Searchokay Threat Alert

Searchokay

A new Browser Hijacker application Searchokay has been reported to our “How to remove” team recently. According to the declarations, main browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, and Explorer have been touched by the Searchokay malicious software.

If you are on this site as you have encountered a alteration in your homewebsite and/or in the default search tool, or a stream of intrusive ads, pop-ups, banner advertisements and divert convinces, and all of them are “Powered by Searchokay”, then remain in addition to us to understand how to uninstall these alters and remove the utility which is causing them.

How was Searchokay set up on my pc?

Chances are that Searchokay may be endorsed in some seemingly official website that you have entered. However, it is very general for the biggest number of web users to acquire and install such programs without wanting to, for the most part in software packs. The makers shared the unneeded programs by jamming them onto the download wizards and installers of other programs. To be etc. tangible, they do this by concealed the browser intruder in the “customized” or the “advanced” process of installing and other akin mode of setup wizards, and by not declaring this details as it ought to. The easiest method to be deceived onto getting and installing Browser hijacker and similar ad-raising apps is if you do not listen to the modes noted earlier in the wizards. However, this isn’t the sole way to stop up with software like Searchokay, Anvilworker or Grand Explorer. Every now and then it takes just a couple clicks on multiple obstructive ads for quite some not wanted downloads and installations to be started. That’s why we highly encourage getting applications only from official and reliable sites and not from third-party downloaders, installers, p2p or download clients (or other P2P networks), and not official web pages, etc. Another essential thing is to validate all custom or advanced installation and other slim checkboxes and “bonus” software that are available in any programs installer. Also, refrain from clicking on nosy ads, specifically if they materialize on some questionable and non-official web pages. These commercials might cause reroutes to several dubious web pages (containing portals contaminated with trojans or Ransomware) or begin the download and installation of not wanted applications.

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Learn how to remove Searchokay from your computer

• Step 1. Searchokay Removal from Windows
• Step 2. Delete Searchokay from browsers

Step 1. Searchokay Removal from Windows

• a) Windows 7/XP
• b) Windows 8
• c) Windows 10
• d) Mac OS X

a) Windows 7/XP

1. Press on the Start icon.
2. Control Panel → Programs and Features.
3. Find the program you want to delete and press Uninstall.

b) Windows 8

1. Right-click on the start icon (lower left corner).
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Programs and Features.
4. Find and remove all unwanted programs.

c) Windows 10

1. Open Start menu and click on the magnifying glass (next to the shut down button).
2. Type in Control Panel.
3. Control Panel → Programs and Features.
4. Find and remove all unwanted programs.

d) Mac OS X

1. Open Finder and press Applications.
2. Check all suspicious programs you want to get rid of.
3. Drag them to the trash icon in your dock (Alternatively, right-click on the program and press Move to Trash).
4. After you move all the unwanted programs, right-click on the trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete Searchokay from browsers

• a) Remove Searchokay from Microsoft Edge
• b) Remove Searchokay from Internet Explorer
• c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer
• d) Reset Internet Explorer
• e) Remove Searchokay from Google Chrome
• f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome
• g) Reset Google Chrome
• h) Remove Searchokay from Mozilla Firefox
• i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox
• j) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• k) Remove Searchokay from Safari (for Mac)
• l) Reset Safari

a) Remove Searchokay from Microsoft Edge

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Reset Microsoft Edge (Method 1)

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Press More located at the top right corner of the screen (the three dots).
3. Settings → Choose what to clear.
4. Check the boxes of the items you want removed, and press Clear.
5. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete together.
6. Choose Task Manager.
7. In the Processes tab, find the Microsoft Edge process, right click on it, and press Go to details (or More details if Go to details is not available).
8. Right-click on all Microsoft Edge processes, and choose End task.

(Method 2)

Before you proceed with this method, backup your data.

1. Go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_xxxxxxxxxx.
2. Select all the folders, right-click on them and press Delete.
3. Press the start button, and type in Windows PowerShell in the search box.
4. Right-click on the result, and select Run as administrator.
5. In Administrator: Windows PowerShell, paste Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and tap Enter.
6. The issue should be gone now.

b) Remove Searchokay from Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
2. Select Manage add-ons, and then Toolbars and Extensions.
3. Find and disable all suspicious extensions.
4. Close the window.

c) Restore your homepage on Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
2. Internet Options → General tab. Delete the homepage URL and type in your preferred one.
3. Press Apply.

d) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press on the Gear icon.
2. Internet Options → Advanced tab.
3. At the bottom, you will see a Reset button. Press that.
4. In the window that appears, check the box that says Delete personal settings.
5. Press Reset.
6. Click OK to exit the window.
7. Restart your browser.

e) Remove Searchokay from Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
2. Choose More tools and Extensions.
3. Remove suspicious extensions by clicking the Trash icon next to them.
4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

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f) Restore your homepage on Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
2. Choose Settings.
3. In the window that appears, under On startup, there will be a Set pages option. Press on that.
4. Remove the set website, and type in the one you prefer to be your homepage. Press OK.
5. In Settings, under Search, there is a Manage search engines option. Select that.
6. Remove all search engines except the one you want to use. Click Done.

g) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome and press the menu icon on the right, next to the URL field.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Scroll down and press on Show advanced settings.
4. Find and press the Reset button.
5. In the confirmation window that appears, press Reset.

h) Remove Searchokay from Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
2. Select Add-ons.
3. Select the Extensions tab, and remove all questionable extensions.
4. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by clicking Disable. If you later decide to keep it, simply press Enable.

i) Restore your homepage on Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right side of the screen.
2. Select Options.
3. In General, click Restore to Default below the Home Page field.

j) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and access the menu by clicking on the three bars on the right of the screen.
2. Press the question mark at the bottom of the menu.
3. Select Troubleshooting Information.
4. Select the Refresh Firefox option.

k) Remove Searchokay from Safari (for Mac)

1. Open Safari.
2. Select Preferences (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen).
3. Choose the Extensions tab.
4. Uninstall all questionable extensions.
5. If you are not certain about an extension, you can disable it by unchecking the box that says Enabled. If you later decide to keep it, simply check the box again.

l) Reset Safari

If you are using the Yosemite, El Capitan or the Sierra versions, the option to reset Safari with one click is not available. Thus you will have to clear the history and empty the caches in separate steps.

1. Open Safari.
2. Select Clear History (can be accesses by pressing on Safari at the top of your screen).
3. Choose from what time you want the history deleted, and press Clear History.
4. Press on Safari at the top of the screen and select Preferences.
5. Select the Advanced tab and check the box next to Show Develop menu in menu bar.
6. Select Develop (from the menu bar at the top of the screen).
7. Press Empty Caches.

If for some reason you are unable to remove the extensions or reset your browsers, it may be a good idea to obtain anti-spyware software and have it deal with the problem.