How To Remove Streaming-search.com From PC

Streaming-search.com: Easy Uninstall Guide

Streaming-search.com is a malicious piece of software that has been categorized as a browser hijacker. Once this potentially unwanted program (PUP) successfully infiltrates the Windows computers, it makes alterations to default browser’s settings. It sets its own domain as the new search engine, homepage, and new tab addresses without even seeking for users’ consent and acquires complete control over the entire browser. These hijacker programs are also capable of monitoring victims’ web activities and gathering important data that could be utilized for advertisement campaign. It aims to boost traffic for third-party websites and make quick online revenues for the developers.

Streaming-search.com Displays Annoying Advertisements:

While using Streaming-search.com as the default search tool, you are redirected to Yahoo and searchlee.com. This is because these fake search engines are not capable of providing results, so they usually reroute to legitimate ones like Google, Yahoo, Bing and others. However, the results are still not relevant as they are filled with advertisements and sponsored links that are placed right at the top. This nasty PUP bombards your computer screen with thousands of annoying ads all over the day that makes your web sessions very complex.

Ads by Streaming-search.com come in multiple formats such as coupons, deals, offers, banners, pop-ups, discounts etc. They work on pay-per-click scheme and earn profits for the creators when clicked. However, they can trigger redirects to various scam/phishing, fake tech support, malware-laden, gambling and even dangerous web portals. Also, they can even cause direct download and installation of potentially unwanted programs and more hazardous viruses. And hence, it is important to stay away from these adverts no matter how useful or eye-catching they look.

As stated before, Streaming-search.com can monitor online activities and gather data that include: webpages viewed, URLs visited, search queries typed, etc. It can also gather personal information like credit card and banking details and share or sell all the collected data with/to third-parties and even cyber criminals. Afterwards, the gathered info can be utilized for generating personalized ads, making fraudulent transactions or unauthorized purchases and for other deceptive purposes. And hence, this perilous hijacker may lead to severe privacy issues, identity theft and huge financial loss. It changes registry settings to create persistence and may cause you to suffer application malfunctioning, boot errors and other hazardous issues. And hence, am instant Streaming-search.com removal is strongly recommended.

Penetration Of Streaming-search.com:

Browser hijackers and other potentially unwanted programs manage to get installed on the device when users skip through steps during the freeware installation. If you choose unofficial sites, insecure sources, you risk getting more than the program you wanted because PUP creators rely on software bundling methods all the time. This occurs while installing freeware using the Quick or Recommended mode sets after downloading it from third-party sites.

This issue can be avoided, and you can possibly keep the system free of such intruders if you rely on trustworthy sources for your programs only. Avoiding torrent sites and other free file-hosting pages can be a great step in improving the security of your work-station. Also, choosing Advanced or Custom installation options allow you to control what programs get installed on the computer at the end. But at the moment, you must remove Streaming-search.com from the PC without wasting any time.

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 Streaming-search.com:

Remove the related items of Streaming-search.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 Streaming-search.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 (Streaming-search.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 Streaming-search.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 Streaming-search.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 Streaming-search.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 Streaming-search.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 Streaming-search.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.