How to remove SearchMaid?
What is SearchMaid?
SearchMaid is one of the classic examples of dangerous browser hijacker applications. As soon as it infects your system, SearchMaid replaces your homepage with a random commercial website on searchmaid.com domain. As most of other browser hijackers, SearchMaid helps to spread other related malware and/or spyware on your computer. Search Maid is a dangerous threat that should be removed automatically when encountered.
SearchMaid is Dangerous
SearchMaid is a parasitic Browser Hijacker SearchMaid may show numerous annoying advertisements SearchMaid logs your internet browsing history SearchMaid will replace (hijack) your browser homepage SearchMaid may spread additional spyware SearchMaid violates your privacy and compromises your security
for SearchMaid detection
Note: Spyware Doctor trial provides detection of parasite like SearchMaid and assists in its removal for free. You can remove detected files, processes and registry entries yourself or purchase a full version.
Manual SearchMaid removal
Important Note: Although it is possible to manually remove SearchMaid, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistakes are made in the process, as advanced spyware parasites are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely removed. Thus, manual spyware removal is recommended for experienced users only, such as IT specialists or highly qualified system administrators. For other users, we recommend using Spyware Doctor or other malware and spyware removal applications found on 2-viruses.com.
Stop these SearchMaid processes:
Disable these SearchMaid DLL files::
Remove these SearchMaid Registry Entries:
Remove these SearchMaid files:
It is impossible to list all file names and locations of modern parasites. You can identify remaining parasites, other SearchMaid infected files and get help in SearchMaid removal by using free Spyware Doctor scanner. It comes with free real-time protection module that helps preventing SearchMaid and similar threats.
SearchMaid is classified as a Browser Hijacker, which means its parasitic damage payload consists of hijacking your browser homepage, error page, or search page with its own, mostly a commercial site of its creators, forcing you to accumulate force hits to a particular website to make it more popular or by using pay-per-click sites to earn money.
The easiest way for a Browser Hijacker such as SearchMaid to infect your computer is to exploit certain ActiveX controls and other security holes in your Internet Explorer browser. By browsing insecure websites on the internet, users may encounter various pop-ups, which secretly install Browser Hijackers like SearchMaid on your computer once clicked upon.
As soon as SearchMaid completes its operations, the overall browser stability and performance severely degrade, making it nearly impossible to surf the web normally.
