Search.facty.com - How to remove

Search.facty.com appears every time you open a web browser? Well, that means your computer is infected with this malware and you should take care of that. It is listed as browser hijacker and you definitely don’t want to keep it installed.

There are two most efficient methods to eliminate infection like Search.facty.com – it can be done either manually or automatically, so it’s up to you which removal method to choose. If you have no previous experience in removing infections like this, we suggest to do it automatically – it’s much easier and less time consuming. Simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of these programs should be able to detect and remove the virus in no time. It will also protect your system from similar infections in the future, thus it’s a good idea to keep it installed.

However, if for some reasons you do not want to download any additional anti-malware tools, you can get rid of Search.facty.com manually too. However, this process might be complicated thus we have developed a step-by-step Search.facty.com manual removal guide – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Do your best to complete all steps correctly and you should be able to eliminate Search.facty.com manually by your own.

If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will try to answer them all. To learn more about specific features of Search.facty.com please continue reading this article.

About Search.facty.com browser hijacker

This browser hijacker operates as add-on extension and is completely compatible with all most popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Once inside of your computer, Search.facty.com will change some settings on your web browsers, such as homepage and default search engine. They will be set to www.search.facty.com so every time you open a web browser, this website will annoy you.

Even though Search.facty.com might look like legitimate search engine at a first sight, it is not true and we do not recommend to use it. If you try to search for something via Search.facty.com you will notice a lot of sponsored results that are not relevant to your search queries. That means you will waste your time this way.

In addition to that, those results might lead you to malicious websites so we do not recommend to click on any of them. If it happens so that you click on a links sponsored by Search.facty.com you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money this way.

Another unwanted feature of Search.facty.com is advertisements. It might flood those web browsers with ads in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with ads on it can be opened at any time as well.

Distribution Methods of Search.facty.com browser hijacker

Search.facty.com is distributed the same way as most of other malware of this type – bundled with various freeware that can be downloaded from the Internet. For instance, if you download and install some PDF generator or media player from unreliable website, there is a chance that Search.facty.com will be downloaded and installed alongside without even waring you about that.

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Manual removal of Search.facty.com virus

How to remove facty using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.facty.com 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 facty . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.facty.com 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 facty from macOS

Delete Search.facty.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the facty 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.facty.com 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.facty.com, 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.facty.com 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.facty.com 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 facty, 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.facty.com 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.facty.com, 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.facty.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall facty 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.facty.com, 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