Remove Search-Streamly browser hijacker

Easy methods to delete Search-Streamly

Search-Streamly is highly vicious domain that is categorized as a redirect virus or browser hijacker. It looks like genuine search provider at the first appearance that claims to enhance the browsing experience by providing best and immediate searching result. Like most apps of this type, it is designed to promote an address of fake search engine by making alterations into the browser settings. In most of the cases, it has been found that most of the people download and install browser hijackers unwillingly.

Moreover, Search-Streamly is able to take control over the target web browsers and make several changes into its settings such as address of a new tab, homepage and default search engine in order to change them to search-streamly.com (fake search engine). By doing so, every time users are encouraged to visit this when they open new tab or enter any search queries. Once visited, users are redirected to search.yahoo.com. In other words, we can say that it does not generate unique results.

Due to this, users are unable to reset those changes that were made by a browser hijacker unless and until Search-Streamly is installed. Apart from this, PUAs are also designed to gather information relating to users browsing activities and other details (such as IP addresses, visited websites, pages viewed, geo-locations etc). What’s more, developers share all gathered details with third parties or misuse them in order to generate revenue in some other ways which could be risky for user’s privacy, browsing safety or encounter other issues.

Short description

Name: Search-Streamly

Type: Browser hijacker, unwanted new tab, Search hijacker, Redirect

Description: A questionable application that hijacks browsers installed on Windows. Performs browser modifications without your knowledge. Generates annoying ads.

Infiltration: spam email attachments, updating system software, downloading unwanted programs, harmful websites, suspicious links and performing other online activities.

Functionality: Improved browsing experience  

Symptoms: The homepage, new tab page and search engine in preferred web browser may be set to display a hoax search engine. Browser slowdowns may occur due to increased number of online ads.

Damage: display of unwanted and annoying advertisements, redirect to unreliable websites, internet browser tracking (possibly privacy issues).

Removal process: Both manual as well as automatic guidelines have been discussed below under this article.

Distribution of Search-Streamly:

Like other harmful infections, browser hijacker gets installed into the system with the bundling of freeware programs which mostly people downloaded and installed into the computer through third party webpage. Often users download and install such software without knowing their terms and license agreements and skip the all available installation procedure. This might leads into the installation of PUAs like Search-Streamly. Apart from this, unwanted downloads and installations can also be caused by clicking on deceptive and untrustworthy advertisements. Although, it applies only to the adverts that are mainly designed to execute certain scripts.

Tips to avoid installation of potentially unwanted program:

• Never try to download or install program from unreliable software download sources.
• We advise you to download your application only from official sources.
• Always read the installation guide carefully as well as choose custom or advanced options.
• Be careful towards intrusive advertisements that typically look so genuine and useful.

Remove Search-Streamly

Manual malware removal threat might be lengthy and complicated process that requires advanced computer skills to perform removal process. Due to this, users are recommended to use professional automatic malware removal tool to remove Search-Streamly and all infiltrated browser hijacker infections completely and safely from the system.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Search-Streamly:

Remove the related items of Search-Streamly using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Search-Streamly issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Search-Streamly) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Search-Streamly removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Search-Streamly still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Search-Streamly plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Search-Streamly removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Search-Streamly (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.