Hi, I am now stuck on this page called Clearsearches.com, and I can’t get it removed from my web browser. It changes my default start page without my permission. I don’t know much about computer, so I actually have no clue solving this page. When I use the web browser to visit some website, there are many popups showing on the webpage. Even though I click OK button on the popup to close or exit it, another popup comes up. That’s so annoying. Can you just help me clean my computer?
Web browser is hijacked by Clearsearches.com domain and can’t remove it completely?
Clearsearches.com is not a legitimate and useful domain offering service to help look up information via the search engine but instead a kind of browser hijacker. Browser hijacker usually attacks browsers like IE, Edge, Mozilla or Google Chrome. This browser hijacker is actually associated with trovi.com redirect which is a very harmful and stubborn browser hijacker. When this Clearsearches.com hijacker comes into your computer and attacks your web browser, the browser’s default settings are changed. You will find default homepage is changed to be this domain, search tool is automatically altered into the search engine offered by this browser hijacker, and many spam links, tricky ads or adware, extension are added into web browser. You can check by opening web browser’s Bookmark, Favorite, Downloads or Extension section of your browser. Some unwanted, useless and malicious program in installed into Control panel. Every time when you visit website, you will be interrupted by different popups like ads, discounts, lottery, coupon, links, flash pictures, fake updates, or strange security warning alert caused by Clearsearches.com hijacker. All those stuff thing may be infected. If you click on those popups, some unwanted adware,malware, spyware or ransomware will sneak into system. Please be careful and cautious!
You will be curious that how this Clearsearches.com hijacker comes into your machine. In fact, like other virus, malware or rogue programs, this browser hijacker is designed and distributed on the Internet trying to attack user’s browser. Cyber hacker will put this browser hijacker into free-downloading application installer. So when some people download that application or programs, this browser hijacker also gets installed mean time. to avoid it, you are suggested to choose customized installing, then you can know clearly if there is unwanted potential program attached. Besides, Clearsearches.com hijacker also will be attached into spam email as an attractive link or attachment to lure you to click to open. Unsafe website is also a dangerous place as hackers create the site and put computer threat like this hijacker or other unknown virus there. If someone visits the site, those malicious files or programs of virus or malware will drop into system. Anyway, keeping some tips to protect computer in mind will help keep out of those threats.
What Bad Impact will Happen While Clearsearches.com Hijacker Comes into Computer?
-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 Clearsearches.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 Clearsearches.com Hijacker
Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)
There is a removal guide of browser 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: Press CTRL, SHIFT and ESC these three keys together at the same time to pull up Windows Task Manager; click Processes tab on top and scroll down the list to find and end odd processes related to this Clearsearches.com hijacker. Names of the processes are random.
Step 2: Open Control Panel from Start Menu, then open Programs, click on Uninstall a program. Find suspicious programs or tool-bars related to the Clearsearches.com hijacker. Right click on it and select Uninstall.
Step 3: Go to Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then mark “Show hidden files, folders, and drivers” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files” (Recommended) and then click Apply or OK.
Step 4: Go to Registry Editor to delete the path of the related items with the Clearsearches.com browser hijacker.
Step 5: Clear all history, data and cookies of your infected web browser.
Clearsearches.com hijacker has the ability to insert into web browser and spy on user’s online activities, so it is suggested to delete all history, data and cookies of the infected web browser before a complete removal. Take Internet Explorer for example:
a. From the “Tool” menu button in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window, choose “Safety” > “Delete browsing history…“.
b. Then tick Cookie and website data and History, click Delete.
Step 6: Change your homepage of the infected web browser (Take Internet Explorer as Example)
From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools menu and select Internet Options, then click General tab, and input the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK.
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Conclusion:
Clearsearches.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 like online banking details, credit card or paypal account information or your business data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Those pop-ups it creates will take up too much Internet resources and slow down Internet speed. The webpage will be hard to load up and even can’t be open after you have tried many times to open the webpage you need. In system, many unwanted junk files will be produced to occupy the rest of system capacity. Even thought at the beginning this redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms or payware, this Clearsearches.com hijacker also has the ability to bring those harmful viruses to attack computer system, which will greatly slow down PC performance 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 browser hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!
Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on August 2, 2016 10:04 am
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