Searchmedia.online Virus - How to remove

Are you constantly redirected to www.searchmedia.online website, or maybe it is set as a new tab page on the web browser you are using? Either way, it is a signal that your web browser and the computer is infected with malware. There are other variations of this domain that can appear on your browser – movie.searchmedia.online, search.searchmedia.online or sport.searchmedia.online.

Most of the anti-malware programs recognize this free tool to be browser hijacker and we totally agree with this decision. It is not useful at all, and there are various dangers that can be posed by the presence of this extension. If you have just discovered this virus on your computer, we highly recommend solving this problem right now.

Removal of Searchmedia.online browser hijacker might be a complicated task to a regular computer user, therefore we will provide you with detailed removal instructions. In addition to that, we will talk about the ways this infection is being distributed and how you can protect your computer better.

How It Was Installed On Your Computer?

It’s not a secret that application like this one usually is not installed on purpose – it comes to the infected system as a surprise and becomes a real headache to the owner of the infected computer. So where does it come from? Most of the time it is distributed as a bundle. That means it comes bundled with the installer of some free software that can be found on the Internet.

Various potentially unwanted programs, as well as this one, can be installed during the installation of freeware if you just act recklessly and install software without further investigation. We always encourage our visitors to read all terms and conditions and opt for a custom install mode to be able to control the installation. If you notice something suspicious – immediately cancel the installation.

That’s not the only way how Searchmedia.online browser hijacker can get inside of your computer. It can also be promoted on excessive advertisements on the Internet. You are likely to bump into them if you are visiting websites that are not reliable. The best way to protect your computer from a threat like this is to keep it secure with professional anti-malware software all the time. Feel free to try programs like Plumbytes or Malware Fighter. They feature a real-time protection feature and should do a good job in protecting your system against various types of malware infections.

All About Searchmedia.online Browser Hijacker

Supposedly this free tool should enhance your web browsing experience and make your web searches both faster and more accurate. Unfortunately, none of that is true. They want you to use their website for web searches, therefore they promote it this way and automatically sets it as a new tab on the infected browser.

It works as a browser extension and all it takes for it to become active is to be added to one of your web browsers. As far as we know, it is totally compatible with all most popular browsers, including but not limited to Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and even Safari.

This website is registered in India and the origins of this are clear – it belongs to eAnswers.com malware family. They have developed a ton of hijackers that are very similar to each other – Search.websearch.today, Search.awesomesearch.online, Search.powersearch.online and so on.

Arguably the biggest threat coming from this infection is the possibility that your data will be leaked to third parties. Even though eAnswers claim that they only record certain information that is non-personally identifiable, that’s hard to believe. If you use Searchmedia.online for web searches, all search queries will be collected, so if some of your personal and sensitive data is revealed there, it can possibly be leaked.

What are the dangers of such data being leaked? Well, your computer can be easily infected with other malware, such as ransomware or adware. Also, it can end up in the hands of other cybercriminals so they can target you more specifically, so you can get scammed.

Also, Searchmedia.online might make your computer work much slower. It can generate a lot of junk files or start various tasks and processes that will eventually make your system slower.

How To Eliminate Searchmedia.online

Removal of Searchmedia.online is not difficult if you have a decent anti-malware tool. For instance, if you scan your computer with Spyhunter, it will automatically detect and remove Searchmedia.online in minutes. It will also take care of the overall health of your system – other malware and viruses will be detected and removed too.

However, that’s not it. In order to totally recover from your computer being infected with Searchmedia.online, you also need to restore previous settings that have been hijacked. That can’t be done automatically with anti-malware software, so you will have to do it by yourself. Below this article you can find detailed instructions on how to do that, so feel free to check them out.

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How to remove Searchmedia.online Virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online Virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online Virus from macOS

Delete Searchmedia.online Virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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 Searchmedia.online 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.