Search.searcheasysa.com virus. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is known about search.searcheasysa.com virus?
Search.searcheasysa.com virus is another suspicious search engine developed by Polarity Technologies Ltd. This Cyprus-based company is known for creating many similar search engines that have a close relationship with Safer Browser hijackers’ family. Therefore, this search engine is also classified as a browser hijacker because of its feature to get inside computer secretly and take over attacked web browsers. This potentially unwanted program[1] can attack Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer we browsers and alter their settings. Search.searcheasysa.com browser hijacker may replace current browser’s homepage, default search engine, and new tab URL address. However, people cannot reject these changes because the virus alters the Registry and appends particular arguments to the shortcuts to prevent from these changes. Therefore, the only option to get back control over the browser is to initiate search.searcheasysa.com removal. We highly suggest scanning the computer with Reimage and letting this anti-malware/ anti-spyware program to clean all hijacker-related components.
Questions about Search.searcheasysa.com virus
The biggest problems that may be caused by the hijacker is search.searcheasysa.com redirect issues. Using this search engine, you may encounter commercial content in the form of search results or ads that might lead to the infected or phishing websites. Judging from the main page of the search engine, the advertised content may be related to the sports. The toolbar on the top of the page supports Easy Sports Access toolbar that includes links to the news websites, offers live stream, schedules, scores and other useful links for sports enthusiasts. However, we want to discourage you from using them because they may lead to the shady third-party websites. Moreover, search.searcheasysa.com virus is interested in your non-personally identifiable information which mostly includes your browsing-related information and details about your computer, operating system and the browser. Aggregated information[2] is often used for providing more accurate search results or interest-based ads. However, this information may be shared or sold to the third-parties. Therefore, if you value your online privacy[3], you should remove search.searcheasysa.com immediately.
Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').
If you are 'Windows 10 / Windows 8' user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once 'Quick Access Menu' shows up, select 'Control Panel' and 'Uninstall a Program'.
Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'
Right click on browsers' icon and select 'Properties'
Select 'Shortcut' tab and delete 'http://isearch.babylon.com...' or other suspicious URL
Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'
Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'
Click on menu icon and select 'Manage add-ons'
Right click on each of malicious entries and select 'Disable'
Delete malicious URL, enter your desired domain name and click 'Apply' to save changes
Go to 'Advanced' tab and click on 'Reset' button. Now select 'Delete personal settings' and click on 'Reset' button again
Go to Settings and select 'Choose what to clear'
Select 'Clear' button
Open the start menu and select 'Task Manager'
Right-click 'Microsoft Edge' and select 'Go to details'
Select 'More details' if 'Go to details' option fails to show up
Find Microsoft Edge entries and select 'End Task'
Go to Microsoft Edge folder on your computer, right-click every entry and click 'Delete'
Find Windows PowerShell, right-click it and select 'Run as administrator'
Copy and paste a required command and press 'Enter'
Click on menu icon and select 'Add-ons'
Select 'Extensions' and look for malicious entries. Click 'Remove' to get rid of each of them
When in 'General' tab, delete malicious URL from 'Home Page' section or click on 'Restore to Default' button. Click 'OK' to save changes
Click on menu icon and then on '?'. Select 'Troubleshooting Information'
Click on 'Reset Firefox' button for a couple of times
Click on menu icon. Select 'Tools' and 'Extensions'
Look for malicious entries and delete each of them by clicking on the Trash bin icon
After clicking on menu and 'Settings', select 'Set pages'
Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs
When in 'Settings', select 'Manage search engines...'
Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs
When in 'Settings', scroll down to 'Reset browser settings' button and click on it
Click on 'Reset' button to complete your removal
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'
Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons
When in 'General', delete malicious URL and enter your desired domain name
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'
Select all options and click on 'Reset' button
How did hijack occur?
Search.searcheasysa.com hijack may occur when you download free programs from the Internet[4] and install them under Quick or Recommended settings. These settings do not reveal about additional programs that may be attached to the software package. Many freeware and shareware[5] are not single programs but software packages; hence, you have to “unpack” the program using Advanced or Custom settings. These settings allow seeing the list of the optional downloads and rejecting their installing by deselecting pre-selected entries.
How to remove search.searcheasysa.com virus from the browser?
In order to remove search.searcheasysa.com virus, you can investigate computer’s system looking for the browser hijacker, detecting the program that is responsible for getting it inside and other components that may be related to the files. Once you find all these entries, you have to remove them. Additionally, you can speed up the process by installing an anti-malware program and running a full system scan. Automatic search.searcheasysa.com removal assures that all hijacker-related components are deleted from the system entirely.
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, SpyHunterCombo Cleaner, Malwarebytes Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove Search.searcheasysa.com virus, follow these steps:
Delete Search.searcheasysa.com from Windows systems
To remove search.searcheasysa.com virus from the computer you have to follow the instructions carefully and do not leave any hijacker-related component on the PC and web browsers.
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
- Uninstall Search.searcheasysa.com and related programs
Here, look for Search.searcheasysa.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
- Remove Search.searcheasysa.com from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties. -
Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.
Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariErase Search.searcheasysa.com from Mac OS X system
Follow these steps to remove browser hijacker from the computer manually. Make sure you remove all hijacker-related files and apps.
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Search.searcheasysa.com or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Eliminate Search.searcheasysa.com from Internet Explorer (IE)
Check the list of add-ons and remove all questionable entries that may be related to search.searcheasysa.com browser hijacker. Then, reset Internet Explorer’s settings and set your preferred homepage address.
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Search.searcheasysa.com and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Search.searcheasysa.com removal.
Remove Search.searcheasysa.com virus from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe. -
Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, Search.searcheasysa.com should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariGet rid of Search.searcheasysa.com from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
After search.searcheasysa.com hijack you may find some new browser extensions, add-ons, toolbars or plugins installed on Mozilla Firefox. It goes without saying that you have to remove all these entries if you want to avoid another hijack. Also, don’t forget to reset browser’s settings as shown below.
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select Search.searcheasysa.com and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the menu (top right corner), choose Options → General. - Here, delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
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Click OK to save these changes.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Search.searcheasysa.com removal.
Uninstall Search.searcheasysa.com from Google Chrome
To completely remove search.searcheasysa.com hijacker and all its negative features, you have to uninstall all questionable extensions that might have been installed on Google Chrome without your knowledge. Then, reset browser and set your preferred homepage and search engine.
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select Search.searcheasysa.com and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Change your homepage and default search engine if it was altered by your virus
Click on menu icon and choose Settings. -
Here, look for the Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup option and click on Set pages.
- Now you should see another window. Here, delete malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Search.searcheasysa.com removal.
Delete Search.searcheasysa.com from Safari
- Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for Search.searcheasysa.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General. -
Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by Search.searcheasysa.com, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Search.searcheasysa.com removal process.
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February 21st, 2017 at 8:43 am
It hijacked my sisters computer. Lucky me I found your instructions and fixed this issue!
February 21st, 2017 at 8:43 am
I almost got insane because of search.searcheasysa.com virus
February 21st, 2017 at 8:45 am
after hijack i saw so many strange ads…