Do you know what Search.searchytdav.com is?
Search.searchytdav.com is another creation of an unreliable company known as Polarity Technologies Ltd. Just like its previous clones the search engine falls under the classification of browser hijackers. It means the application may disturb your browsing, change default search engine and homepage preferences, or display unreliable advertisements. Needless to say, we would not advise you to use it if you care about your system’s safety. Therefore, we will add a removal guide at the end of this text to show our readers how to eliminate Search.searchytdav.com manually. There is also another way to erase the browser hijacker, but we will talk more about the threat and its deletion further in the text. Naturally, if there is anything else you would like to know about the search engine we encourage you to leave us a message in the comments area.
If your browser suddenly started to load Search.searchytdav.com as your homepage, default search engine, or even new tab page, there is no doubt the browser was hijacked by this suspicious application. Our computer security specialists have researched quite a lot of the threats clones (e.g., Search.htheweathercenter.co, Search.heasyspeedtest.co, Search.easyrecipesnow.com, and so on.) earlier and they noticed these search engines might travel with bundled installation files. Unfortunately, because of this, users who do not read terms given on the configuration wizard could allow such applications settle in unknowingly. If you think this might have happened to you, we would recommend being more cautious in the future. To avoid unwanted tools users should always pick custom installation settings and review all terms carefully. Users who think it is a waste of time could employ a reputable antimalware tool that could notify them about threats or help detect them.
Furthermore, Search.searchytdav.com settles in without creating any folder or files. Instead, the application might alter files belonging to your browser. This is why users cannot see it on Control Panel. Nonetheless, as long as the modified files remain, the browser should keep loading the browser hijacker when it is launched, when you search the Internet, etc. Besides this, the threat may disturb your browsing by showing you targeted advertisements from its third-party partners. We fear such content might be unreliable since it could originate from any web page. The search engine’s creators do not give any warranties or promise to take any responsibility for the third-party content, so the presented ads may not necessarily be safe to interact with. In the worst case scenario, the advertisements could have links leading to malicious web pages. Also, they could take users to websites that distribute more similar threats, e.g., adware, potentially unwanted applications, and so on.
Search.searchytdav.com screenshot
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All in all, Search.searchytdav.com does not appear to be reliable, and since it does not provide any enhanced search tools, we do not think it would be wise to take any chances when you can quickly replace it with a more trustworthy search engine. The removal guide you can find below the article will explain to you how to deal with the browser hijacker manually. As we said at the beginning of the article, there is another way to get rid of the suspicious application. It can be detected automatically during system scan and erased afterward by clicking a deletion button, so the user would only need to choose a reliable antimalware tool to perform the scan and install it on the computer.
Erase Search.searchytdav.com
Internet Explorer
- Press Windows Key+R.
- Insert Regedit and press OK.
- Look for this particular directory: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- Find a value name called Start Page.
- Right-click this specific value name and select Modify.
- Replace http://Search.searchytdav.com with a reliable web page.
- Click OK.
- Leave Registry Editor.
Mozilla Firefox
- Click Windows Key+E.
- Find the provided directory: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{Unique Mozilla user ID}
- Look for Prefs.js and open it as a Notepad document.
- Find the following code line: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", " http://Search.searchytdav.com").
- Replace http://Search.searchytdav.com with a website you trust.
- Press Ctrl+S to save changes.
- Exit Notepad.
Google Chrome
- Click Windows Key+E.
- Navigate to the provided path: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
- Right-click files named as Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data separately, then select Delete.
- Close File Explorer.
In non-techie terms:
Search.searchytdav.com is an unreliable search engine that may provide the user not only with search results but also with annoying advertisements. The worst part is this content might be possibly harmful as it could originate from unknown sources. Thus, if you accidentally placed this browser hijacker on your browser, we advise you to get rid of it at once. After all, there are plenty of more reputable search tools to choose from. If you could not agree with us more, we advise you to hesitate no more and follow the instructions added above to remove the threat manually or get a reputable antimalware tool and use it to delete the hijacker along with other possible threats.