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Suddenly Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.
Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com is a browser hijacker. It’s a nasty infection that wreaks havoc on your system and jeopardizes your privacy. That is if you allow it to by not taking action. If you let it, the tool WILL make quite a mess and WILL throw a full-on myriad of problems your way. So, don’t! Take action! As soon as you become aware of the presence of a hijacker on your PC, act on it! It’s a threat you shouldn’t ignore. One, you shouldn’t underestimate, as well. To stand idly by, and permit it to remain, would be a colossal mistake, which you’d severely regret once the full culpabilities of its existence hit you. But before we get into the problems you’ll be forcibly faced with, you need to understand this: the Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com website is just that, a site. It’s merely the harbinger of the actual threat you have on your hands. Think of the page as the ‘face’ of your issue. It’s like a red flag, warning you that you have a virus on your computer. So, once you spot the site, address the threat immediately. As was already stated, ignoring it and doing nothing, would only lead to quite the unpleasant consequences. For example, if you get stuck with the malicious application, which is using Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com as a front, you can expect to be thrown into a whirlpool of grievances and headaches. You’ll experience daily intrusions of your browsing experience in the form of endless redirects and ever-flowing waterfalls of pop-up advertisements. You’ll also have to put up with the frequent system crashes and slower PC performance that they will inevitably cause with their continuous ‘companionship’. But these disruptions and nuisances will be the least of your concerns. The hijacker virus will also place your system at risk of getting overrun with malware, as well as your private life of getting stolen and handed to strangers. The question is, are you prepared to take that, as well as every other, risk? Here’s a hint: don’t do that. It would be a horrendous mistake, which you’d bitterly regret. Find the hijacker’s lurking spot on your PC, and when you do, delete it at once.
How did I get infected with?
Hijackers, in general, are immensely deceptive. They turn to slyness and subtlety and slither into your system without you even realizing it. Oh, yes. Not only do they dupe you into approving them into your computer, but also manage to keep you clueless about it. That’s their level of skill these cyber threats possess. The hijacker lurking behind Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com is no different. It’s utterly masterful at fooling you, and it has at its disposal an entire array of tricks with which to do just that. Some of its most commonly used methods involve hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links, or sites, or posing as a fake update. However, its favorite one is through freeware as it provides possibly the easiest entry point. Why, you might inquire? Well, it’s pretty straightforward. For reasons far beyond comprehension, users consciously choose to rush through the tool’s installation. They give into naivety and haste, and don’t even bother reading the terms and conditions but just agree to all of them. Instead of caution, they choose distraction and end up paying the price for that foolish decision. Don’t you make it as well! As you can see, all of the hijacker’s methods of invasion prey on your carelessness, so don’t provide it, and you just might protect your PC from such an infection. Remember, attention is key! And, even a little extra attention can go a long, long way.
Why is this dangerous?
One day, you turn on your computer and see that the Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com page has taken over your preferred homepage and search engine. This seemingly minor act of intrusion is how you know you have a hijacker on your hands. But don’t be deceived! It’s far from minor. It’s merely the first of many such intrusions yet to come. Do you know why? Well, because once such a malicious tool gains your approval to install itself on your system, it’s no longer bound to ask for it anymore. Think on that for a second. You’ll be stuck with an infection, free to do anything and everything it so wishes. That’s hardly desirable. After all, what’s to stop it from approving the installation of an entire myriad of malware, for example? The answer is nothing. If it feels like doing it, it can. And, it doesn’t even have to inform you. It can just surprise you. And, what a surprise that would be! Far from pleasant, we guarantee you that much. Unfortunately, even that isn’t your biggest worry when it comes to such infections. Eve if you disregard the minor inconveniences like a slower PC performance, redirects, and pop-up ads, and look past the malware threat, the threat of your privacy remains. After the hijacker, using Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com as a front, settles on your computer, it begins to spy on you. It monitors your browsing activities and catalogs every single move you make. When it determines it has collected enough data from you, it hands it over to the third parties that published. Unknown individuals, strangers, will have access to your personal and financial details. Is that something you want, or something you want to avoid? Think about it. Take this first unrequested reshuffle, the replacement of your default homepage and search engine, as a warning shot. You can either act on it or ignore it and hope it goes away. And, it won’t go away. You can be sure of that. So, locate and delete the hijacker infection as soon as it first forces Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com on you. The sooner, the better.
How to Remove Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com virus
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search.SearchGeniusinfo.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.SearchGeniusinfo.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.SearchGeniusinfo.com from Add\Remove Programs
STEP 2: Clean Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer
STEP 3: Permanently Remove Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com leftovers from the System
STEP 1 : Uninstall Search.SearchGeniusinfo.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.SearchGeniusinfo.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Search.SearchGeniusinfo.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 Search.SearchGeniusinfo.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.