Steps to Remove Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com

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Steps to Remove Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com

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  arch-searchgeniusinfo-com-browser-hijacker/

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• What is Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com

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• SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM Redirect is a
  malicious browser hijacker and changes the
  homepage and the default search engine from the
  browser after getting installed into the PC
  without the user permission. Once your web
  browsers gets dirty with this hijacker it will
  alter the entire functioning of your browsers and
  at first place replace your internet browsers
  preset search engine with a notorious one that
  you dont require to surf.

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• It not technically a virus but has many malicious
  feature. It mainly targets your PC web browsers
  like Google Chrome, Firefox or IE that add lots
  of dangerous thing like toolbar or ad
  applications to the browsers. It hijacks web
  browsers, OS, search queries, visited pages, IP,
  unique identification numbers, and many more.

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• It bargains your vital internet browsers files
  even replaces it to imperil your web browsers
  completely and also forward websites to
  malevolent hosts who paid them to distribute
  notorious content through internet browsers
  forwards. It is also PUP program that delivers
  intrusive ads and also modifies web browser
  settings, tracks internet browsing activities. It
  alters homepage settings in conjunction with the
  set search engine and flaunts search results
  which are entirely ineffective.

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• It changes default search engine, homepage and
  new tab URL browser settings to its sites. In
  addition it shows ads and sponsored-links along
  with the search results clicking which may get
  you into more ads, pop-ups and troubles. It used
  for generating revenue and also make ways for
  other malicious hijacker to hijack the system.
  Needless to say how fatal this browser-hijacker
  is for your computer.

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• It makes the PC vulnerable for the other
  threats. It is very dangerous and needed to be
  uninstalled immediately. So, it is highly advised
  that you should seek to remove SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUS
  INFO.COM Redirect from your computer system as
  soon as possible.

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• Steps to Remove Search.SearchGeniusinfo.com

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• 1.Remove the SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM cookies
  and add-ons from the browser.
• Internet Explorer (IE)

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• Open Internet Explorer, click on the gear
  icon at the top right corner, then click on
  Manager add-ons.
• At the tab of Toolbars and Extensions, right
  click on unknown and suspicious extensions like
  Solid Savings, and click on Disable to
  uninstall the malicious add-ons.
• Mozilla Firefox

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• Click the Tools at the top of the Firefox
  window and Select Add-on
• At the tab of Extensions, click on the
  Remove to uninstall unknown and suspicious
  extensions like Speed Analysis,
  BrowserProtect,and Webcake.
• Google Chrome
• Click to the Menu button on top right corner of
  Chrome gtgt select Tools and click Extensions

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• At the tab of Extensions, click on the
  Recycle Bin to uninstall unknown and suspicious
  extensions like Lucky Leap, Webcake and Searchnu.

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• 2.Stop SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM related
  processes in the Windows Task Manager

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• On Windows XP
• Press CtrlAltDel keys together to open
  Windows Task Manager
• Under the Processes tab, right-click on the
  processes related with the virus and click End
  Process

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• On Windows 7 / Windows Vista
• Right-click on Task Bar and click click Task
  Manager
• Under the Processes tab, right-click on the
  processes related with the virus and click End
  Process

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• Windows 8 / 8.1
• Right-click on Task Bar and click click Task
  Manager
• Under the Processes tab, right-click on the
  processes related with the virus and click End
  Process

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• 3.Delete dubious cookies brought by
  SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM ( Internet Explore,
  Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox)

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• Google Chrome Click on the Tools menu ?
  select Options ? Click Under the bonnet tab ?
  locate Privacy section ? browsing data button
  ? Delete cookies and other site data to delete
  all cookies from the list.

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• Internet Explorer Click Tools ? Click
  safety ? delete browsing history ? Tick
  cookies box and click delete

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• Firefox Click Tools ? Click Options ? Click
  Privacy ? Click remove individual cookies

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• 4.Show all hidden files

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• On Windows XP
• Close all programs so that you are at your
  desktop.
• Click on the Start button. This is the small
  round button with the Windows flag in the lower
  left corner.

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• Click on the Control Panel menu option.
• When the control panel opens click on the
  Appearance and Personalization link.
• Under the Folder Options category, click on
  Show Hidden Files or Folders.
• Under the Hidden files and folders section,
  select the radio button labeled Show hidden
  files, folders, or drives.

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• Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled
  Hide extensions for known file types.
• Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled
  Hide protected operating system files
  (Recommended).
• Press the Apply button and then the OK button.

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• On Windows 7 / Vista
• Click and open Libraries
• Under the Folder Options category of Tools ,
  click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.
• Under the Hidden files and folders section,
  select the radio button labeled Show hidden
  files, folders, or drives.

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• Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled
  Hide extensions for known file types.
• Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled
  Hide protected operating system files
  (Recommended).
• Press the Apply button and then the OK button.

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• On Windows 8 /8.1
• Click on Windows Explorer
• Click on View tab
• Check the Hidden Items

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• 6.Delete SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM associated
  files

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• Documents and SettingsUserNameApplication
  DataSEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM
• Allusersprofile\Random.ini
• Localappdata\Random.dll
• CProgram Files (x86)Common FilesSEARCH.SEARCHGENI
  USINFO.COM.ini

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• Programfiles(x86)SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COMSear
  ch.SearchGeniusinfo.comX.exe
• Windir\SysWOW64\Random.dll
• Systemroot\SEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM\Random.
  exe
• WINDOWSsystem32driverSEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM
  .sys
• CDocuments and Settingsuser nameLocal
  SettingsSEARCH.SEARCHGENIUSINFO.COM

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