Friday, November 8, 2013

Hijacked by Searchfusion.com? How to Stop Searchfusion.com Efficiently


If you are the one who is affected by Searchfusion.com, you can be aware of how annoying it could be. Actually, this is a browser hijacker that creates troubles on browsers mainly to stop online searches from working normally. According to the survey, it is very smart to bundle with free programs as a bundle that it will be installed into computer together with applications. Once the settings on Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox have been modified, the homepage will be completely replaced by Searchfusion.com which will control all the searches starting from its search box. Even though Searchfusion.com can be used to search, the links it provides are noticed to contain many suspicious websites which relate to sponsored websites, bunches of advertisements or even malicious codes. Seriously, Searchfusion.com can also threaten to the sensitive information it collects from users’ online habit and make use it for making unfair benefits. Therefore, in order not to suffer from severe destruction, it is advised to clean up Searchfusion.com from computer as soon as possible.





Searchfusion.com screenshot




What will Searchfusion.com do to damage your system?



  • Searchfusion.com is a browser hijacker that takes over your homepage firmly
  • Searchfusion.com is similar to legitimate search engine but it is poorly built 
  • Searchfusion.com adds browser with extension, add-on and plug-in to redirect search results constantly
  • Searchfusion.com is able to take note of your visiting websites and annoy you with advertisements
  • Searchfusion.com can also take you to malicious websites and bring computer with harmful programs



Take the following guides to get rid of Searchfusion.com totally


To completely remove Searchfusion.com from your computer, all the related files and registry entries will need to be deleted. Any one of the leaving component will not be successful.  

No.1 Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Task Manager.

No.2 Click on the "Processes" tab, find and click the Searchfusion.com programs, then select "End Process" button.

Random.exe

No.3 Navigate to directory and delete the infected files.

%AppData%\\.exe
%AppData%\p1.exe
%CommonAppData%\.
%System%\[random].exe
%Temp%\[random].bat

No.4 Show up Registry Editor (Click "Start" button and type "regedit" into the box and press the "Enter" key)

No.5 When the Registry Editor is open, search for the registry keys and select "Delete."

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run\[random]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor "AutoRun" = "<malware path>\<random>.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "<random>.exe" = "<malware path>\<random>.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "SD2014" = "%AppData%\<random>\<random>.exe"

No.6 Clean up all the plug-ins from major browsers

Internet Explorer:

Click "Tools", choose "Manage Add-ons". Search for Searchfusion.com related add-ons and disable these entries.


Note: Manual removal help is an effective way to get Searchfusion.com removed completely for those who have sufficient computer knowledge. However, if you are not so familiar with computer operation, any mistake will mess up system settings and crash down your PC. To make your computer for sure, it is suggested to start a live chat with expert and get professional help here.

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