Search.searcheasysa.com

What is Search.searcheasysa.com?

Search.searcheasysa.com is obviously a browser hijacker that changes your homepage settings. Most of the time, it happens without your permission, but it does not mean that you have nothing to do with this program’s installation. When we go through the browser hijacker’s distribution methods, you will see that you also play a role in it. However, the most important thing right now is to remove Search.searcheasysa.com from your computer, so that you would avoid potential security issues that could arise with this browser hijacker running on your computer. If your main concern is the removal, please scroll down to the guidelines below this description.

Where does Search.searcheasysa.com come from?

As mentioned, it is important to understand how such programs get distributed around the web. When you know that, you will understand your own role in that distribution scheme. Of course, we are not trying to say that you install Search.searcheasysa.com and other similar programs on purpose. It is more like, you do not know that such applications are about to be added to your system, and you simply fall into a trap.

So, it goes without saying that Search.searcheasysa.com does not have a direct distribution source because no one would want to have such a program. Instead, the browser hijacker comes bundled with freeware. Users tend to download freeware applications from file-sharing sites without really checking whether the third-party installers that distribute those programs are reliable or not. As a result, they end up installing several applications via the same installer. You probably do not even notice that some application comes bundled with additional features or programs.

Normally, it should be possible to avoid installing unwanted applications by deselecting them during the installation process. However, users tend to just breeze through the setup because they think it is a default process, and there is nothing left to tweak. As a result, Search.searcheasysa.com and other unwanted applications get installed on your computer. Yes, you have read it right: You probably installed several other unwanted programs with the application you downloaded. This browser hijacker is just one of the few issues you have to deal with.

What does Search.searcheasysa.com do?

Having discussed the program’s distribution methods, we can focus on its behavior. Technically, the program does not present us with anything unusual. Search.searcheasysa.com works just like any other browser hijacker out there.

It is compatible with Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer, so it can affect a wide range of Internet users. When the hijacker enters a target system, it changes the homepage and search engine settings on the default browser. Some users may not think that there is anything suspicious about it because it looks like a genuine search provider. What’s more, the browser hijacker uses a custom version of the Yahoo! Search engine, so it might seem as though this program works along with the popular search engine. However, that does not give you grounds to trust Search.searcheasysa.com.

If anything, this browser hijacker will collect information on what websites you visit and the keywords you enter in your search box. When the program has collected enough information about you, it will start displaying a lot of commercial content, related to your likes and preferences.

When you see custom commercial content, you are more likely to interact with it, so Search.searcheasysa.com relies on that when it tries to push you into clicking its links. The reason it needs your clicks is, obviously, money. The browser hijacker was released with the intention to make some financial profit, and it does that by employing the pay-per-click system.

This system is not illegal, and you can CHOOSE to not click the promoted links, but quite often users click them away out of pure habit. The biggest problem here is that some of those links could be embedded with corrupted content. Search.searcheasysa.com does not check where its promotional content leads you, so there is always a chance that you could encounter something malicious on the other end.

How do I remove Search.searcheasysa.com?

To protect yourself and your computer from potential harm, you have to remove Search.searcheasysa.com at once. Manual removal is not too complicated, but if you think that you do not want to deal with it on your own, you should scan your PC with the SpyHunter free scanner, and the scan results will show you all the files and programs that you should delete from your system. Then, you could get rid of them with a security tool of your choice.

Manual Search.searcheasysa.com Removal

Internet Explorer

1. Press Win+R and type regedit. Click OK.
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
3. On the right side, right-click the Start Page value.
4. Select Modify and change your homepage address. Click OK.
5. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.
6. Modify the following values:
   FaviconURL
   FaviconURLFallback
   TopResultURL
   URL

Firefox

1. Press Win+R and type %AppData%. Click OK.
2. Navigate to Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[User ID].
3. Find and open the prefs.js file via Notepad.
4. Delete the following string: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://Search.searcheasysa.com");
5. Save changes and close the file.

Chrome

1. Press Win+R and enter %LocalAppData% into the Open box.
2. Click OK and go to Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
3. Find and delete the Preferences, Security Preferences, and Web Data files.

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