Remove Search.searchfec.com Hijacker from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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

Search.searchfec.com is a page, clearly indicating there’s an infection lurking on your system. Take the website’s appearance as a warning that malware has invaded your PC. The infection, which Search.searchfec.com is hiding, is a browser hijacker. On the spectrum of cyber infections, you can get stuck with, the hijacker is one of the worst ones you can catch. After it slithers its way in, it begins a whole campaign, dedicated to messing everything up and exploit you in every possible way. That’s what its programming dictates. Among other things, the people behind it, have designed the hijacker to spy on you and steal your personal and financial information. From the moment it settles on your PC, it begins to keep track of your browsing habits. But it doesn’t stop there. It doesn’t just monitor you. Oh, no.  It also catalogs every single move you make online. And, after it determines it has collected a sufficient amount of data, it proceeds to send it to the unknown third parties, who published it. When it falls into their hands, they can use it as they see fit, and there’s nothing you can do to stop them. Are you prepared for that? Is that a risk you’re willing to take – to hand over your private life to strangers with questionable intentions? Don’t gamble. The chances are stacked against you. The game is rigged, and it’s hardly in your favor. Don’t jeopardize your privacy for a worthless, hazardous infection, like the one lurking behind the Search.searchfec.com. And, don’t think that’s the only issue, you’ll be faced with because of it, too. It’s not. There will be a whole myriad of troubles coming your way on a daily basis, courtesy of the pesky hijacker. So, do yourself a favor, and remove it from your system the first chance you get. Immediately after the Search.searchfec.com site pops up, do your best to locate where the malware, forcing it on you, is located. And, when you do, delete it. The sooner, the better.

How did I get infected with?

As was already established, if Search.searchfec.com starts popping up incessantly, your PC is no longer infection-free. The page appearing all of a sudden, and showing up every time you try to browse the web, is a clear indication there’s a browser hijacker, lurking somewhere in the corners of your system. But how did it get there? After all, it cannot just magically appear out of the blue. Infections like it require the user’s approval before they slither in, which means that, at some point, it asked for it, and you obliged. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be in your current predicament. All hijackers are masters of deceit. They have an array of tricks up their sleeve and aren’t shy about using either one of them. The hijacker behind Search.searchfec.com is no exception. It usually turns to the old but gold means of invasion with its favorite one being through freeware. That’s because most users throw all caution to the wind when installing it, and rely on luck and chance, instead of doing their due diligence. That makes freeware possibly the easiest access point to your PC. Other commonly used methods of infiltration involve hiding behind corrupted links or sites, or spam email attachments, as well as posing as a fake update. If you wish to avoid getting stuck with a nasty infection, like a hijacker, be more careful. Don’t rush and be extra vigilant. A little extra attention never hurt anybody. Remember that.

Why is this dangerous?

Once you start seeing Search.searchfec.com, the intrusion won’t stop unless you take action. And, what you need to do is find and delete the hijacker, lurking behind the page. The sooner you locate it and remove it, the better for both you and your system. That’s because, the longer, the infection is allowed to roam your system, the more issues it will throw your way. And, don’t think it will reach a point when it will stop. It won’t. It will continuously throw problems your way until it buries you in them. There’s even a chance that you might experience The Blue Screen of Death because of the infection. Yes, the possibility of that happening is relatively small. But ‘small’ is not the same as non-existent. So, even if it’s a minuscule risk, are you prepared to take it? Can you justify that gamble? After all, what do you have to gain from permitting the hijacker behind Search.searchfec.com to remain? Let’s break it down. First, you’ll be granted the ‘joy’ of regularly being redirected to a malicious, corrupted page. Every single time you attempt to go online, the hijacker will interfere, and redirect you to the Search.searchfec.com website. But that’s not all. Apart from the constant redirects, you’ll also have the ‘pleasure’ of witnessing entire waterfalls of pop-up advertisements. How long do you think it will take before the ads and the ever-present sight of  Search.searchfec.com will turn from mildly annoying to utterly infuriating? It will hardly take long. But these disruptions won’t just test the limits of your patience, they’ll also present you with further problems. For one, your computer’s performance will slow down to a crawl. Also, you’ll experience frequent system crashes. And, to top it all off, you’ll be faced with a the risk of unwillingly agreeing to install more unwanted malware on your PC. Oh, yes. Each time, you’re foolish enough to press a pop-up, you’ll unknowingly permit the installment of the malware, using it as a shield to hide behind. Add to all of that, the security issue already stated above, and your decision should be pretty obvious. Find and delete the hijacker at once! If you delay, your situation will only worsen. Don’t allow that to happen! Think of Search.searchfec.com as a bright red flag, warning of a threat, which jeopardizes both your and your system’s well-being, and act on that warning immediately. Your future self will be grateful if you do.

How to Remove Search.searchfec.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search.searchfec.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.searchfec.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.searchfec.com from Add\Remove Programs

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

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

STEP 1 : Uninstall Search.searchfec.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.searchfec.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Search.searchfec.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.searchfec.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.