How To Remove Search-series.com browser Hijacker from PC

Simple Guide To Delete Search-series.com from PC

If your System web browser is being constantly redirected to Search-series.com site? Are you getting redirection issues while search any query on it? If yes then it is highly possibilities your PC is affected by redirect virus. Are you unable to browse any site as usual? Is your existing antimalware tool unable to delete this infection? Then you are at right place here is given below easy removal steps that will help you to remove Search-series.com virus.  Please read this guide carefully till the end.

What is Search-series.com?

Search-series.com is a dubious site that pretends itself as a genuine and useful search provider that claims to improve user’s online browsing experience by the providing best and quick searching results. At the first inspection this site seems as legit and useful as other popular search engine like as Google, Yahoo, Bing etc. But unfortunately, it is barely differ from them. It shows sponsored searching result as well as redirect users to other questionable site without any users permission. However, it is categorized as a redirect virus by the security expert. It was developed by the team of cyber hacker with the main target to makes illegal money through manipulate innocent users. It usually attaches itself with the additional browser extension, plug-in, add-on etc. Once installed firstly it starts to promoting countless ads, pop-up ads, deals, discount, offers, coupons code etc on your browser screen. The main intention behind it to makes illegal revenue on pay per click methods. Sometimes triggered on those adverts might execute the malicious scripts which download and install potentially unwanted program.

Search-series.com is able to infect all kind of web browsers like as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Edge and others. It changes the default web browser homepage and search engine setting of the target web browser. It is also able to show alert message, warning and update system software notification which states that your PC softwares are out of date thus it is highly advice to update now. But it is only a trick users into downloading and installing third party rogue Software.

More harmful effects of Search-series.com:

• It is able to block the System security and privacy of the system like as firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program.
• It corrupts the System files and Windows registries as well as create duplicate file.
• It installs additional browser extension, plug-in, add-on etc.
• It corrupts the system files and Windows registries.
• It generates web traffic on the running webpage to downpour surfing speed.

How does Search-series.com infect your PC?

Cyber use several deceptive methods such as spam email attachments,  installation of third party software, social media network, peer to peer sharing files and others.  Cyber offender often send spam email which contains malicious files in the form of documents, word, text, PDF, Java script and so on with the aim to someone opening them. Once opening files cause the infiltration of lots of infections. Downloading and installing freeware program from third party site with carelessness cause the installation of potentially unwanted program. Peer to peer sharing files through bad network environments and junk removal devices such as Pen drive, SD card, CD Drive etc.

 How To Prevent your PC from Search-series.com:

We are highly advice be aware while received any mail from unknown sender. Please conform the sender name and address before received any mail. Don’t try to open any file which seems suspicious without scanning them. It is highly important to check the grammatical error and spelling mistakes. Users must be stopping the installation process of third party software. Use always official or trustworthy site while download and installing freeware program. Read the installation guide carefully till the end. Don’t skip to select custom or advance options. Must scan the removal devices before using them or sharing files. Scan the PC regularly with reputable antimalware tool.

How To Remove Search-series.com Automatically:

If your PC is already infected by Search-series.com Virus then you are highly advice to delete this virus as soon as possible. But it is not easy to eliminate with normal antimalware tool. Here is given below effective removal tool that will help you to remove Search-series.com easily and completely from your PC.

Threat Summary:

Name: Search-series.com

Threat Type: Browser Hijacker, Redirect Virus

Threat Level: High level

Descriptions: It is able to show unwanted ads, redirect your browser on phishing webpage.

Distribution Methods: It mostly get enters into the System  via the spam email attachments, freeware installation, Updating System Software, and other tricky ways.

Removal Tool: In order to keep the PC safe and secure from more issues then you are highly advice to delete Search-series.com as soon as possible by using reputable antimalware tool.

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-series.com:

Remove the related items of Search-series.com 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-series.com 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-series.com) 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-series.com 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-series.com 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-series.com 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-series.com 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-series.com (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.