Get Rid of Searchqu Virus/How to Remove Searchqu.com

‘Each time I search Google I get redirected to another search engine called searchqu.com.  I deleted all files with searchqu in the name, tried setting Google as my default search engine, downloaded several anti-virus type programs .... nothing works. Searching the internet shows many, many people are having this problem with searchqu.com’ – Quoted from one of its victims.


FAQ: Is searchqu.com a virus?


If so, why reputable anti-virus programs won’t detect searchqu as a virus? As an add-on, searchqu.com is not identified by any security utilities as a virus. For this reason, more hackers are prone to make such virus for large gravy by making searchqu nothing but an annoying program that takes over default homepage, search results, new tab and web search.

Though, searchqu.com is not taken as a typical type infection, it is capable of doing what a virus does:

• Modify things in registry editor to further change settings without being rectified bac
• Compromise a computer to form a backdoor/vulnerability to alleviate installations of other virus;
• Read its codes to collect information regarding victims’ whereabouts and data victims once typed on the target machine.

In this case, searchqu.com is a virus, and there is always immediacy to get rid of it as soon as possible as the longer searchqu.com stays in a machine, the more infections one may encounter, among them can be popups like adtcs.sitescout.com, additional search redirect virus like eazel search virus, Trojan or even lock down police virus.

Step to Get Rid of Searchqu Virus

Step one – End searchqu.com’s running process.

• Windows 8

Start screen > type 'Task' > hit Enter key > select Process tab > search and select running process of oyodomo.com > click on ‘End task’.

• Windows 7/Vista/XP

Hold Ctrl, Alt and Delete key combination > select Process tab > search and select running process of searchqu.com > click on ‘End Process’.

Step two – Disable startup item to get rid of searchqu virus.

• Windows 8

Task Manger > hit Startup tab > search and select startup items of searchqu.com > click ‘Disable’.

 

• Windows 7/Vista/XP

Start Menu -> select ‘Run’ -> type ‘MSCONFIG’ -> check startup items of searchqu.com > click ‘Disable all’.

Step three – Manually rectify configurations on infected browser to remove searchqu virus completely.

• IE

1.    Go to Tools.
2.    Select Internet option at the bottom of the drop down list.
3.    Select General tab to

• empty browse history.
• locate ‘Search’ section will bring you to ‘Manage Add-on’ window > check ‘Toolbars and Extensions’ and then ‘Search Providers.
• locate ‘Tabs’ section brings to ‘Tabbed Browsing Settings’ > untick ‘Always switch to new tabs when they are created’ > press ‘OK’.

4. Go to Privacy tab to turn on ‘Popup Blocker’ if you are plagued by endless popup ads.

• Mozilla Firefox

Tools menu > manage Add-ons -> modification should be made under Extensions tab and Plugins tab respectively.

• Google Chrome

Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon -> select ‘Settings’ -> manage ‘Extension’.

One should remove searchqu virus in strict accordance with the above provided steps so as to avoid damages overtime and unexpected error messages. It is no need to be worried if one know little about computers. Online computer help is always reachable here.