Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus

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What is S3ARCH.PAGE?

S3ARCH.PAGE is a browser hijacker!

S3ARCH.PAGE detected as HIJACK.S3ARCH.PAGE.
S3ARCH.PAGE is appeared on your PC after installing free software, bundled with adware downloader program. Adware program changes the homepage and search engine for your web browser to S3ARCH.PAGE.
 
Ads by S3ARCH.PAGE

In addition, it changed Windows shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start Menu.
The link to S3ARCH.PAGE site is added into the command line.

S3ARCH.PAGE

Each time when you click on shortcut you will start displaying of S3ARCH.PAGE site.

You have 2 ways to remove S3ARCH.PAGE:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "S3ARCH.PAGE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
    The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
  2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
  3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
  4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
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Here’s how to remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove S3ARCH.PAGE redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove S3ARCH.PAGE manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see S3ARCH.PAGE or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to S3ARCH.PAGE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus from running processes

Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus from Windows services

Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains S3ARCH.PAGE in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove S3ARCH.PAGE from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to S3ARCH.PAGE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from S3ARCH.PAGE virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus from Windows registry

Remove S3ARCH.PAGE virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains S3ARCH.PAGE.

STEP 7: Remove S3ARCH.PAGE from Google Chrome.
Remove S3ARCH.PAGE Virus from Chrome Extensions

STEP 8: Remove S3ARCH.PAGE from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove S3ARCH.PAGE from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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