What is Search.searchytdau.com?
Search.searchytdau.com is a fake search page similar to Google, Bing, and Yahoo. This hijacker comes on the computer bundled with free software without user consent. It hijacks Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. According to the developers, this enhances the browsing experience, screens out irrelevant search results and provides useful functions for fast access to popular sites and social pages. After penetration, Search.searchytdau.com begins to display annoying banner ads and coupons that relate to popular online stores, such as eBay, Amazon, and others. In addition, Search.searchytdau.com can change the settings of your web browser, for example, homepage and search engine. Search.searchytdau.com can lead to your computer other malicious programs without your consent. Search.searchytdau.com significantly slows down your browser. If you find Search.searchytdau.com on your PC, then you need to remove it right away. Do not waste your time.
How Search.searchytdau.com gets on your PC?
Malicious software infects a computer without user consent. Usually, Search.searchytdau.com comes with free applications and programs that you can download from popular free sites such as download.com, Softpedia, Freewarefiles, Shareware, Soft32 and many others. These sites tend to create their own download managers that implement a potentially unwanted program. Users are not attentive during installation, so the computer can be infected. Always follow the important rules. Read user agreement. Take your time. Do not press the “Next” button, if you are not sure that the program will not harm your computer. Select advanced installation type. Do not settle for questionable deals and carefully follow the installation process. If Search.searchytdau.com has already penetrated to the PC, you can use our instructions to remove it immediately.
How to remove Search.searchytdau.com from your computer?
To uninstall Search.searchytdau.com remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
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Alternative Solution:
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You can try both of these products to remove Search.searchytdau.com
Or uninstall Search.searchytdau.com manually.
Step 1: Remove Search.searchytdau.com from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Search.searchytdau.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 Search.searchytdau.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 Search.searchytdau.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 Search.searchytdau.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 Search.searchytdau.com from your browser.
Step 2: Remove Search.searchytdau.com from browsers
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Search.searchytdau.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 Search.searchytdau.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 Search.searchytdau.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 Search.searchytdau.com:
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Written by Rami Douafi