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Suddenly Spot-search.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.
Spot-search.com is a browser hijacker. It’s incredibly malicious and damaging. You should NOT allow this tool to stay on your computer even a second after it first reveals its presence because you WILL regret it. Once the tool slithers its way in, it starts wreaking havoc and issues pile up instantaneously. You’ll first realize something is wrong with your system when you suddenly find your preferred homepage and search engine replaced with Spot-search.com. One day you turn on your PC and there it is! But this little switch is just the beginning. The hijacker can, and will, surprise you with various changes you didn’t approve of or were even aware of, on a daily basis. That’s because, once it gets your permission to enter your system, it’s no longer required to ask for your approval on anything else. So, if you wish to spare yourself the time and energy of cleaning up the never-ending messes, Spot-search.com will create, get rid of it as soon as you possibly can! You won’t regret it, and your future self will thank you for it.
How did I get infected with?
Spot-search.com is a master of deceit. The tool not only dupes you into approving its installation but also keeps you oblivious to the fact that you did. To sneak in undetected the tool prays on your distraction, naivety, and haste. It turns to the old but gold means of infiltration. That includes hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links, or sites. It can also pose as a bogus system or program update, like Adobe Flash Player or Java. However, the hijacker’s most commonly used method of infiltration is through freeware as it provides possibly the easiest entry point. That’s because users tend to not pay nearly as enough attention as they should during its installation. Instead of carefully reading the terms and conditions, they just agree to all of them in haste and hope for the best. Well, that’s a ridiculous notion that results in horrendous repercussions. Unless you WISH to end up with a hijacker on your computer, don’t rush and be more careful! After all, a little extra attention goes a long way.
Why is this dangerous?
After Spot-search.com settles in your system, it spends some time lurking in the corners of your system, and you don’t even realize there’s a hazardous infection on you PC. Well, not until it chooses to reveal itself. The hijacker finally shows its presence when it replaces your default search engine and homepage. But this little switch is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s only the beginning of an endless myriad of unasked for and unapproved changes, which you’ll be forced to accept and deal with. Why? Well, because once it’s in, the hijacker can do anything and everything it so wishes to do without bothering to ask for your permission first. And, it doesn’t even have to inform you. That’s a scary possibility, isn’t it? Don’t allow that to happen! Don’t just stand there and accept the fact that you’re handing your system’s, and your own, well-being in the hands of a malicious, hazardous tool! Don’t allow the hijacker to stay and mess up your system! Delete it the very first chance you get! That way you’ll avoid getting overrun with malware. Also, you won’t have to experience the never-ending bombardment of pop-up ads, which will, in turn, lead to frequent system crashes and a slower PC performance. Get rid of Spot-search.com immediately, and save yourself all of this trouble. This useless hijacker is not worth even half the hassle it puts you through.
How to Remove Spot-search.com virus
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Spot-search.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 Spot-search.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 Spot-search.com from Add\Remove Programs
STEP 2: Clean Spot-search.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer
STEP 3: Permanently Remove Spot-search.com leftovers from the System
STEP 1 : Uninstall Spot-search.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 Spot-search.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Spot-search.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 Spot-search.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.