Stop Searchab.com - How to Remove Redirect Virus?

Property of Searchab

You are kept getting Searchab.com constantly whenever you implement a browser surfing? Some of you have default homepage changed unwittingly? No doubt that your router is hacked by Searchab .com. Searchab applies some typical browser hijacker devilries, such as taking victim to Searchab.com when open an intended link; giving out search results based on its domain. It may trigger pop ups and ads if you ignore it for some time. Tee Support agents 24/7 online has found that Mac users is the main target and downloading Privatize VPN could trigger Searchab .com.

More Potential Harms from Searchab.com

With Searchab.com around, some of the provided results can take one to some malicious online distributors. Thus, even if you are able to click back to the intended site, you are still under malware attack. That’s how such browser virus help the its maker paid. With its domain-based search results, and more and more frequent visit, your confidential information is at high risk of being traced as some configuration modifications would enable keyloggers installation.

Why Manual Approach Is Effective?

One who gets trouble with Searchab.com may think it is a browser issue, and lose sight of system modification caused by the redirect virus. And one should take it seriously as it can bypass the security programs and not be seen in Control Panel thanks to its ignominious registries, files and other plug-ins.

Want to dig out them? It is not that easy because some are hidden and some resemble the systematic ones. If you don’t want to take the risk of collapsing Windows because of improper operation, you are welcome to get professional help by accessing 24/7 online computer help center.

Detialed Steps Help You Remove Searchab.com

1. Disable any suspicious startup items.
For Windows XP:

step: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items.

 

2. Remove add-ons:

Internet Explorer:
1) Go to Tools -> ‘Manage Add-ons’;
2) Choose ‘Search Providers’ -> choose ‘Bing’ search engine or ‘Google’ search engine and make it default;
3) Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;
4) Go to ‘Tools’ -> ‘Internet Options’; select ‘General tab’ and click website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save changes.

Google Chrome
1) Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon, select ‘Settings’;
2) Choose ‘Basic Options’;
3) Change Google Chrome’s homepage to google.com or any other and click the ‘Manage Search Engines…’ button;
4) Select ‘Google’ from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select ‘Search Result’ from the list to remove it by clicking the ‘X’ mark.    

Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier’s icon and select ‘Manage Search Engine…’;
2) Choose ‘Search Results’ from the list and click ‘Remove’ and OK to save changes;
3) Go to ‘Tools’ -> “Options”. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under ‘General tab;  


3. Disable proxy

1. Click on Tools on the menu bar
2. select Internet options
3. go to Connections tab
4. select LAN settings at the bottom of the dialog
5. under the Proxy sever, untick 'use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections).'
6. Click OK 

4. Show hidden files  
step: a) open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options;

 

b) under View tab to tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK;

 


5. Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.
step: Use CTRL+ALT+DEL combination to open Task Manager  

Please stop all the following processes.
random.exe

6. Delete all related files and registry values in your local hard disk C.
step: Hold down the Windows key on your keyboard and press the "R" button. Type in "regedit" and hit "Enter" to gain access to the Registry Editor.


                         

Registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer “NoDesktop” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = [random]
step: delete any files and folders that have PUP.CrossFire.SA's name
%System%\drivers\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].sys
%Temp%\[random]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\[random name].dll
%AppData%\[random].exe
%ProgramFiles%\LP\[random].exe
%AppData%\[random name].bin

Follow Video Sample to Remove Searchab.com

 

Kind Reminder: There's a lot of work need to do after you have resorted to security utilities. Be careful when you get into the kernel part of the affected system to kill related  files and registries, since any slight mistake would result in none-access to Windows again. Should you fail to stop Searchab.com and the mess of your browser, you are welcome to start a live chat with Tee Support experts 24/7 online for real-time help.