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How to remove Search.searchlwpro.com [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Myantispyware team June 22, 2018    

If Search.searchlwpro.com page has appeared within your internet browser, then you need to know that you’re a victim of undesired software from the browser hijacker category. So, it is time to remember what free program have you recently installed to your computer, because the browser hijacker most often infiltrates system in a bundle with free or even paid programs as an additional component. Once started, this browser hijacker takes control of internet browsers and changes certain web browser settings such as home page, newtab and search engine with its own.

Search.searchlwpro.com

http://search.searchlwpro.com/

The browser hijacker, which set the Search.searchlwpro.com start page as your start page can also set this intrusive web-site as your search provider. You will encounter the fact that the search in the browser has become uncomfortable to use, because the search results will consist of lots of advertisements, links to ad and undesired webpages and a small amount of regular links, which are obtained from a search in the major search engines.

Also, adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) can be installed on the PC together with Search.searchlwpro.com hijacker. It will insert a huge number of advertisements directly to the webpages that you view, creating a sense that advertisements has been added by the developers of the web page. Moreover, legal advertisements may be replaced on fake ads that will offer to download and install various unnecessary and harmful applications. Moreover, the Search.searchlwpro.com hijacker can collect confidential information that may be later sold to third parties.

Thus, the browser hijacker is quite dangerous. So, we suggest you remove it from your computer as soon as possible. Follow the guidance presented below to get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com from the Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.

How to remove Search.searchlwpro.com from Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge

In order to remove Search.searchlwpro.com from the Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer and set your preferred startpage and search provider, you need to reset the web-browser settings. Additionally, you should look up for other questionable entries, such as files, applications, internet browser extensions and shortcut files. However, if you want to delete Search.searchlwpro.com easily, you should run reputable antimalware tool and let it do the job for you.




The below tutorial for devices using MS Windows, for Android phones, use How to remove virus from Android phone, and for Apple computers based on Mac OS use How to get rid of browser hijacker, pop-ups, advertisements from Mac

To remove Search.searchlwpro.com, complete the following steps:

  1. How to delete Search.searchlwpro.com without any software
    • Removing the Search.searchlwpro.com, check the list of installed programs first
    • Get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com from Google Chrome
    • Get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com start page from IE
    • Remove Search.searchlwpro.com startpage from Mozilla Firefox
  2. Scan your PC system and get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com with free tools
    • How to automatically delete Search.searchlwpro.com with Zemana
    • Use HitmanPro to delete Search.searchlwpro.com from the computer
    • How to remove Search.searchlwpro.com with Malwarebytes
  3. Use AdBlocker to block Search.searchlwpro.com and stay safe online
  4. How to prevent Search.searchlwpro.com hijacker infection from getting inside your machine
  5. To sum up

How to delete Search.searchlwpro.com without any software

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually remove Search.searchlwpro.com start page from the Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Edge and Internet Explorer.

Removing the Search.searchlwpro.com, check the list of installed programs first

First of all, check the list of installed applications on your system and remove all unknown and recently installed software. If you see an unknown application with incorrect spelling or varying capital letters, it have most likely been installed by malicious software and you should clean it off first with malware removal tool like Zemana Anti-malware.

Windows 8, 8.1, 10


First, click the Windows button Microsoft Windows key, then press Search Microsoft Windows search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.

Windows XP, Vista, 7


First, click “Start” and select “Control Panel”.

It will display the Windows Control Panel as shown in the following example.
windows control panel.jpg

Next, press “Uninstall a program” ControlPanel Uninstall
It will display a list of all applications installed on your computer. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown apps. To quickly find the latest installed applications, we recommend sort software by date in the Control panel.

Get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com from Google Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings will remove Search.searchlwpro.com from default search engine, newtab and homepage and disable harmful extensions. It will also clear cached and temporary data (cookies, site data and content). It’ll keep your personal information such as browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and web form auto-fill data.

First launch the Google Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal dots (Chrome menu button).

