Searchab virus - How to remove

Searchab virus is a browser hijacker that causes redirects to searchab.com website and can also lead to other problems. The program tens to come bundled with other programs so it is not easy for the computer users to control that. Searchab.com is considered to be legitimate website, however, it is not really fair to promote it by hijacking the browser and forcing to visit it. If you have been constantly redirected there, you should consider removing Searchab virus as soon as possible.

Lets talk briefly about how you can get infected. Mainly all infections like that comes while you are downloading some free programs. Another option is visiting some hacked website which can easily transmit some infection to your computer. It is recommended to stay away from unknown websites and not download any unclear software. Besides, during installations, make sure you uncheck all unnecessary boxes.

Remove Searchab virus as soon as you notice its first symptoms on your computer.To fix this annoying problem, click the Start button and go to Control Panel. Look for an option to Add/Remove programs and look for any items related to Searchab. Aditionally, we recommend scanning your system with a reputable antispyware program, for example, spyhunter. This will ensure that every single malicious threat is removed.

Depending on what browser you are using, follow the instructions below to fix your browser settings:

For IE:

• Open IE and go to ‘Tools‘ → ”Manage Add-ons’.
• Choose ‘Toolbars and Extensions’ and uninstall everything related to Searchab.com from the list.
• Choose ‘Search Providers’ → choose the search engine you used before and make it your default search provider. Additionally, select ‘Web Search’, click ‘Disable suggestions’ to disable it.
• Go ‘Tools’ → ‘Internet Options’ and select ‘General’ tab. Click ‘Use default’ or enter your own website name, google.com or other. Finally, click ‘OK’ to save the changes.

For Mozilla Firefox:

• Open Mozilla Firefox, go ‘Tools’ → ‘Add-ons’.
• Choose ‘Extensions’ → Searchab.com and click ‘Uninstall’.
• Go ‘Tools’ → ‘Options’. Finally, reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com.

For Google Chrome:

• Click on the icon ‘Customize and control Google Chrome’, select ‘Options’.
• Choose ‘Basic’ Options and change Google Chrome homepage to google.com or any other browser and then click the ‘Manage search engines…’ button.
• Choose ‘Google’ and make it your default search engine.

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