How to Remove Search.showmoreabout.com Completely?

Search.showmoreabout.com is a nasty redirect infection which attacks PC users' browsers, once being infected, it will modify settings on the targeted browser to change its homepage to Search.showmoreabout.com redirect site. By doing this, the redirect virus can interfere with users' browsing habits. As this Search.showmoreabout.com redirect looks like normal search service on the Internet, most of the PC users may continue to use the infected browser since they know nothing about this redirect infection.

The Search.showmoreabout.com redirect has been enabled with the specialty to modify the search results and mislead the innocent users to sponsored links as well as some specific advertisements sites. In that way, Search.showmoreabout.com redirect virus pop-up ads are aim at promoting some unknown programs, such as updated browsers, video players, media downloader or Java and many others, inducing computer users to click on them. In general, this redirect virus is designed to serve advertising sites to PC users so that hijacker can make profit. It's not advised for the users to click on any contents on those web sites because everything on the page can be a trap. As a result, they click on the ads and go to visit the shopping sites or let the pop-up ads show on the web pages.

Because of that Search.showmoreabout.com has extracted satisfaction from the success of advertising bombardment, there are more chances for unwanted programs break into the computer. This redirect virus can modify users' browse settings, easily allowing other harmful toolbars or plug-ins to get installed on the browsers. Under the circumstances, users might find their infected browsers load pretty slowly and sometimes even freeze or crash. Moreover, the redirect virus may provide random links which link to malicious websites so as to invite more threats to further harm the PC. So, if users click the links and visit those unsafe websites, they would unknowingly get other malware like Trojan horse, worms, and adware downloaded onto their computers.

How to Remove Search.showmoreabout.com Redirect Virus?

1. Disable running processes on Windows Task Manager.
1) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys to activate Windows Task Manager.
2) From Processes tab, find out the associated processes of the threat and then right click on the End Process button to totally terminate them.
2. Uninstall associated programs of Search.showmoreabout.com from the computer.
1)Click on Start button, click Control Panel.
2) Click Program, click on Uninstall a Program.
3) From Programs and Features, locate the associated programs of the browser hijacker from the applications list, locate the associated programs and then click Uninstall button to remove them.
4) Confirm the uninstall request then follow the wizard to complete the removal.
3. Modify browser settings to stay away from the cyber attacks triggered by the redirect virus.
1) Enable the browser.
2) Revert browser settings and fully remove the associated Internet temp files.
For Internet Explorer
Click Tools-> Go to Internet Options-> Click Advanced tab-> Click on Reset button
For Mozilla Firefox
Click Firefox-> locate Help option-> Go to Troubleshooting Information-> Click Reset Firefox button
For Google Chrome
Click the wrench icon-> Click Settings-> Click Show Advanced Settings link-> Click Reset Browser Settings
3) Reset the browser homepage manually.
For Internet Explorer
Click General from the Internet Options -> type a secure and new web address -> confirm the modification
For Mozilla Firefox
Click Options from the Firefox menu-> Click General tab-> type a secure and new web address -> confirm the changes.
For Google Chrome
Go to Advance section in the Settings-> Click Show Home Button-> Click the displayed Change link-> type a secure and new web address
4) Restart the browser to confirm the modification.

Conclusion

Search.showmoreabout.com virus usually invades into the system by hiding in some software update packages, with the cover of as an optional item and coaxing the innocent users to permit its installation request. In some cases, this redirect virus would also come together with a "reputable" application, and automatically get itself installed on the computers. However, most users do not deem this redirect virus as a big threat and just leave it alone on their computers, which lead to some unnecessary damage and losses.

For the sake of both the computer security and user's own privacy, users have to be cautious when downloading software and opening any links on their computers,if users find startup page always changes automatically to unfamiliar web site and default search engine has been replaced also, they should realize that the computer is suffering from Search.showmoreabout.com redirect Virus. If it is the case, the best solution is to remove the redirect virus using a powerful removal tool. Then restore the browser settings as well as the system's settings. When they download something from the Internet, run the antivirus program to scan it before opening it in case some malware come along with the free downloads.