Remove Smart Web Search Redirect

Many computer users have complained the removing of Smart Web Search. Yes, Smart Web Search is a stubborn and tricky computer virus which can be detected by antivirus software but cannot be removed completely by automatically scans. This is because the creator of Smart Web Search redirect virus has given Smart Web Search the function to mutate all the time and changes the names of its key components to escape from the cleaning of antivirus software.

Therefore, to permanently remove Smart Web Search browser hijacker, manual removal method is needed. Before you follow the Smart Web Search Redirect manual removal guide as below, you can get more information about this notorious computer virus.

Once gets into the target PC, Smart Web Search Redirect will change the browser settings for its own benefit, such as altering the default search engines and homepage without users’ consent.
Once the setting have been made, it is difficult for users to reset them back. At the same time, Smart Web Search Redirect influences the whole PC performance by eating up a lot of PC sources in the background. Computer users may encounter the PC issues such as poor running speed, window freeze and even the system crash.

All in all, Smart Web Search Redirect is a big threat to your PC, it should not be left any longer. Follow the guide and video here to remove it right now.

Method one: Smart Web Search Redirect manual removal guide

1.end all the running processes of Smart Web Search Redirect on the PC
Specific steps: 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. Find out all the running processes of Smart Web Search Redirect and disable them.

2: Uninstall Smart Web Search Redirect from your computer
Specific steps: To uninstall Smart Web Search Redirect program from your computer, click the Start button, then select Control Panel, and click on Uninstall a program.

Find the Smart Web Search Redirect programs to uninstall. Please note that on some computers these programs might have a different name, search for any program developed by Oyodomo and uninstall it from your computer.

3. Remove Smart Web Search add-ons from Internet Explorer.
Open Internet Explorer, then click on the gear icon  (Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right) and then select Manage add-ons.

From the Toolbars and Extensions tab, select suspicious add-ons created by Smart Web Search virus, and click on Disable.

4. Remove malicious files of this redirect infection.
%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Users\””[rnd]
C:\WINDOWS\system32\giner.exe

5. Delete malicious registry entries related to this redirect.
Guide: 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:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |Regedit32.

Video on how to get rid of browser hijacker:

If the manual guide is kinda difficult for you, please feel free to download automatic removal tool SpyHunter to drive the self-invited guest away.

Method two: Automatically remove Smart Web Search with Spyhunter antivirus software:

 

Step 1: click the icon below to download automatic removal tool SpyHunter

 

 

Step 2: follow the instructions to install SpyHunter

 

 

Step 3: run SpyHunter to automatically detect and uninstall Smart Web Search

 

Summary: Due to the changeable characters of Smart Web Search, you cannot be too careful to distinguish the harmful files and registries from the system files and registries. If you have spend too much time in manual removing Smart Web Search and still not make any progress, you can download and install Spyhunter antivirus software here to remove Smart Web Search automatically for you.