Remove Search-quick.com from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Search-quick.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Search-quick.com is another web address that falls in the category of browser hijackers. The website will suddenly replace your default homepage and you will be redirected to it every time you launch your browser. Search-quick.com looks like google.com and only features a search box. However, this website is no way genuine as the Google website. We do not advise you to place any search queries in Search-quick.com because you will be presented with unreliable search results. Browser hijackers are known to be associated with potentially dangerous third parties, so by interacting with the results displayed by such an infection, you risk exposing your system to dangerous threats. To make matters worse, Search-quick.com will also generate numerous third-party ads that will appear on all the websites you enter. There is practically no advantage to keeping Search-quick.com on your browser, only potential risks. This is why you should not hesitate to remove the infection from your PC right away.

How did I get infected with?

We mentioned in the previous paragraph that Search-quick.com appear on the browser all of a sudden. This confuses users and they start wondering where the new homepage came from. Some of them think that it showed up on their browser because they visited it before that but do not remember doing it. The truth, however, is much different from that. For Search-quick.com or another web page to replace your default homepage, there must be malicious software on your computer. It usually enters bundled with freeware, which means that when you download questionable free programs they install on your PC additional applications that are most often adware and browser hijackers. Make sure you only acquire software from official sources and pay attention to the information presented to you by the setup wizard because you will be informed about changes that will take place after the setup of the particular program. These changes will include replacing your default homepage with another one, so watch out not to miss your chance of disabling the changes.

Why is this dangerous?

We are aware that having your default homepage replaced is rather unpleasant, but it is not the only thing that should bother you about Search-quick.com. There are certain things you should know and expect from the infection. Whenever you place a search query in the search box provided by Search-quick.com, you will be presented with sponsored search results. Clicking them will send you to affiliate websites which are very likely to be compromised. When you enter such a website, you may be urged to install software that is supposed to be useful to you in some way. You may also be asked to provide personal details in order to take part in a survey or competition. Still, in the worst case, entering the third-party web page will initiate the setup of malware automatically. If you interact with the ads displayed by Search-quick.com, you can suffer the same consequences. Hence, it is a good idea to avoid clicking search results or ads generated by Search-quick.com. The hijacker will also slow your PC down and will record information about your online behavior, which are two more reasons why you should remove it from your system. Use the instructions below to get rid of Search-quick.com for good.

How to Remove Search-quick.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search-quick.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The Search-quick.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall Search-quick.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Search-quick.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Search-quick.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Search-quick.com from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove Search-quick.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Search-quick.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove Search-quick.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.