Manually remove search.protectedio.com from computer and clean browser

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Professional Guides to Remove
Search.protectedio.com from Computer and Clean
Browser

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Brief Introduction About Search.protectedio.com

• As you see, SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM is a browser
  hijacker that can automatically replace browser
  homepage and search engine. To do that,
  SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM adware changes some of
  browser settings for the purpose of resulting in
  abnormal browser redirect issues. You may wonder
  how and when this browser hijacker gets into your
  computing device. You might be frustrated when
  you suffer from these annoying troubles. In fact,
  this intruder can come bundled with some software
  packages, free browser applications and toolbars.

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Brief Introduction About Search.protectedio.com

• At the same time, this pernicious adware program
  will work as a spy to monitor your every movement
  on the network. When SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM shows
  up in front of you, you might be confused because
  this site looks like a search engine. As long as
  it collects your information like login details
  and online baking accounts, it will send the data
  to its author or others without your permission.
  In fact, it is useless and bogus. From this, the
  emergence of SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM can get you
  into trouble and damage computer. Using it to do
  search will make you encounter lots of ads and
  misleading information. Please take immediate
  actions to get rid of SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM
  adware if your PC already got infected with it.

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Manually Remove Search.protectedio.com from
Computer and Clean Browser

• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Google Chrome

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Mozilla Firefox

• 1) Click on the magnifier's icon and select
  Manage Search Engines....
• 2) Choose SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM related item
  from the list and click 'Remove' and then OK to
  save changes
• 3) Go to Tools and select Optional. Reset the
  startup homepage or change it to google.com under
  the 'General tab'

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Internet Explorer

• 1) Go to Tools and select Manage Add-on Navigate
  to Search Providers, Remove SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM
  if it is there.
• 2) Select Bing search engine / Google search
  engine and make it default.
• 3) Go to Tools and select Internet Optional, in
  the General tab, delete the Triple URL from the
  home page text box then enter your own website,
  e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.

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Google Chrome

• 1) Click on 'Customize and control' icon, select
  'Settings'
• 2) Change Google Chrome's homepage to google.com
  or any other and click the 'Manage search
  engines...' button
• 3) Navigate to Search section, click Manage
  Search Engines and remove SEARCH.PROTECTEDIO.COM
  from the default search engines list, then click
  OK to save the changes.

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