It will show the Google Chrome menu. Select More Tools, then click Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the add-on signed with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guide: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.

Open the Google Chrome menu once again. Further, press the option called “Settings”.

open Google Chrome settings

The web-browser will show the settings screen. Another solution to open the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the web browser adress bar and press Enter

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset” section is visible, as displayed in the following example and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

Google Chrome settings reset link

The Chrome will open the confirmation prompt as shown on the image below.

Chrome settings reset dialog

You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The internet browser will run the task of cleaning. After it is done, the web browser’s settings including startpage, search provider by default and new tab back to the values that have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your PC system.

Get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com start page from IE

In order to recover all web-browser default search engine, start page and newtab page you need to reset the Internet Explorer to the state, that was when the Microsoft Windows was installed on your PC.

First, launch the Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon Internet Explorer tools menu icon. It will show the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the browser, then click the “Internet Options” like below.

reset IE tools menu

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, press the “Reset” button as on the image below.

reset Microsoft Internet Explorer settings

When the process is complete, click “Close” button. Close the IE and restart your PC system for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web browser’s default search engine, newtab and start page to default state.

Remove Search.searchlwpro.com startpage from Mozilla Firefox

If the Mozilla Firefox settings like homepage, new tab and search engine by default have been modified by the hijacker infection, then resetting it to the default state can help. It will keep your personal information such as browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and web form auto-fill data.

First, run the Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (Firefox menu button). It will display the drop-down menu. Next, click the Help button (Mozilla Firefox help button).

Mozilla Firefox settings menu

In the Help menu press the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page press on “Refresh Firefox” button like below.

Mozilla Firefox troubleshooting info window

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Scan your PC system and get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com with free tools

In order to completely get rid of Search.searchlwpro.com, you not only need to uninstall it from the browsers, but also remove all its components in your computer including Windows registry entries. We recommend to download and run free removal tools to automatically free your system of Search.searchlwpro.com hijacker infection.




How to automatically delete Search.searchlwpro.com with Zemana

Zemana is a utility which can remove ad supported software, potentially unwanted programs, hijackers and other malware from your PC system easily and for free. Zemana is compatible with most antivirus software. It works under Windows (10 – XP, 32 and 64 bit) and uses minimum of computer resources.

Now you can install and run Zemana to remove Search.searchlwpro.com search from your browser by following the steps below:

Please go to the following link to download Zemana Anti-Malware setup file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup on your personal computer. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Zemana AntiMalware
Zemana AntiMalware
164979 downloads
Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019

Launch the setup file after it has been downloaded successfully and then follow the prompts to install this tool on your system.

Zemana SetupWizard

During installation you can change some settings, but we advise you don’t make any changes to default settings.

When setup is done, this malicious software removal tool will automatically start and update itself. You will see its main window as displayed in the following example.

Now press the “Scan” button for scanning your machine for the hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to Search.searchlwpro.com. While the Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified either as being malware.

Zemana Free scan for hijacker responsible for redirections to Search.searchlwpro.com

When the scanning is done, Zemana Anti Malware will show a list of found threats. Review the results once the utility has complete the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Next” button.

Zemana scan is done

The Zemana Free will begin to remove browser hijacker that responsible for internet browser reroute to the undesired Search.searchlwpro.com web-page. After disinfection is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your machine to make the change take effect.

Use HitmanPro to delete Search.searchlwpro.com from the computer

Hitman Pro is a free removal tool. It deletes PUPs, ad supported software, hijackers and undesired web browser addons. It will identify and remove hijacker infection responsible for modifying your internet browser settings to Search.searchlwpro.com. HitmanPro uses very small PC system resources and is a portable application. Moreover, HitmanPro does add another layer of malware protection.

  1. Installing the HitmanPro is simple. First you’ll need to download HitmanPro on your Windows Desktop from the following link.
    HitmanPro
    HitmanPro
    12243 downloads
    Author: Sophos
    Category: Security tools
    Update: June 28, 2018
  2. When the download is complete, start the Hitman Pro, double-click the HitmanPro.exe file.
  3. If the “User Account Control” prompts, click Yes to continue.
  4. In the HitmanPro window, click the “Next” to perform a system scan with this tool for the browser hijacker that reroutes your internet browser to undesired Search.searchlwpro.com web-site. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your machine and the speed of your machine. While the Hitman Pro utility is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified as being affected by malware.
  5. Once the scan get completed, Hitman Pro will display a screen that contains a list of malware that has been detected. Next, you need to click “Next”. Now, click the “Activate free license” button to start the free 30 days trial to delete all malicious software found.

How to remove Search.searchlwpro.com with Malwarebytes

Remove Search.searchlwpro.com browser hijacker manually is difficult and often the hijacker infection is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to run the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free program will allow you to remove malware, potentially unwanted programs, toolbars and adware that your computer may be infected too.

Visit the following page to download MalwareBytes Free. Save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.

Malwarebytes Anti-malware
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
327221 downloads
Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020

Once the downloading process is complete, close all programs and windows on your computer. Double-click the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up like below, click the “Yes” button.

MalwareBytes for Microsoft Windows uac dialog box

It will open the “Setup wizard” which will help you setup MalwareBytes AntiMalware on your personal computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) for Windows install wizard

Once install is finished successfully, click Finish button. MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will automatically start and you can see its main screen as displayed below.

MalwareBytes Anti Malware for Microsoft Windows

Now click the “Scan Now” button . MalwareBytes Anti-Malware program will scan through the whole PC system for the hijacker which redirects your web-browser to undesired Search.searchlwpro.com web-page. Depending on your system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. During the scan MalwareBytes Free will detect threats exist on your personal computer.

MalwareBytes Free for Windows find hijacker infection responsible for redirecting your web browser to Search.searchlwpro.com web-page

When the system scan is done, a list of all threats detected is created. Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and click “Quarantine Selected” button. The MalwareBytes will get rid of browser hijacker infection responsible for redirecting your browser to Search.searchlwpro.com web-site and add items to the Quarantine. Once the cleaning procedure is finished, you may be prompted to restart the machine.

MalwareBytes Free for Microsoft Windows restart prompt

We suggest you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to delete adware, hijacker infection and other malware.

Use AdBlocker to block Search.searchlwpro.com and stay safe online

Run an adblocker tool like AdGuard will protect you from malicious ads and content. Moreover, you can find that the AdGuard have an option to protect your privacy and block phishing and spam webpages. Additionally, ad-blocking programs will help you to avoid unwanted pop up ads and unverified links that also a good way to stay safe online.

AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link. Save it on your MS Windows desktop.

Adguard
Adguard download
26883 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018

When downloading is complete, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.

adguard installer

Follow the prompts. When the installation is complete, you will see a window as shown on the screen below.

adguard installation is competed

You can press “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will assist 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 personal computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop up advertisements, Search.searchlwpro.com redirect, as well as other malicious or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which can be found on your desktop.

How to prevent Search.searchlwpro.com hijacker infection from getting inside your machine

The Search.searchlwpro.com browser hijacker usually gets onto computer by being attached to some freeware that you download off of the World Wide Web. Once started, it will infect your system and alter web browser’s settings such as homepage, newtab page and search provider without your permission. To avoid infection, in the Setup wizard, you should be be proactive and carefully read the ‘Terms of use’, the ‘license agreement’ and other setup screens, as well as to always select the ‘Manual’ or ‘Advanced’ install type, when installing anything downloaded from the Internet.

To sum up

After completing the guide outlined above, your PC system should be clean from this hijacker and other malicious software. The Firefox, MS Edge, Chrome and Internet Explorer will no longer show undesired Search.searchlwpro.com site on startup. Unfortunately, if the guide does not help you, then you have caught a new browser hijacker, and then the best way – ask for help.

Please create a new question by using the “Ask Question” button in the Questions and Answers. Try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the annoying Search.searchlwpro.com search.

 

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