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Searchnotifyfriends.info is a page that pops up after an adware invades. Once the cyber threat gains entry to your PC, it bombards you with the page. It forces it on your screen, every chance it gets. The infection doesn’t miss an opportunity to throw the site on you. You get redirected, non-stop. Open a new tab, and Searchnotifyfriends.info is there. Type a search, and it’s among the results. You see ‘Connecting to Searchnotifyfriends.info’ and ‘Waiting for Searchnotifyfriends.info’ all the time, as well. The plethora of ads, you get stuck with, is also ‘Powered by Searchnotifyfriends.info.’ Banner, in-text, and pop-up advertisements. Each one ‘Brought to you by Searchnotifyfriends.info.’ And, don’t think all that interference goes unnoticed. The adware’s continuous disruptions have consequences. They slow down your computer’s performance to a crawl. As well as, cause your system to suffer frequent crashes. And, do you know what? These are the minor inconveniences, you encounter. There are worse ones. Don’t wait around to experience them. Time is not your friend. The more time the adware spends on your PC, the more its influence grows. Hence, the worse your predicament gets. So, heed experts’ advice, and act against the adware ASAP. The faster you delete it, the better!

 

How did I get infected with?

Searchnotifyfriends.info pops up, because of you. Well, rather, because of your carelessness. You see, you got careless at a most inopportune moment. And, the page is a direct repercussion of that carelessness. Let’s elaborate. The application can’t enter your system unless you give it permission. No permission, no admission. An exchange has to take place. The tool inquires whether you agree to allow it in. But, here’s the thing. Asking, and asking outright, are two different things. The infection does seek your consent on its entry. But it does it in the most covert way possible. It turns to trickery, and the old but gold invasive methods. Freeware, fake updates, corrupted links, spam emails. It has its pick of tricks. It’s up to you to look through its deception. Be thorough, and make sure to catch the cyber threat in the act, of attempting invasion. Catch it, and deny it. Make sure to spot it, trying to slip by you unnoticed, and keep it from succeeding. Caution helps you to keep an infection-free PC. Carelessness does not. It does the opposite. Make the right choice. Choose caution over carelessness.

Why is this dangerous?

The tool, behind Searchnotifyfriends.info, spies on you. It has instructions to do so, and it follows them. Its espionage starts as soon as it invades. The tool keeps track of your online activities, and records everything you do. Yes, everything. Links and ads, you click. Sites you visit, social media accounts, passwords, logins. Credit card and bank account details. And, what do you imagine it does with this personal and financial data? Well, once the adware deems it has stolen enough, it exposes it. To whom? Well, to the unknown individuals behind it. In other words, cyber criminals with malicious intentions. People, you can’t trust with such sensitive information. And, shouldn’t! So, don’t. Do yourself a favor, and get rid of the adware at once. Don’t allow it the time, it needs to fulfill its thieving agenda. Locate its exact lurking place, and remove it on discovery. Your future self will thank you for it.

How to Remove Searchnotifyfriends.info virus

The Searchnotifyfriends.info infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Searchnotifyfriends.info 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: Track down Searchnotifyfriends.info in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Searchnotifyfriends.info startup location

STEP 3: Delete Searchnotifyfriends.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Searchnotifyfriends.info in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Searchnotifyfriends.info startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Searchnotifyfriends.info virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Searchnotifyfriends.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Searchnotifyfriends.info 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

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Searchnotifyfriends.info

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Searchnotifyfriends.info, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Searchnotifyfriends.info argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Searchnotifyfriends.info Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. 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.