I wrote this article to help you remove Searchmulty.com. This Searchmulty.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Searchmulty.com is a website, presented as a useful thing to have on your browser. In reality, it does not provide advanced search functions, as claimed in its description. If this page constantly appears on your page, it means that somewhere on your PC lurks a nasty browser hijacker. This malicious parasite is more than capable of taking over any browser that you have on your computer and turning them into ad-displaying tools.
The hijacker’s ability to modify any settings it sees fit, definitely helps in this mission. Oftentimes, the symptoms of a browser hijacker infection include but are not limited to a replaced homepage and search engine with the Searchmulty.com website, shady apps and toolbars installations without your knowledge or permission, as well as an annoying advertisement bombardment that stops you from doing any kind of work online.
What’s interesting about such ads is that they’ll be specifically designed according to the information that they have on you. You see, this malicious parasite can monitor your online activity and steal your browsing history and search queries, so it can better customize the promoted content that your screen will be flooded with. That’s a serious security and privacy breach.
The most common means for a browser hijacker infection include spam emails and attachments, fake update messages, software bundling, torrent files and infected links and ads. Being cautious is key when it comes to maintaining a secure browsing experience. If any shady ads and pop-ups appear on your site, we advise you to steer clear of them, especially if they look too good to be true.
Crooks will try to trick you into clicking on infected content, most commonly exclusive offers, special deals, one-time-only coupons and discounts, etc. We highly recommend using only official and licensed sources to get updates, software downloads and for web browsing in general. Haste and negligence will get you no positives.
Browser hijackers are nasty parasites that aim to create revenue for their creators and the sponsored pages they will promote on victim’s browser. This is done through the pay-per-click scheme. But there is another way for them to profit as well. Thanks to this cyber parasite, hackers can get their hands on sensitive information like passwords, IP addresses, Login ID, bank account credentials, credit card numbers and more. Such data is very valuable, and they can sell it to other third-parties for profit.
Also, all those adverts that will flood your screen will eventually overload your browser. Sooner or later, it will start struggling to run properly, until it stops working entirely. Apart from the constant freezes and crashes of your browser, you may also experience slow internet connection. Having a browser hijacker on your PC brings nothing but trouble. If you want to return to a normal and ad-free browsing experience, as well as protect your privacy, you need to get rid of this cyber pest immediately!
Searchmulty.com Removal
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 perform to remove the hijacker 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 to the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.
Still cannot remove Searchmulty.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.