Search.tv-cmf.com Removal Guide

Search.tv-cmf.com is a browser hijacker that follows Localhost by SaferBrowser. This browser extension is compatible with such popular browsers as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. The good news is, neither the extension nor the hijacker was found to corrupt the Edge browser that is becoming more and more popular. According to our research, this infection is very similar to other infamous hijackers, including Search.searchlttrn.com and Search.yourpackagesnow.com. All of these hijackers are represented with the help of specific extensions, most of which have separate download pages. In many cases, these extensions are also promoted via the Chrome web store. Localhost by SaferBrowser appears to be associated with several different hijackers from the same family, including search.di-cmf.com, search.pa-cmf.com, and search.vc-cmf.com, which is quite unusual. Maybe that is why an official download page for this extension simply does not exist. Whether or not this site exists, you must delete Search.tv-cmf.com ASAP.

Access to Local Weather, Gmail, AOL, Yahoo, Outlook, Hotmail, and Google Maps is provided by Search.tv-cmf.com and Localhost. Links to popular websites are provided to distract you from the existence of a browser hijacker. If you did not give permission for this hijacker to enter your operating system, you should realize that something is not right even if the search tool replacing your regular homepage and search engine tools look harmless. On the other hand, if you let this hijacker in yourself, it might take some time for you to recognize the existence of a browser hijacker. Did you install this suspicious software along with other programs? If you have, have you researched them as well? If you have not, we suggest that you do to ensure that unreliable or even malicious programs are not overlooked. Needless to say, if you discover malware, you need to delete it as soon as you can. If other treats are not present, you can focus on the removal of Search.tv-cmf.com.

We have no doubt that Search.tv-cmf.com is an unreliable search tool because we have tested this program and analyzed the Privacy Policy associated with it. The first thing you need to note is that this hijacker redirects to Yahoo; however, it can modify the search results to introduce you to unreliable and sponsored links. This means that you cannot trust this hijacker to help you surf the web in a beneficial manner. The second thing to worry about is the cookies implemented by this infection and the associated third parties. According to the disclaimer in the Privacy Policy, your own personal information could be recorded by these cookies, which makes this program a target to schemers and malware creators. Even if the developer of Search.tv-cmf.com is not directly associated with malware developers and distributors, it could be exploited to show misleading, malicious advertisements in the search results. Note that your personal information could be leaked even if you do not interact with the ads shown.

Whether or not you find the services provided by Search.tv-cmf.com attractive, you need to delete this browser hijacker from your browsers and your operating system as soon as possible. But before you do, you need to figure out if this is the only threat causing havoc on your operating system. According to our research, this hijacker is quite likely to access your browsers with the help of unreliable third-party installers. As you might understand already, other threats could use this backdoor to occupy your operating system as you install the hijacker and its extension. It is imperative that you eliminate ALL threats active on your PC; otherwise, you will be at constant risk of encountering security threats.

Have you thought about using anti-malware software to remove Search.tv-cmf.com and other infections active on your operating system? We strongly recommend using this tool to have malware eliminated and your operating system protected reliably. If you are looking for an alternative solution, you can try using the instructions below. If you the hijacker came bundled with the Localhost extension, you might get rid of it by removing the extension itself. The guide below was created to show you how to erase the unwanted search tool. Note that you can change them directly via your browser, and this method is more suitable for experienced computer users.

How to delete Search.tv-cmf.com

Internet Explorer:

1. Launch RUN (tap Win+R at the same time).
2. Enter regedit.exe and click OK.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
4. Find the value named “Start Page.”
5. Right-click the value and replace the URL of the hijacker with the URL of the preferred search tool.
6. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}.
7. Right-click these value names and replacethe hijacker URL:
   • FaviconURL REG_SZ
   • FaviconURLFallback REG_SZ
   • TopResultURL REG_SZ
   • URL REG_SZ

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Launch Explorer (tap Win+E at the same time).
2. Enter %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ into the address bar.
3. Open the folder with a random name.
4. Right-click the prefs.js file and open it with Notepad.
5. Remove the string: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://search.tv-cmf.com");.

Google Chrome:

1. Launch Explorer (tap Win+E at the same time).
2. Enter %LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default into the address bar.
3. Delete Preferences, Secure Preferences and Web Data files.