Searchou.com Redirect Removal Help

Searchou.com is not a reputable web site that offers various services for computer users. Being classified as a nasty browser hijack virus, it has annoyed innocent victims a lot. Usually, Searchou.com redirect will come up with malicious Privitze VPN software. That is to say, some users may download Privitze VPN malware by mistake in their PCs, and then Searchou.com will be brought into system as well. Hence, your PC will become quite weird. Typically, your browsers (which may contain Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome) would be taken over by Searchou redirect. To be more specific, the homepage of browser may be changed to Searchou.com domain that you cannot reset back. When you attempt to open a new site or tab, Searchou.com will pop up automatically instead of the original direction. Some computer users complain that though they have tried hard to uninstall Privitze VPN malware successfully, Searchou may still exist in their PCs stubbornly. Also, auto removal may fail to handle with such tricky and pesky virus, and then you may consider the manual approach to get rid of Searchou.com completely.

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Impact of redirect virus

a. Unfamiliar and questionable advertisements and fake alerts keep popping up on your screen.
b. Your PC system performance is too poor and your system works extremely slowly like a snail.
c. Once compromised, your PC makes for frequent freezing and system crash.
d. Unwanted malicious applications run in your PC.
e. All your search results specified by Google Chrome are redirected to unwanted and irritating ones.

Repair search engine

* Google Chrome
Open your Google Chrome->Wrench Icon > Settings > Manage Search Engines->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.
* Mozilla Firefox
Open your Mozilla Firefox->Tools > Search Icon (Magnify Glass, Arrow) > Manage Search Engines->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.
* Internet Explorer
Open your Internet Explorer->Tools > Manage Add-ons > Search Providers->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine

Completely remove Searchou.com: Manual Removal

1. Launch the Task Manager by pressing keys “CTRL + Shift + ESC”, search for Searchou.com processes and right-click to end them.

2. Get rid of the following files created by Searchou.com:

%AppData%\Protector\””[rnd]
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\{random}\

3. Open Registry Editor (in Windows XP, go to Start Menu, run, type in “Regedit” and press OK; in Windows 7 & Windows Vista, go to Start menu, Search, type in “Regedit”), find out the following Searchou.com registry entries and delete:

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = “”
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings\{.exe}

Automatic Removal Tool (Recommended)

SpyHunter is a powerful, real-time anti-spyware application that designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious threats like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware, etc. It is important to notice that SpyHunter removal tool works well and should run alongside existing security programs without any conflicts.

Step 1. Click the Download icon below to install SpyHunter on your PC.


Step 2. After the installation, run SpyHunter and click “Malware Scan” button to have a full or quick scan on your computer.


Step 3. Choose Select all>Remove to get rid of all the detected threats on your PC.

Tips for preventing Searchou.com in future

•    Use a firewall to block all incoming connections from the Internet to services that should not be publicly available. By default, you should deny all incoming connections and only allow services you explicitly want to offer to the outside world.
•    Enforce a password policy. Complex passwords make it difficult to crack password files on compromised computers. This helps to prevent or limit damage when a computer is compromised.
•    Ensure that programs and users of the computer use the lowest level of privileges necessary to complete a task. When prompted for a root or UAC password, ensure that the program asking for administration-level access is a legitimate application.
•    Disable AutoPlay to prevent the automatic launching of executable files on network and removable drives, and disconnect the drives when not required. If write access is not required, enable read-only mode if the option is available.

Since some files might be hidden or changed, so you should realize that manual removal of Searchou.com is a cumbersome procedure and does not ensure complete deletion of the malware. Besides, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. So we strongly recommend you click here to download SpyHunter to automatically fix the virus for you.