Remove Yes Searches Virus from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Yes Searches took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Yes Searches (YesSearch.com) is a browser hijacker. This program gives you no reason whatsoever to keep it on board. On the other hand, it constantly gives you plenty of reasons to delete it. The minute you realize your computer has been infected, don’t hesitate. Take action. Remember, there’s no plausible scenario in which having a nasty PC infection on your machine doesn’t put you in danger. This parasite not only messes with your browser settings but also serves as a back door to malware. Long story short, you certainly want to say “no” to the Yes Searches virus. There’s absolutely nothing to lose by deleting it so take care of your safety before it’s too late. Hijackers, like most infections out there, get installed using stealth and deceit. However, the long list of this program’s malicious traits is just getting started. You will notice that both your default homepage and favorite search engine have been replaced with the parasite’s questionable domain. This way you entire browsing experience gets hijacked. Yes Searches forces you to use its malicious search engine every single time you surf the Web. The problem is, you can’t trust any of the web links it displays. Did you know that all the “accurate” search results you now see on the PC screen are actually sponsored and highly unreliable? Keep that in mind the next time you come across the Yes Searches web links. Clicking some corrupted search result will automatically bring more parasites upon you. By adding a browser extension to all your browsers, the virus effectively disrupts your Internet activities. Apart from irritating you on a daily basis, the hijacker also aggressively redirects you towards unknown, unsafe websites. As we already mentioned, believing this infection’s tricky add-on puts you in immense danger. Therefore, we recommend you to stay away from the parasite’s never-ending pile of potentially harmful web links. Same piece of advice goes for the numerous pop-up ads, pop-unders, banners and other intrusive commercials it might bombard you with. Yes Searches might even install some additional toolbars without your permission or authorization. This pest pretends to be a legitimate search engine when in reality all it has in store for you are threats. Furthermore, the parasite jeopardizes your privacy. Yes, that includes mainly browsing-related data such as browsing history, search queries, email addresses, passwords, usernames, etc. Having said that, if you’re particularly unlucky, the Yes Searches virus could collect some personally identifiable information as well. Do you feel comfortable knowing that hackers have free access to your bank account data? It goes without saying that in order to prevent further damage, you have to uninstall the hijacker.

How did I get infected with?

You’re probably very curious to find out how exactly the parasite got to you. The thing is, you didn’t install Yes Searches voluntarily, did you? More often than not, virtual infections travel the Web using stealth. For example, viruses get attached to safe software so unless you check out the programs one by one, you will end up downloading the entire bundle. Hackers attach all kinds of infections to such freeware/shareware bundles. Therefore, you could easily compromise your machine by installing Trojans, ransomware and other extremely virulent parasites without even knowing it. To protect your machine (which should be your first priority while surfing the Web), avoid illegitimate programs, especially if they come bundled. And especially if they come for free. Remember that you should always be aware what you give green light to; opt for the Custom/Advanced option instead of the Basic one. Also, reading the Terms and Conditions or the EULA (End User License Agreement) may not be a fun thing to do but it could prevent virus infiltration. Last but not least, avoid clicking any spam message or spam email-attachment that you might stumble across online. All you have to do in order to keep your device virus-free is pay attention on time.

Why is this dangerous?

Hijackers in general and this one in particular get developed for one reason only – to help hackers gain questionable profit at your expense. Thanks to the pay-per-click mechanism and other equally dubious monetizing techniques online, you’re practically helping crooks gain revenue by keeping their malicious program on board. Are you willing to become a sponsor of greedy cyber criminals? The Yes Searches browser extension works just fine with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. That means you can no longer trust any of your browsers. Stay away from the search results this infection continually generates and don’t fall victim to hackers. As mentioned, clicking a corrupted web link might cause you irreversible damage. As if that wasn’t enough, your private life online isn’t even private anymore now that the PC has been corrupted. To sum up, not only is Yes Searches utterly useless but very harmful as well. Due to its undesirable presence, your browsers crash or freeze and the Internet connection itself might experience difficulties. The overall PC performance is significantly worse so don’t waste time. To remove this pesky hijacker manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How to Remove Yes Searches virus

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

STEP 2: Clean Yes Searches from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Yes Searches leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Yes Searches 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 Yes Searches homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Yes Searches 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

How to Permanently Remove Yes Searches 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.