Search.searchmpct.com Removal Guide

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Category: Browser Hijackers

Search.searchmpct.com is nothing more than a browser hijacker because its developers have made the conscious decision to distribute it via malicious software bundles that can install it on your browser without your knowledge or consent. We recommend that you remove it from your browser as soon as possible because, in addition to hijacking the homepage, it will show modified, ad-supported search results that can feature links to possibly malicious websites. It might also collect information about you to personalize the ads you see. To find out more, please read this article in its entirety.

Our research has shown that Search.searchmpct.com was published by a company called Polarity Technologies Ltd. This company is a known malware developer that is responsible for releasing Search.searchyea.com, Search.searcheasyra.com, Getfitnow.co, and many others. Allegedly, this company is based in Limassol, Cyprus but we do not know if it is physically located there. In any case, knowing that Search.searchmpct.com was created by Polarity Technologies, it must be said that it can enter your PC and replace the homepage address secretly.

Like the browser hijackers that were released previously, this new browser hijacker is distributed through malicious software bundles. Certain installers are used to install these bundles, and we have received information that some of those installers might not allow you to deselect the installation of Search.searchmpct.com. Therefore, this search engine is malicious by default, and you might want to get rid of it.

Search.searchmpct.com is a bit different from most of the hijackers made by Polarity Technologies. This hijacker was configured to promote a PDF to DOC and DOC to PDF converter at Cloudconvert.com. To our knowledge, this website is safe to access, but it is interesting to see that this hijacker’s main page is dedicated to promoting this one website. However, we also want to point out that this browser hijacker can also feature advertisements in its search results. We have found that it redirects all search queries to a modified Yahoo search engine that can feature promoted links. We think that a small portion of those promoted links can be of malicious nature because they can redirect you to scam or phishing websites or get your PC infected with dangerous malware such as spyware or ransomware.

As far as privacy is concerned, this browser hijacker can also gather information about you. If you use this hijacker as a regular search engine, then you automatically agree to share information such as your browsing history, search queries, IP address, ISP, approximate geographical location, and so on. This hijacker collects this information using browser cookies, and the developers will use this information to present you with personalized, region-specific ads that may be of interest to you. However, their purpose is to generate revenue, so do not expect to receive a reliable service.

In summary, Search.searchmpct.com is a malicious search engine that we have classified as a browser hijacker due to the way its developers have decided to distribute it. Its search results can feature shady promotional links of unverified legitimacy and can also gather information about you to customize the ads that you see. It offers nothing of value, so we recommend that you remove it from your browser and replace it with a legitimate search engine.

How to replace the homepage address

Google Chrome

  1. Press Alt+F keys.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Click Set pages.
  4. Erase http://search.searchmpct.com/
  5. Enter a new address.
  6. Click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Press Alt+T and click Options.
  2. Erase Search.searchmpct.com
  3. Type a new homepage address.
  4. Exit the Options menu.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

  1. Press Alt+T keys.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Erase http://search.searchmpct.com/
  4. Enter a new URL in the home page address line.
  5. Click OK.
Download Remover for Search.searchmpct.com *
*SpyHunter scanner, published on this site, is intended to be used only as a detection tool. To use the removal functionality, you will need to purchase the full version of SpyHunter.

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