What is SearchShock.com?
SearchShock.com is a browser that changes your default search engine and homepage settings. These changes are unsolicited, and you should not tolerate that. However, the fact that your browser settings have been modified might also indicate the fact that you have more than just one potentially unwanted application installed on your computer. Hence, when you remove SearchShock.com from the system, make sure you get rid of all the other potential threats that might be hiding in your system. If you do not know which programs must be removed, scan the PC with SpyHunter free scanner.
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Where does SearchShock.com come from?
Although we can say that SearchShock.com is the homepage for the infection, there is no direct download link available. It means that the installer file for this browser hijacker arrives bundled with freeware from third-party websites. Consequently, it also suggests that users are the ones who install SearchShock.com onto their computer even if they are not aware of the fact.
At the same time, it is possible for this browser hijacker to come via potentially corrupted commercial ads or adware-related websites. Whenever you click a suspicious-looking pop-up ad, keep in mind that you could be redirected to a website that distributes adware or other computer security threats such as SearchShock.com. Either way, you need to be responsible for your computer’s asafety, and employing safe internet browsing habits is one of the ways to do it.
What does SearchShock.com do?
As it has been mentioned already, the browser hijacker changes your default search engine to SearchShock.com. It tries to make an impression that SearchShock.com is a reliable website that can provide you with useful search results. However, if you were to perform a web search via the browser hijacker’s homepage, you would notice that it cannot even process your search query – the search results on your screen are displayed via Couponsbar (which consequently redirects you to search.coupons-bar.com).
What is more, SearchShock.com comes with Web, Video, Images and News search options, but clicking on them sometimes opens a random survey or adware-related website. It only proves that SearchShock.com tries to make easy money for its creators by exposing you to commercial content. It is not an extremely dangerous activity, but we have to remember that browser hijackers might as well get exploited by cybercriminals for their malicious content promotion.
How to remove SearchShock.com?
You certainly cannot allow a malware infection to enter your computer. Hence, you must get rid of SearchShock.com as soon as possible. There is no uninstall entry for SearchShock.com in Control Panel, so you will have to remove the search engine from your browser manually. Afterward, you will have to scan your PC with a legitimate malware detection and removal tool, since you must detect and terminate all the files related to this browser hijacker, and all the additional programs that might prove to be detrimental to your system’s security.
Remove SearchShock.com from browser
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and click Internet Explorer.
- Press Use default under General tab and click OK.
- Press Alt+T again and click Manage add-ons.
- Select Search providers on the left pane.
- Set a new default search engine and remove SearchShock.com.
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the search engine icon on the left of Firefox search box.
- Select Manage search engines on drop-down menu.
- Remove SearchShock.com from the list and click OK.
- Press Alt+T and go to Add-ons.
- Click Restore to default under General tab and click OK.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
- Mark Open a specific page or set of pages under On Startup.
- Click Set pages and change your homepage address. Click OK.
- Select Manage search engines under Search.
- Set a new default search engine, delete SearchShock.com and press Done.
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