Search.searchlf.com virus - How to remove

Search.searchlf.com virus is a browser hijacker that is installed to computers together with various free programs that users are downloading from the Internet, like music or video players, PDF creators and other popular applications that everyone can easily get free of charge. Search.searchlf.com affects most of the browsers, including popular ones (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and even Safari). If you have noticed it set as your homepage, we highly recommend removing it as soon as possible.

To remove Search.searchlf.com virus, run a full system scan with a reputable anti-malware program, like Spyhunter or . For those who do not want to download any additional tool, we have developed a guide how to remove Search.searchlf.com virus manually. You can find it below this article.

About Search.searchlf.com virus

At first sight Search.searchlf.com page looks like any other search engine, however, it doesn’t provide the same search results as popular search providers, like Google, Yahoo or Bing. Search.searchlf.com virus displays lots of sponsored links in any search results, even if they do not match with the search query. Users who got their browsers affected have also reported about plenty of ads that redirect to commercial pages.

Search.searchlf.com virus aims to bring more users to certain pages and increase their traffic. This is the main goal of this application and its creators get paid for each click on sponsored link. It is clearly an unfair marketing. Besides, you can never know if these pages are safe to visit. Security experts recommend removing Search.searchlf.com virus and using a reliable search engine.

Search.searchlf.com virus is a creation by SaferBrowser and we highly doubt that any of its products can be recommended for usage. This specific browser hijacker is spread with the Login Faster browser extension and we hope that you won’t get tempted to download it. It add a toolbar but also make changes that won’t be easy to reverse. Furthermore, the appearance of Search.searchlf.com virus has outlasted some changes and its current state can be seen in the picture below. As you can notice, only the logo has been modified and the toolbar reminds quite the same: it still provides shortcuts to various email centers.

Distribution Methods of Search.searchlf.com virus

You can avoid Search.searchlf.com virus quite easily. Since the program is installed to computers bundled with free software, all you have to do is to be more careful with such downloads. It doesn’t mean you have to stop downloading free programs, but you have to pay more attention to their installation. Always opt for Custom or Advanced installation mode and read their Terms and Agreements. If you see that the program offers modifying some settings of your browsers or installing another tool, make sure you take off such options if they are pre-selected for you.

If Search.searchlf.com virus has already taken over your browsers, remove it as soon as possible. Make sure you eliminate it from each browser.

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Manual removal of Search.searchlf.com virus

How to remove searchlf virus using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Search.searchlf.com virus from your applications.

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

Remove malicious extensions

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