Surfvox.com virus - How to remove

Surfvox.com is a supposed-to-be search engine, which can also be known under the name of motious.com, since it redirects to the latter URL. This website, you are redirected to, is quite different from the ordinary search engines. It has a tiny search bar and a bunch of advertisements. The search field declares that Google Search is going to be exploited to render you search results. From this rough sketch it is already clear that Surfvox.com is nothing more than a browser hijacker.

About Surfvox.com Browser Hijacker

After Surfvox.com browser hijacker has gotten installed on your computer’s system, a number of your browser settings are changed. The most noticeable ones are the alteration of your homepage, which, most probably, was your default search engine as well. Surfvox.com will also modify your browser’s DNS and Proxy settings. In addition to this, new registry entries will be added, which are responsible for the immediate appearance of this malicious extension, when you launch your web browser.

Surfvox.com extension is a severely annoying add-on that was designed to take over your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or any other web browser you happen to use. It replaces your homepage and search provider without the option to change it back and interrupts your browsing activity every time you open your browser and begin searching the web. You should never trust Surfvox.com plug-in, as its primary concern is to advertise commercial websites and display ads. If you keep using Surfvox.com, you will get a list of sponsored links instead of regular search results. The creators of this hijacker advertise questionable products and services to get paid for every new click and redirect to suspicious web pages to receive income from the web traffic they accumulate. Beware that Surfvox.com virus can take you to malicious websites where you can easily get your system infected.

How has Surfvox.com Browser Hijacker Infected Your PC?

Surfvox.com virus invades computers when you download some freeware from the Internet. The program can be added to the main installer of free downloads, that is, bundled with random players, PDF creators, download managers, etc. This is not clearly disclosed unless you choose the Custom or Advanced settings. These settings are recommended to be utilized because they prevent such PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) as Surfvox.com PUP to enter your device.

Surfvox.com issue can also result from visiting illegitimate websites, clicking links present in spam e-mails or opening their attachments. This pesky virtual parasite can, as well, invade your machine due to its system vulnerability caused by outdated antivirus software.

It is strongly recommended to remove Surfvox.com virus as soon as you notice its activity. Go to Control Panel, Add/Remove programs list and uninstall anything related to this domain from there. Some versions of this hijacker install software that blocks browser settings from being changed. To detect them, scan the system with Spyhunter or Hitman professional malware removal software. Then, you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

How to remove Surfvox.com virus from Internet Explorer (older versions):

1. Click on the arrow on the right of the search box;
2. Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, on IE7 click on Change search defaults;
3. Remove Surfvox.com from the list.

How to remove Surfvox.com virus from IE 11:

1. Click on the Settings icon (top right)->Manage Addons;
2. Select Search Providers;
3. Change the default search engine to Bing or Google;
4. If any of these search providers is not available, follow “Find more search providers” in the bottom of the screen and install Google.

How to remove Surfvox.com virus from Firefox:

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page;
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click and reset it;
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it and reset it;
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it and reset it;
5. Type “browser.startup.homepage” in the search box. Right click it and reset;
6. Search for “browser.newtab.url”. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on every new tab;
7. If the settings revert and scan with anti-malware programs are clean: close Firefox, open file explorer and enter %AppData% in the address bar. Enter user.js in the search box. If this file exists, rename it and start Firefox again. You will have to repeat the steps above.

How to remove Surfvox.com virus from Google Chrome:

1. Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on the browser toolbar;
2. Select Settings;
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines;
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from the list;
5. Go back to Settings. On Startup choose ‘Open blank page’ (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too);
6. If your New Tab page is hijacked, you will have to scan with anti-malware program or use New Tab Redirect extension from Chrome Store.

Remove shortcut hijack (all browsers) (optional):

If your browser opens Surfvox.com page on startup only, try this:

1. Right click on your browser icon. Choose Properties;
2. Open Short cut tab;
3. Delete Surfvox.com part from target field.

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