How To Remove SearchYA Search

Easy Guide To Delete SearchYA Search from PC

SearchYA Search is a browser extension or potentially unwanted program which is mainly designed to promote third party contents as well as redirect users to other questionable webpage. It looks like as a genuine and useful search provider which claims to improve users online browsing habits by the providing best and quick searching results.  But unfortunately, it is considered as a potentially unwanted program or redirect virus. It usually installed on the web browsers like as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Edge and others. It gets installed into the System without any user’s knowledge and starts to execute lots of annoying activities. Once gets installed first of all it will take control over the target Web browsers and changes the default homepage, search engine and DNS setting. It assign the homepage and default search engine with fake ones and redirect users to other questionable site where contains malicious codes, adult links, online web-game and other potentially unwanted program.

Moreover, SearchYA Search has the ability to display lots of annoying advertisements into various forms like as commercial ads, pop-up ads, coupons, banners, discounts etc. on the running webpage. Clicking on those adverts might the installation of unwanted program which leads lots of infections. It is capable to corrupt the System files and Windows registries as well as create duplicate file as a same name. It has the ability to makes the System highly risky by inactivate firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program. It has the ability to monitoring online keys habits to collect personal and confidential information like as email-id, password, bank account details etc. which later forwarded them to the cyber offender for illegal use. It connects the System with remote server to remotely access your System. It consumes huge spaces of CPU and GPU and makes the System totally useless. Thus it is highly advice to remove SearchYA Search as soon as possible.

Threat Summary:

Name: SearchYA Search

Threat Type: PUP, Redirect Virus

Descriptions:  SearchYA Search is a browser extension or potentially unwanted program which is mainly designed to promote third party contents as well as redirect users to other questionable webpage.

Distribution methods: SearchYA Search gets installed into the System via the attachments of spam email which comes through unknown address, downloading freeware and unwanted program, Updating System Software, Clicking on malicious links, sharing files through network environments and performing other online activities.

Removal process: In order to keep the System safe and secure users must scan the system with reputable antimalware tool.

How did SearchYA Search gets installed into the System:

Typically, SearchYA Search gets installed into the System via the attachments of spam email which comes through unknown address, downloading freeware and unwanted program, Updating System Software, Clicking on malicious links, sharing files through network environments and performing other online activities. Cyber offender often sends thousands of spam email with the intention to opening attached files. Spam email contains malicious files like as word, doc, exe, torrent, zip, archer and so on. Such type of files seems so legit and useful as well as comes from reputable antimalware tool. Opening such types of files cause the infiltration of lots of infections. Downloading freeware and shareware program from third party webpage without knowing their terms and license agreements. They also skip custom or advance options as well as other similar settings. Such types of installation cause the installation of unwanted program which may leads lots of infections.

 How To prevent the System from SearchYA Search:

 In order to prevent the System from SearchYA Search and other harmful threats users are highly advice ignore the attachments of spam email which comes through unknown address. Check the grammatical error and spelling mistakes before opening the files. Users also must be stopping the installation of freeware program from third party webpage. Read the installation guide carefully till the end. Don’t skip custom or advance options as well as other similar setting. Users also must be pay attentive while clicking on malicious links and performing other annoying activities. To keep the System safe and secure users must scan the system with 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 SearchYA Search:

Remove the related items of SearchYA Search 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 SearchYA Search 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 (SearchYA Search) 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 SearchYA Search 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 SearchYA Search 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 SearchYA Search 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 SearchYA Search 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 SearchYA Search (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.