How to remove Search Defender Live

About browser hijackers

Search Defender Live will make alterations to your browser which is why it is considered to be a browser hijacker. You must have installed some kind of free software recently, and it came along with a redirect virus. If you wish to prevent these kinds of annoying infections, be careful about what you install. While browser hijackers aren’t high-level threats but their activity is pretty suspicious. For one, they will perform alterations to your browser’s settings so that the sites they’re promoting are set as your homepages and new tabs. You’ll also have a different search engine and it might insert sponsored content into results. If you press on one of those result, you will be redirected to strange pages, whose owners are attempting to earn money from traffic. Not all of those redirects will lead to secure sites, so you may accidentally get a malicious program. If you infected your machine with malicious program, the situation would be much more extreme. You may think browser hijackers are handy plug-ins but the features that they provide can be found in trustworthy add-ons, ones that will not redirect you to malicious web pages. You will not always be aware this but redirect viruses are tracking your activity and collecting data so that more personalized sponsored content may be made. That info could also fall into suspicious third-party hands. All of this is why you are advised to terminate Search Defender Live.
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How does it act

The likely way you got it was through free application installation. Since they’re very annoying infections, we very much doubt you got it knowing what it is. Because users don’t pay attention to program installation processes, redirect viruses and similar infections can be spread. You must pay attention since items tend to hide, and you not seeing them is like permitting them to install. Default settings will conceal the offers, and if you still decide to use them, you may contaminate your system with all kinds of unnecessary offers. Make sure you always opt for Advanced (Custom) mode, as the offers will be visible only there. Unless you want to deal with persistent unfamiliar software, ensure you always uncheck the items. And until you have done that, do not continue the installation. Dealing with these threats could be annoying so you would save yourself a lot of time and effort by initially stopping them. Review from where you acquire your applications because by using suspicious sites, you risk infecting your machine with malicious programs.

You’ll notice immediately if your operating system was infected with a redirect virus. Your homepage, new tabs and search engine will be modified without your explicit permission, and that’s rather hard to not notice. Popular browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will possibly be altered. And until you remove Search Defender Live from the device, the page will greet you every time your browser is launched. Altering the settings back would a waste of time because the redirect virus will change them again. If when you search for something results are made not by your set search engine, the redirect virus probably modified it. It might be inserting weird web links into the results so that you would be led to sponsored websites. Page owners occasionally use browser hijackers to boost traffic and earn more revenue, which is why reroutes are happening. Increased traffic helps website owners make money because more users will likely engage with the ads. You’ll be able to tell the difference between those and legitimate sites without issues, mainly because they will not match your search inquiry. Some of the results could look valid in the beginning but if you pay attention, you should be able to differentiate them. Hijackers don’t examine those sites for malware, so you might be redirected to a website that could launch a malware download onto your system. Your browsing activity will also be overseen, data about what you would be interested in collected. Some reroute viruses share the data with unknown parties, and it is used adverts purposes. Or the redirect virus would use it to create sponsored content that is more customized. Remove Search Defender Live, and if you are still in doubt, reread this paragraph again. After you successfully get rid of it, you should be able to alter the browser’s settings to what they were.

Ways to uninstall Search Defender Live

Since you now realize what the contamination is doing, proceed to terminate Search Defender Live. You have two options when it comes to getting rid of this threat, whether you opt for manual or automatic should depend on how computer-savvy you are. If you have experience with erasing programs, you can go with the former, as you’ll have to locate the infection’s location yourself. The process itself isn’t complex, although it could be more time-consuming than you might have initially thought, but you are welcome to make use of the below presented instructions. If you follow them accordingly, you should not encounter problems. However, if this is your first time dealing with a browser hijacker, this may not be the best option for you. In that case, obtain anti-spyware software, and allow it to discard the infection for you. These kinds of programs are created with the intention of disposing of infections such as this, so there should be no problems. You may now try to modify browser’s settings, if you are successful, it means you gotten rid of the threat. The reroute virus must have been able to restore itself if the modifications you make are nullified. Now that you’ve experienced the annoyance that is a redirect virus, try to block them. If you develop good computer habits now, you will be thankful later.Download Removal Toolto remove Search Defender Live

Learn how to remove Search Defender Live from your computer

• Step 1. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows 10
• Step 2. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows 8
• Step 3. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows 7
• Step 4. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows XP
• Step 5. Remove Search Defender Live from Mac OS X
• Step 6. Delete Search Defender Live from browsers

Step 1. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows 10

1. Start → Settings → System → Apps & features.
2. Find all the unwanted programs, press on them and select Uninstall.

Step 2. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows 8

1. Open the menu, select the search option and type in Control Panel.
2. Control Panel → Programs and Features → Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 3. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows 7

1. Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 4. Remove Search Defender Live from Windows XP

1. Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 5. Remove Search Defender Live from Mac OS X

1. Open Finder and select Applications.
2. Find all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternately, you can right-click on them and select Move to Trash.
3. Empty the Trash by right-clicking on the icon in your dock and selecting 'Empty Trash'.

Step 6. Delete Search Defender Live from browsers

• a) Remove Search Defender Live from Internet Explorer
• b) If your homepage was changed
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Remove Search Defender Live from Google Chrome
• e) If your homepage was changed
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Remove Search Defender Live from Mozilla Firefox
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• ) Remove Search Defender Live from Microsoft Edge
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Microsoft Edge
• ) Remove Search Defender Live from Safari
• ) Reset Safari

a) Remove Search Defender Live from Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Manage add-ons.
3. On the left side, select Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press Disable.
5. Close the window.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. In General, delete the URL and type in your preferred homepage website.
4. Press Apply to save the changes and exit the window.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. Select the Advanced tab and press Reset (near the bottom of the window).
4. In the window that appears, check the box that says 'Delete personal settings'.
5. Press Reset, then OK to close the window.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

d) Remove Search Defender Live from Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Select Extensions, located in the menu on the left.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press the bin icon. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enabled' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. In Settings, under On start up, select Set pages.
4. In the window that appears, put in the URL of the website you want to set as your homepage. Press OK.
5. Under Search, choose the search engine you want to set as default.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Scroll down and press Show advanced settings.
4. At the bottom, you will find the option to Reset settings.
5. In the window that appears, press Reset.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

g) Remove Search Defender Live from Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Add-ons.
4. In the Extensions tab, remove all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can press 'Disable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Options.
4. In General, delete the URL in 'Home page' and type in the one you prefer.

) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select the Help button (the question mark at the bottom).
4. Press Troubleshooting Information.
5. Select Refresh Firefox.
6. In the window that appears, press Refresh Firefox again.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

) Remove Search Defender Live from Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Select Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions, right-click on them and select Remove.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, under Open with, select A specific page or pages.
5. You can select your homepage there. Select Custom to be able to put in your preferred homepage.

) Reset Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, scroll down to Clear browsing data and press Choose what to clear.
5. Select everything and press Clear.

) Remove Search Defender Live from Safari

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Preferences and click on the Extensions tab.
4. Delete all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

) Reset Safari

Safari no longer has a reset button, so you have to manually do everything.

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Clear History, pick 'all history' and press 'Clear History'.
4. Select Safari again and press Preferences.
5. In Advanced, press on 'Show Develop menu in menu bar'.
6. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Develop, and select Empty Caches.

If resetting your browsers does not solve the problem, download anti-spyware software and scan your computer for threats. If something is found, delete it.