How to Fully Remove Search.searchmpct.com?

Search.searchmpct.com is a browser hijacker that gets into computers silently and alters Internet settings of common web browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. This redirect virus can cause changes of the default homepage and the search results to be redirected to websites which promote certain products or services. The threat should be removed immediately once found on the computer.

Most computer users don't know where the redirect virus came from, for the threat is able to spread via various ways. People may pay no attention to some changes in their computer systems when they download and install a new free program from the Internet. Commonly, users take no notice of the installations of new programs and choose the recommended installation to unwarily allow additional unwanted programs to sneak into their machines. Freeware or shareware has a great tendency to be downloaded by users; however, such software is often the carrier of malware. Worse still, it can replace its domain as your default homepage and delete important files to corrupt your computer severely.

The bad effects Search.searchmpct.com redirect virus can bring to a computer is huge and beyond your imagination. As a matter of fact, those browser extensions are not as useful as they are advertised and the main purpose of them is to spy on users' browsing activities and record their data and personal information for making profits. Your PC screen will be flooded with annoying pop-ups, coupons, product-links, security alerts and other malicious websites. Then, users may be shown some misleading information and bamboozled into buying some fake products or non-existent services.

Once the computer is infected by the redirect virus, it's easier for other cyber threats to take the opportunity to arrive on the compromised PC and further damage the system. With the help of malware like Trojan horse, the remote hackers may be able to easily gain access to the infected computers and do a variety of malicious things, such as stealing users' confidential data (commercial plans, financial statements, usernames and passwords of online banking accounts, etc). If the confidential data and information are exposed to the hackers, users may face unwanted trouble and great losses. To avoid further damage to the system, it is consider eliminating Search.searchmpct.com from the computer as fast as you can. Follow the guide below and you can get rid of the threat thoroughly.

How to Remove Search.searchmpct.com Redirect Virus?

1. Disable running processes on Windows Task Manager.
1) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys to activate Windows Task Manager.
2) From Processes tab, find out the associated processes of the threat and then right click on the End Process button to totally terminate them.
2. Uninstall associated programs of Search.searchmpct.com from the computer.
1)Click on Start button, click Control Panel.
2) Click Program, click on Uninstall a Program.
3) From Programs and Features, locate the associated programs of the browser hijacker from the applications list, locate the associated programs and then click Uninstall button to remove them.
4) Confirm the uninstall request then follow the wizard to complete the removal.
3. Modify browser settings to stay away from the cyber attacks triggered by the redirect virus.
1) Enable the browser.
2) Revert browser settings and fully remove the associated Internet temp files.
For Internet Explorer
Click Tools-> Go to Internet Options-> Click Advanced tab-> Click on Reset button
For Mozilla Firefox
Click Firefox-> locate Help option-> Go to Troubleshooting Information-> Click Reset Firefox button
For Google Chrome
Click the wrench icon-> Click Settings-> Click Show Advanced Settings link-> Click Reset Browser Settings
3) Reset the browser homepage manually.
For Internet Explorer
Click General from the Internet Options -> type a secure and new web address -> confirm the modification
For Mozilla Firefox
Click Options from the Firefox menu-> Click General tab-> type a secure and new web address -> confirm the changes.
For Google Chrome
Go to Advance section in the Settings-> Click Show Home Button-> Click the displayed Change link-> type a secure and new web address
4) Restart the browser to confirm the modification.

Conclusion

Once users' PCs get infected with Search.searchmpct.com, it means that they have to face a lot of potentially dangerous PC problems. In the age of Internet, users may encounter various types of malware when surfing online, and not every users knows how to fight the threats effectively. Therefore, it is very essential for users to take precautions. Another trick it takes is to spread its files all over the hard drive making it nearly impossible to be cleaned out thoroughly because it is really difficult task to clean all the similar files safely. Some threats could be downloaded to the computers unwittingly. Besides, it is important that users update operating system and antivirus program on a regular basis so as to prevent malicious attacks from the online world.