How to remove Search.shouxiaoti.info [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Search.shouxiaoti.info removal steps

There are a simple manual guidance below that will assist you to remove Search.shouxiaoti.info from your Windows PC. The most effective solution to delete this hijacker is to follow the manual removal guidance and then use Zemana Anti-malware, Malwarebytes or AdwCleaner automatic tools (all are free). The manual way will help to weaken this browser hijacker and these malware removal tools will completely delete Search.shouxiaoti.info and return the Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and MS Edge settings to default.

How to get rid of Search.shouxiaoti.info startpage without any software

Steps to get rid of Search.shouxiaoti.info browser hijacker without any applications are presented below. Be sure to carry out the step-by-step instructions completely to fully get rid of this undesired Search.shouxiaoti.info .

Remove Search.shouxiaoti.info related software through the Control Panel of your machine

First, go to Microsoft Windows Control Panel and delete suspicious programs, all programs you do not remember installing. It’s important to pay the most attention to programs you installed just before Search.shouxiaoti.info hijacker infection appeared on your web browser. If you don’t know what a program does, look for the answer on the World Wide Web.

It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown in the figure below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will show a list of all software installed on your PC system. Scroll through the all list, and delete any suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort applications by date in the Control panel.

Disinfect the internet browser’s shortcuts to delete Search.shouxiaoti.info

When the hijacker infection is started, it can also modify the internet browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument similar “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you open the internet browser, it will open an undesired site.

Right click on the shortcut of infected browser like below.

Select the “Properties” option and it will display a shortcut’s properties. Next, press the “Shortcut” tab and then delete the “http://site.address” string from Target field like below.

Then click OK to save changes. Repeat the step for all browsers which are redirected to the Search.shouxiaoti.info unwanted web page.

Remove Search.shouxiaoti.info search from Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a easy way to delete the hijacker, malicious and ‘ad-supported’ extensions, as well as to recover the browser’s startpage, new tab page and default search provider that have been changed by Search.shouxiaoti.info browser hijacker.

1. First launch the Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will show the Google Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again and click the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Google Chrome will open the reset profile settings page as shown on the screen above.
6. Next press the “Reset” button.
7. Once this process is complete, your web-browser’s new tab, homepage and search provider by default will be restored to their original defaults.
8. To learn more, read the article How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Remove Search.shouxiaoti.info search from Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer reset is great if your internet browser is hijacked or you have unwanted add-ons or toolbars on your browser, that installed by a malicious software.

First, start the Microsoft Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will open the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the browser, then press the “Internet Options” as shown on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, press the “Reset” button as shown on the image below.

After the task is done, press “Close” button. Close the Internet Explorer and reboot your machine for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s home page, new tab and default search provider to default state.

Remove Search.shouxiaoti.info from Mozilla Firefox by resetting web-browser settings

If your FF web-browser startpage has replaced to Search.shouxiaoti.info without your permission or an unknown search engine opens results for your search, then it may be time to perform the internet browser reset.

First, launch the FF. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will show the drop-down menu. Next, press the Help button ().

In the Help menu click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page press on “Refresh Firefox” button as shown in the figure below.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Search.shouxiaoti.info startpage automatic removal

Use malware removal utilities to get rid of Search.shouxiaoti.info automatically. The free programs tools specially created for browser hijacker, adware and other potentially unwanted applications removal. These tools can remove most of hijacker from Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Moreover, it can remove all components of Search.shouxiaoti.info from Windows registry and system drives.

Automatically remove Search.shouxiaoti.info with Zemana Anti-malware

We suggest using the Zemana Anti-malware. You can download and install Zemana Anti-malware to scan for and delete Search.shouxiaoti.info start page from your PC system. When installed and updated, the malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats exist on the personal computer.

1. Please download Zemana AntiMalware to your desktop from the following link.
   
   

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2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your browser will display the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. Once the download is finished, please close all programs and open windows on your computer. Next, run a file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
4. This will open the “Setup wizard” of Zemana Anti-Malware onto your PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Anti-Malware will open and open the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan” button for scanning your computer for the Search.shouxiaoti.info hijacker and other web-browser’s malicious addons. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient. When a threat is detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.
7. Once it has finished scanning, you will be displayed the list of all detected items on your computer.
8. Review the results once the tool has done the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply press the “Next” button. The utility will remove Search.shouxiaoti.info hijacker related files, folders and registry keys and move threats to the program’s quarantine. When the procedure is finished, you may be prompted to restart the machine.
9. Close the Zemana Anti Malware and continue with the next step.

