How to Remove Search.searchfpdfc.com Redirect Virus Completely?

 

Search.searchfpdfc.com is a browser redirect virus that gets into users’ computers silently and takes control of web browsers, making some modifications on the browser settings and replacing the default homepage and search engine to its site without authorization. Besides, this redirect virus will take over users’ default search engine without any consent. As this redirect virus offers a search engine as what Google does, most users don’t consider whether the new search engine is reliable or not and just use it to search for anything they want as usual, but only to be redirected to some unwanted websites.

Such kind of browser virus focuses on controlling browser search and displaying advertisements via taking users to some specific sites. The threat not only hijacks the browsers, but also delivers constant pop-up ads on the target computer screen, especially when users launch some third-party applications, so as to attract users to click on those ads and have a visit. Generally, a majority of ad websites are utilized to promote various products to make profits. It comes bundled with additional parasites to mess up your computer terribly, which is to generate traffic and obtain profits from per-click-paid techniques through clicking on this site or other malicious websites. Hence, some users may rashly click on the pop-ups for more information without considering whether the websites they are going to visit is safe or not.

As Search.searchfpdfc.com has a complete, in-depth understanding of user’s preferences. It will bring in a lot of system troubles after users are lack of awareness. Some unwanted browser plug-ins may be installed in the affected browsers to assist in helping the browser hijacker to complete many harmful tasks. This done may result in poor browser performance, such as very slow browser response, frequent browser stopping working or even crashing. Moreover, Search.searchfpdfc.com may deliver links that link innocent users to malicious websites that have been compromised by cyber criminals. If users click and visit those websites, they are likely to get malware downloaded and installed on their computers and suffer from various unpleasant problems.

How to Remove Search.searchfpdfc.com Redirect

1. Stop running processes related to this redirect virus
a: When the Windows Task manager appears, switch to Processes tab.
b: Find out and select the processes related to the virus by name random.exe, and click on the “End process” button.
2. Remove the redirect virus from Internet Explorer:
a: Start IE, go to Tools and select Internet Options.
b: Find General section, remove the unwanted address as a home page.
c: Then go to Search section, find Settings button and choose Manage Add-ons
d: Erase the redirect and after the action, close Manage Add-ons
3. Remove the redirect virus from Mozilla Firefox:
a: Open Mozilla Firefox browser, click on tools and go to Options.
b: Switch to General tab, remove the unwanted address as a startup site.
c: Then, go to: Firefox -> Add-ons -> Add-ons Manager -> Remove.
d: In the Search list, select Manage Search Engines and erase this redirect and choose OK
4. Remove the redirect virus from Google Chrome:
a: Open Google Chrome and navigate to Settings tab and Set pages.
b: Erase Search.searchfpdfc.com which was seta as the startup site and choose OK
c: Find Manage search engines and here, erase this redirect.
d: Press on OK, and restart Google Chrome.
5. Delete all registry files created by this redirect
a. While the Registry Editor is opened, search for the registry key “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Search.searchfpdfc.com.” Right-click this registry key and select “Delete.”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM].exe”
b. Navigate to directory %PROGRAM_FILES%\ Search.searchfpdfc.com \ and delete the infected files manually.
%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\*.*

Conclusion

Search.searchfpdfc.com redirect virus has the ability to intrude onto the system through the way of coming bundled with some unprotected software, commercial related websites created by cyber hackers, links in browser hijackers, spam email attachments, junk emails and ads pops- up. Apart from player update, it still can utilize third party process as free download, music files or movie to finish its automatically installation by bundling with them. Majority PC users are short of security consciousness, when they find that their homepage is replaced or there are a lot of pup ups on the screen, that they do is just letting it stay there and do nothing and then miss the removal time.

The most obvious symptoms of the redirect virus infection should be the change of default homepage and the appearance of many pop-up ads as well as unknown toolbars. That is why it is only for advanced and experienced PC users to deal with, owing to the fact that any little mistake may result in irreparable system damage. Afterwards, reset the computer and optimize real-time protection for Internet activities. In the meantime, no matter what new programs are going to be downloaded onto the computer, do take advanced actions to make sure they are clear and prevent further malware infection or other virus attacks.