Search.dsb-cmf.com

According to our researchers, Search.dsb-cmf.com is nothing more than a clone of such browser hijackers as Search.yourpackagesnow.com, Search.youremailnow.com, Search.sh-cmf.com, and other. Like the previous versions, it should travel with bundled software installers too. If you allow it to enter the system, the application might change specific browser preferences and introduce you to this unreliable search engine. What you should be aware of is that this hijacker may gather information about your browsing habits and use it to show you more tempting ads. It would be most advisable to avoid such content because interaction with it might result in redirection to unreliable or even malicious web pages. If you do not want a search tool that could show you potentially dangerous advertisements, we advise you to remove Search.dsb-cmf.com with the instructions located at the end of the text.

As it was mentioned in the beginning, Search.dsb-cmf.com might be spread with bundled software installers, while these setup files itself could be found on unreliable file-sharing web pages. If you usually get the installers you want from such websites, we would advise you to at least be more attentive while you review the terms and suggestions on the setup wizard. However, the best solution might be to stay away from file-sharing web pages. Users should not forget that such sites may distribute not only setup files bundled with suspicious programs, but also with malware. Thus, it might be much safer to download the installer from its publisher’s official website or any other legitimate source.

The application should not settle in the system by placing any new data on it, but it may modify already existing files belonging to the hijacked browser. As for now, Search.dsb-cmf.com seems to be compatible only with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. These applications are similar but still they work not exactly in the same way. Thus, the data this hijacker might modify should differ for different browser users. For more details, you could take a look at the deletion instructions placed below as they will not only list the software’s modified data separately for Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, but also show how to fix such files or get rid of them.

Because of the mentioned changes this hijacker makes, Search.dsb-cmf.com should replace your homepage, default search engine, or new tab page. Another thing our researchers noticed is that the application might use a modified Yahoo search engine. Therefore, we would not be surprised if the threat would inject the results gathered by Yahoo with additional advertisements from the third party. Since the software may have lots of different associates and its creators probably take no responsibility for the displayed content, it is possible that some of the ads could be potentially dangerous. For example, they might lead to web pages promoting other browser hijackers, adware, potentially unwanted programs, etc.

In the worst case scenario, the ads could even take you to websites distributing malware, such as Trojans, viruses, and so on. Users should be careful with their private data too because some of the ads might redirect to sites where such information could be gathered without any permission. Users who do not want to see such content while searching the Internet should think about the application's removal. Once it is eliminated, users should have no trouble while replacing their homepage, search engine, and other similar preferences.

Firstly, you could get rid of the browser hijacker manually if you undo the modifications it made according to the instructions placed at the end of this text. There is also an entirely different way to eliminate Search.dsb-cmf.com. If you ever considered installing a reliable antimalware tool to secure the computer and guard it against malware, you could acquire it now and use the tool to delete the browser hijacker. Simply start the full system scan and wait till the report appears. Then click the removal button, and the antimalware tool should immediately erase all detected threats automatically.

Remove Search.dsb-cmf.com

Internet Explorer

1. Press Win+R to launch the RUN.
2. Type regedit, click OK and go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
3. Locate a value name called Start Page (on the right side of Windows Registry).
4. Right-Click the Start Page, press Modify and replace its value data with a link of a website you prefer.
5. Click OK to confirm these changes.
6. Navigate to this particular path: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}
7. Locate the listed value names:
   FaviconURL
   FaviconURLFallback
   TopResultURL
   URL
8. Right-click then one by one, select Modify and replace current value data with a website you like.
9. Again click OK to confirm the changes.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the File Explorer by pressing Win+E.
2. Then navigate to this path: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{Unique Mozilla user ID}
3. Locate file titled as Prefs.js and open it with Notepad.
4. Find this line: user_pref(“browser.startup.homepage”, “http://Search.dsb-cmf.com”).
5. Replace http://Search.dsb-cmf.com link with another website, press Ctrl+S and close the file.

Google Chrome

1. Access the Explorer by pressing Win+E and locate this path: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
2. Find files called Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data.
3. Right-click each of it separately and press Delete.