Search.crazytvsearch.com Removal Guide

Search.crazytvsearch.com is a questionable search page whose presence in your browsers could be a surprise for you since it is usually promoted by a browser hijacker. Many users do not realize that they let a hijacker on board because most of these malware infections enter computers bundled together with other software and malware programs, such as adware. Although there may be an option to choose not to make changes to your browsers during the installation of such a bundle, most users overlook this step only to realize later that a browser hijacker has taken control of their browsers. Unfortunately, this is bad news since this promoted search engine may introduce you to potentially unsafe web content through its third-party services, including its search tool. Keeping this browser hijacker on your computer could lead to more malware infections, slower system performance, constant annoying third-party commercial advertisements, and worse. Therefore, we suggest that you remove Search.crazytvsearch.com from your PC if you do not want to experience the “what might happen.”

Since there is no official promotional website to spread this search engine, you can imagine that the way it is mostly distributed in is not even close to legitimate. One way for this hijacker to appear in your browsers is when you click on unsafe third-party advertisements, such as pop-ups. These ads can be displayed by adware programs that are already on your computer. We have found that these ad-supported programs include InteliTerm and TermTrident. But it is also possible that you click on unreliable content on suspicious websites, including torrent, freeware, dating and pornographic pages. These are the sites that usually host the most third-party ads. These ads are often misleading as they may disguise themselves as buttons (download and next-page), but you can also find pop-ups that resemble legitimate Windows dialog boxes in order to deceive unsuspecting users and thus trick them into downloading fake software updates. One single click on an unfamiliar site could lead to downloading malicious bundles.

It is important to mention here that you may still have a chance to save your computer from infections if you are careful with the installation. Often you are offered checkboxes to deselect certain components of the package not to be installed. It is possible that these will only be revealed if you go for the custom option. Sometimes the real content is only disclosed in the license agreement that you have to accept if you want to install the bundle. In any case, you need to be cautious around bundles. If, by any chance, you allow such a lot onto your computer, you should not hesitate to scan your system with a trustworthy online malware scanner if you do not have a proper security tool installed. And, do this after you remove Search.crazytvsearch.com, of course.

We have noticed that this browser hijacker is identical to Search.myspeedtestxp.com, Search.mygamesxp.com, and Search.MyTelevisionXp.com, which have been around for a while now. You should not keep any of these hijackers in your browsers because they all may expose you to unwanted and potentially dangerous third-party content. It is possible that this hijacker injects third-party ads through the linked websites displayed at the top, which are TV, movie, and sport-related mainly. But it may also manipulate the search results so you definitely should not use it to search the web. Your queries get redirected through the extsearch.maxwebsearch.com server to a modified us.search.yahoo.com results page. This means that this modified page may contain potentially unreliable third-party ads and links. Clicking on these may take you to malicious and dangerous websites. This can result in getting infected with more malware programs or being scammed otherwise. For example, you may find yourself on a fake webshop revealing your banking details to cyber criminals. We do not think that you would like to experience any of these. That is why we recommend that you remove Search.crazytvsearch.com ASAP.

In order to manually get rid of this threat source called Search.crazytvsearch.com, you need to delete or edit certain files and Windows Registry entries. We have prepared a guide for you so that you know exactly which files and registry keys are affected. Please follow our instructions carefully because editing the wrong registry keys might cause damage to your operating system. It is also possible that you find an uninstaller in the list of installed programs in Control Panel. But, if you run this uninstaller, it may leave leftovers, which means that you will have to reset your browsers to make sure this hijacker is gone without a trace. Another option you have to make your computer secure is to use an automated security tool, such as an anti-malware application that will detect and eliminate all threats from your PC. This software will also safeguard your system from all known malware infections.

Remove Search.crazytvsearch.com from browsers

Google Chrome

1. Tap Win+E.
2. Locate “C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default” folder.
3. Either delete these files: Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data; or open them with a text editor and overwrite “http://Search.crazytvsearch.com” with any URL you prefer.

Internet Explorer

1. Tap Win+R and enter regedit. Hit Enter.
2. Find HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\ Start Page (64-bit only!) and HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page, and change the value data (“http://Search.crazytvsearch.com”) to a home page you prefer.
3. Locate HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page and modify the value data (“http://Search.crazytvsearch.com”) to a home page you prefer.
4. Exit the editor.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Tap Win+E.
2. Locate “C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\” folder.
3. Double-click on {Unique Mozilla user ID} folder to open it and open prefs.js with Notepad.
4. Find user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", " http://Search.crazytvsearch.com") and overwrite “Search.crazytvsearch.com” with any home page URL of your choice.