How to Remove Search.searchfdm.com Redirect Virus Fully?

Search.searchfdm.com redirect Virus is defined as a hazardous adware that affects user's web browser and alters default settings of the browser to replace user's homepage with the page about Search.searchfdm.com. By doing this, the browser hijacker is able to alter the home page and affect users' browsing habits. Search.searchfdm.com takes advantage of convincing interface and user's carelessness to trick users into utilizing its search service, the time innocent users use it to search for information, they will be redirected to unrelated results.

In fact, it is a fake search engine that pretends to be a legitimate site and provides users with multiple utilities and many other search services in order to attract users to visit it. Not only popping up advertisements on the web pages that users are browsing, this redirect virus will also display a number of advertisements on the computer screen as well as some third-party programs such as game software and media player, in order to attract users to click on them and visit the specified websites. In most cases, those shopping websites may be phishing websites for collecting user's privacy information and then help cyber criminals to steal their money. Search.searchfdm.com redirect virus interferes with user's browsing activities by displaying lots of discounts, coupons, bargains and so on. So, in some cases, those users would click on the pop-up ads and go for a visit.

Search.searchfdm.com is capable of changing your default browser silently but it is difficult to change it back. With the modifications of the browser settings, many vicious plug-ins will make use of this opportunity to silently install in the browsers, in order to fully take control of the affected browsers. It can appear on the startup of the infected browsers and install extensions, add-ons and links on the computer, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Moreover, the Search.searchfdm.com would deliver random web links for the ignorant users, which are likely utilized by cyber criminals to carry out harmful actions. In this case, the access to those insecure sites or pages will lead to unexpected consequence that the infected computer will be totally destroyed by malicious computer threats as adware, Trojan, Worm and browser hijackers.

How to Remove Search.searchfdm.com Completely?

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.searchfdm.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

Search.searchfdm.com will invader the target computer by hiding in some programs, pretending as a useful item to let PC users install. In some cases, this redirect virus hides in the free applications that users have downloaded from the Internet, and automatically gets installed when users install the applications they need. Majority PC users are short of security consciousness, when they find that their homepage is replaced or there are a lot of pup ups on the screen, that they do is just letting it stay there and do nothing and then miss the removal time.

To prevent such unwanted redirect viruses, users should be more careful when they are surfing the Internet and pay more attention to their browser activities and remove the suspicious plug-ins or programs from the computer once they notice something weird occurs on the browsers. In this case, antivirus program or security tool are the most trusted removal way to get rid of such annoying and stubborn browser redirect. Then repair the browser settings and safeguard their PCs against other cyber threats. In the meantime, no matter what new programs are going to be downloaded onto the computer, do take advanced actions to make sure they are clear and prevent further malware infection or other virus attacks.