The symptoms of being infected with Search fly Redirect Virus
Searchfly.us virus which is also known as Search fly bar is a notorious redirect virus. The same as other browser hijacker, Searchfly.us will firstly modify current Internet settings when it enters into the PC. By modifying DNS settings, it changes the default homepage and always reroutes browser to http://Searchfly.us or similar bogus search engines which are filled with numerous commercial ads and useless information. Sometimes, the desktop background of the infected computer is also being replaced by the ads provided by Search fly Redirect Virus without people’s permission. What’s more, strange websites are automatically opened on the computer in a frequent interval and a bunch of perpetual advertisements pop up on and on when users are surfing the internet which really can make people get frustrated.
At the same time, computer performance is also being affected by Searchfly.us virus. It will not only need to take a long time to get start or shut down, but also get stuck frequently and shut down suddenly before you are able to save any data. Besides these obvious symptoms, Search fly Redirect Virus also carries on other invisible malicious deals. It has the ability to keep record of browsing activities and interests and collect users’ personal information such as login name, password and user account, and then uploads them to a remote server. Your confidential messages will be posed in danger.
At the same time, computer performance is also being affected by Searchfly.us virus. It will not only need to take a long time to get start or shut down, but also get stuck frequently and shut down suddenly before you are able to save any data. Besides these obvious symptoms, Search fly Redirect Virus also carries on other invisible malicious deals. It has the ability to keep record of browsing activities and interests and collect users’ personal information such as login name, password and user account, and then uploads them to a remote server. Your confidential messages will be posed in danger.
The screenshot of Search fly Redirect Virus:
Effective methods to get rid of Search fly:
Method one: Manually remove Search fly
Method two: Automatically remove Search fly easily with SpyHunter
Detail instruction (please perform all the steps in correct order)
Method one: Manually remove Search fly
1. End all the running processes of Search fly
Open task manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del keys at the same time. Another way is to click on the Start button and choose Run option, then type taskmgr into and press OK.
Stop all the running processes about Search fly.
2. Remove malicious add-on and extensions from your web browsers.
Internet Explorer:
(1). Click Start, type: Manage browser add-ons
(2). Hit Enter on your keyboard
(3). Click Manage add-on and disable all the suspicious add-on.
Firefox:
(2). Click Extensions, select the related browser add-on and click Disable.
Google Chrome:
3.Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by Search fly
Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu→type msconfig in the search bar → open System Configuration →Disable all possible startup items generated.
4. Clean cookies
Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options →the General tab, Delete the Cookies button can be directly seen in IE6, IE7 is to click the Delete Browsing History button then tick Cookies and click Delete.
Firefox: Tools → Options → Privacy → Remove Individual Cookies → Delete corresponding cookies in the cookies showing box.
Opera: Tools → Preferences → Advanced → Cookies →Delete corresponding cookies in Management Cookies.
5. Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files about Search fly
(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
(3). Clean all the malicious files about this infection as below.
%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\ %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\ %AllUsersProfile%\random.exe indows\Templates\random.exe %Temp%\random.exe %AllUsersP %AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\ Wrofile%\Application Data\random
6. Delete malicious registry entries related to Search fly.
Open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter. )
Delete all the vicious registries as below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\random.exe" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigatingngs\random HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \Regedit3 HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Setti2 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0 ACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
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