What is Srchbar.com?
Srchbar.com is a sham search page that gets into the computer in the form of an extension. This program may seem a useful thing, but in fact, Srchbar.com may harm your computer and complicate your browsing. Srchbar.com comes bundled with freeware’s web-downloaders or installers without user consent. Srchbar.com is not a virus, but this program carries a greater potential threat to the security of your private data. Srchbar.com changes your browser settings and it can change your homepage, search engine and so on. Srchbar.com send your personal information (browsing history, network activity) to third parties for further analysis. Srchbar.com is a useful browser hijacker, if you find it on your PC, then you need to remove it right away.
How Srchbar.com gets on your PC?
Potentially unwanted programs are not viruses, but it can cause serious harm to your computer. Malicious software, such as this comes to PC bundled with free downloads without user consent. However, in most cases, users could easily prevent infection in their computer. It is necessary to closely monitor the installation process, namely, remember a few simple rules. Always read the user’s agreement and select the “Advanced” installation type to know about everything that the installer offers. Disagree to install components that cause you suspicious. Also, you can use special programs that will help you to protect your PC. If Srchbar.com already penetrated on your computer, you can use our instructions indicated below.
How to remove Srchbar.com from your computer?
To uninstall Srchbar.com remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Srchbar.com in their database. You can try to use them for removing Srchbar.com.
Recommended Solution:
Norton is a powerful removal tool. It can remove all instances of newest viruses, similar to Srchbar.com – files, folders, registry keys.
*Trial version of Norton provides detection of computer viruses for FREE. To remove malware, you have to purchase the full version of Norton.
Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Srchbar.com.
You can try both of these products to remove Srchbar.com
Or uninstall Srchbar.com manually.
Step 1: Remove Srchbar.com from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Srchbar.com.
- Click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Windows 7/Windows Vista:
- Click Start.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Srchbar.com and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8/Windows 8.1:
- Open the Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Srchbar.com, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
Windows 10:
- Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
- Click on App & features on the left menu.
- On the right side, locate Srchbar.com and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
- Click on Uninstall to confirm.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10
Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.
After that remove Srchbar.com from your browser.
Step 2: Remove Srchbar.com from browsers
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Srchbar.com.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Srchbar.com.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open IE.
- Push Alt + T.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Srchbar.com.
- Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
- Click Remove button.
- If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
Step 3: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings
Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:- Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
- Choose Settings.
- Click Show advanced settings.
- Go to Reset browser settings section.
- Click Reset browser settings.
- In the dialog that appears, click Reset.
Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.
Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:- Open Mozilla Firefox.
- Go to Help.
- Go to Troubleshooting information.
- Click Reset Firefox… button.
Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.
Reset browser setting in Internet Explorer:- Open Internet Explorer.
- Click on the cogwheel in the right upper corner.
- Click Internet options.
- Got to Advanced tab.
- Click Reset button.
- Put a tick near Delete personal settings checkbox.
- Click Reset button.
Learn more about resetting browser settings in Internet Explorer.
Step 4: Remove following files and folders of Srchbar.com:
Remove following regitry entries:
no information
Remove following files:
no information
Remove following folders
no information
Written by Rami Douafi