Basic information about Searchgol.com
Name – www.searchgol.com URL:http://www.searchgol.com/?babsrc=HP_ss&mntrId=0EAE582C80139263&affID=120107&tt=160913_m2&tsp=5014
Type: browser hijacker
Risk Level: Harmful
Program executable: searchgolsrv.exe
Installation folder:C:\Program Files\searchgol\searchgol\1.8.16.19
Estimated size:2.81 MB
Operating Environment: Windows platform
Targeted Browsers：Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and so on.
Searchgol.com belongs to browser hijacker family which purports to promote advertisements and generate traffic by hijacking users’ browsers. When searchgol.com infiltrates into the computer, it will alter the default browser settings, such as change the homepage to www..searchgol.com, modify search engine and add some commercial icons on the favourite bar etc. From then on, whenever you are surfing the web, you are being interrupted by this virus. You will frequently be redirected to http://Searchgol.com website again and again. No matter you click BACK or close the tab, you are still being brought to that webpage whenever you reopen the browser.Moreover computer users won't be able to reset these setting because this tricky virus comes together with a "helper object" which "protects" Internet browser settings from altering.
Meanwhile, As an advertising platform, Searchgol.com will help a bunch of unstopped ads pop up when users are operating the computer. This redirect is also responsible for collecting terms of search queries, recording browsing activities and assembling personal data such as IP address, name, telephone number, email address, etc. And then send these messages to its creators to analyze users’ habits and interests. That is reason why the pop up ads are so match to the demand of the infected PC users. However, you should resist the urge to click on these ads as these advertisements are always related to the malicious webpages, once click, an opportunity will be opened for other computer viruses to invade into this compromised PC.
What’s worse, computer performance will be influenced by Searchgol.com browser hijacker. As this redirect alway operates in the background and takes up a large space of the PC resources which may cause the running speed of the computer and the windows will freeze frequently when users surf the internet.Such unappriciated activities wont never stop until you have completely removed the Searchgol.com redirect virus.
Meanwhile, As an advertising platform, Searchgol.com will help a bunch of unstopped ads pop up when users are operating the computer. This redirect is also responsible for collecting terms of search queries, recording browsing activities and assembling personal data such as IP address, name, telephone number, email address, etc. And then send these messages to its creators to analyze users’ habits and interests. That is reason why the pop up ads are so match to the demand of the infected PC users. However, you should resist the urge to click on these ads as these advertisements are always related to the malicious webpages, once click, an opportunity will be opened for other computer viruses to invade into this compromised PC.
What’s worse, computer performance will be influenced by Searchgol.com browser hijacker. As this redirect alway operates in the background and takes up a large space of the PC resources which may cause the running speed of the computer and the windows will freeze frequently when users surf the internet.Such unappriciated activities wont never stop until you have completely removed the Searchgol.com redirect virus.
Screenshot of Searchgol.com redirect:
Effective methods to get rid of Searchgol.com :
Method two: Automatically remove Searchgol.com easily with SpyHunter
Detail instruction (please perform all the steps in correct order)
Method one: Manually remove Searchgol.com
1. End all the running processes of Start.sweetpacks.com 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 Start.sweetpacks.com.
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:
(1). Click the Firefox menu and click Add-on
(2). Click Extensions, select the related browser add-on and click Disable.
Google Chrome:
(1). Click the Customize and Control menu button →Tools→ click Extensions
3.Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by Start.sweetpacks.com
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 Start.sweetpacks.com
(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
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random
6. Delete malicious registry entries related to this virus.
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\Navigating HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \Regedit32 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random
Method two: Automatically remove Start.sweetpacks.com easily with SpyHunter
SpyHunter is a powerful, real-time anti-spyware application that designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious threats like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware,etc. It is important to note that SpyHunter removal tool works well and should run alongside existing security programs without any conflicts.
Step one: Click the Download icon to install SpyHunter in your PC.
Step two: After the installation, run SpyHunter and click “Malware Scan” button to have a full or quick scan on your PC. 
Step three: Choose Select all>Remove to get rid of all the threats on your PC. 
Video on how to remove Start.sweetpacks.com:
Note: Start.sweetpacks.com should be removed as soon as possible, otherwise, you will not only have to receive pop-up ads all the time, but also suffer from poor running speed, unstable internet connection and many other kinds of PC issues. If you haven’t sufficient expertise in manually dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries, it may lead to mistakes damaging your system permanently. If you are not very good at computer, you are recommended to download Spyhunter to automatically remove Start.sweetpacks.com from your PC.
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