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Suddenly Home.SearchPile.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.
We assume you’re quite fond of the browser settings you’ve chosen for your Internet experience. However, your preferences become utterly irrelevant once Home.SearchPile.com infiltrates your computer. The good thing about this malicious program is that its presence obviously can not remain unnoticed because it immediately replaces both your default search engine and browser homepage with its own. Such drastic change of scenery will catch your attention, right? Unfortunately, the good news about Home.SearchPile.com are ending here as this stubborn browser hijacker will inevitably cause you trouble. If this infection ended up on your device and would not stop harassing you, there’s only one reasonable thing to do. Get rid of the virus on the spot.
How did I get infected with?
Firsts things first – how did that pesky intruder get to your computer? Home.SearchPile.com does have an official website but there’s no install option there. That fact alone should be your first red flag as most PC viruses apply that same strategy and completely leave the installation to underhanded techniques. Hackers have plenty of possibilities to infect you with their malicious creations – through spam messages, corrupted web links, fake program updates, etc. The biggest threat, however, are the so-called “bundles”. A bundle is a very convenient yet extremely dangerous download method which allows you to install an entire bundle of (mostly free) programs at once. PC users, however, often forget the countless dangers that exist in the cyber world. Unless you opt for the Advanced/Custom option in the Setup Wizard, you never know what “bonus” programs you might end up downloading in addition to the ones you originally wanted. Always be careful when it comes to freeware; you certainly don’t want to infect your own computer. Avoid suspicious web links and only install programs from their legitimate websites.
Why is this dangerous?
Any program that changes your browser settings without your permission can’t be safe. The Home.SearchPile.com virus affects the most common browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox), so avoiding its consequences becomes rather impossible. The infection will not only mess with your browser, it will mess with your entire Internet activity. As the search tool the virus provides is for free, it is supported by third-party search results. That means you will be redirected to sponsored unknown websites and no ones could guarantee your safety there. Hackers aren’t exactly famous for their kindness and concern for PC users, so you could end up on a very dangerous website filled with parasites. Soon enough Home.SearchPile.com might be your smallest problem. Basically everything the virus display on your computer screen is not trustworthy – advertisements, discounts, offers, deals, updates… What hackers want from you is to help them generate traffic to their sponsored pages. Needless to say you should never do that. However harmless this program seems, keep in mind that this is not simply a search engine; this is a PC virus. It collects your browsing-related information so the hackers can sell it for marketing purposes. According to the official website, this program “may be modified, updated, upgraded, enhanced, fixed, disabled, enabled or discontinued at any time, automatically, and without further notice to you”. Of course, that includes random software update and random installations behind your back. Does it sound safe? If you want to regain control over you browser, to put an end to the unreliable search results and to prevent further damage, you have to get rid of the Home.SearchPile.com hijacker. In order to do so manually, please follow the instruction guide bellow.
How to Remove Home.SearchPile.com virus
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Home.SearchPile.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 Home.SearchPile.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 Home.SearchPile.com from Add\Remove Programs
STEP 2: Clean Home.SearchPile.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer
STEP 3: Permanently Remove Home.SearchPile.com leftovers from the System
STEP 1 : Uninstall Home.SearchPile.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 Home.SearchPile.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Home.SearchPile.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
- Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind
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Open Mozilla Firefox
- Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
- Disable the unwanted Extension
- Go to Help
- Then Troubleshoot information
- Click on Reset Firefox
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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 Home.SearchPile.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.