Remove Search-india.net - Search-india.net Manual Removal

Search-india.net is a browser hijacker that changes the homepage of internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It is to gain online profit through ads that appears on the results page. It intends to bring more web traffic to its partner websites and sponsors. Commonly, Search-india.net gets inside the computer via shareware that you obtain from various websites, and the links from social media sites and spam email campaign can also lead to the redirect virus. Once Search-india.net is inside the computer, it takes control of the start-up page. It will be the new home page. It also appears when user opens new tab. This infection is so aggressive that it can initiate on its own without your command. It may attempt to redirect your search result to unwanted pages that can lead to other infection additional spyware, violates your privacy and compromises your security. What’s more, as a Redirect Virus, it opens the door for other malware infections to affect your PC performance. It occupies lots of your computer resources to slow down your system. To have a normal browser, you need to remove Search-india.net from the computer as soon as possible.

Harmful Properties of Search-india.net

1. Search-india.net injects to the compromised computer without users’ permission;
2. Search-india.net displays useless information to users;
3. Search-india.net may invite other viruses into the compromised computer;
4. Search-india.net replaces the homepages and searching results;
5. Search-india.net monitors users’ online activities;
6. Search-india.net may reveal users’ personal information.

Steps to Remove Search-india.net Browser Hijacker Virus

Solution A: Manual Removal 

Step 1: Stop Search-india.net running processes in Windows Task Manager first. ( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

 

Step 2: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

 

Step 3: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all Search-india.net registry entries listed here: (Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\protector.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Inspector %AppData%\Protector-[rnd].exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect 0

Step 4: All Search-india.net associated files listed below need to be removed:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\*.*
%CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\vl.bin

Step 5: Clear your internet history records, internet temp files and cookies.



Solution B: Automatic Removal 

Step 1: Download SpyHunter and double click SpyHunter-Installer.exe to install SpyHunter and finish the installation step by step.

Step 3: After the installation is complete, open SpyHunter and click Scan Computer Now! to start scan your computer.

Step 4: When the scan is completed, you can see that all the threats including Search-india.net are detected successfully. Then click Fix Threats button to clean your computer.

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Friendly Reminded:
Manual removal of Search-india.net is known as the most effective way. Anyway, it refers to key parts of computer system, and is recommended only for advanced users. If you don's have sufficient expertise on doing that, it is recommended to use the later removal suggestion so that SpyHunter can help you get rid of your problems directly and completely.