Remove Search Lovely Ads browser hijacker

Simple methods to delete Search Lovely Ads

Search Lovely Ads is a dubious website that is particularly created by the team of cyber crook with the main intention to generate web traffic on the running webpage as well as create redirection issues. Such apps promote the site as fake search engine by changing the browser settings and so are categorized as browser hijacker. However, it is considered as redirect virus or potentially unwanted applications because users download and install apps like this accidentally. Most hijackers gather details related to users browsing activities.

Upon successful infiltrate, the browser hijacker application hijacks the installed browsers and changes their settings. It changes the homepage, search engine and new tab URL to tailsearch.com. This means, the users having the browsers hijacked are forced to visit a certain address when they open a browser or enter search queries into URL bar. Due to such changes on the settings, users browsing experience will be diminished. To be able to remove certain address from browser settings, users need to uninstall Search Lovely Ads first.

Furthermore, browser hijackers are designed to collect browsing related information. Those collected data includes IP addresses, URLs visited, entered search queries and other similar details. In some cases, they might gather confidential data as well. Later on, developers share this detail to third parties who misuse received data to generate revenue as much as possible. Therefore, data tracking software can results into huge risk of privacy, browsing safety and even becomes victim of identity theft. So, users are recommended to remove Search Lovely Ads immediately.

Ways to spread Search Lovely Ads:

Bundling with freeware and shareware, peer to peer file sharing networks, harmful links and pop-ups, spam email attachments etc are some of the basic ways for the intrusion of malware. In any of these cases, the cyber criminals don’t ask for any approval or permission. Once installed on your computer, Search Lovely Ads will firstly disable your internet security and firewall program to make the PC more vulnerable to other attackers who might not be able to intrude your system earlier. It will also modify DNS settings, add its codes to startup items and create new registry entries to get automatically started on your system and take full control over your internet connection. So, it is advised to remove this virus soon from the machine.

Remove Search Lovely Ads

Complete removal instructions have been described below in step by step manner. Follow it so that you will not find any trouble while performing virus removal process. You can also use reliable anti-malware removal tool that has the ability to remove Search Lovely Ads and all installed browser hijacker infection completely and safely from the infected system.

Short description

Name: Search Lovely Ads

Type: Browser hijacker  

Description: Each browser application on your computer could get affected. They can redirect you on harmful websites where your PC gets infected by more viruses.

Symptoms: Browser settings which are altered are the homepage, search engine and the new tab. After that, users are encouraged to visit a certain address.

Distribution methods: free software installers, porn or torrent sites, spam email campaigns, pirated software and so on.

Damage: slow down computer performance, internet browser tracking, redirect to dubious websites and display lots of unwanted advertisements.

Removal: Manual as well as automatic removal instructions have been discussed below under the post.

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 Lovely Ads:

Remove the related items of Search Lovely Ads 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 Lovely Ads 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 Lovely Ads) 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 Lovely Ads 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 Lovely Ads 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 Lovely Ads 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 Lovely Ads 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 Lovely Ads (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.

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