, the plugin could be distributed via file-sharing websites, redirects, and pop-up ads. Therefore, we advise against downloading tools from unreliable sources and without researching them thoughtfully first if you want to avoid potentially wanted programs and software alike. Besides, if you wish to keep your system clean and protected, our specialists recommend employing a reliable antimalware tool that could help you avoid potentially dangerous applications too.

Unlike other similar potentially unwanted programs, the application leaves users’ homepages and new tab pages unchanged. Still, if a user agrees to add Search Anything to his Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, the application might change his browser’s default search engine to searchanything.co/search.html. According to the potentially unwanted program’s description, it allows you to “Enjoy a new, custom search experience from your browser search bar.” You should know that you can perform direct search from your browser’s address bar without Search Anything, because most browsers, including Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, already provide such functionality. All you need to do is type a keyword into your browser’s address bar and click Enter.

Moreover, it is essential to know that this search engine might not gather or display search results. Instead, the application might redirect users to Yahoo search engine that would provide the results. However, it could view your browsing history to learn what interests you and show you targeted advertising content. As you see, Search Anything may ask you to permit it to “Read your browsing history” and “Read and change your data on searchanything.co.” Naturally, if you consider your browsing history to be private and hate targeted ads, this extension could appear to be irritating. Of course, if it does you can erase it at any time.

The instructions located below this paragraph show how to remove Search Anything manually via your Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox extensions menu. If the process looks too challenging or you think it might take too long to get rid of the potentially unwanted program this way, you could get a reliable antimalware tool instead. If you do, you should be able to erase Search Anything along with other possible detections as soon as you perform a full system scan.

Get rid of Search Anything

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click CTRL+SHIFT+A at the same time.
2. Navigate to Extensions.
3. Look for Search Anything.
4. Click Remove.
5. Restart the browser.

Google Chrome

1. Tap ALT+F.
2. Select More tools and choose Extensions.
3. Find the potentially unwanted program.
4. Select Remove to confirm.
5. Restart the browser.