SearchAndKnow is an adware (short for advertising software, also known as PUP). This one has been also classified as Adware.BrowseFox, a group widely known for their non-stopping creation of adware for several years now.
SearchAndKnow‘s main goal is to distribute ads in an unexpected manner in your system, this will increase its developer’s profits coming from advertising. Ads shown by SearchAndKnow are easy to spot, because they are labeled as SearchAndKnow Ads or Ads by SearchAndKnow.
As we were saying, adware are a kind of software that is specifically created to make money through several different packages of ads they will show in every website you visit. Presence of SearchAndKnow in your system will also slow down your browsing, when not your computer as a full. This is caused because SearchAndKnow is always being executed on background besides being ever present in your browser.
We can clearly see then that these programs are mostly resources predators and not dangerous for the security of you data like a ransomware would be.
How exactly did SearchAndKnow end up in your PC?
Even though it has its own official website, it wasn’t there that you got infected.
It was actually kind of your own fault, because it was you the one that installed it without even realizing what you were doing, probably along with some software you downloaded from the internet (a free one no doubt). It’s quite possible that this program is discretely offered along with many different tools.
By not being aware of what you were doing, you probably skip reading or even seeing what the install process says, clicking mindlessly on next before you notice what you’re doing. Thus SearchAndKnow is installed in your system. We’re talking mostly of install processes found in streaming websites (films and TV shows), Keygen/Cracks websites, and even some famous download platforms are responsible for spreading this kind of software.
Removing SearchAndKnow can be difficult, specially because of many misleading websites trying to convince you to buy a software like SpyHunter or Reimage, both useless unless of course what you want is an even slower computer.
Thankfully there are free tools that will help you to get rid of SearchAndKnow, like AdwCleaner or Malwarebytes in just a few clicks.
Our guide explains how to use those tools with the help of video tutorials.
After you complete all the steps on the guide you’ll be free of SearchAndKnow and many other adware that could already be in your computer.
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