I wrote this article to help you remove Search.searchfana.com. This Search.searchfana.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Search.searchfana.com is an alternative search provider. The website features an embedded links bar and toolbar. The former provides quick access to the following platforms: Amazon, Walmart, Target, Gmail, Facebook, Yahoo, CNN, and Fox News. The toolbar also includes a set of quick access buttons. The linked websites here are My News Wire, Yahoo, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. Another service Search.searchfana.com provides is to list a local weather report. If you are interested in trying out this search engine, we need to warn you that it is considered risky. The platform is exploited by a hijacker which can cause you a lot of trouble. Both your system and your privacy will be exposed to threats.

Upon penetrating your computer, the hijacker will attack your web browser. It can penetrate the most common browsing clients, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, and Opera. The sinister program will change the DNS settings, making Search.searchfana.com your homepage and default search provider. This way, the hijacker gets the ability to manipulate the search results. It will insert supported websites amid the pages which legitimately match your queries. The activity of running advertising campaigns is a common practice. The owners of the hijacker get paid to promote third party platforms. They receive commissions every time a user follows a sponsored link. This payment method is called the pay-per-click system.

Interfering with the search results is the first way to forward users to supported websites. The other technique is more proficient. The Search.searchfana.com hijacker displays shopping advertisements. The pop-ups can take on different formats, including banners, freebies, in-text links, coupon boxes, transitional, interstitial, floating, contextual, inline, and comparison ads. The clandestine program will show you bargain offers for a wide variety of consumer goods, like garments, accessories, furniture, technological devices, decorative elements, gardening equipment, sports gear, games, toys, and others. Some of the listings may acquire your interest, but you need to keep in mind that the suggested deals are not confirmed to be legitimate. The hijacker does not check the sources behind the ads.

According to the terms of use and privacy policy on Search.searchfana.com, the owners of the domain are not responsible for security-related issues. The website is registered to a Cayman Islands company called Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. The services are distributed under an exclusive license agreement by Polarity Technologies Ltd., a company headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. While avoiding the ads would protect you from potential malware infections, it will not eliminate the personal security risk. The Search.searchfana.com hijacker is a data collector. It gathers information from the web browser and sells it on darknet markets. The rogue tool can record your browsing history, keystrokes, tracking cookies, geographic location, zip code, IP address, email, telephone number, and login credentials.

If you have not visited the Search.searchfana.com website, do not be surprised to discover the hijacker on your machine. The furtive program is not spread through the domain. The distribution happens via dark patterns. The preferred method is bundling. The shady tool can hitch a ride with another piece of software and get installed together with it. Freeware, shareware, and pirated applications are the usual choices. The hijacker will be listed as a bonus tool and selected per default. If you do not render the settings, it will be granted permission to enter your system. Make sure you always get acquainted with the end user license agreement (EULA) of the programs you install to your computer.

The next pattern we will address is spam emails. The Search.searchfana.com hijacker can hide behind an attached file. To make you open the document, the spammer will state that it contains an important message from a reputable sender, like the national post, the local police department, a courier firm, a bank, an institution, a government branch, or the district court. To check the reliability of your in-box items, proof the listed contacts. The final propagation vector is drive-by installations. Clicking on a compromised link or accessing a corrupted website can start the transfer of the covert program. You should select your sources with caution. Do your research on unfamiliar domains, if necessary.

Search.searchfana.com Uninstall

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Search.searchfana.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.