(Solved) How to Remove Searchnu.com Homepage

Question:

I got Searchnu.com after installed a software, I want to remove it but I can’t see it in control panel. It was listed under addons, I have removed it but my internet explorer still shows Searchnu.com homepage. I have tried to reset my browser but nothing change. I have done what I know everything. Please tell me: Is that a virus? which is working in the background because I have changed all the possible settings what I know. Please help me how do I get rid off this issue how to Remove Searchnu.com?

Solved Answer:

No, Searchnu.com is not a virus but it is not less than a virus as well, because it act like a virus, I’ll explain you. Actually it is categorized as a browser hijacker / Ad-ware / PUP (Potentially unwanted program). It comes into computer as a search engine and set as your browser’s homepage. It is install into your browsers as an add-ons and take over all the settings of all the browsers. They just wants your clicks on their sponsored advertisements and their links, it is directly increase their Ad-ware campaign revenue.

Once it installed into you computer, it will change lots of other settings on your browser like:

Change your homepage to Searchnu.com
Change default search engine to Searchnu.com
Change DNS redirection to Searchnu.com
Change search provider Searchnu.com
Change URL redirection

It often come into computer with the help of other Free softwares, it won’t install directly. Actually it prompt to download and installs while installing free softwares, in between the free software ask you to install their recommended program, so don’t allow that type of offers. You’ll get two option to to do complete the installation “I agree” / “Decline”, so please click on decline every time you get this type of prompts.

It usually downloaded by mistake when you are searching for a free software on internet, you got 3rd party downloading websites to download it. Actually these type of websites added their sponsored Ad-wares along with that. So please be aware about all that scams.

To keep protected from these types of Ad-wares, you need to download keep all that tips in your mind.

Do not download anything from 3rd party downloading websites.
Do not download any executable file which is comes through email if you do not know about sender.
Do not click on “I agree” without reading the agreement while installing any software on computer.

Removal steps for www.Searchnu.com.

Removal of this Searchnu.com is not too easily and typical.You just need to follow our steps on Searchnu.com infected computer. So please follow the following instruction to get rid of Searchnu.com.

Removal Instructions

Automatic Fixit

Download Adware Remover Tool v3.8 to remove Searchnu.com Automatically, It’s a Freeware utility specially designed for Adware Removal. This tool can remove most of the Adwares from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla Firefox and from their registry traces as well..

Adware-Removal-Tool-v3.8.exe

Manual Steps

Step 1 : To Uninstall Searchnu.com from computer

Click on Start button and then click on Control Panel.
Now click on Programs –> Uninstall a program or Program and Features (Windows-7, 8, Vista).

Uninstall a program image 1 — Uninstall a program for Vista, 7, 8

For Windows XP users click on Add/Remove Programs.

Uninstall a program image 2 — Uninstall a program for Windows xp

You will get a window which have listed all the installed programs.
Uninstall Searchnu.com from there.
Also do uninstall all the programs which are listed in Suspicious Programs list below, if you find any installed into your computer. Because all these programs are unwanted. You should uninstall all them immediately if you found any.

Suspicious Programs list

Searchnu
Browser defender
Feven
Browser protect
Browser protected by conduit
Delta search, Babylon
LessTabs
WebCake 3.0
Yealt
LyricsContainer
VideoSaver
AddLyrics
privacy safe gaurd
unfriend checker
Price peep today
Coupon amazine
TidyNetwork.com
DownloadTerms 1.0
Yontoo
Uninstall all the unwanted programs, which are not listed here.

Step 2 : To Remove Searchnu.com from Internet Explorer.

Step 2.1 : Remove Searchnu.com from homepage

Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened, then click on General tab. Now look into under HOME PAGE Edit Box you got www.Searchnu.com, replace it to www.google.com, then click on apply and close.

Step 2.2 : Remove Searchnu.com add-ons from Internet Explorer.

Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (press “F10” key once to active menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened
click on Programs tab then click on Manage Addons, now you’ll get a window which have listed all the installed addons.
Now disable the Searchnu.com add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted addons from this list. (As per below screenshot).

Step 2.3 : Reset Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar), click on Internet Option. A internet option window will open.
For IE9, IE10 users may click on Gear icon . Then click on tools.

Click on Advanced tab,then click on RESET button.
Now you will get a new popup for confirmation, tick mark on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button on that. (As shown on below screenshot)
Now your Internet Explorer has been Restored to default settings.

Now you will appear a popup stated “complete all the tasks”. After completion click on close button.

Step 3 : To Remove Searchnu.com from Mozilla Firefox

Step 3.1 : Remove Searchnu.com from Mozilla Hompeage

Open Mozilla Firefox, Click on Tools menu (If tools menu doesn’t appear then press “F10” key once to active the menu bar) then go to Options, after that a configuration page will be opened, then click on General tab and then look on the very first section named as Startup. Under startup you will see a HOME PAGE Edit Box, under this edit box you will see www.Searchnu.com, please replace it to www.google.com, then click on apply and close.
Restart Firefox Browser

Step 3.2 : Remove Searchnu.com from add-ons

Open Firefox and then go the Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar) click on Add-ons, you’ll get a page click on extensions from the left side pane. now look on right side pane you’ll get all the installed add-ons listed on there. Disable or Remove Searchnu.com add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from there. (As per below screen shot)

Step 3.3 : Reset Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and then go the Helpmenu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar)
Go to Help menu then click on “Troubleshooting information”
Note: you can also open this page in this ways, open Firefox then type this command in the address bar “about:support” (without quote) and then hit enter or OK.
You will get a page “Troubleshooting information” page, here you will get “Reset Firefox” option in the right side of the page.
Click on Reset Firefox option. and follow their instruction to reset.
Now your Mozilla Firefox has been Restored to default settings.

