Hello, can you help me remove this Searchincognito.com hijacker from my Google. Yesterday I played a game on website, and then I saw a prompt message about updating Adobe Flash Player. It said if I didn’t update it, I cannot continue the game. Then I click on OK. Next few seconds, something flashed and disappeared quickly, then Searchincognito.com got into google. Even though I closed that tab, it is still there whenever I open browser. So I need help urgently to have it removed.

Description of Searchincognito.com Hijacker

Searchincognito.com must be removed as soon as possible because it is a browser hijacker not a reliable and useful webpage. This browser hijacker will bring many computer problems. Once the browser hijacker gets on your web browser, it will change the default settings of browser, modify the start page and search tool engine. And then it can totally control and spy on your online activities. Whatever you want to search via this search tool will not show up correctly. The search result is not related with what you look up. But instead you will be redirected to malicious sites or links. Where it redirects you is also infected with other infections. So when you get this Searchincognito.com hijacker, you will find there are other threats messing up the computer meanwhile.  You will find computer runs slowly. It will take a long time to open browser, and even the browser will crash down when you open more tabs at the same time. This is because this Searchincognito.com hijacker together with other threats takes up more system capacity and Internet resource. Gradually, this browser hijacker and other infections will severely damage system. Therefore, please remove this hijacker as soon as possible.

Searchincognito.com hijacker will get on the computer via many ways on the Internet. it would be bundled into free software installation package. While you’re downloading the software you need, the browser hijacker will also get installed. So you had better choose advanced installation to check if there is another suspicious and unwanted app attached into the installation. Besides, this Searchincognito.com hijacker also can spread on malicious sites. When you open malicious sites, you would find there are many random and unwanted pop-up ads, banner message and flash pictures and so on to interrupt you. But please don’t click to open those stuff things, it will bring this Searchincognito.com infection or other unwanted malicious programs, because those pop-up things contain vicious programs like this browser hijacker. Also you should pay attention to spam email. Don’t read and open spam email attachment, as it usually has the virus files or link. One clicking on it will bring the virus installed into system. In a word, you had better pay attention to what you perform online activities.

Main Traits of Searchincognito.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 Searchincognito.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 Searchincognito.com Hijacker

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Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Searchincognito.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 Searchincognito.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 Searchincognito.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:

Searchincognito.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 Searchincognito.com redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms, since this Searchincognito.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 Searchincognito.com hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on December 8, 2015 5:57 am

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