SearchSeries Removal Guide

SearchSeries is meant to help you search for the content, services, products, or sites you are interested in. Also, it is meant to provide you with optimized services, which seemingly places it above other comparable search tools. If you think that this extension can offer you superior web search services, we have to disappoint you. As a matter of fact, it cannot even offer search results. Instead, it redirects to Yahoo Search. This might not sound like a big deal, but the results can be modified to inject advertisements and sponsored content that belongs to unknown third-party partners. Clearly, the PUP does not offer beneficial services, and we strongly recommend that you remove it from your browser. It seems that only Google Chrome users need to delete SearchSeries, and that is what we focus on in this report. If you have found that you need to get rid of this PUP from a different browser, let us know.

We identify SearchSeries as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) because we do not see advantages to using it. If it is installed, it replaces the New Tab page with portal.search-series.com, and the interface of this page displays a PDF converter, currency converters, and a calculator. This might seem like a useful service, but most likely, that is just a distraction. The main function of the PUP is to expose you to the feed.search-series.com search tool. You are redirected via it from your address bar and the search box on the New Tab to search.yahoo.com. As you now know, the results are modified. Some users might not notice this, or they might ignore it, thinking that the injected links are somehow enhancing their search experience. Furthermore, the added links could correspond to recent searches or promote impossible-to-ignore offers. That is because SearchSeries tracks your browsing history using web cookies and might share that information with the associated parties.

If you do not know how SearchSeries got into your browser, or if you remember downloading it from a funny website or using an unfamiliar software bundle, you must examine your system for other PUPs or even malicious threats. Unfortunately, in some cases, PUPs can be found running along with malware, and you want to make sure that that is not the case. If it is, full removal is in order. If you download the PUP from chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/searchseries/anokeahlkigacehkfemgjnakbdadibjp, it is unlikely that other threats exist. However, note that even if your generally trust the Chrome Web Store, this platform can be exploited by unreliable parties too, which is why it is a must to assess every single add-on promoted via it. Even if the extension appears to have positive reviews and thousands of users, it could be unreliable or maybe even malicious. SearchSeries is not classified as malware, but it is obvious that it is not a useful search tool either, and so we advise removing it from Google Chrome immediately.

In conclusion, searches conducted via SearchSeries (feed.search-series.com) cannot be trusted because this PUP routes to Yahoo Search and shows modified results. Our recommendation is that you remove this potentially unwanted program from your browser, and if you do not know how to do that, we have a few options to recommend. First, you can consider the manual SearchSeries removal option. If you follow the guide below, you will have the PUP and the related browsing data erased from your browser. However, any other threats will remain active, and your system will not become any more secure. If you install an anti-malware program that is trustworthy, you will have the PUP deleted automatically along with any other threats that could exist, and your entire operating system’s security would be reinstated. If you still do not know which option to choose, we can continue the discussion in the comments section.

How to delete SearchSeries

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Tap ALT and F keys simultaneously to open a menu on the right.
3. Click More tools and then choose Extensions.
4. Click the Remove button linked to the PUP.
5. Tap ALT and F keys and click More tools again.
6. This time, select Clear browsing data.
7. At the top, click Advanced.
8. Select a time range and boxes that are appropriate for the PUP.
9. Click the Clear data button.
10. Restart Google Chrome.