What is Scearch-naitiy.ru?
Scearch-naitiy.ru is a browser hijacker that will enter your computer unexpectedly. This program arrives at your system because it needs to generate a financial profit for its creators. The program itself does not try to infect you with malware, but a malevolent third party could make use of the hijacker’s capabilities to promote their harmful content, so rather than tolerating this application, you should remove Scearch-naitiy.ru immediately. While you are at it, you should also run a full system scan with a security program because you might have more unwanted applications on-board, and so you have to terminate every single threat at once.
Where does Scearch-naitiy.ru come from?
There is no direct distribution source for this hijacker, but it is obvious that the program mostly targets users in the Russian-speaking countries. Therefore, we can assume that the installer file for the hijacker usually comes bundled with freeware applications from Russian file-sharing sites. For instance, it could be included in an installer file that gets uploaded on forums, torrent websites, and so on. And it is not just about this browser hijacker. Quite a few security threats get distributed this way. Hence, whenever you download and install freeware, you have to go through the setup carefully. Sometimes, it could be possible to deselect the unnecessary applications if you paid closer attention to the steps on the installation wizard.
On the other hand, there are also cases when Scearch-naitiy.ru and similar intruders enter target systems via a drive-by download. For example, if you visit a gaming or pornography website that has a lot of pop-ups, one of those pop-ups may automatically initiate a software download that would also add the browser hijacker to your browser. In other words, most of the time, it is possible to avoid such programs if you are careful enough about the pages you open.
What does Scearch-naitiy.ru do?
The browser hijacker does not offer anything new, to be honest. It exhibits the usual features of all the other programs from the same category. Upon the installation, the program hijacks your shortcut target on Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. It means that no matter how many times you were to try and restore your browser settings to default, Scearch-naitiy.ru would still remain there as your main search engine or your homepage. Thankfully, it is possible to edit the shortcut target line, and we will show you how to do it.
Once the program is certain that you will not be able to get rid of it easily, it starts collecting information on your web browsing habits. That is something any browser hijacker does. And once it has enough data, it will start displaying custom-generated commercial advertisements. What’s more, the hijacker will be sure to redirect you to traflebc.ru, traffic-media.co, adl.mymylove.ru, quantumsystem.org, and many other suspicious websites. You can be sure that you see all these pop-ups on your computer because the application needs to make money, and it succeeds whenever you click the promoted content.
Please note that the moment you click the advertisements promoted by Scearch-naitiy.ru, you immediately find yourself in a third-party territory, and the browser hijacker cannot be held responsible for whatever happens to you. That is because adware and browser hijackers seldom check the legitimacy of the third-party content they promote. Sometimes, they may also embed corrupted content that redirects users to malware-related websites. From there, you would be only one click away from a severe malware infection.
How do I remove Scearch-naitiy.ru?
Save yourself the trouble of dealing with malware by removing Scearch-naitiy.ru today. It might be slightly complicated to terminate this hijacker on your own because you will need to modify the shortcut target line. However, it is not too difficult, and you can do it by following our instructions below.
After manual removal, be sure to scan your PC with the SpyHunter free scanner, as you are bound to have more unwanted applications on-board. You need to terminate every single threat to avoid malicious exploitation. If you feel that this is too overwhelming for you, please feel free to contact us, and our team will guide you through the removal steps. Just make sure you do everything to protect your system from harm.
Manual Scearch-naitiy.ru Removal
Edit the Target Line
- Right-click your browser’s shortcut.
- Select Properties on the drop-down menu.
- Open the Shortcut tab and locate the Target line.
- Delete everything that is OUTSIDE of the quotation marks.
- Click OK to save changes.
Firefox
- Press Alt+H and click Troubleshooting information.
- On the new tab, click Refresh Firefox.
- Press Refresh Firefox again and click Finish.
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and click Internet options.
- Open the Advanced tab and press Reset.
- Select Delete personal settings and click Reset.
- Press Close.
Chrome
- Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
- Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
- Click Reset settings at the bottom of the page.
- Press Reset the confirm.
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