Search.searchdirex.com - How to remove

Search.searchdirex.com might appear as a homepage on your web browsers even if you can’t recall setting it up. That’s because this virus, listed as browser hijacker, infected your computer. In this case you shouldn’t hesitate and remove the infection.

There are two most common ways to get rid of infection like this – it can be done either manually or automatically, so it’s up to you which removal method to choose.

If you have no previous experience in eliminating infections like this, we suggest to do it automatically. Simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Malwarebytes or Plumbytes, 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 just in a few moments. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future so it’s worth to keep it installed. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

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

If you have some questions regarding this virus or removal process, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all. To learn more about Search.searchdirex.com please continue reading this article.

About Search.searchdirex.com browser hijacker

This infection operates as browser add-on and is completely compatible with all most common web browsers out there, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

As we have mentioned before, this malware is listed as browser hijacker so it will probably make some changes on your web browsers. First of all, your homepage and default search engine will be set to www.search.searchindex.com. That means every time you open a web browser, this website will appear.

Even though it might look like legitimate search engine, we do not recommend to use it. If you attempt to search for something via this website, a lot of sponsored results will appear. Those results usually are not even relevant to your search queries, therefore you will waste your time this way. In addition to that, it might be dangerous to click on them.

If it happens so that you click on a sponsored result on Search.searchdirex.com 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.

Search.searchdirex.com also has some features of adware infection. It might flood your web browsers with ads in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with ads on it can be opened at any time as well.

Distribution Methods of Search.searchdirex.com browser hijacker

Search.searchdirex.com usually travels bundled with other freeware – it’s a common distribution method for malware like this. When you download and install some free application from unreliable website, there is a chance that Search.searchdirex.com will be downloaded and installed alongside. So if you want to avoid this happening, 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 Search.searchdirex.com virus

How to remove searchdirex using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.searchdirex.com 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 searchdirex . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.searchdirex.com 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 searchdirex from macOS

Delete Search.searchdirex.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the searchdirex 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 Search.searchdirex.com 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 Search.searchdirex.com, 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 Search.searchdirex.com 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 Search.searchdirex.com 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 searchdirex, 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 Search.searchdirex.com 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 Search.searchdirex.com, 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 Search.searchdirex.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall searchdirex 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 Search.searchdirex.com, 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