Search.searchsmg.com - How to remove

Search.searchsmg.com is an electronic weed that grows in the garden of hijackware. The ‘‘smg’’ acronym stands for Super Mega Gaming – a free online gaming platform. It is promoted by Safer Browser hijacker. Well, such virtual scam as hijackware has to make money somehow either.

About Search.searchsmg.com Browser Hijacker

Search.searchsmg.com browser extension replaces your default homepage, new tab page and search engine with search.searchsmg.com. Its main search page has an upper toolbar containing another search field and shortcuts to Big Fish Games, Yahoo! Games, Block World, Skincraft and Minecraft. This hijacker adds the argument search.searchsmg.com to the Startup, appends entries to the Registry and injects malicious codes into your web browser, be it Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari or any other. Thus, every time you launch your browser, you are redirected to Search.searchsmg.com. Manual restoration of the previous settings will not work, as it was set forth, this plug-in performs system changes. It can affect not only Windows OS, but also Mac OS and Linux OS.

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Search.searchsmg.com add-on acts as a rootkit. It hides in the computer system, performs unauthorized changes and even spread other modules of the same kind. The main functionality of this extension is to generate PPC (pay-per-click) revenue for its developers. It is, actually, a program designed for advertising. But its activities goes far beyond promo practices. It tracks your NPII (non-personally identifiable information) which encompasses your browsing history, IP location and similar info. This data is sold to 3rd parties which accordingly customizes their ads. And so the ads are of 3rd party. They can be displayed in legitimate websites as pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads, even full window ads, etc. or be situated in 3rd party advertising sites. The other wicked act of Search.searchsmg.com is to promote 3rd party domains in the search results. This way the web traffic is encouraged to these malicious sites which can be crowned as the kingdoms of all species of malware. The side effects of this hijacker include the significant slowdown of your computer and, especially the impaired functioning of your browser.

How does Search.searchsmg.com Browser Hijacker Infect Your Computer?

Search.searchsmg.com virus can be installed along with Super Mega Gaming extension. But if you are not a gaming enthusiast, it has most likely traveled to you along with some free program (e.g. e-mail checker, video codec, etc.) you have download and installed off of the Internet. These software bundles can come from either legitimate or illegitimate sources. They can travel to you from such sites as download.com, Softonic, CNET, etc. Thus, EULA (End User License Agreement) is your Holy Grail. The setup wizard is to be set in Advanced/Custom mode and all and every PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) lurking in the Recommended section are to be freed. In like manner, be mindful of possible dangers of entering other gaming or other kind of free entertainment platforms.

To root out this weed from your computer use the reliable tools such as Spyhunter, Malwarebytes or . Follow the removal instructions for Search.searchsmg.com below.


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How to remove searchsmg using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Search.searchsmg.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). Open Control Panel by searching for it in the Start menu.
  • Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category). In Control Panel, select Uninstall a program.
  • Go through the list of programs and select entries related to searchsmg . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Search.searchsmg.com easier to find. Find the program that you need to uninstall.
  • Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes. Click the Uninstall button after selecting the program to uninstall. Then 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. Spyhunter marking a program and its components as low-threat malware.

How to remove searchsmg from macOS

Delete Search.searchsmg.com from your applications.
  1. Open Finder.
  2. In the menu bar, click Go.
  3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
  4. Find the searchsmg 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.
Open Applications and delete unwanted apps.

TopHow To remove Search.searchsmg.com from Google Chrome:

  • Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
    Extensions
  • Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
    Remove extensions
  • Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
    Open settings
  • Select Manage Search engines
    Manage search engines
  • Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
    Delete search engines
  • 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.
    Set pages
  • Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
    Delete start pages

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.searchsmg.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.
    Resset settings
  • Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
    Reset approve

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

How To remove Search.searchsmg.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).
    Select add-on
  • Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Search.searchsmg.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.
    Remove add-on
  • 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.
    Restore default
(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to searchsmg, 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.
    Help button
  • ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
    Troubleshooting
  • Click on theReset Firefox button.
    Refresh firefox
  • Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
    Refresh firefox approve
If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Search.searchsmg.com from Microsoft Edge:Top

  • Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.
Open the menu and choose Extensions.
  • Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
Press Remove for the extensions you want to remove
  • Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings
Edge new open the three-dot menu and choose settings.
  • Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.
Edge new Open Address bar settings.
  • Choose Manage search engines.
Edge new choose manage search engines.
  • Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.
Edge new choose remove for unwanted search engines.
  • 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.
Edge new remove startup pages. (Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.searchsmg.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.
Edge new restore settings.
  • Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
Edge new restore settings comfirmation. If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Search.searchsmg.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions
  • Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
    Open preferences
  • Select Extensions and uninstall searchsmg and other suspicious extensions.
    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.
    Reset homepage
(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Search.searchsmg.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…
    Choose reset
  • Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
    Reset
If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

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