Get Rid of SearchAssist.me Redirect Virus Entirely

Hijacked by SearchAssist.me? 

SearchAssist.me is a crappy and foxy browser hijacker which can mess up targeted computer awfully. Even though you didn’t download anything related to SearchAssist.me, it still can get inside your computer by adding itself to particular softwares which are free online for you to download. Once installed, SearchAssist.me is able to change your default browser settings maliciously without asking your permission. When you open your browsers, you will notice that your favorite homepage and search engine have been replaced by SearchAssist.me. Although SearchAssist.me looks like normal search website, you should not keep it longer in your computer. Every time when you search something, you always will be redirected to other strange websites which are full of pop-up ads. Actually, SearchAssist.me aims at promoting certain commercial websites for profits so it will add lots of irrelevant sponsored links to your search results. Furthermore, SearchAssist.me can record your online information in order to achieve its vicious purpose better.

Under such circumstance, you really should remove SearchAssist.me from your computer in time. But this program is so tricky and it can bypass your antivirus to some extents. So your antivirus may fail to remove SearchAssist.me completely. Therefore, you are highly recommended to take manual method to remove this program. This article will introduce the manual removal which you may follow to perform your removal work more effectively.

SearchAssist.me Screenshot

Harmfulness of SearchAssist.me 

1. It infects all browsers and modifies the settings automatically.

2. It replaces your homepage and redirects you to other pages.

3. It jumps out unexpectedly and asks you to download some updates.

4. It displays various annoying pop-up ads on your computer screen.

5. It can't be removed by antivirus and can stays in your computer safely.
6. It records your online traces for achieving its illegal purposes. 

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SearchAssist.me Removal Guide

Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.
METHOD 1. Manual Removal
Step One:
Click "Start" to open "Control Panel", then click "Uninstall a program". Then uninstall SearchAssist.me programs and other unknown programs.

Step Two: 
Remove Add-ons from browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome).
1. Internet Explorer:
Click "Tools" and then click "Manage add-ons". Find SearchAssist.me related extensions and other unknown add-ons in "Toolbars and Extensions" and "Disabled" them.

2. Firefox:
Click "Firefox(Tools)" and then click "Add-ons". Find SearchAssist.me related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.

3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find SearchAssist.me related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" them.

Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.

Step Four:

Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete SearchAssist.me files: 

%AppData%\Local\random.exe 

C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\random.exe

Step Five:

Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all SearchAssist.me registry entries and keys.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main StartPage 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

METHOD 2. Automatic Removal 

To completely delete SearchAssist.me, you need to know that the manual removal above may not be able to remove virus  completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe virus removal, it’s recommended that you get rid of virus with Automatic SearchAssist.me Removal Tool.                                                                                   

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