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Monday, October 12, 2015

Best Ways to Get Rid of Searchinternet-a.akamaihd.net from Your Google Thoroughly

Searchinternet-a.akamaihd.net is driving me crazy, tons of pop-up ads are showed on my browsers and i have no idea how to get rid of them. The worst thing is that my PC is running like a snail. HELP!!

Searchinternet-a.akamaihd.net is listed as an ad-supported program which is really dangerous to your PC. Although it is not a virus, it can change your browser settings and replace your homepage. It is difficult to get access to the web pages you want to search. On the contrary, you are always redirected to websites with a lot of pop-up ads. Although these ads are not malicious, but with more and more junk files in your PC, your system will run more and more slowly, since the performance of your system is degraded. As time goes by, other infections will seize the chance to invade into your PC to mess up your system and steal your sensitive information to earn profits.

Something about Searchinternet-a.akamaihd.net


It can hijack your current browser.

It sets itself as the homepage and redirects users to its domain and search engine.

It usually gets into the target computer bundled with freeware or shareware.

Slow down the performance of your PC.

Make your computer sluggish and crash down.

Guides to remove SEARCHINTERNET-A.AKAMAIHD.NET 


In this post, there will be two solutions to remove SEARCHINTERNET-A.AKAMAIHD.NET:

1. Remove SEARCHINTERNET-A.AKAMAIHD.NET manually.

2. Remove SEARCHINTERNET-A.AKAMAIHD.NET by using SpyHunter anti-malware.

 http://www.onlinepcsavior.com/mld/spyhunter.php

Instructions to Get Rid of SEARCHINTERNET-A.AKAMAIHD.NET


Method 1: SEARCHINTERNET-A.AKAMAIHD.NET Manual Deletion

Step 1Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)


Step 2: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:
In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.
Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.



Google Chrome: 
Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.
Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.



IE: 
Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.
Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 3: Remove files of SEARCHINTERNET-A.AKAMAIHD.NET  like the pictures showed:




Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"




Step 5: All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter


SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.

 http://www.onlinepcsavior.com/mld/spyhunter.php

Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.



Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.


 Guide to download RegCure Pro to optimize PC 


If you are still worried about the left over of Searchinternet-a.akamaihd.net and want to clean all the unwanted registry entries,  it is recommended to use RegCure Pro.

Step 1. Install and launch RegCure Pro on your PC.


http://www.onlinepcsavior.com/mld/regcure.php


Step 2.  Select "Yes" to download and install RegCure Pro.

 

Step 3. Click "Next" to continue.


Step 4. RegCure Pro will open automatically on your screen.

RegCure Pro

 Step 5. RegCure Pro is scanning your PC for error.

 RegCure Pro2

Step 6. After scanning, choose the issues you want to fix. 

 

Note: 

If you think you are not good at removing Searchinternet-a.akamaihd.net popups manually and worry about deleting vitial files in your system, it is wise to use automatc removal method.
 Install Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of auto-detecting and removing viruses. You can also Download RegCure Pro to help you clean up unwanted registry entries and files so as to optimize the computer.





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