SearchPage virus

What is SearchPage virus?

As our spyware researchers have discovered, SearchPage virus is a real threat to your virtual security. The clandestine infection is considered to be a browser hijacker because it can take over the home page and search provider settings of your web browsers. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are few of the most popular web browsers which may be affected by the threat. If you do not remove SearchPage virus from the PC your browsers will remain corrupted and you will not feel free browsing the internet. Luckily, our researchers are ready to help you with the complicated removal process, and all you have to do right now is continue reading.

How does SearchPage virus act?

The interface of searchpage.com does not look suspicious and most web surfers would probably see no harm if getting rerouted to this site. Needless to say, this bubble bursts the first time you attempt to use the search engine as a regular one because if you do you are routed straight to search.yahoo.com. Needless to say, there is little harm in using this popular search engine; however, if you do it using searchpage.com there is a possibility that all of your virtual activity will be recorded. For this task the SearchPage virus can utilize web cookies, browser helper objects, web beacons and similar technology. Even though it is unlikely that these will record your personal information the risk remains and so getting the virus deleted from the system is highly recommended.

Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have discovered that often computer users think that a malicious threat has entered the system when it is not the case. For example, if you land on the aforementioned website you may have clicked the represented Download button. If you perform this step you will discover SearchPage Tab installed onto your browsers and home page/search provider settings will be modified. Even though such activity is quite suspicious you should not think that it is automatically malicious.

How to remove SearchPage virus?

To determine what kind of threats are running on your system we recommend clicking the download button below and installing the free-of-charge malware scanner. This tool will examine the operating system and help you discover which applications are categorized as threats and require immediate removal. If the scanner indicates that you need to delete SearchPage virus you certainly should perform this step right away. Activate the automatic malware detection and removal tool SpyHunter to delete the infection from your personal computer. Afterwards follow the steps below to change browser settings.

Delete undesirable software

Remove from Windows XP:

1. Navigate to the Task Bar and open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Remove the undesirable application (e.g. SearchPage Tab).

Remove from Windows Vista or Windows 7:

1. Open the Start menu and then go to Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program to find installed applications
3. Right-click the one you wish to delete and click Uninstall.

Delete from Windows 8:

1. Access the Metro UI start screen, right-click on the background and click All apps.
2. Open the Control Panel and go to Uninstall a program.
3. Now right-click the program you want to delete and click Uninstall.

Remove undesirable search tools

Remove from Internet Explorer:

1. Launch the browser, simultaneously tap Alt+T and click Manage Add-ons.
2. Go to Search Providers which you can find in the menu on the left.
3. Click the undesirable search tool, select Remove and then Close.
4. Once more tap Alt+T and now select Internet Options.
5. Click the General tab, change/delete the Home Page and click OK.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Launch the browser, find the search box and click the search provider icon.
2. From the appeared menu select Manage Search Engines.
3. Remove the undesirable search provider and then click OK.
4. Simultaneously tap Alt+T and select Options.
5. Click General tab, change/delete the Home Page and hit OK.

Remove from Google Chrome:

1. Launch the browser, simultaneously tap Alt+F and click Settings.
2. Under On Startup mark Open a specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
3. Now change/delete the URL of an undesirable option and click OK.
4. Under Appearance mark Show Home button, click Change and repeat step 3.
5. Go to Search and click Manage search engines.
6. Choose a new default search engine and remove the unwanted one by clicking X. Hit Done.

We strongly recommend to remove SearchPage virus from the system and you can either perform it manually, if you have the experience, or automatically. If you choose the latter option and download our recommended tool your virtual security will be guarded for a long time to come.

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