Searchisweb.com “Virus” Removal

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In this article we are going to try and help you remove Searchisweb.com. Our instructions cover all Windows versions as well as most browsers – Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer etc.

Do you want to remove Searchisweb.com from your computer? If you do, here is a solution we can offer you. On this page, you are going to find a removal guide, which our team of experts has specially prepared for the complete removal of this intrusive software and all of its traces. It works for all browsers, be it Chrome, Firefox, Explorer, Opera, etc. – all of the annoying ads, pop-ups, page redirects, strange search engine and homepage imposed by Searchisweb.com will be gone a few minutes after you follow the instructions below. Just make sure you carefully read all the information in the next lines and closely follow the removal guide.

Have you heard about browser hijackers?

Let’s first start with explaining what exactly Searchisweb.com is and what it may do. This program is an ad-generating component which falls in the category of browser hijackers. It is primly developed to impose some potentially undesired changes to your default browser settings and this way display numerous ads, promotional pages, banners, pop-ups and notifications on your screen. Such behavior is usually interrupting the normal browsing activity of the users, which is the main reason why this type of software is referred to as irritating and disturbing.

There are some obvious and quite aggressive things you could experience once a browser hijacker starts operating on your machine. Every time you try to browse the web, you may face a series of advertisements, pooping boxes, notifications, new tabs and links that appear on different places on your screen or all over it. Another thing that may heavily disturb your browsing is the page redirects that Searchisweb.com may initiate in order to direct you to different promotional pages and web addresses with more intrusive pop-ups. Additionally, a new search engine may twist your search results by showing some advertisements rather than the real results that correspond to your searches. All this may interfere with your ability to browse the web normally and make you wish to remove the browser hijacker from your system.

But how did this software sneak inside your system in the first place?

You probably want to know how exactly Searchisweb.com got inside your computer and what its real purpose is. Fear not, because this software is not as dangerous as viruses or malware threats from the rank of Ransomware. The truth is that browser hijackers like this one are created to bring income to their developers through a method called Pay-Per-Click. Most of the annoying advertisements and pages you are redirected to are sponsored and the owners of Searchisweb.com receive money every time you click on some of these ads. It’s a simple revenue scheme that many businesses and software developers use nowadays and according to the law, there is nothing wrong with it. They even bundle such ad-generating components with other software and distribute it via spam emails, installation managers, freeware platforms or direct downloads from the web. However, the irritation and disturbance these components may cause to some users may really make them decide to uninstall the browser hijacker from their system. Unfortunately, this isn’t an easy task and the effective removal often requires some assistance or professional removal tool.

Is there any danger if Searchisweb.com “Virus” is operating on your PC?

Calling Searchisweb.com a “virus” just because it has applied some strange changes on your computer is not the correct way to classify this software. Indeed, the aggressive way this program hijacks your browser may be enough for some users to panic, but the good news is that this is not a virus infection. In fact, browser hijackers are among the harmless applications that one could get and they cannot be put anywhere near malicious threats like viruses, Trojans, Spyware or the recently popular Ransomware infections. That’s why even if it bombards your screen with invasive ads, banners, pop-ups and pages, you have no serious reason to worry about your system’s safety.

However, this is valid as long as you apply some common sense and don’t interact much with the ads. Even though Searchisweb.com cannot represent a direct security risk to your computer, the randomly displayed ads, links and pages that appear on your screen cannot be 100% safe. Sometimes, fake ads or misleading pages may be used by unscrupulous hackers to infect you with different nasty threats. A single click on one compromised link or website may land you malware of the worst type, so bear this in mind when being exposed to numerous unknown messages or being redirected to strange web locations. The best way to stay safe is to minimize your interaction with sketchy content, including the messages that are generated on your screen and completely remove the browser hijacker that is displaying them. The removal guide below will guide you through the entire removal process.

Searchisweb.com “Virus” Removal

Many types of malware will restrict your access to their core files. It is highly recommended that you reboot your PC in safe mode before attempting to use this guide.

• To enable Safe Mode reboot you PC, then hit F8 repeatedly. When the corresponding menu opens please select Safe Mode with Networking.

WARNING! If you are using Windows 8,0 or later and/or your operating system is installed on a fast SSD drive this may fail to work. In this case click here to see how to start your PC in Safe Mode.

#1: Uninstall the malicious program from your control panel

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Enter control panel to look for any suspicious programs, which may have installed on your PC. To do that:

1. Navigate to your Desktop
2. Press simultaneously the Win button together with the R button (Win+R)
3. In the Run window that just opened type appwiz.cpl

4. Go through the list of programs and find Searchisweb.com or anything else that may seem suspicious. Right-click on it and choose the uninstallation option

WARNING! Carefully read any confirmation messages that may be created in the process. Sometimes you may get offers to download more Adware applications and this can be linked to either the Yes or the No answer depending on the wording!

• Optional:

Go through the list of programs again and check online for any potentially unwanted programs. We have an article that covers this awesome free software that makes sure that your computer is free from bloatware and programs that you don’t need.

#2: Remove Searchisweb.com From Chrome

Now we’ll remove the extensions that the malware has attached to your browser.

1. Open your Google Chrome browser.
2. Type chrome://extensions/  in the URL address bar and press Enter.
3. Click on “Developer Mode” on the top right and look for the extension installed by Searchisweb.com and anything that might be related to it. Copy their IDs (the string of letters), then remove them by clicking on the trash bin icon.

1. Type Regedit in the Windows Start Menu and press Enter. Go in : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions and delete the entries corresponding to the suspicious IDs you recorded.

#3: Remove Searchisweb.com From Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. Type “about:support” in the URL address bar and press Enter.
3. Click on the “Refresh Firefox” button on the right and confirm.

#4 Remove Searchisweb.com From Internet Explorer

1. Open your Internet Explorer internet browser.
2. Click on the Gear icon on the up right, then on manage add-ons.
3. Go through the list disable any suspicious extensions.

#5 Remove any leftover parasitic processes

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From the task manager:

1. Use Ctrl + Shift + Esc and open the Task manager, then click on the Processes
2. Go through the list of processes and look for unknown or otherwise suspicious entries.
3. If you see anything suspicious right click on the process and shoes Open File Location, then terminate the process and delete any files you find in the directory.

WARNING! If the directory you open from this menu has no files inside of it it’s probably because the malware has hidden them. You need to reveal hidden files and folders in order to be able to see them. Click here if you don’t know how to do that.

From the start menu:

1. Press simultaneously the Win button together with the R button (Win+R)
2. In the Run window that just opened type msconfig
3. Click on the Startup tab.

This menu controls which programs are loaded when windows starts after a reboot. Disable anything that seems suspicious. Optionally you can also disable any program that you don’t need and also has a high impact on your startup time.

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