Search.searchhighdrp.com hijacker - How to remove

11Search.searchhighdrp.com is yet another infection that can attack your system. It is classified as browser hijacker, so if your computer is infected with it, you can expect some major changes on your web browsers and they won’t be pleasant.

If you have recently discovered that your computer is infected with this malware but don’t know what to do, you have come to the right place. In this article we will provide you with detailed instructions how to remove Search.searchhighdrp.com either manually or automatically, thus feel free to choose the method that fits your needs the best.

Since it’s much less complicated to do it automatically, we recommend to go for this removal method. All you have to do is to 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 these applications should detect and eliminate 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. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

However, if for some particular reasons you don’t feel like downloading any additional anti-malware software, you can eliminate Search.searchhighdrp manually by your own. This process might be complicated, thus we have developed a step-by-step removal guide – it can be found below this article. Do your best to complete all steps correctly and the infection will be gone for good.

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

About Search.searchhighdrp.com browser hijacker

As we have already mentioned, Search.searchhighdrp.com is listed as browser hijacker, so once installed on your computer it will change both homepage and default search engine on all of your web browsers to www.search.searchhighdrp.com.

This website might look like legitimate search engine, but it is not true and we do not recommend to use it. If you attempt to search for something via this website, you will notice a lot of sponsored results that are not even relevant to your search queries – eventually, you will waste your time. In addition, it might be dangerous to click on those sponsored results thus we do not recommend to do that.

If it happens so that you click on a sponsored result by Search.searchhighdrp 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 various viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

This malware is operating as browser extension that can be added to all most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Distribution Methods of Search.searchhighdrp.com malware

Search.searchhighdrp is distributed the same way as most of other malware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet. I.e. when you download and install some free downloads manager or media player, there is a chance that this infection will be installed alongside without even warning you about that happening. That’s why you should always pay extremely 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.searchhighdrp.com virus

How to remove searchhighdrp hijacker using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete searchhighdrp hijacker from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Search.searchhighdrp virus 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.searchhighdrp.com 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 Search.searchhighdrp virus, 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.searchhighdrp.com 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 Search.searchhighdrp.com 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 Search.searchhighdrp virus, 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.searchhighdrp.com 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 Search.searchhighdrp virus, 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.searchhighdrp.com 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 Search.searchhighdrp virus 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.searchhighdrp.com 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