Search.pe-cmf.com virus - How to remove

Search.pe-cmf.com might just show up as a homepage on your web browser one day and you don’t have to set it by your own – it can be done automatically by the malicious add-on which can infect your computer. This infection is categorised as browser hijacker, but to be completely correct, we have to mention that Search.pe-cmf.com website itself is not the virus – it is the add-on that makes the changes and infects your computer.

Browser hijackers are not extremely dangerous – they can be really annoying, but you have to be exclusively unfortunate to face serious damage because of Search.pe-cmf.com virus. Nevertheless, this infection needs to be vanished from your computer and we are here to help you do that.

About Search.pe-cmf.com infection

You already know that this virus is working as a browser add-on. Usually it gets added to web browsers when you are installing some freeware downloaded from the Internet. You are likely to get asked to add some ‘useful and free’ tools to your web browser.

In reality, Search.pe-cmf.com add-on is not useful or good in any other mean. It is listed as a browser hijacker because once installed it will make some automatic changes on your web browsers without even asking you. It’s just how browser hijackers work – Stage.aboveresults.com or Uc123.com virus does exactly the same. Both homepage and default search engine settings will be set to Search.pe-cmf.com and you won’t be able to change those settings, until the virus is removed.

The website itself looks like a regular search engine. However, you might not want to use it. If you search something via Search.pe-cmf.com, you will be immediately redirected to Yahoo search results page, so you can totally trust it. However, all searches executed via Search.pe-cmf.com will be recorded so make sure not to input your sensitive and private data.

Developers of Search.pe-cmf.com are partnering with various third parties and can transfer information about you to them, mostly for marketing purposes. Another unwanted feature of Search.pe-cmf.com – toolbar on the homepage. It was designed to promote various products related to Search.pe-cmf.com None of them are useful nor needed, so stay away from that toolbar.

Search.pe-cmf.com browser hijacker can also make your computer or at least web browser run slower, so it’s really annoying. We believe that this extension is compatible with all most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge, so almost everyone is vulnerable.

Removing Search.pe-cmf.com from your computer

First of all you need to remove files related to the virus from your computer and then you should take care of the settings on your web browser. To reach the first goal you will have to get yourself anti-malware program that is reliable ant known as a good tool against malware like this – it can be either Spyhunter. Just click on the link and download either one of them. Just a couple minutes of instalment and a quick scan – that’s all it takes to get rid of Search.pe-cmf.com from your computer.

Now, when malicious files are gone, you should just change homepage and default settings on your web browser. In case you have no clue how to do that – scroll down below this article and take a look at our step-by-step Search.pe-cmf.com manual removal guide.

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Manual removal instructions for Search.pe-cmf.com virus virus

How to remove pe-cmf virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.pe-cmf.com virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to pe-cmf virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.pe-cmf.com virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove pe-cmf virus from macOS

Delete Search.pe-cmf.com virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the pe-cmf virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Search.pe-cmf.com virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.pe-cmf.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Search.pe-cmf.com virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Search.pe-cmf.com virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to pe-cmf virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Search.pe-cmf.com virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.pe-cmf.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Search.pe-cmf.com virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall pe-cmf virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.pe-cmf.com virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal