How to remove SearchBent.com (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge)

Have you become that your browser permanently opens SearchBent.com homepage instead of your startpage? It is a sign that your web-browser’s settings changed and your PC is infected with a malicious software from the web-browser hijackers family. You need to perform the guide below as soon as possible to remove SearchBent.com startpage and block the ability to penetrate the personal computer more dangerous viruses and trojans.

The SearchBent.com hijacker usually affects only the Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge. However, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The infection will perform a scan of the PC for browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the web-browser shortcuts, it will add the argument like ‘http://{URL}’ into Target property. So, each time you open the web-browser, you will see the SearchBent.com annoying page.

The hijacker, which set the SearchBent.com homepage as your home page can also set this unwanted web-site as your search engine. You will encounter the fact that the search in the browser has become impossible to use, because the search results will consist of a lot of advertisements, links to malicious and misleading web-pages and a small amount of regular links, which are obtained from a search in the major search engines. Therefore, look for something using SearchBent.com page would be a waste of time or worse, it can lead to even more infected PC.

We suggest you to remove SearchBent.com homepage and clean your PC as quickly as possible, until the presence of the hijacker has not led to even worse consequences. You need to follow the step-by-step guide that will allow you to completely remove SearchBent.com homepage, using only the built-in Windows features and a few of specialized free tools.

How to SearchBent.com hijacker get installed onto personal computer

The infection usually come bundled with freeware that downloaded from the Internet. Which means that you need to be proactive and carefully read the Terms of use and the License agreement properly. For the most part, the SearchBent.com infection will be clearly described, so take the time to carefully read all the information about the software that you downloaded and want to install on your personal computer. In the Setup wizard, you should choose the Advanced, Custom or Manual installation mode to control what components and additional applications to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your computer with an infection like the SearchBent.com browser hijacker.

How to manually remove SearchBent.com

This useful removal guide for the SearchBent.com startpage. The detailed procedure can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step. If you follow this process to remove SearchBent.com startpage let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.

1. Remove SearchBent.com associated software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove SearchBent.com
3. Get rid of SearchBent.com from Chrome
4. Remove SearchBent.com from Firefox
5. Remove SearchBent.com startpage from Internet Explorer

Remove SearchBent.com associated software by using Windows Control Panel

We recommend that you start the personal computer cleaning process by checking the list of installed programs and remove all unknown or suspicious applications. This is a very important step, as mentioned above, very often the malicious software such as adware and browser hijackers may be bundled with free applications. Uninstall the unwanted software may remove the annoying advertisements or web-browser redirect to unknown or annoying pages.

It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

Click “Uninstall a program” It will display a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list, and delete any suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort applications by date in the Control panel.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove SearchBent.com startpage

During the installation, this infection may also change the web-browser’s shortcuts, adding “http://{URL}” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you start the browser, it will display this annoying web-site.

To clear the web-browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text “http://{URL}” that has been added here. You need to remove it. When the text is removed, press the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your web-browsers, as they may be infected too.

Get rid of SearchBent.com from Chrome

Like other modern browsers, the Google Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thus restore the home page, newtab page and search provider by default that have been modified by the SearchBent.com infection.

Start the Chrome. Click on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will appear the main menu. Click on the option named “Settings”. Another way to open the Google Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the internet browser adress bar and press Enter. The internet browser will open the settings screen. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset settings” section is visible, as shown below and click on the “Reset settings” button. The Google Chrome will open the confirmation dialog box. You need to confirm your action. Press on the “Reset” button. The program will start the process of cleaning and when it is finished, the internet browser settings including startpage, new tab page and default search engine back to the values that have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your personal computer.

Remove SearchBent.com from Firefox

If the Mozilla Firefox settings such as home page, newtab page and search provider by default have been changed by the hijacker, then resetting it to the default state can help.

Run the Firefox and press button to display the Tools menu. It displays the drop-down menu on the right-part of the internet browser. Click on the Help button (). In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type about:support in the internet browser adress bar and press Enter. It will open the “Troubleshooting Information” page. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. It will display the confirmation dialog box. Click on the “Refresh Firefox” button. The FF will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the SearchBent.com hijacker infection. Once, it’s done, press the “Finish” button

Remove SearchBent.com startpage from Internet Explorer

Open the Microsoft Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the “Internet Options”. In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click on “Reset” button. You will now need to restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

Remove SearchBent.com with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.

Remove SearchBent.com infection manually is difficult and often infection is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free that are completely clean your system. Moreover, the free software will help you to remove adware and toolbars that your personal computer may be infected too.

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM) from the link below.

Once downloaded, close all programs and windows on your PC system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup like below.

When the installation begins, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on your system.

Once installation is complete, you will see window similar to the one below.

Now click on the “Scan Now” button to start scanning your PC system for the browser hijacker infection that cause a redirect to SearchBent.com. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.

When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Remove Selected” button. The MalwareBytes Anti-malware will start to remove SearchBent.com hijacker infection related files, folders, registry keys. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.

Block SearchBent.com and other similar malicious sites

To increase your security and protect your PC system against new unwanted advertisements and malicious web-sites, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous advertisements and sites. Moreover, the software can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web-pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program using the following link.

After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.

Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your PC system, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, web-sites such SearchBent.com, as well as other malicious or misleading pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

If the problem with SearchBent.com is still remained

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove this browser hijacker infection, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for browser hijackers, adware, PUPs, toolbars. Also you can ask for help our Myantispyware team below.

1. Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
   

   AdwCleaner download
   225298 downloads
   Version: 8.4.1
   Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: October 5, 2024
   
2. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is started, press “Scan” button to perform a system scan for SearchBent.com.
3. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report. Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will display a prompt. Click “OK”.

How to ask for help the Myantispyware team

If you are seeking a help for SearchBent.com removal then follow these steps.

1. Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
   

   HijackThis download
   4710 downloads
   Version: 2.0.5
   Author: OpenSource
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 7, 2015
   
2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
3. Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop

Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.

4. Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
5. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with SearchBent.com removal.