Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker - How to remove

Searchfzlm.com might look like useful and free tool, but it is not true and you should not use it. First of all, once installed on a computer it will change some settings on your web browsers so they will not function normally anymore. That’s why we recommend to eliminate this virus from your system as soon as possible.

There are two most common methods to do that – either manually or automatically. Since it’s easier to do it automatically, we suggest to go for this removal method. Simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of them should be able to detect and remove the virus in no time. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

In case you prefer to perform this removal manually – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Searchfzlm.com manual removal guide. We have developed it to assist you through this complicated process of virus removal. Just try to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate this infection manually by your own.

If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will try to answer them all. To learn more about specific features of Searchfzlm.com please continue reading the article.

About Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker

If you were unlucky enough to get infected with this infection, homepage of your web browser now probably look something different as it used to. That’s because this infection has changed settings on your web browsers and set homepage and default search engine to www.Searchfzlm.com. You should see something like this:

It is presented as advanced search engine and speed tester tool that you can use for free. However, we find this information to be hard to believe.

Firstly, if you try to search for something using Searchfzlm.com you will definitely notice tons of sponsored links that are not even relevant to your search queries, thus you will waste your time this way. In addition to that, it might be dangerous to click on those results thus we do not recommend to do that.

If you actually click on a sponsored link displayed by Searchfzlm.com virus, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Searchfzlm.com virus can be described as advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks like Facebook ads or Google Adwords, they use malware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep Searchfzlm installed on your computer, various hackers and scammers will be able to reach you right on your web browsers on a daily basis and that’s very dangerous.

Distribution Methods of Searchfzlm.com virus

Searchfzlm.com virus is distributed bundled with other freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet. I.e. when you download and install some media player or downloads manager from unreliable website, there is a chance that Searchfzlm.com will come alongside and be installed on your computer. To protect your system from malware like this, you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware software all the time.

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Manual removal of Searchfzlm.com virus

How to remove Searchfzlm using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Searchfzlm . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Searchfzlm from macOS

Delete Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Searchfzlm app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchfzlm, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Searchfzlm and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Searchfzlm.com browser hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal