Way to remove SearchLock

SearchLock is a up-to-date add-on for browser that may be downloaded without your agreement. One day you simply open your browser and realize that this software was installed. It can happen if you download no-charge software from the web, because some software can be installed with any other subsidiary programs. At times the special programs are harmful or just undesirable. The application for browser that can be added to your PC with this method is able to change the default settings of your browser, such as start page, search engine. If you want to remove SearchLock from your computer, then you are welcome to look through this article and apply the instructions.

Automatically    Manually    From browsers

Main advantages of SpyHunter:

• Deletes all component parts generated by SearchLock.
• Can fix browser problems and protect browser settings.
• Has System and Network Guards, so you can forget about computer threats.

What is SearchLock?

SearchLock is not a malicious since it is not able to affect other computers, but it can be downloaded together with various unknown programs. It sensitises that SearchLock is a computer threat.
But, in reality, it is only an annoying browser extension that teases you with promotional announcement in the form of pop-ups. Almost everyone has unwanted browser add-ons like SearchLock and is eager to remove it.

Methods of SearchLock Removal

1. Install SearchLock Removal Tool:

Download SpyHunter right here

2. Uninstall SearchLock from Control Panel:

Step 1. Click Start
Step 2. Select Control Panel
Step 3. Highlight the malicious software and press Uninstall

3. Uninstall SearchLock manually:

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Remove SearchLock from browsers

Uninstall SearchLock from Firefox:

1. Help=>Troubleshooting Information
2. Reset Firefox
3. Finish

Delete SearchLock from IE:

1. Run inetcpl.cpl
2. Advanced=>Reset
3. Delete Personal Settings=>Reset=>Close

Remove SearchLock from Google Chrome:

1. C:\Users\”your username”\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\User Data
2. Rename Default folder to Default2
3. Open Google Chrome

Get rid of SearchLock in Opera:

1. Do not open Opera
2. Remove Profile and Cache folders in:
   • C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable
   • C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Local\Opera Software\Opera Stable
3. Open Opera

Removal from Safari:

1. Open your browser
2. Settings->Reset Safari
3. Reset

Everyone should realize that all the programs for browsers including SearchLock, no matter if they are functional, are the areas of weakness for every browser where they are installed. The vendors that created browsers release update patches regularly, due to which the safety of the browser is absolute. The presence of any extension can put the browser security at stake. And, as a result, some web swindlers are able to infect your PC or steal your personal data. If you cannot fancy your computer without add-ons, then I can advise you to download add-ons from dependable software vendors only, may be it will promote you to keep your system secure. But you should understand that it is better not to install any extensions at all.

But if you still need to have any browser extension in that case be ready that the extension will receive approval to record your sensitive data that you type on diverse social networks and can give it to the third parties. You should know that to install a browser add-on is the same thing that toinstall a program. Will you download a program if its vendor is unreliable? I suggest you not to. So, you also should be careful downloading the extension that you want to install.

SearchLock is a browser extension that installs some other dangerous objects. Is there any assurance that the special offers are 100% true? Of course, no. So, you should not trust the popping-up windows and its promises. Also you should not click the links of the demonstrated pop-ups as they can be harmful and so, as consequence, your PC can be infected with a true viral program in your system.

SearchLock like other adware software has several principal symptoms that will help you to detect if your computer is infected with it or not. Here is the list of them:

• Many ads shown by SearchLock
• Very slow performance
• Antimalware finds some computer infections
• Some changes in the browser (toolbars, homepage, search engine)
• Search results are redirected
• SearchLock creates its files, DIRS and registry keys

Manual and Automatic Removal Methods?

Manual ways of removal that you can use to remove SearchLock from browsers are secure and not so hard as you may think. Perhaps, only automatic method is easier. This removal way is very effective for the browser creators worry about your right to add or remove any extensions. This removal technique will give you a chance to remove all the unwanted browser extensions and pop-ups will not annoy you any more. But occasionally, using this way of removal users detect that the PUP is installed again in the browser and they need to fulfill any other techniques to remove it.

Also there is one more manual removal method where you should delete files, folders and registry entries. The described method is secure if you will execute it carefully or commit it to the experienced person who knows what and why should be removed. To make this instruction more secure you should do the backup of the registry. Do not forget that only the itemized parts of the program should be deleted and no other ones otherwise your computer will not work. If you do not realize what registry entry is and where it can be placed, then you are welcome to perform automatic method in order not to harm your computer.

But the most powerful and the most secure way of removal is automatic. Using any antivirus tool that has SearchLock in its base of viruses, you will uninstall this undesired program more quick and it will not bother you any more since the antivirus software will defend your system in the future.

Concerning the money that users may spend on the removal of the virus I should say that some methods are 100% free, for example manual removal from browsers, manual professional removal (if you will do it by yourselves), free antivirus program and the removal from Control Panel. But not all of them are effective. The information about the effectiveness of these removal ways I describe in the table that is called ‘Removal methods statistics’, you can see it below. Speaking about the paid methods of virus removal, I should mention the Computer Repair Shop Service and paid Antivirus software.

These methods are the most effective. In spite of the great difference in the price (Repair Shop service depends on the complexity of the problem and may cost up to $300, but paid antivirus costs up to $60) these removal ways are almost equal in the effectiveness and in the results. I should also notice that paid antiviruses always has support service (sometimes for free) that will solve your problem like in an expensive computer repair shop.

Removal methods statistics

There are many helpful tools and other antimalware software that can be used to uninstall SearchLock and you can use any of them, but I recommend you SpyHunter. The program is the best SearchLock Removal Tool to my mind. Uninstalling the browser extension you also will have a good chance to defend your system.

SpyHunter is a program developed by Enigma Software. It implements antispyware and antimalware characteristics, so there are no virus threats that cannot be deleted with it. SpyHunter has a regularly updated signature base that guards your PC from different actual computer threats.

SpyHunter distinguish oneself from its previous versions with its striking and easy-to-use interface, its immediacy, better defense and with the ability not to conflict with other antimalware scanners installed in the system. So now, you can installa few antispyware tools at once if you want.

SpyHunter gives real-time protection, has Integrated SpyHunter Compact OS that let to uninstall the most stubborn viruses and the reliable live technical support. SpyHunter is compatible with Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Seven/8, it needs 256 MB of RAM, 75 MB of available hard disk space.

How to use SpyHunter

First you need to download SpyHunter in your system. You can click the download link from this page. Then you need to install SpyHunter as all possible antispyware tools. I suppose that the program can be installed easily and it will be comprehensible for most foreign users due to the wide range of languages that you are welcome to set. This makes SpyHunter almost unquestioning leader among all other world antispyware programs.

After installation, you should update it, if the utility does not do it by itself when you load it first. After the update it is time to start the Scan. In most common case it is enough to run fast scan to define and remove all the malware and undesired programs on your computer.

After the scan it is better to look into the list of viral programs and delete the ticks near the needed programs that Shyhunter referred to viruses or undesired tools. Then you should click Fix Threats. If you have already paid for the license, so the computer threats will be removed. If you did not, then you will have the opportunity to purchase the license.

The article characterizes a few methods to delete SearchLock, I hope, they assisted you and the undesired browser extension is removed. Still your computer is at stake every day and so it should be protected. I advise you to install an antivirus program that will save your system every day and will help you to your PC at least one time a week The downloaded antispyware tool should have a broad virus database and regular releases of updates. The most modern antiviruses has real-time protection. It is the protection that is able to reveal computer threats on the PC when it is just trying to infect your computer.]

If you are unaware what antimalware to choose, then I recommend you to download SpyHunter. The software will 100% eliminate all the malicious objects and will produce a real-time block to guard the computer from the new malicious objects. It is very easy to scan your PC with SpyHunter and it is so useful that can detect and remove keyloggers and other hidden malware. If you install any helpful utility for you work, but SpyHunter detects it as a virus and you are perfectly certain that this utility cannot b a malicious program, so you can add it to Exclusions and SpyHunter will not detect it as a virus. If you want to scan just a single file, then it is time to select Custom Malware Fixes option. You should also use Process Guard or Registry Guard of the antivirus program for your convenience.

I also want to provide you with some helpful actions that will protect your PC from SearchLock and other malicious objects in the future:

• Do not install any free programs from unknown vendors. If you do not want to pay for software, then you should be very attentive during the installation of this software. You should not miss the checkbox (usually small letters) that is responsible for the download of any other free programs. You should uncheck this checkbox.
• Do not visit any malicious websites (porn, for adults, websites of unknown free software), they usually contain some trojans or other variants of malicious programs.
• Do not use torrents or other sharing web services, because you can download exe file instead of the wanted file.
• Do not double-click email attachment from unknown people. It can be malicious.
• Install any antivirus program and scan your system at least once a week.

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