How to remove thesearch.net

1. How to Remove THESEARCH.NET http://guides.uufix.com/how-to-remove-thesearch-net-easily/

2. THESEARCH.NET is regarded as a harmful redirect virus. Cyber criminals who create this annoying virus spread this pest to some suspicious websites, email attachments, or pop-up ads. Hence, if you do not pay much caution when surfing online, it will be easy for your machine to get infected. After intrusion, THESEARCH.NET virus will carry out many vicious activities and gain profit for its designers. To start with, it adds a new entry to the system registry so that it can be activated every time you launch the workstation. Besides, THESEARCH.NET malware hides deep in the system and escapes from the detection of your installed security programs.

3. Meanwhile, it connects to the network automatically and downloads files to upgrade it, which makes it hard to completely clean up THESEARCH.NET virus. By making changes to the browser settings, this nasty redirect virus takes over your Internet browser. It could replace your original homepage and search engine without asking for any permission. Great changes will happen on your desktop.

4. For example, lots of sponsored websites are displayed on the search results which may be redirected to other unknown web pages. In addition, a large number of ads pop up on the screen randomly. Any accident click on those pop-ups could lead to the installation of additional PC viruses. Worst enough, but THESEARCH.NET virus might trace your online activities and collect your confidential information. Thus, it is wise to remove this foxy and dangerous browser hijacker virus to prevent further damage.

5. THESEARCH.NET is a disruptive adware which can make good use of the computer system resources to fulfill the tasks set by the developers without the computer users’ approval. Also, it gets into the computer system furtively. The adware is tied with some unknown free programs and web links. You should be careful of those insecure online resources, or you may allow the THESEARCH.NET adware to be installed into your computer system by accident. At the same time, you should pay attention to spam email attachments, because the adware can also be embedded in some suspicious email attachments.

6. It is designed with advanced technology by the developers with the purpose of making easy money. The adware also can occupy the web browser and then it drops a lot of annoying ads in the web browser and causes malicious web page redirections when you go online. Therefore, you are unable to surf the web normally. In addition, THESEARCH.NET modifies the default computer system settings. What is worse, the adware may create opportunities for other malicious software to access to your system and your web browsing activities may be recorded by it. So, removing the THESEARCH.NET adware is the correct thing that you need to do.

7. How to Remove THESEARCH.NET

8. Step 1. Reset homepage and search engine on your browser • Chrome • a) Click on ‘Customize and control’ icon, select ‘Settings’; • b) Make google.com or any other one you like as your homepage • c) Navigate to section, click Manage Search Engines and remove Startgo123 engine from the default search engines list, then click OK to save the changes.

9. Mozilla Firefox • a) Click on the magnifier’s icon and select Manage Search Engines….; • b) Choose Startgo123 from the list and click ‘Remove’ and then OK to save changes; • c) Go to Tools and select Optional. Reset your homepage under the ‘General tab’;

10. Internet Explorer • a) Go to Tools and select Manage Add-on; Navigate to Search Providers, Remove Startgo123 if it is there. • b) Select Bing search engine / Google search engine and make it default. • c) Go to Tools and select Internet Optional, in the General tab, delete the Triple URL from the home page text box then enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.

11. Safari • a) Open your Safari browser from the dock. • b) Click on Safari in the browser menu at the top of your screen. • c) A drop-down menu will now appear. Choose the option labeled “Reset Safari…”

12. Step 2. Uninstall hijacker search from the list of Programs/Applications • Win OS: • Start >> Control Panel >> Programs >> Locate search.so-v hijacker or any suspicious program and uninstall • On Mac: • Go to the Launchpad, search for the suspicious application, click and hold its icon with your mouse button to continue.

13. Step 3. Delete associated files or entries coming along with this bug • On Win OS: • a) Press Win+R key together to open the Run Box, Type Regedit to launch Registry Editor • b) Locate the malicious entries added by this bug and delete them

14. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1" • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = " • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Software • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\supWPM • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" =

15. On Mac: • Access hidden Library folder, locate junk files and then delete them • a) Hold down the Option (Alt) key while looking at the Go menu in Finder. • b) Delete related files.

16. You need to check numerous system folders for obscure files. The target files will follow this form: Something.TheSearch.netxx • Something is usually a meaningless string that could be one or any of these: Kuklorest, Manroling, Epolife, InstallMac, Javeview, Otwexplain etc. And TheSearch.netx could be: AppRemoval.plist, download.plist, ltvbit.plist, ltvbit.plist or others.

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