Remove Privatesearches pop-up notification

Privatesearches.org is a domain that tries to trick you into click on its browser notifications so that it can send notification window directly to your desktop.

You should not click on the “Allow” button when you see such messages. If you click on the “Allow” button, you will start seeing spam pop-ups from Privatesearches.org on your desktop or phone, even when the browser is closed. The Privatesearches.org annoying notification ads are for 18+ sites, fake software updates, unwanted programs and etc.

The things that typically get changed inside the browser are its homepage, and its new-tab address. They get replaced by some website which is supposed to gain more traffic that way. Typically, the site is filled with ads and page-redirects, or it tries to get its visitors to buy some specific service or product. In addition to the changed homepage/new-tab page, this app may also enforce a new search engine that your browser would use by default whenever you try to look something up. This type of software behavior is typical for a representative of the browser hijacker category, and, indeed, a number of security researchers have reported that Privatesearches.org is, indeed, a hijacker that targets browsers like Edge, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and others.

If you are visiting this page with hopes of finding a solution to this inconvenience, we are glad to inform you that once you read this article, and then explore the removal guide that comes right after it, you will have all the information you need in order to successfully take care of the hijacker.

Signs on the infected PC with Privatesearches.org malware

• Advertisements appear in places they shouldn’t be;
• Your web homepage has mysteriously changed without your permission;
• Website links redirect to questionable sites different from what you expected;
• Web pages that you typically visit are not displaying properly;
• Browser pop-ups appear which recommend fake updates or other software;
• Other unwanted programs might get installed without your knowledge;
• To check your computer for the Privatesearches.org and remove it, please use the guide.

How to remove Privatesearches.org

• First, click the Start Menu on your Windows PC.
• Type Programs and Settings in the Start Menu, click the first item, and find Privatesearches.org in the programs list that would show up.
• Select Privatesearches.org from the list and click on Uninstall.
• Follow the steps in the removal wizard.
• Sometimes malwares don’t show up in Programs and Features. Check this path "%ProgramFiles%", "%ProgramFiles(x86)%", "%AppData%" and "%LocalAppData%" copy and paste them into the run windows by pressing windows button + R. 

If you see unfamiliar folder --> take a look what’s inside it, search on google about those names to find out if they belong to a real programs. Delete any with malware. 

If you are not sure, take a copy of them before deleting to another location.

Remove Privatesearches.org From Google Chrome

Click on three dots at the top right corner of the window --> Select More tools ⇒ Extensions --> Click on remove to uninstall the extension.

Remove Privatesearches.org From Mozilla Firefox

Click on menu button and select Add-ons --> Go to Extensions tab to uninstall an add-on --> click on the remove button.

Remove Privatesearches.org From Internet Explorer

Click Tools button on the top-right corner --> select manage add-ons, under Show: select all add-ons, to delete the add-on, double-click it; in the new window click Remove.

How to get rid of Privatesearches popup ads notifications From Google Chrome

Open chrome://settings/content/notifications -->Delete all notifications by clicking three vertical dots button next to each one and select remove.

How to get rid of Privatesearches pop up ads notifications From Mozilla Firefox

Click on menu button and select Options --> select privacy & security --> go down to permissions section and click Settings button next to notifications, --> find sites you don’t want to see its notifications, click on the drop-down menu next to each and select block, at last click Save changes button.

How to get rid of Privatesearches popup ads notifications From Android

Tap Settings --> Select Apps & notifications => Apps, Find and tap the browser that displays notifications --> Find Privatesearches.org in the list and disable it.