How to remove Search.searchipdf.com [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If the internet browser keep redirecting to the Search.searchipdf.com, every time when you launch your browser, then it could mean your system is infected by browser hijacker. Once started, it will change the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge’s settings like homepage, new tab and default search engine. So, while your system is infected, you will see this unwanted web-site instead of your startpage. We strongly recommend you to free your PC and remove Search.searchipdf.com as quickly as possible , you need to follow the few simple steps below. The removal guide will help you remove browser hijacker infection and protect your PC from more harmful software and trojans.

A malicious software that modifies settings of browsers on Search.searchipdf.com usually affects only Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge. However, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The Search.searchipdf.com hijacker may modify the Target property of browser’s shortcuts, so every time you run the web-browser, instead of your start page, you will see a completely different web-page.

As mentioned above, the Search.searchipdf.com hijacker also changes the web-browser’s search engine. So, your internet browser, when searching something, will open a hodgepodge of advertisements, links to malicious and misleading web pages and search results of a big search engines like Google or Bing. As a result, actual use of a browser’s search becomes impossible. Moreover, it may also lead to slowing or even freeze your browser.

Often, the system that has been infected with Search.searchipdf.com browser hijacker, will be also infected with ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) that shows lots of various advertisements. It may be pop-ups, text links in the web pages, banners where they never had. What is more, the ad supported software may replace the legitimate ads with malicious ads that will offer to download and install malware and unwanted software or visit the various dangerous and misleading web-pages.

Therefore it’s very important to free your machine ASAP. Follow the guide below to get rid of Search.searchipdf.com homepage, as well as other malware and adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software), which can be installed onto your PC along with it.

How does your machine get infected with Search.searchipdf.com browser hijacker

The Search.searchipdf.com hijacker actively distributed with freeware, as a part of the installer of these programs. Therefore, it’s very important, when installing an unknown program even downloaded from known or big hosting web-site, read the Terms of use and the Software license, as well as to choose the Manual, Advanced or Custom installation mode. In this mode, you can disable the setup of unneeded modules and applications and protect your PC from such browser hijackers as the Search.searchipdf.com. Unfortunately, most users when installing unknown software, simply press the Next button, and don’t read any information that the free software displays them during its installation. This leads to the fact that the web-browser’s settings are changed and internet browser’s homepage and search engine by default set to Search.searchipdf.com.

How to manually remove Search.searchipdf.com

This step-by-step instructions will help you remove Search.searchipdf.com . These Search.searchipdf.com removal steps work for the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge, as well as every version of Windows operating system. Some of the steps may require you to close the browser or reboot your personal computer. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.

1. Uninstall Search.searchipdf.com associated software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove Search.searchipdf.com startpage
3. Remove Search.searchipdf.com search from Firefox
4. Delete Search.searchipdf.com homepage from Chrome
5. Remove Search.searchipdf.com search from Internet Explorer

Uninstall Search.searchipdf.com associated software by using Windows Control Panel

The best way to begin the computer cleanup is to delete unknown and suspicious applications. Using the Windows Control Panel you can do this quickly and easily. This step, in spite of its simplicity, should not be ignored, because the removing of unneeded programs can clean up the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge from pop-up ads hijackers and so on.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then click Windows button, next press Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then click “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
3. It will show the Windows Control Panel.
4. Further, click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. It will display a list of all software installed on the machine.
6. Scroll through the all list, and remove suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort programs by date.

See more details in the video step-by-step instructions below.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove Search.searchipdf.com startpage

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut that you use to run your web-browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the web-browser which is redirected to the Search.searchipdf.com or other unwanted site.

Further, necessary to look at the text that is written in the “Target” field. The hijacker can replace the contents of this field, which describes the file to be start when you run your internet browser. Depending on the web-browser you are using, there should be:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

If you are seeing an unknown text similar “http://{URL}” that has been added here, then you should remove it, as shown on the image below.

Next, press the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you start the browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically redirect on the Search.searchipdf.com site or any other unwanted web pages. Once the step is finished, we recommend to go to the next step.

Remove Search.searchipdf.com search from Firefox

If the Mozilla Firefox settings like start page and search provider by default have been modified by the browser hijacker, then resetting it to the default state can help.

First, run the Mozilla Firefox and click button. It will show the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Further, click the Help button () as shown on the screen below

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In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page like below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation prompt. Further, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a process to fix your problems that caused by the Search.searchipdf.com browser hijacker. Once, it is finished, press the “Finish” button.

Delete Search.searchipdf.com homepage from Chrome

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will show the drop-down menu. Next, click to “Settings” option.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, like below and click the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Remove Search.searchipdf.com search from Internet Explorer

First, open the Internet Explorer, press ) button. Next, press “Internet Options” as on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click Reset button. The IE will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings prompt. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and click Reset button.

You will now need to reboot your personal computer for the changes to take effect. It will remove Search.searchipdf.com browser hijacker, disable malicious and ad-supported internet browser’s extensions and restore the Microsoft Internet Explorer’s settings such as startpage, new tab page and default search engine to default state.

Delete Search.searchipdf.com search automatically

You can remove Search.searchipdf.com redirect automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Free. We recommend this free malware removal utility because it can easily remove browser hijackers, adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software), potentially unwanted software and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

Download Malwarebytes Free on your computer by clicking on the link below. Save it on your desktop.

Once the downloading process is finished, close all windows on your computer. Further, launch the file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up like below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” that will assist you install Malwarebytes on the machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is complete successfully, press Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main window as shown on the image below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your system for the hijacker infection that cause a redirect to Search.searchipdf.com. When a threat is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is finished. Please be patient.

As the scanning ends, you can check all threats detected on your machine. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will begin removing Search.searchipdf.com browser hijacker and other security threats. Once disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to reboot your machine. I recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes to remove browser hijacker, adware and other malicious programs.

How to block Search.searchipdf.com search

To increase your security and protect your computer against new unwanted advertisements and harmful web-pages, you need to use program that blocks access to harmful advertisements and web pages. Moreover, the software can block the show of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of web pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

1. Download AdGuard application by clicking on the following link.
   
   

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2. Once downloading is done, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the installation is finished, click “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-ups, pages such Search.searchipdf.com, as well as other dangerous or misleading sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon named AdGuard, that is located on your desktop.

Get rid of Search.searchipdf.com browser hijacker and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot delete this browser hijacker, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for browser hijackers, ad supported software, potentially unwanted software and toolbars.

Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the link below.

Once the downloading process is finished, open the file location. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. When the tool is launched, you will see a screen as shown on the image below.

Further, click “Scan” button to start scanning your system for the Search.searchipdf.com hijacker infection and internet browser’s malicious extensions. When the system scan is finished, it will show a scan report as shown in the figure below.

Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will display a prompt as shown below.

You need to click “OK”. When the clean up is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer. When your PC system is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

These steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

Finish words

Now your computer should be clean of the Search.searchipdf.com search. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted ads and annoying dangerous web sites) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your PC system for new browser hijackers, malware and ad supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Search.searchipdf.com from the Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.