Searcharrange.com Removal Guide

Searcharrange.com is a legitimate-looking search engine that might be set as your homepage and search engine without permission. There are legitimate programs that change these settings too; however, they differ from browser hijackers in a sense that they always ask for permission to do that and users are free not to agree with the changes. Searcharrange.com is a typical browser hijacker because it applies changes to Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox without a user’s consent. If you are a security-minded person, you should get rid of Searcharrange.com. As you can see, it is not worth judging the reliability of a search engine from its appearance.

There is no doubt that Searcharrange.com will change your homepage and search engine. Unfortunately, it is not all it does. According to the researchers at 411-spyware.com, this search engine will also present you with advertisements. These advertisements will be shown to you together with legitimate search results no matter you search for videos, news or images. Specialists are sure that you see those modified search results because the developer of Searcharrange.com seeks to increase the traffic rank of particular web pages. Undoubtedly, it receives money for this activity. Research also shows that details about your activities on the Internet might be collected too in order to show advertisements. Searcharrange.com is particularly interested in your search queries, the types of ads you tend to click on, and your IP address; however, it might collect a bunch of other details about you. Some specialists claim that Searcharrange.com might even violate your privacy, so it would be better to get rid of Searcharrange.com and start using another search engine.

The majority of users do not know when Searcharrange.com has applied those changes to their browser; however, it is clear for us that this search engine has been set as your homepage and default search engine after you have downloaded some kind of free program from a third-party website. Browser hijackers are often spread via bundled malicious installers, so you should be careful. People usually download these software bundles from third-party web pages that contain software, e.g. Softonic. They are also available on torrent websites. If you visit such web pages from time to time and download applications from them, it is not surprising that you see Searcharrange.com on your browsers now. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to protect the system from harmful applications, so it would be best to acquire and install a reputable antimalware tool.

As Searcharrange.com search engine will replace your homepage and default search engine only, you will be able to get rid of it by resetting all your browsers or simply changing the settings manually. You are free to use our manual removal instructions which you will find below this article for this matter. Do you still see Searcharrange.com on your browsers? If so, you have to scan your system with SpyHunter. It will remove Searcharrange.com and other undesirable programs that entered your system some time ago or slithered onto your PC together with Searcharrange.com browser hijacker.

Delete Searcharrange.com

Internet Explorer

1. Double-click on the icon of your browser.
2. Tap Alt+T.
3. Select Internet Options and click on the Advanced tab to open it.
4. Click Reset.
5. Put a tick in the box alongside Delete personal settings.
6. Click Reset.

Google Chrome

1. Open your browser and tap Alt+F.
2. Select Settings.
3. Scroll down and click on Show advanced settings.
4. Click Reset settings and then click Reset.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch your browser and go to the Help menu (press Alt+H).
2. Select Troubleshooting information.
3. Click Refresh Firefox.
4. Click Refresh Firefox once again in the dialog box.