How to remove Chrome Search: instructions and tips

Everyone knows that the Internet today carries many threats to users of modern computer systems. From there come viruses and worms, keyloggers and advertisers, spies, and even hijackers of browsers. We'll stop at one of those. This is the Chrome Search virus. What it is, is not known to every user, so often there are questions related to its removal. Let's try to figure out what's what.

Chrome Search: What is it?

In general, virus threats of this type are classified as hijackers of Internet browsers. And it does not matter which one is installed in the system or is used by default. The worm is introduced into all programs of this type and is almost an exact copy (even through the interface) of threats like Delta Saerch, which operate on the same principle and are masked for the Google Search engine.

Chrome Search is a virus that is a small program in the form of an add-on (often invisible in the browser), which replaces the search engine, which makes the work on the World Wide Web difficult, and sometimes completely impossible. This is due to constant redirects (redirects) to potentially dangerous sites or specific resources that offer something to buy. How to remove Chrome Search completely, know not all, although in principle, there is nothing complicated.

Impact on the system and Internet surfing

Now a few words about how the virus affects the system. Of course, there is no explicit threat in terms of changing the operating system files. However, if you look closely, you can find that the replaced search engine is able to track user requests on the Web, as well as use personal information to transfer to third parties. And this is an extremely undesirable moment. The fact is that in most cases the user simply will not know that his name and surname, login or password will be used to commit unlawful acts. And if the computer also stores numbers of cards or accounts with unencrypted codes, there's nothing to say. At one point, money can simply disappear. So now we'll discuss how to remove Chrome Search. In principle, the proposed instruction is applicable to almost all threats of this type.

Preparing for deletion

So, before us is the Chrome Search virus. How to remove this malicious program from your computer? It is quite easy to do this if you know what you need to do.

Before you deal directly with the removal of the virus, you should pay attention to several important points. First of all, if you notice the presence of a threat, immediately you need to close all running browsers and stop downloading. The second condition is the forced termination of the process responsible for the virus.

To do this, go to the "Task Manager" either using the standard combination Ctrl + Alt + Del, or typing taskmgr in the menu bar, then find the name of the Chrome Search among the active processes and services. As is already clear, first you need to stop the process by executing its forced completion. Now you can directly begin to fix the Chrome Search virus. How to remove this unwanted component from the computer will be shown below. The only thing that should please most users is that the program itself is not hidden from the user, and, without being hidden, is presented in the list of installed applications.

How do I remove Chrome Search from the Control Panel?

So, since the virus does not even want to hide from the eyes of the computer terminal owner, first we use the simplest standard method.

Go to the "Control Panel", where we select a section of programs and components (in the version of XP this is the section for installing and uninstalling programs). For convenience, sort the installed applications by date, and then find the Chrome Search program in the list. Now it remains only to activate the standard uninstall process and wait for it to finish.

Scan the registry and actions with the browser

However, this solution to the problem of how to remove Chrome Search is not limited. The fact is that the "native" Windows uninstaller does not differ greatly in its capabilities. It is because of the negligence of this service that the system may not contain files and registry keys that are not deleted from its point of view.

Now we need a registry editor. It is called by the regedit command, which is registered in the special "Run" menu bar (Win + R). After entering the "Editor", immediately just in case, you should create a backup by applying the export command from the file menu.

Now we use search to not search necessary in all branches and not to waste time. To do this, we press Ctrl + F, and in the query field enter the combination Chrome Search (search system can also be called from the main menu "File"). All the findings are immediately deleted. Then, for the same type, you can search for residual files and folders in any file manager (for example, in the standard "Explorer"), but as practice shows, in most cases this is not required. Well, perhaps, if the virus has gotten too deep in the system, and the user did not pay attention to the change of the search line and the start page on time.

Finally, another important action. Run the browser you are using and change the start page to either blank (about: blank) or whatever you need. Further, if a shortcut is used to start the browser, for example, located on the "Desktop", delete it, and then create a new one. It remains to check the system for operability. We overload the system and look at the browser. If everything is fine, you can delete the previously created copy of the system registry, and instead create a copy already cleaned from the traces of the virus.

Save time and effort

In principle, you can do somewhat differently to save time and effort: immediately after the virus and activation in the system, you can restore the system from the control point to an earlier state. In some cases, this procedure will help, but, notice, it does not always work.

In any case, it's worth trying. However, as practice shows, it is better to apply the above methods, but use not built-in Windows tools, but more powerful third-party tools.

Particularly worth noting here is the software package iObit Uninstaller. How do I delete Chrome Search with it? There are two options. In the first case, the program first starts the built-in system uninstaller, and then looks for residual objects, including files, folders and registry entries, and then offers to remove all components, which naturally eliminates the need for the user to perform actions in the editor. In the second variant (if the virus program for some reason does not appear in the list of installed applications), the function Forced Uninstall (forced removal) is used. The application looks for unmanaged programs, and then performs the deletion already with the use of its own means of uninstallation and subsequent search. But with the browser, you still have to perform the action.