Remove Surfvox.com Homepage (Removal Guide)

How to Remove Surfvox Homepage?

In order to remove Surfvox homepage from your browsers you need to uninstall the related software from add/remove programs. This post includes a removal guide on how to get rid of of this browser hijacker. Surfvox.com looks like a legitimate and trustworthy search engine as it claims to be a Google custom search engine and it also offers you with a lot of shortcuts to Facebook, YouTube and many others. However, it is classified as potentially unwanted, because it installs on your computer without your consent or through a misleading custom installation. Surfvox.com often infects the computer bundled with freeware programs. Surfvox.com hijacks all the well known browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It presents itself as a search engine, but actually is a very annoying fake search engine that is displaying content from another original search engine. The bad thing is that it continuously displays its domain on current Webpage. When talking about a computer viruses, Trojans, adware or malware this search engine exhibits similar behavior. Usually people ignore warnings about fishing website, but this is a sure risk to your confidentiality. This browser hijacker creates a counterfeit search engine to make you believe that is has the same capabilities as the Google search.

How Did the Surfvox Browser Hijacker Infected My Computer?

The surfvox adware took over your computer after you have installed a free software that was bundled with it. It can be installed from a variety of questionable websites. Any free software is often bundled with suspicious third-party freeware and shareware software. An opportunity is usually given to accept or decline an offer to install the unwanted software and change the home page and search engine; however, the decline of the offer is presented in a confusing manner or ignored.

How to Remove Surfvox Homepage (Uninstall Guide)

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the surfvox 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 surfvox 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 surfvox from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Remove surfvox pop-up ads from Chrome

STEP 3: Remove surfvox Adware from Firefox

STEP 4: Remove surfvox from IE

STEP 5: Permanently Remove surfvox from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall surfvox from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

 

Locate any suspicious software and click on uninstall/change. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove surfvox pop-up ads from Chrome

• Open Google Chrome
• In the Main Menu (1), select Tools (2)—> Extensions (3)
• Remove any surfvox Apps by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

STEP 3 : Remove surfvox Adware from Firefox

• Open Mozilla Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable surfvox Extension
• Go to Help (1)
• Then Troubleshoot information (2)
• Click on Reset Firefox (3)

STEP 4 : Remove surfvox from IE

• Open Internet Explorer
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon (1)
• Click on Internet options (2) 
• Select the Advanced tab (3) and click on Reset (4).

• Close IE

How to Permanently Remove surfvox Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Nevertheless, manual removal is successful, I recommend using any professional malware scanner to identify and remove all surfvox malware leftovers.