Hello, please help me to uninstall this Search.searchradioa.com from my web browser Firefox. I have tried many ways to uninstall it, but nothing works. You know, I try to change back my settings like modifying the homepage, but it doesn’t allow. Every time I restart web browser, then this webpage show on as the start page. I don’t how that happens. Also I uninstalled Firefox, and then reinstall it, but I open browser, this nasty start page is still around there! That is crazy. Now I don’t how to do that. Is there an effective way to get rid of it completely?

Description of Search.searchradioa.com Hijacker

Search.searchradioa.com is a browser hijacker to hit many web browsers like Internet Explorer, Google chrome and Firefox and so on. when it is on web browser, some victims will first thought it’s a useful search bar, then use it to look up thing as usually as when they use Google, Yahoo or Bing search engine provider, but after you use it, you will find it cannot help find anything you need. Every time when you open web browser, this webpage is show on as the start page. Actually it has hijacked your browser, and the original homepage like Google is gone. Browser hijacker infection like this Search.searchradioa.com usually will first change default settings, modify homepage and search engine provider and add unwanted add-ons, plugins or extensions. If you check the Bookmark or favorite of your browser, you will find some unknown links added there. When you enter your favorite URL, you cannot get to the correct websites but instead to a malicious webpage. Meanwhile, many pop-up ads, banner message or fake security warning show on webpage you visit. Interrupted by those endless pop-ups, you cannot perform network tasks well.

Meanwhile, those popups are usually a carrier used by cyber hackers to bring other malicious virus or malware to attack targeted computer. If you really click on popups bundled with virus or malware, the virus or malware will soon activate and get installed into computer within several mins without your notice. Therefore, usually virus or malware would come when computer gets infected with browser hijacker like Search.searchradioa.com. What’s worse, with help of this browser hijacker together with other virus, remote hackers would be able to access your computer and get your important personal information for illegal selling. So if you see this browser hijacker on computer, please soon clear up it. And to keep your computer safe, you should be cautious with your online activities to prevent the virus or this Search.searchradioa.com redirect infection from getting your machine. For example, don’t go to the malicious and unsafe websites, especially sites with porn materials. Those websites are actually controlled by cyber hackers, and hackers put virus on those sites. Once you visit webpage, virus would soon drop on computer. also those spam email attachments are dangerous, as attachments would be a virus or malware link. One click on it, the virus would also get downloaded. Anyway, you had better be careful with online behavior.

Main Traits of Search.searchradioa.com Hijacker

-Can change your homepage or the default search engine and it totally prevents you from changing them back

-Can always redirect you to other websites

-Can pop up various advertisements and sponsored links randomly to interrupt your online activities

-Can create many junk files which occupy a lot of space in hard drive

-Can download other malicious programs into computer, which make further damage.

-Can collect and send data concerning your search history and other browsing activities.

-Your sensitive information can be tracked and stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of browser hijacker.

NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected with Search.searchradioa.com hijacker. If you are not a computer savvy, Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this browser hijacker for you.

The Screenshot of Search.searchradioa.com Hijacker

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Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Search.searchradioa.com hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this Search.searchradioa.com hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.

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Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

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Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

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Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

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Then try to find the program which relates to Search.searchradioa.com hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

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Step4: Change your homepage in your browser (Take Internet Explorer as an Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options.

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Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK

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Conclusion:

Search.searchradioa.com hijacker is a harmful redirect infection to the computer. It changes the homepage and search engine totally and prevents online users from changing back, redirects them to its URL or other malicious websites, steals their personal data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Don’t think this redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms, since this Search.searchradioa.com redirect can also bring those harmful viruses to infect the computer, which will greatly slow down PC and make it run as a snail and further harm to mess up system files and damage system severely.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Search.searchradioa.com hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on January 16, 2016 5:06 am

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