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How to Remove Searchinme.com Redirect Virus From Your PC?

by Alice Bonnie fix computer problems

Searchinme.com is a type of redirect virus that slips into users’ computers and corrupt their browsers by modifying the settings. This redirect virus can cause changes of the default homepage and the search results to be redirected to websites which promote certain products or services. We all should realize that this is a dangerous infection which can harm the target computers and we can not indulge in its bad behavior.

There are some ways utilized by redirect virus to get into the targeted computers, such as coming bundled with freeware. Some users might get this virus on their system when they download or install a newly software. In most cases, unwary users give their approvals to let them into the system without realizing that the Searchinme.com plug-in was bundled with the program. In fact, most of the programs we know of are fine to use but the origin of the installer is questionable which becomes a common cause of redirect infection. Such free or sharing software often contains malicious codes of malware which may bring damage to the infected computers.

Searchinme.com can seize any opportunity to sneak into the targeted machine and then automatically get installed on the computer without any user consent. The malicious items added by this threat are actually utilized to keep an eye on not only victim’s browsing activities but also the valuable detail during the browsing process so as to get profits. Some unknown sites may occur in users’ favorites or bookmarks or the desktop, aiming to redirect users to specific advertising websites. If the user believes in its scare techniques, a list of consequences will take place and disrupt the system completely.

It is a big threat to both your computer and personal information if you don’t remove it out of your computer promptly. After being empowered to get into the computer, the cyber hackers firstly controls system settings and configuration to make the PC completely useless and vulnerable and then gain user's private information for commercial usage unnoticeably. If the sensitive information is exposed to the hackers or other unknown people, users would face some problems like money loss or identify theft. Considering that this redirect virus can bring much trouble both to the computers and users, immediately removing this threat seems very important. You can follow the guide below to remove this redirect virus from your machine immediately.

How to Remove Searchinme.com Completely

1. Remove the browser hijacker from the infected computer.
Click on the Start button and select Control Panel. Click on Uninstall a program under the Programs category.
Find out and locate the programs related to the browser hijacker. Click on the Uninstall button to remove them all.
2. Launch the infected browser and remove the add-ons or extensions related to the browser hijacker.
Internet Explorer:
Open IE, click on Tools and then select Manage Add-ons. When it opens a window, click on Toolbars and Extensions. Find out the extensions related to the browser hijacker and select them. Then, right-click them and click on the Disable option. Restart IE to finish the procedure.
Google Chrome:
Launch Google Chrome. Click on the Three-bar icon on top-right of the browser, select tools and then Extensions from the list. After that, click Extensions on the left side of the window. Locate the extension related to the browser hijacker, select it and click on the trash icon. Restart the browser to complete the procedure.
Mozilla Firefox:
Start Firefox and click on the tool menu from the top menu. Click on the Add-ons tab to open the configuration window. Then, click Extensions on the left side of this window. Now find out the extensions of the redirect virus and remove them from the browser. Restart the browser to complete the process.
3. Show hidden files and folders.
Go to Control panel again and click on Appearance and Personalization. Then double click on Folder Options. Hit the View tab, tick “Show hidden files, folders and drives” and deselect “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”. Click on the OK button to apply the changes.
4. Delete the malicious files of Searchinme.com from the local disk.
The files listed below are reference only because the virus may has the ability to changes the names and locations of its files.
%Program Files%\ random
%AppData%\Protector-[rnd].exe
%AppData%\Inspector-[rnd].exe
%AppData%\vsdsrv32.exe
5. Open Registry Editor and delete the registry entries of the browser hijacker..
Press Windows+ R keys simultaneously to open the Run window. Then type “regedit” in the run box and press Enter key to open Registry Editor.
After that, find out and delete all the registry entries of the redirect virus. The below registry entries are also for reference only.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\browser hijacker name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System ‘DisableRegistryTools’ = 0
6. Restart the infected computer to apply all changes.

Conclusion

 

Once being allowed to log on the computer, Searchinme.com will not stop provoking highly destructive consequences. It has the ability to collect your search queries and items and then accordingly send coupons and product-links to your computer. Therefore, users should take precautions to prevent this infection. It is developed by advanced techniques and powerful algorithm which has capabilities to detect and delete all types of threats from your computer without damage. Users may get such unwanted or malicious programs without knowledge while surfing the Internet. To keep the computers safe, users also need to update their operating system as well as the software installed on a regular basis. 


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