Step 4 : To Remove Searchnu.com from Google Chrome

Step 4.1 : Remove unwanted homepage & search engine from Google Chrome

Start Google Chrome, click on options icon (Located in very top right side of the browser), click on Settings. You will get a configuration page.
Under configuration page find a option named as “Open a specific page or set of pages” click on their Set Pages. A another window will come up. Here you will appear the bunch of URL’s under “Set pages”. Delete all them and then enter only one which you want to use as your home page.

Google Chrome Homepage step1 — Google Chrome Homepage Reset step1

Google Chrome Homepage2 — Google Chrome Homepage reset step 2

In the same configuration page click on Manage search engines button. Delete all the search engines from there, just keep only www.goole.com as your default search Engine.

Google Chrome Homepage3 — Google Chrome search engine step 3

Google Chrome Homepage4 — Google Chrome search engine step 4

Google Chrome Homepage5 — Google Chrome search engine Step5

Step 4.2 : Remove unwanted extensions from Google Chrome

Start Google Chrome, click on options icon (Located in very top right side of the browser), then click on Tools then, click on Extensions. (As shown on below screenshot)

You will get a configuration page. which have listed all the installed extensions, Remove Searchnu extension & also remove all the unknown / unwanted extensions from there. To remove them, click on remove (recycle bin) icon (as shown on screenshot)

Step 4.3 : Reset Google Chrome

Close all Google Chrome browser’s window.
Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) on your keyboard , you’ll get Run box.
For windows xp: Copy and Paste this following command: “%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default" in Run box then click on OK button. You’ll get a Google chrome profile location in windows explorer.For windows 7,8,vista: Copy and Paste this following command: “%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default“ in Run box then click on OK button. You’ll get a Google chrome profile location in windows explorer.
In the default folder location, Rename a file, named as “Preferences“ to “Preferences.old“.
(Note: to do that right-click on Preferences file and click on rename option you’ll get a edit box of Preferences file, now rename the text “Preferences” to “Preferences.old”)
In the same default folder location, Rename one more file, named as “Web Data“ to “Web Data.old“.
(Note: to do that right-click on Web Data file and click on rename option you’ll get a edit box of Web Data file, now rename the text “Web Data” to “Web Data.old”)
Now start your Google chrome, it should be restored to default settings.

Step 5 : To Remove Searchnu.com from Registry

Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “REGEDIT” into the run box then click on OK. You’ll get a registry editor window.
In the registry editor, click on Edit menu and then click on find option, you’ll get edit box to search any string into registry editor
Type “Searchnu” into the find box and then click on Find Next.
The search result will highlight the key or value which have contains the Searchnu string.
Now delete the Registry Key/Value/Value-Data if any one contains “Searchnu.com” string (must see the example screenshot below)
Note:- Do not delete the complete value data, just delete the Searchnu.com path only (for example see screenshot3 below)
Use F3 key to find Next. and do the last step to all results.
We are giving you the example on “Conduit” Adware.

Screenshot 1

Screenshot 2

Screenshot 3

Step 6 : To Remove Searchnu.com from Autorun Tasks

Click on Start button and then do Right-Click on the computer and then do left-click on Manage. A manage window will appear.
In the manage window click on Tasks Scheduler from right side pane, then click on “Task Scheduler Library“, Now look on left side pane and Remove all the Tasks which have contains Searchnu string and also remove all the unknown / unwanted tasks from there (As per the screenshot below).

Step 7 : To Remove Searchnu.com from Startup

Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “MSCONFIG into the run box then click on OK. You’ll get a msconfig window.
In the msconfig window click on Startup tab, here you’ll get all the startup entries, so look on the list and then do Un-check the entries which is contains Searchnu.com. Also Un-check all the others entries which you found unwanted. then click on OK to apply all the changes.

Step 8 : To Remove Searchnu.com from Services

Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “MSCONFIG” into the run box then click on OK. . You’ll get a msconfig window.
In the msconfig window click on Services tab, here you’ll get all the startup services list, click on “Hide Windows Services” all the windows related services will be hidden. now it’s only display the 3rd party installed services, now look on the list and then do Un-check the service which have contains Searchnu.com. Also Un-check all the unknown / unwanted services. then click on OK to apply all the changes.

Step 9 : To remove Searchnu.com registry entries with Adwcleaner.exe

Here is the proper step-by-step guide to remove any adware from registry, please follow the steps.

9.1 : Download AdwCleaner from the below link.

Click Here to Download: Adwcleaner.exe

9.2 : Run that downloaded file (Adwcleaner.exe).

9.3 : When you get it started, click on scan button to search the Searchnu.com files and registry entries (As shown below screenshot).

9.5 : When scanning process will be finished, click on Clean button to delete all the Searchnu.com files and registry entries (as shown on below screenshot)