Search.searchvzc.com Removal Guide

Did your homepage suddenly change to Search.searchvzc.com? Perhaps you have installed a freeware application recently? Even though it looks as though this program can provide you with the best search results out there, you should not use it. A browser hijacker can easily expose you to unfamiliar websites, and from there, you would be only a step away from a serious security issue. Thus, remove Search.searchvzc.com right now, and then make sure you have your system safeguarded against a plethora of similar infections. To do that, you should think about getting a licensed antispyware tool. Only legitimate security applications can help you maintain your PC clean.

Perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of this intrusion is that users tend to download such browser hijackers on their systems themselves without much thought. Search.searchvzc.com and other similar programs are usually distributed together in one package. For example, you could have been looking for some app on a third-party source, and you found it. But together with this application, you could have also installed Search.searchvzc.com and several other undesirable programs. Perhaps your system is being slow, and you constantly see pop-up ads on your screen when you browse the web? Potentially unwanted programs could be behind that, too.

Now, Search.searchvzc.com itself will modify your default homepage, and it will track your online activity. Every single hijacker from this group is known to do that, so there is nothing unexpected about that. For a while, it might seem as though the program is there to help you, but it will only collect information on your web browsing habits, and with that, it will be able to figure out your likes and preferences. The hijacker needs this information because it survives by displaying modified search results. The modified search results will have links that lead to websites associated with your latest search queries. But if it is a website delivered by the hijacker, then the site will be commercial, and you will help Search.searchvzc.com generate a financial profit.

The problem with this financial scheme is that Search.searchvzc.com cannot guarantee you will land on safe websites. The thing is that the hijacker’s privacy policy does not cover third-party content, so if you end up on some unreliable website, you would not be able to blame the hijacker for it. The program basically washes its hands of the entire thing the moment you click the outgoing link.

What is the biggest security implication associated with this browser hijacker? The main problem is that neither you nor this program can control the third-party content. Therefore, there is always a risk that you might get redirected to a malware-related website, or your web browsing information will be used for some online marketing scheme without your permission. Having these risks in mind, it is important that you take care of this issue as soon as possible.

Please follow the instructions below to remove Search.searchvzc.com from your system, and then run a full system scan with the SpyHunter free scanner. You need to make sure that your computer is absolutely safe and clean, and the best way to do it is to acquire a security application of your choice.

How to Delete Search.searchvzc.com

Internet Explorer

1. Press Win+R and enter regedit. Press OK.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
3. On the right, right-click Start Page.
4. Choose Modify and edit your homepage address. Click OK.
5. Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.
6. Edit the following values:
   FaviconURL
   FaviconURLFallback
   TopResultURL
   URL

Chrome

1. Press Win+R and enter %LocalAppData%. Click OK.
2. Go to Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
3. Remove the following files: Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data.

Firefox

1. Press Win+R and type %AppData%. Click OK.
2. Navigate to Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[User ID].
3. Use Notepad to open the prefs.js file.
4. Remove the following string: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://Search.searchvzc.com");
5. Save changes and exit the file.