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Has your computer been compromised? Probably, otherwise we assume you wouldn’t be spending your free time reading removal guides just because it’s a fun thing to do. If you encountered the malicious presence of a nasty PC infection named Mega Search, prepare yourself for trouble. This is nothing but the nth potentially unwanted adware-type infection that you might stumble across while browsing the Web and it goes without saying that it doesn’t belong on your machine. The Mega Search application is advertised as a completely useful and utterly practical program that should drastically enhance your browsing experience. However, in reality, it enhances nothing. Parasites were never meant to be beneficial for you and Mega Search will soon convince you that it was originally developed to cause you a headache. Behind its bogus functionalities and fake promises, this pest of a program brings upon you an entire pile of cyber issues. First of all, it installs a questionable browser extension to all your browsers (behind your back), then it proceeds to modifying your very own browser settings much further (behind your back) and it bombards you with its useless yet impressively annoying ads (again, behind your back). Do you see the pattern here? Once this parasite manages to slither itself onto your PC system, it immediately starts wreaking havoc without bothering to search for some permission or authorization first. As we already mentioned, Mega Search was created to serve hackers’ malicious plans, not to make browsing the Web any more pleasant for you. Apart from the never-ending parade of discounts, deals, coupons, best prices, price comparisons, etc,. the parasite also manages to steal some of your personal (and possibly sensitive) data so it could send it directly to crooks later on. You see, there is no reason to keep such a harmful infection on board so it is in your best interest to uninstall the virus the minute you encounter its sneaky presence. This parasite could get out of control very quickly so our advice here is to hesitate no more and deal with Mega Search before it causes you some irreversible damage.

How did I get infected with?

Adware-type programs tend to travel the Web in freeware/shareware bundles. Every time you install some questionable programs from some even more questionable website, keep an eye out for potential intruders. Hackers could easily attach at least one “bonus” program to the legitimate software you wanted and if you don’t pay much attention to the installation process, you might accidentally give green light to a rich assortment of infections. Does that sound like a pleasant thing to do? If you want to prevent virus infiltration (and we assume you do), you cannot afford even a single moment of negligence when dealing with bundled software. Instead of selecting the Basic option in the Setup Wizard, opt for the Custom or Advanced one so you could remain the one in control of the installation process. Remember, if it’s not you who decides what gets downloaded and what does not, it will be hackers. Crooks don’t often miss golden opportunities like this one to get your machine effectively infected so you can’t take lightly the immense threat that bundled freeware poses. No program is to be underestimated in the nasty world of infections, keep that in mind. It’s also highly recommended to read the Terms and Conditions or the EULA (End User License Agreement) instead of clicking the “Next” option. The key to your own security is your own caution.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Not only does Mega Search fail to improve your browsing experience but it’s also perfectly capable of demolishing it. Once the virus lands on your system, it installs its undesirable add-on which works just fine with three of the most commonly used browsers out there. This way Mega Search successfully modifies Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer and you’re about to personally experience how resourceful the parasite is. Thanks to the malicious browser extension, the Mega Search virus injects your browsers with its never-ending pile of pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, interstitial ads and all other types of ads imaginable. The problem here (apart from the obvious fact that such a behavior is very annoying) is that the Mega Search commercials are sponsored which makes them extremely unreliable. Clicking some of the advertisements generated by the virus might either lead you to questionable websites filled with malware or to syber scams aiming for stealing your money. Both options are nasty enough to make this parasite unwanted because as long as this nuisance is present on your machine, nothing you see on the PC screen is trustworthy and you cannot feel safe clicking anything. What’s even more troublesome is the fact Mega Search steals as much private information as it possibly could because hackers tend to make money out of your very own browsing history, search queries, IP addresses, email addresses, passwords and usernames by selling it to third parties. As you see, the safety of your sensitive data is crooks’ absolute last concern so the possibility of financial scam and even identity theft is not to be ignored. It goes without saying that due to the parasite’s manipulations your machine will be working much more slowly than before and your browsers might occasionally start to crash and/or freeze. If you want to delete the pesky Mega Search infections manually, please follow the detailed removal guide you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Mega Search Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Mega Search 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.

STEP 1: Uninstall Mega Search from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Mega Search from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Mega Search from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Mega Search from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Mega Search program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Mega Search from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Mega Search Leftovers

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