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Suddenly SearchIt.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.
SearchIt.com is an infection regarded as a browser hijacker. For those of you who have never heard that term, it means a parasite that modifies your browser settings and replaces your default homepage and search engine with another one. If that has happened to you and you are now seeing SearchIt.com instead of your preferred homepage, it is obvious what the issue is. The moment you launch your browser and are redirected to SearchIt.com, you should take measures for its immediate removal. The problem is not only that you will have a different a homepage, but that the newly installed one is unreliable. The SearchIt.com hijacker will corrupt your browser and will display sponsored search results every time you place a search query. It will also make your online experience a nightmare because every single website you enter will be occupied with various third-party ads. For the sake of your virtual security you should avoid browsing the web while SearchIt.com is still on your browser, and should do your best to get rid of the hijacker as soon as possible.
How did I get infected with?
SearchIt.com is a nasty infection and as such you cannot expect that it has been installed on your system in an official manner. Browser hijackers are distributed the same way as adware and other potentially unwanted programs, which means that there are several ways they use to enter targeted computers. Some of them include software bundling, spam emails, and pop-up ads. Spam emails from unknown senders should not be opened because they either contain a link or an attachment that will lead to or download malicious content. The same applies for the various pop-up and other ads that will appear on the websites you browse. Avoid both the emails and the ads if you do not want to have your homepage replaced or to have a dangerous infection on your computer. You should expect the same thing if you have the habit of downloading free applications from any file sharing website you find on the Internet. These also spread hijackers by installing them as additional software during their setup. You should only acquire software from legitimate sources if you want to prevent any infections from entering your PC.
Why is this dangerous?
Once the SearchIt.com hijacker is installed on your browser, it will start monitoring every move you make on the web and will collect information about what websites you visit, what content you view, how much time you spend on it, etc. Later, it might make an impression on you that the ads you will be presented with will promote content similar to the one you usually view. This is due to the hijacker’s tracking activity. You should know that it can cause breaches in your privacy and for this reason it should not be tolerated. What is more, the sponsored search results and the third-party ads displayed by SearchIt.com should not be interacted with because they will send you to possibly dangerous websites where you might get infected with malware. It will be hard for you to determine which search results you can trust and which ones you cannot, so you better not try to do it. Delete the SearchIt.com hijacker as its mere presence will worsen the performance of your computer and will expose you to serious threats.
How to Remove SearchIt.com virus
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the SearchIt.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 SearchIt.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 SearchIt.com from Add\Remove Programs
STEP 2: Clean SearchIt.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer
STEP 3: Permanently Remove SearchIt.com leftovers from the System
STEP 1 : Uninstall SearchIt.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 SearchIt.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the SearchIt.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 SearchIt.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.