Search3o.com Virus Removal Instructions

Is your web browser like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox always redirected to Search3o.com? If so, it is highly possible that your computer is infected by Search3o.com Virus. The virus is very annoying and should be removed from your PC as quickly as possible. The post here will show how to get rid of Search3o.com Virus completely.

What is Search3o.com Virus?

Search3o.com is a search engine site with a history of being favored as a destination for browser-redirecting attacks. It is known to host some of the most severe adware and spyware in the world that can download third party parasites onto a computer. It also attaches to an internet browser in order to accommodate a particular strategy to the occurring infection, such as causing a browser to redirect to Search3o.com and other websites. These infections can be contracted simply by visiting or redirecting to the malicious. Besides, search3o.com website or are most notably bundled with torrents.In addition to redirects to Search3o.com, related browser hijackers also may expose you to unsafe advertisement content, damage the web-browsing safety of your browser or make unusual changes to your software without your permission, making them clearly-identified but low-level PC threats. It is a standalone browser hijacker and malware platform cyber criminals use to collect user data including browser history as well as change infected browsers home pages and internal search engines. Since it is so dangerous, you need to remove the redirect virus rapidly.

Steps to remove Search3o.com Virus

Step 1. Press Ctrl + Alt +Delete to open the Windows Task Manager.Select “Processes” tab on the Windows Task Manager in order to view active processes. Find a malicious process by its name, select it and click the “End process” button to terminate it.

Step 2. Delete files generated by the virus. Find the files below and delete them.
 %AppData%\Random.exe
 %temp%
Step 3. Remove registry entries created by the virus. Click Start, select Run, and type regedit in the box and click OK.

 In the Registry Editor, select the following two registry entries and delete them both. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’1′ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe
Step 4. Remove malicious Add-ons, Extension and Toolbars of web browser.
Google Chrome
1. Click on the customize and control icon (wrench, 3 bars) next to the address bar and navigate to Tools > Extensions.
2. Search for search3o.com related toolbar/add-on/extension and remove the extension by clicking the trashcan icon next to it.
 Mozilla Firefox
1. Click Tools and select Add-ons. (Ctrl+Shift+A)
2. On the Extensions and Plugin tabs search for search3o.com related toolbar/add-on/extension and remove search3o.com related add-on.
 Internet Explorer
1. Click Tools and select Manage add-ons.
 2. On the Toolbars and Extensions tabs search for search3o.com related toolbar/add-on/extension and remove it.
 Note: It is time-consuming and painstaking to remove search3o.com redirect virus. If you want to eliminate the computer viruses quickly and safely, use Mighty Uninstaller to deal with them. Download it on your PC and scan your entire PC. Then remove all detected infected files.