How to Remove Searchult.com - Browser Hijacker Removal

Description of Searchult.com

Similar to other redirect viruses, Searchult.com is also classified as a browser hijacker that used by cyber criminals to change the settings of people’s web browsers in order to display advertising, boost web traffic and make pay-per-link profits. The redirect virus forces computer users visit Searchult.com from time to time. Its aim is to generate profits for its creator by driving web traffic to its sponsored sites and showing many suspicious ads on your webpages. In a word, the ultimate purpose of creating this redirect virus is to make money. It is strongly suggested that you should not click on the pop-up advertisements or follow the wizards displayed on the aggressive site, or your computer may be invaded by more other cyber criminals like Trojans, ransomware, adware and so on and further damaged and compromised. Go into action to remove Searchult.com redirect virus completely from your computer.

Consequences of Searchult.com

Once Searchult.com completes its installation on the target computer, it will tamper with the web browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer and change the Internet settings. Then, users’ default homepage and search engine will be replaced by Searchult.com. It also forcibly interrupts user’s browsing activities and takes user’s browsing searches to the websites supported by cyber crooks. Besides, the browser hijacker will display various kinds of pop ups with the aim of luring users into clicking on them. Those ads are usually coupons, deals, revenues, and pop-banner and ads revenues. If users click on those pop ups, the cyber criminals will get the chance to steal their money from the credit cards. What’s worse, the browser hijacker may collect and send people’s confidential data to cybercriminals for illegal activities.

How Can You Delete Searchult.com Redirect Virus?

Removing Searchult.com is a complicated process since it can make changes to the default browser settings and add its malicious codes to the computer system. Even though you restore all Internet settings tampered by the redirect virus, you computer may still be attacked by such virus again since its components are very stubborn. In the case of Searchult.com infection, we highly recommend computer users to delete Searchult.com from your PC as soon as possible.

Manual removal of Searchult.com:

1. Stop running processes related to this redirect virus

a: When the Windows Task manager appears, switch to Processes tab.

b: Find out and select the processes related to the virus by name random.exe, and click on the “End process” button.

2. Remove the redirect virus from Internet Explorer:

a: Start IE, go to Tools and select Internet Options.

b: Find General section, remove the redirect virus address as a home page.

c: Then go to Search section, find Settings button and choose Manage Add-ons

d: Erase the redirect and after the action, close Manage Add-ons

3. Remove the redirect virus from Mozilla Firefox:

a: Open Mozilla Firefox browser, click on tools and go to Options.

b: Switch to General tab, remove the redirect virus address as a startup site.

c: Then, go to: Firefox -> Add-ons -> Add-ons Manager -> Remove.

d: In the Search list, select Manage Search Engines and erase this redirect and choose OK

4. Remove the redirect virus from Google Chrome:

a: Open Google Chrome and navigate to Settings tab and Set pages.

b: Delete the redirect virus which was set as the startup site and choose OK

c: Find Manage search engines and here, erase this redirect.

d: Press on OK, and restart Google Chrome.

5. Delete all registry files created by this redirect

a. While the Registry Editor is opened, search for the registry key “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ XXX.” Right-click this registry key and select “Delete.”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM].exe”

b. Navigate to directory %PROGRAM_FILES%\ XXX \ and delete the infected files manually.

%AppData%Local[random].exe

C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe

C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\*.*

Conclusion

Searchult.com uses many ways to distribute the virus, but the major one is third party Windows freeware as victimized users are not able to recognize such intrusive virus. The browser hijacker virus slips into a computer as many PC users neglect to read the End-User License Agreement, assenting the installation of the Searchult.com toolbar. Usually, people install new free applications without paying attention to the processes. That’s why the browser hijacker can enter a computer secretly. And if so, it is able to masquerade as a legal toolbar that can get installed on the browser. Please note that it is urgent to get rid of Searchult.com from computer in case more serious problems are caused. Don’t know how to remove the browser hijacker? Download and use a powerful removal tool right now!