What is Searchbetter.com 
The Searchbetter.com browser virus may attack computer browsers and trigger 
terrible troubles on online activities, for instance, this browser hijacker will 
make modifications on search engine as well as search results. Searchbetter.com 
looks like a legitimate search engine for it has a pure interface similar to 
famous search providers, such as Google, Yahoo or Bing. However, this type of 
website is created and utilized by people with ulterior motive to affect 
computers and make money by pay-per-link technique. this browser threat may 
trigger system troubles when it has entered the targeted computer via unsafe 
sites, insecure pop ups and untrue security massage. The creator of this browser 
hijacker may also send it to computers online as an attachment or link in Email. 
Those websites who cooperate with this kind of hijackers are not reliable either 
since they use such tactics to have a good rank in the search result and cheat 
innocent computer users to visit them. 
Once the browser hijacker finishes its installation, its malicious files 
and registry modifications will soon mess up the system settings on the target 
computers. The first problem you realize when you are using the infected 
computer should be on the browsers because browser hijacker, from its name, is 
such case as happen to computer browsers. That is to say, the default settings 
as homepage or start page on the browser will be changed by this virus without 
permission. The browser hijacker often reset the default homepage to its own 
site or its sponsored ones and it adds additional contents to your search 
results to confuse you from telling the legal sites from the illegal ones. As a 
result, the page will be redirected to the virus webpage whenever you launch the 
browsers. 
As the browser hijacker can modify the browser settings, the search 
engines will also be modified to some other unreliable ones correspondingly. If 
this infection keep staying on the affected computer, it will not stop messing 
up the system via installing additional items as its related add-ons, toolbars 
or extensions on Google Chrome, Firefox or IE. It means that users' confidential 
information may be sent to third parties for unknown uses, which is dangerous. 
Those people whose computers gets infected by this browser hijacker may find 
that they can't find much helpful information when they do a search and their 
CPU usages are often consumed very high, sometimes even 100%. On the other hand, 
system vulnerability caused by the threat will introduce more and more other 
computer viruses or third party applications. Remote hackers, with the help of 
this virus, are able to take over control the infected machine totally and do 
anything as they wish. 
Can Not Remove Searchbetter.com With Removal Tool? 
Since Searchbetter.com will badly threat the infected computer, it should be 
eliminated from the system totally to avoid further damage. Most people will run 
their antivirus programs to scan the entire system in order to find and remove 
the culprit. However, even if they constantly see their browsers are redirected 
to unwanted site, the security software may detect nothing, leave alone removing 
the threat. This infection created with random files which may help it keep 
changing all the time. Apart from that, automatic removal and detection of 
antivirus security will not take effect on deleting this threat because it is 
developed by advanced hiding techniques. In this case, it is suggested that you 
manually remove the redirect virus if you are a computer advanced user. 
Sometimes, it's not easy for computer users to manually eradicate this 
redirect virus because the malware may not be showed on the Programs and 
Features. You need to fully eliminate all leftovers of the threat or use a 
professional removal tool to clear all the files of the browser hijacker. 
Otherwise, the redirect virus may come back again and again after you 
remove it. 
 
How to Remove Searchbetter.com Virus from Your PC 
Step one: set the default homepage back
For Internet Explorer:
1. Click 
on Browser Tools
2. Select Manage Add-Ons on the tools window
3. Click 
Search Provider 
4. Here you can see many kinds of search engine option as 
Bing and Google, select your favorite one to be a default homepage.
5. Choose 
Search Results and click on Remove icon to eliminate it
6. Click Tools, 
select Internet Options and then the General tab. Here you can option a website 
you like and save it. 
c. Select the unwanted address and click 'Remove' to 
remove it;
For Google Chrome:
1. Open Customize and control
2. Click on 
Settings
3. Select on Basic Options icon
4. Here you can reset your 
homepage (e.g.Google.com)
5. Once you choose a default homepage, click on 
Manage Search Engines and then click Google to be your default search 
engine.
6. Remove it from the browser by clicking Searchbetter.com and then 
the X' mark
For Mozilla Firefox:
1. Click Manage Search Engine 
2. 
Select Search Results and then click Remove option, click OK 
3. Open Tools, 
under the General tab, set Google.com as default homepage 
Step two: locate 
related files of the redirect virus and remove them from the 
computer
%AllUsersProfile%
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\{random 
letters}\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application 
Data\~r
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~dll
Step three: Remove Cookies 
on all Browsers
Internet Explorer:
a. Click options on the browser and 
then choose Internet Options 
b. Open General tab, click Delete Browsing 
History to remove all related cookies
c. Select cookies and click 
Delete
Firefox: 
a. Click option
b. Select Privacy and then click on 
Remove Individual Cookies icon
c. Delete relevant cookies list on the 
box
Google Chrome:
a. Click option
b. Open Under the Bonnet tab
c. 
Select Privacy and then click Clear browsing data 
d. Delete all cookies 
Step four: Remove Malicious Registry 
a. Open Registry Editor on the 
start menu
b. Type in Regedit and click OK
c. Remove all the following 
registry entries 
HKEY
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet 
Settings "CertificateRevocation" = 
'1'
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments 
"SaveZoneInformation" = '0'
Conclusion Searchbetter.com, as a browser 
hijacker, should be removed from the system in time, if not, it will put the 
infected computer in risk. If it can't be removed timely, the threat may damage 
the browser and steal user's valuable data and send it to third party. Most 
users encounter the same problem that they can not detect this infection by 
using antivirus programs installed on the computer. The browser hijacker is 
created with changeable features which enable it to hide deeply in the computer. 
Any careless download, click or file exchange on the internet can cause this 
redirect invasion to the vulnerable system. 
However, inexperienced PC users will take a long time to 
remove this infection because the removal of files and registry is super difficult. You can 
choose to ask for professional advice from PC experts and let them assist you to 
solve this trouble.