Use Malwarebytes to delete Search.shouxiaoti.info redirect

You can remove Search.shouxiaoti.info automatically with a help of Malwarebytes Free. We suggest this free malware removal utility because it may easily remove browser hijackers, ad-supported software, PUPs and toolbars with all their components such as files, folders and registry entries.

Download Malwarebytes by clicking on the link below.

After the download is finished, close all applications and windows on your PC. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called mb3-setup as shown below.

When the installation begins, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you install Malwarebytes on your PC.

Once setup is finished, you will see window as shown on the screen below.

Now click the “Scan Now” button It’ll scan through the whole PC system for the Search.shouxiaoti.info hijacker related files, folders and registry keys. This process can take some time, so please be patient. During the scan it will detect all threats exist on your computer.

After it completes the scan, you will be opened the list of all found items on your machine. Next, you need to press “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will now get rid of Search.shouxiaoti.info browser hijacker infection and other web-browser’s malicious addons and move threats to the program’s quarantine. After disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to reboot your computer.

The following video explains step-by-step instructions on how to get rid of hijacker, adware and other malware with Malwarebytes Anti-malware.

Use AdwCleaner to remove Search.shouxiaoti.info startpage

The AdwCleaner utility is free and easy to use. It can scan and delete hijacker infection such as Search.shouxiaoti.info, malicious software, potentially unwanted programs and adware in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge and Internet Explorer web-browsers and thereby revert back their default settings (homepage, newtab page and default search provider). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the system.

Download AdwCleaner utility from the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

After downloading is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will launch the AdwCleaner tool and you will see a screen as shown on the image below. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to show the program, click Yes button to continue.

Next, press “Scan” to perform a system scan with this utility for the browser hijacker that alters internet browser settings to replace your start page, newtab page and default search provider with Search.shouxiaoti.info site. This task may take some time, so please be patient. While the program is checking, you may see number of objects it has identified as threat.

As the scanning ends is finished, it will show you the results as shown on the screen below.

All found threats will be marked. You can get rid of them all by simply press “Clean” button. It will display a dialog box. Click “OK” button. The AdwCleaner will delete browser hijacker infection that causes web browsers to display unwanted Search.shouxiaoti.info web page and move threats to the program’s quarantine. Once the clean-up is complete, the tool may ask you to restart your PC system. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will show the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video instructions.

Block Search.shouxiaoti.info start page and other intrusive sites

It is important to use ad blocker applications like AdGuard to protect your machine from harmful web sites. Most security experts says that it’s okay to block ads. You should do so just to stay safe! And, of course, the AdGuard can to block Search.shouxiaoti.info and other annoying web-sites.

Installing the AdGuard ad blocker program is simple. First you will need to download AdGuard by clicking on the following link.

After the downloading process is finished, double-click the downloaded file to start it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as shown below.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick instructions as shown on the image below.

Press “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick instructions which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your PC system, AdGuard will run automatically and stop popup advertisements, pages such Search.shouxiaoti.info, as well as other harmful 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 AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

How to Search.shouxiaoti.info hijacker get installed onto system

The majority of hijacker infections such as Search.shouxiaoti.info come bundled with free applications or even paid programs which Web users can easily download online. The setup files of such programs, most often, clearly display that they will install additional applications. The option is given to users to block the setup of any optional software. So, in order to avoid the installation of any browser hijackers: read all disclaimers and install screens very carefully, select only Custom or Advanced installation method and uncheck all third-party software in which you are unsure.

To sum up

Now your system should be free of the Search.shouxiaoti.info . Uninstall AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your machine for new malware, hijackers and ad supported software) and AdGuard (to help you stop annoying pop up ads and harmful web-pages). Moreover, to prevent browser hijacker infections, please stay clear of unknown and third party software, make sure that your antivirus application, turn on the option to scan for PUPs (potentially unwanted programs).

If you need more help with Search.shouxiaoti.info search related issues, go to our Spyware/Malware removal forum.