Search Vortex is an adware you shouldn’t keep in your computer under any circumstances. We find it most often in Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, because their goal is to show as much publicity as possible plus collect personal data by means of espionage of every move you make online. This article will show you how to remove Search Vortex.
Even though Search Vortex has its own supposedly “official” website, it’s not possible to download it there. This unwanted program is actually offered to users with some other free software whose setup program has been modified to include this kind of adware. Of course at this point not one single detail is clear about the kind of annoying actions this adware will take, and there are many:
- Insertion of ads into every website you visit, specially online shopping websites.
- Fake security messages.
- Browser and PC becoming slow.
- Recollection of personal data without your knowledge to be sold afterwards.
To achieve all of these, Search Vortex is installed as an extension or plug-in for every browser present, but it could also add countless registry keys, process and services in Windows, in this way they make sure that any uninstall attempt will be as difficult as possible.
You should know that Search Vortex is detected as a parasite by 12 security software.
Show the other 8 anti-virus detections
How to remove Search Vortex ?
Remove Search Vortex with CCleaner
- Download and install CCleaner by Piriform by clicking the button below.
Download CCleaner - Once the program is installed go to the Cleaner section and click the Analyze button. Once the scan is complete, click the Run Cleaner button.
- Then go to Tools > Startup and locate in each tab (starting with Windows, Internet Explorer) of suspicious statements which involve Search Vortex or similar names. Whenever click Remove and Delete .
- Finally go to Tools > Uninstall , search for Search Vortex from the list and click Remove if you find it.
Remove Search Vortex with AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner is a helpful tool made to eliminate unwelcome toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner requires no installation and can be ran in a instantaneous to examine your computer.
- Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
Download AdwCleaner - Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
- Click on the Scan button.
- After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
- Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.
Remove Search Vortex with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.
- Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection) - Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
- Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
- If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Search Vortex.
- When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
- When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.
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