How to remove Radio Fanatics Search

What is Radio Fanatics Search?

Radio Fanatics Search is a browser hijacker, a potentially unwanted application (PUA). Despite this, developers advertise it as an app that supposedly enhances the browsing experience. Typically, browser hijackers promote fake search engines by changing certain settings.

The fake search engine that Radio Fanatics Search promotes is feed.radiofanatics.com. Furthermore, apps of this type usually gather browsing data. Most people do not download browser hijackers intentionally and, therefore, they are categorized as PUAs.

Radio Fanatics Search promotes feed.radiofanatics.com by changing settings such as the address of the default search engine, new tab and homepage. This address cannot be removed from these settings unless the Radio Fanatics Search browser hijacker is uninstalled.

Therefore, people who use this app (or simply have it installed on their systems) are forced to visit feed.radiofanatics.com when they open a browser (new window), new tab or search through the URL bar. This fake search engine uses results generated by Yahoo, and thus redirects people to search.yahoo.com.

Note that feed.radiofanatics.com does not generate any unique results. Furthermore, most browser hijackers gather information relating to the browsing habits of their users. Typically, they record data such as IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, entered search queries and so on.

Some apps of this type might also be designed to record sensitive details. In any case, the developers usually share the information with third parties who misuse it to generate revenue. These actions might cause problems with privacy, browsing safety, and the data could be misused to steal users' identities.

To avoid these possible issues, we strongly recommend that you uninstall Radio Fanatics Search and other browser hijackers from the browser and computer immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Radio Fanatics Search
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Browser Extension(s)	Radio Fanatics Search
Supposed Functionality	This app supposedly enhances the browsing experience.
Promoted URL	feed.radiofanatics.com
Serving IP Address (feed.radiofanatics.com)	13.84.45.249
Affected Browser Settings	Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine
Symptoms	Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit the hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.
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Obituary Directories, Relola and All Day Forecast are just some examples of many other apps categorized as browser hijackers. Typically, apps of this type are advertised as "useful" and supposedly deliver various features. In fact, most are useless and designed only to promote fake search engines and gather data.

How did Radio Fanatics Search install on my computer?

Developers often successfully trick people into downloading and/or installing unwanted apps by including them into the download and installation set-ups of other software. This distribution method is called "bundling". Generally, unwanted apps that are included into set-ups are presented as additional offers.

In most cases, these offers can be found in settings of such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on.

Many people fail to check and change these settings, thus allowing unintentionally allowing PUAs to be downloaded and installed with regular software. PUAs are also spread by ads that run scripts - these cause PUA downloads and installations (note that these ads can only cause this problem if they are clicked).

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

To avoid unwanted downloads/installations, do not use third party downloaders, installers torrent clients, eMule (or other Peer-to-Peer networks), unofficial websites or other similar channels to download or install software. Use only official websites and direct links. Check all download/installation settings with the setup, such as "Custom" and "Advanced.

Dismiss any offers to download or install PUAs. Do not click intrusive ads, especially if they are displayed on dubious websites. Clicking these ads can lead to unwanted downloads and installations. Browsers commonly open dubious web pages or display ads due to PUAs installed on them.

To prevent this situation, remove all unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins from the browser, and software of this kind that from the operating system. If your computer is already infected with Radio Fanatics Search, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

Website promoting Radio Fanatics Search browser hijacker:

Radio Fanatics Search asks permission to read and change various data:

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Quick menu:

• What is Radio Fanatics Search?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Radio Fanatics Search application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove feed.radiofanatics.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Radio Fanatics Search browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove feed.radiofanatics.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove feed.radiofanatics.com redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Radio Fanatics Search browser hijacker removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Radio Fanatics Search"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the feed.radiofanatics.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Radio Fanatics Search browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove browser redirects:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://feed.radiofanatics.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.

Change your default search engine:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Radio Fanatics Search".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the feed.radiofanatics.com redirect, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Radio Fanatics Search" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "Radio Fanatics Search", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.feed.radiofanatics.com) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list look for "feed.radiofanatics.com", when located click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the feed.radiofanatics.com redirect, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Radio Fanatics Search", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window disable "Radio Fanatics Search", remove hxxp://feed.radiofanatics.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change your default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "feed.radiofanatics.com"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with feed.radiofanatics.com redirect removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the feed.radiofanatics.com redirect, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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