Infected with Search Smart! Try This Search Smart Removal Guide

All You Need To Know About Search Smart

 

Search Smart is offered as a browser extension for popular Internet browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla FF, Google Chrome and others. Unfortunately, it also invades the targeted machine without asking user's permission and makes various changes to the installed browsers and system's settings. Creators of this adware are trying to lure computer users into believing that it is a kind of useful program. However, the main objectives of its developers is to get benefited at the expense of infected users. After getting inside the targeted machine, Search Smart mainly alters the default search tool, homepage and new tab URL address with 'Search-smart[.]work' unfamiliar domain which then redirects your search queries to Yahoo.com.

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Above-mentioned activity performed by this adware on your machine in order to track your online browsing activities and then modify the search results. In this way, victimized computer users are exposed to unknown third party content every time when they decided to surf the Internet. Furthermore, Search Smart mainly captures non-personally identifiable information including IP address, search queries, browsing history, geo-location, user name, email address, frequently visited sites, time spent on them and similar data. Possibly, the gathered details might be shared with third parties because these informations are completely valuable for affiliate marketing purposes.

What are the most irritating issues caused by Search Smart?

One of the most annoying properties of this adware threat is that it may promote dubious web portals and redirects your search queries to phishing web pages. These web pages are generally host malicious computer viruses like Trojan and ransomware. In addition to that, due to the presence of Search Smart infection, infected users might obtain a keylogger which has the ability to record your key strokes and might steal confidential data like login user id, password, banking credentials, and other vital informations.

Such activity of Search Smart adware is hazardous because the gathered data might be shared with the criminal hackers for getting illegal benefit and you may face both identity theft and money loss. Therefore, malware researchers urge PC users to refrain using this application or its associated domain as a default search engine. All in all, it will neither enhance your browsing experience nor provide regular search results and may lead you to insecure domains that infects your computer with nasty viruses. Hence, Search Smart should be removed from your computer as early as possible in order to protect your system from getting infected with any other notorious threats.

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How to Uninstall Search Smart from Compromised System

Step:1 First of all, Reboot your PC in Safe Mode to make it safe from Search Smart

(this Guide illustrates how to restart Windows in Safe Mode in all versions.)

Step:2 Now you need to View all Hidden Files and Folders that exist on different drives

Step:3 Uninstall Search Smart from Control Panel

  • Press Start Key + R together and Type appwiz.cpl
  • appwiz

  • Now Press on OK
  • This will Open the Control Panel. Now look for Search Smart or any other Suspicious program
  • once found, Uninstall Search Smart ASAP
  • Step:4 How to Remove Search Smart from Startup Items

  • To Go to Startup Area, Click on Start Key + R
  • Type msconfig in the search area and click on Enter. A window will pop-out
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  • In the Startup area, look for any suspicious Search Smart entries or that are from Unknown Manufacturers
  • (This is an important step and users are advised to monitor all items carefully over here before proceeding further.)
  • Step:5 How to Remove Search Smart from Localhost Files

  • Click on Start Key + R in Combination. Copy and Paste to Open hosts File
  • notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts
  • Soon, you will get a list of suspicious IP’s in the bottom of the screen
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  • this is quite helpful in knowing if your browser has been hacked
  • Steps 6: How to Remove Search Smart and Block Pop-ups on Browsers

    How to Remove Search Smart from IE

    Open IE and Click on Tools. Now Select Manage add-ons
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    In the pane, under Toolbars and Extensions, Choose the Search Smart extensions which is to be deleted

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  • Now Click on Remove or Disable Option.
  • Press Tool button and Select Internet Option
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  • This will lead you to the Tab, now Select Privacy Tab, Turn on Pop-up blocker by clicking on it.
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    How to Uninstall Search Smart from Google Chrome

  • Google Chrome is to be Opened
  • Now Click on menu present at the top right corner
  • Choose Tools >> Extensions
  • Select Search Smart related Extensions and now Click on Trash icon to remove Search Smart
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  • Under Advanced Settings Option, Enable Do not allow any Site to Show pop-ups. Click on Ok to apply it.
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    How to Block Search Smart on Mozilla FF

  • Select and Open Mozilla FF, Select Search Smart or other Add-ons by clicking on Menu button
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  • In the Add-ons Manager, Select the extension related to Search Smart.
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  • Now Click on Remove to delete Search Smart permanently
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  • Also Select and Check mark “Block Pop-up Windows” under po-ups in the Content Tab
  • How to Get Rid of Search Smart on Edge on Win 10

  • First of all Open MS Edge and Click on “More actions(…)” link
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  • Now Select and Click on Settings In Menu under “More Actions”
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  • Under Settings, screen click on View Advanced Settings button
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  • In Advanced Settings, turn on Block pop-ups by toggling button to ON
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    Following the above Manual Steps will be effective in blocking Search Smart. However, if you are unable to accomplish these steps, click the button given below to scan your PC

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    Don’t forget to given your feedback or submit any question if you have any doubt regarding Search Smart or its removal process

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