How to remove Searchzillions.com
What is Searchzillions.com?
Searchzillions.com is promoted as a tool that will improve your online browsing experience, but in reality it does nothing of the sort. The browser hijacker enters your system unnoticed and alters your browser settings without your permission. Its main purpose is to flood you with commercial data. That is why it changes your home page and search engine and adds commercial data to every page that you visit. The program is not useful to the computer in any way. There is no reason for you to keep it installed. We suggest that you get rid of Searchzillions.com right away.
How does Searchzillions.com work?
Searchzillions.com gets set as your home page and default search engine as soon as the hijacker enters your PC. The website itself does not look suspicious. All it contains is a search box and such search parameters as Web, Videos and Images. If you make use of the search engine, you will get customized Google Search results that will contain sponsored ads. Clicking on these ads is not something we would recommend. The same goes for other adverts that you will see while surfing the Web. Keep in mind that the hijacker’s ads can appear on pages that are not related to it at all.
Other symptoms that you are bound to notice after the hijacker’s installation are redirects to various pages that are affiliated with it. Because of the excessive commercial data your Internet browsing speed will slow down. Moreover, the hijacker also tracks your cookies and records information about which pages you visit, what searches you make and so on. This data is used to personalize the ads you see online. Not all ads presented to you are reliable. You should not take any unnecessary risks relating to your cyber security. That is why we suggest that you terminate Searchzillions.com.
How to remove Searchzillions.com?
There are two options you can choose from when it comes to Searchzillions.com removal. You can eliminate Searchzillions.com from your browsers manually or you can use an anti-malware tool. If you choose the first option, you can use the instructions provided below the article. They will help you delete Searchzillions.com related application and reset your browsers. Alternatively, you can remove Searchzillions.com by implementing the anti-malware utility that will erase all unwanted files and programs from your system including the hijacker. It will also protect your PC from other infections you may catch online.
Manual Searchzillions.com removal instructions
1) Delete Searchzillions.com related program:
- Right-click on the lower left corner or click on Start
- Choose Control Panel from the presented list
- Select Uninstall a program/Add or remove programs
- Choose the unwanted software and click Uninstall/Remove
2) Eliminate Searchzillions.com from browsers:
Internet Explorer
- Gear icon → Internet Options → Advanced tab → Reset → Delete personal settings → Reset
Mozilla Firefox
- Menu → Question mark → Firefox Help → Refresh Firefox → Refresh Firefox
Google Chrome
- Google Chrome menu → Settings → Show Advanced Settings → Reset settings → Reset
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