Search.searchleasy.com Removal Guide

Search.searchleasy.com might look like a legitimate search engine, but the reality is that it is unreliable. We have classified it as a browser hijacker because its creators distribute it using deceptive methods that will replace your browser’s default homepage with Search.searchleasy.com. On top of that, its search results are apt to feature questionable links that can jeopardize your computer’s security. Therefore, we recommend that you remove this malicious search engine using the guide below this article.

Search.searchleasy.com is yet another browser hijacker from the infamous Polarity Technologies, a company dedicated to hijacking your browser in order to subject you to its promotional links. Polarity Technologies is (allegedly) based in Limassol, Cyprus. It has been around for a few years now and has released hundreds of hijackers since then. Apart from releasing this particular browser hijacker, it also released Search.searchlttrn.com, Search.yourpackagesnow.com, Search.yourmapscenter.com, and many other hijackers.

We have found that this hijacker might be distributed via pop-up ads that are opened when you visit a website that promotes them and click something. The pop-ups can also be opened automatically at random while you browse on a website. The second method used to distribute this hijacker is software bundles. We have found that Search.searchleasy.com can be bundled with third-party software featured on freeware hosting sites such as Filewon.com, Filewin.com, Malavida.es, and Descargar.es. The bundled software installers on these websites might not disclose the presence of Search.searchleasy.com and inject it into your browser secretly, without your knowledge or consent.

We have found that this hijacker affects Microsoft Internet Explorer, but it might also hijack Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. This hijacker is set to replace the homepage address and search engine/provider specifically. It redirects all entered search terms to a modified Yahoo search engine. We want you that, in some cases, this hijacker may promote websites that can feature malicious content that can jeopardize your computer’s security and your privacy. It can redirect you to phishing and scam sites as well as malware distributing websites that could infect your Pc with spyware, ransomware, Trojans, and so on. Therefore, using this hijacker as a regular search engine is a potential security risk.

Our research has shown that this hijacker can collect information about you in order to present you with customized links in the search results. The information collected is anonymous and contains technical and usage information. It includes your IP address, approximate geographical location, Internet Service Provider (ISP) domain name, browser type, operating system type, links clicked, search terms entered, and so on. This information is legal to collect but can be misused to benefit this hijacker’s developers only.

All things considered, Search.searchleasy.com is one highly malicious search engine that can jeopardize your computer’s security with its promotional links which it shows as a result of replacing your browser’s homepage address and search provider. To get rid of this hijacker, we invite you to make use of the removal guide provided below. We also recommend that you get an anti-malware program to protect your browser from unauthorized modification.

How to replace the homepage address

Google Chrome

1. Open the browser.
2. Simultaneously press Alt+F.
3. Select Settings.
4. Switch on Show home button.
5. Enter a new homepage address.
6. Click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the browser.
2. Simultaneously press Alt+T.
3. Click Options and select General.
4. Erase Search.searchleasy.com and enter a new address.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Open the browser.
2. Hold down Alt+T and click Internet Options.
3. Erase http://search.searchleasy.com/
4. Enter a new URL.
5. Click OK.