How to Remove Search.searchwwf.com Redirect Virus

I didn't realize my browser has been hijacked by Search.searchwwf.com virus until my antivirus told me so. I regularly run my antivirus program to clear the browser cookies when I feel the browsers running slowly and suspect that there is virus on my computer. But I fail to remove the redirect virus this time even I have empowered my antivirus program to delete it twice. Does anyone know how to remove Search.searchwwf.com and recover the affected web browser? I need some help!

What is Search.searchwwf.com?

Search.searchwwf.com is a browser hijacker which appears as a legitimate search engine website to let people do a search with it or display many advertisements. It is similar to Google. There is only a search bar on the whole page. If you click on its infected links, unpleasant things may happen. However, the search results offered by the search engine are not exactly associated with the keywords. Those irrelevant search results will redirect your browsers to some unknown websites that contain lots of advertisements. As a result, you may fail to find the expected helpful information directly. If you click those search results, you might get infected with some other viruses. It may leave the browser stay in danger. For example, the invisible Trojan may infiltrate into system and stay in the background. In this case, other malware can take the chance to break into your computer and further steal your private information like banking account details if you make online payment during the infection session. Sure you have to back up the important data in case they lose. Sometimes, your personal files could be encrypted by the malware and you couldn¡¯t decrypt them with ease. What¡¯s worse, you could never make it later!

Generally, your computer may be invaded by this threat when you visit some insecure websites. Sometimes, when you visit a website, you may see a pop-up asking if you want to keep that website as your homepage. If you don¡¯t like it, you can click Cancel to refuse the quest. However, some people may click ¡°Yes¡± without any consideration. Other hazards also have the ability to control your browser as soon as you start to launch them. If the computer is infected, the browser settings are usually change from default settings to unwanted ones. Some strange and suspicious add-ons, plug-ins and extensions will appear in no time. Therefore, you should visit a website or open a file only when you are sure that it is safe. If your antivirus program cannot effectively clean up this redirect virus, then you can try the manual removal way to remove it out of your computer. Please follow the guide given below to manually get rid of the redirect virus. Don¡¯t ever neglect this threat and let it stay in your computer for a long time, for it can cause greater trouble than you can imagine.

Manual removal way to get rid of Search.searchwwf.com Virus 

Tips: Before you perform the manual removal of Search.searchwwf.com, be aware that the removal involves deleting registry files and repairing registry files and re-setting some basic configurations of the operating system. The most difficult part for most users is that the files of the threat change randomly and they can¡¯t identify them. You may face the risk of errors or data loss caused by wrong removal of the files. Any mistakes may result in severe data loss. If you don¡¯t have sufficient knowledge, it¡¯s strongly suggested to use automatic remover tool.

1. Disable running processes on Windows Task Manager.
1) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys to activate Windows Task Manager.
2) From Processes tab, find out the associated processes of the threat and then right click on the End Process button to totally terminate them.
2. Uninstall associated programs of Search.searchwwf.com from the computer.
1)Click on Start button, click Control Panel.
2) Click Program, click on Uninstall a Program.
3) From Programs and Features, locate the associated programs of the browser hijacker from the applications list, locate the associated programs and then click Uninstall button to remove them.
4) Confirm the uninstall request then follow the wizard to complete the removal.
3. Modify browser settings to stay away from the cyber attacks triggered by the redirect virus.
1) Enable the browser.
2) Revert browser settings and fully remove the associated Internet temp files.
For Internet Explorer
Click Tools-> Go to Internet Options-> Click Advanced tab-> Click on Reset button
For Mozilla Firefox
Click Firefox-> locate Help option-> Go to Troubleshooting Information-> Click Reset Firefox button
For Google Chrome
Click the wrench icon-> Click Settings-> Click Show Advanced Settings link-> Click Reset Browser Settings
3) Reset the browser homepage manually.
For Internet Explorer
Click General from the Internet Options -> type a secure and new web address -> confirm the modification
For Mozilla Firefox
Click Options from the Firefox menu-> Click General tab-> type a secure and new web address -> confirm the changes.
For Google Chrome
Go to Advance section in the Settings-> Click Show Home Button-> Click the displayed Change link-> type a secure and new web address
4) Restart the browser to confirm the modification.

Summary: 

Search.searchwwf.com Virus can destroy your computer system. You should remember that you protect your computer not rely on antivirus programs. Furthermore, never trust in any manual removal solution for they are too complicated for a computer novice to handle. Removing by manual is just fit for those who are experienced users. If you don¡¯t want your system to become crash or freeze, completely and quickly removal of it is very necessary. But before you start to do the removal work, please back up the system to save the critical files. Another aspect is that the guide above can only help remove common infection. Search.searchwwf.com redirect virus can show in different variations in different versions of computer system. Even worse, it can start to distribute itself through multiple ways. As mentioned above, this virus infection is a terrible computer infection. The files associated with the redirect virus can be changed to others. At this time, it may be hard for you to completely remove it from your computer.