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Is search-quick.com changing your default homepage without asking for any permission? Actually, this is a browser redirect that aims at controlling your start page. It will forcibly modify the browser settings by itself. It belongs to malicious sites that can not do good to PC users but make redirection on browser search instead. Such site shows a lot of commercial pop ups related to ad-supported sites to make money from users. Also, it spies on your browser activities and steal and send useful information to remote hacker.
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How to Remove SEARCH-QUICK.COM http://blog.mipchelper.com/index.php/steps-to-remove-search-quick-com-redirect-virus/
This SEARCH-QUICK.COM domain pop-up can be seen on your browsers. Do not think it as a real system security alert for the description on it, the error code 0x80040201 looks standard but it doesn’t make a sense.
If you do as it says, you will be demanded to buy some removal services or programs. Since the system alert is not real, you will surely suffer financial loss for non-existed threats. The adware can be brought by freeware bundling.
If you install some freeware and pay less attention during the installing processes, the adware may comes and modify your browsers and registry settings. Then the pop-up ads come to your browsers as a new tab, or even replace your browser’s default homepage.
However you should not believe a word from this page, all the information are bogus. The main purpose of this page is to make users believe that there are horrible threats in their computer, and promote some removal tools or services by the fake support line.
Users who call the number will be told that they need to pay for removing the threats, or even they will be redirected to some phishing sites, and get financial loss due to the leaking out of their banking information.
Step 1: Stop the process from Task Manager. “Ctrl+ Shift + Esc” to open Task Manager > Processes > find SEARCH-QUICK.COM and select End process.
Step 2: Remove suspicious programs from Control Panel. From Windows 7 Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs > select SEARCH-QUICK.COM and remove it. From Windows 8: on Start screen > right-click the app tile > tap or click Uninstall.
From Internet Explorer 1. Go to Tools and select Manage add-ons. 2. Disable the items which are related to the program. 3. Reset Internet Explorer
From Mozilla Firefox 1. Go to Firefox’s Tools, and then select Add-ons 2. Navigate to Add-ons panel, and remove those extensions which are associated with SEARCH-QUICK.COM
Google Chrome 1. Click the Menu icon of Chrome and select Settings. 2. Click Extensions on the left panel and remove the extensions related to SEARCH-QUICK.COM. 3. Reset Google Chrome
Note: If you are not confident to remove this threat completely with our manual guide or worry there are other threats in your PC, you can take consideration to install SpyHunter here to help you can scan and protect your PC from this browser hijacker and other hidden threats.
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