Searchpig.net Removal Guide

Searchpig.net is a search engine which is also regarded as a browser hijacker. If you install an application which promotes this search engine and install it without paying attention to the details given in the installation wizard, the home page and search provider of your browser, for example, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox can be changed to searchpig.net. It is highly advisable to pay attention to the applications you are installing; otherwise, your browsing tools may be affected drastically. It is also possible to get the browsers altered by a drive-by download, which means that some unwanted application can be installed while you are browsing insecure websites. In this case, it is advisable to use a spyware removal tool. If you do not have one, install SpyHunter which will remove searchpig.net from the computer and your browsers.

Searchpig.net should not be trusted as it can redirect you to a website whose content does not match your interests and search keywords. Moreover, you will find that sometimes searchpig.net cannot present any search result. You will be notified that there are no documents matching your search query.

Searchpig.net contains various categories which you can use so that you do not need to enter a keyword manually. Unfortunately, some of the categories and their sub-categories present no results or provide links that leads to completely different websites. It may also happen that you will arrive at a website which contains various advertisements. You may be offered to fill in a form in order to win a mobile device or to purchase a service or an item. Ignore such offers and do not expose your personal information. Do not reveal your name, home or email address, and so on.

What you should actually do is remove searchpig.net from the computer. Below you will find instructions that will help you uninstall the program which you think might have changed the settings of the browsers. Nevertheless, we recommend that you implement SpyHunter. The reason why you should use this spyware removal tool is that it can also safeguard the computer against various computer threats. If you do care about your privacy, do not hesitate to terminate the threat.

Searchpig.net removal

Windows 8

1. Hover the mouse over the lower left corner of the screen.
2. Right-click.
3. Select Control Panel.
4. Click Uninstall a program.
5. Double-click the program you want to remove.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Select Uninstall a program.
3. Double-click the unwanted program.

Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Select Add or Remove Programs.
4. Click the unwanted program and click the Remove button.

How to remove Searchpig.net from your browsers

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T.
2. Click Internet Options.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Click Reset.
5. Tick the check box.
6. Click Reset.
7. Click Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and click Troubleshooting Information.
2. Click Reset Firefox.
3. When a new windows pops up, click Reset Firefox and click Finish.

Google Chrome

1. Press Alt+F.
2. Point to Tools and click Extensions.
3. Remove the unwanted add-on.
4. Click Settings.
5. In the On startup section, click Set pages.
6. Remove searchpig.net and type a new URL.
7. In the Search section, click Manage search engines.
8. Remove the unwanted search engine and set new one.

Having completed the removal, install the scanner which you can get at no charge. It will examine the system and provide you with the scan results.