![• If you cannot find out the files of Search-shield.com through this way,
please manually locate these entries on your own:
• HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion
Run “[random].exe”
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID[ virus name]
• HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAppDataLowSoftware virus name
• HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarerandom character
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm
• HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion
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- 2. • Search-shield.com is regarded as a browser hijacker that is mainly bundled with some unwanted programs, vicious threats, and malware. It means that Search-shield.com can attack your machine together with many other infections. Search-shield.com adware installs on your browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer as an extension, which is responsible for these ads by Search- shield.com popping up.
- 3. • After Search-shield.com intrudes onto your machine, you should have privacy concern for this virus can access to your browsing history and others to collect your browsing information including visited websites, bookmarks, and cookies. Furthermore, Search-shield.com may perform more malicious tasks to damage your machine. It will alter the Start-up items so that it can run on the backstage every time you bring up your Windows. Sooner or later, the Internet speed and system performance will be slowed down because the system resources are consumed mostly.
- 4. • Asides from annoying ads by Search-shield.com, redirect problem, and system malfunctions, Search-shield.com can trigger other problems to damage the whole machine. If Search-shield.com hijacker is not removed in the early time, it is very possible that the browser including the system may be corrupted by it without doubt.
- 5. • It is related with some third party programs and just distributes nasty advertisements. Search-shield.com may be bundled with some other potentially unwanted programs or vicious threats. That is to say, you are required to remove multiple applications from your computer if you want to stop the abnormal symptoms. Moreover, Search- shield.com can be a big threat to your privacy because it compromises your web browser and record browsing data so as to obtain your browsing habits. As return, it will provide you with some ads which are related to your searches and keywords. Besides, if Search-shield.com is not removed in time, it slows down the Internet speed as it takes up many system resources to generate these ads. Let’s come to the conclusion that Search-shield.com must be eliminated without delay.
- 6. • Remove Search-shield.com Pop-ups Manually
- 7. • On Google Chrome • Run Chrome > click Menu button> select More tools > click Extensions> click the trash can icon of any extension you want to delete
- 8. • On Mozilla Firefox • Run Firefox, click the “Menu” button> click the “Add-ons” button> select Extensions or Add-ons panel >click Disable or Remove button of any extension you want to delete
- 9. • On Internet Explorer • Run Internet Explorer> click the gear menu >select “Manage add- ons”>Select the unwanted extension and click the “Disable” button
- 10. • On Microsoft Edge • Edge browser doesn’t support extensions now, you can skip this step and execute step 2 directly if you are a Microsoft Edge users.
- 11. • Step 2 – Uninstall Search-shield.com associated software from your computer. • No matter what Windows OS version you are using, you can use this method to uninstall Search-shield.com related program. • 1. Hold the Windows and “R”keys on your keyboard to open Run window; • 2. Type in appwiz.cpl and press ENTER key to view the programs list in Control Panel; • 3. Select Search-shield.com or any other suspicious software you want to remove and click Uninstall.
- 12. • Step 3 Delete malicious registry entries added by Search-shield.com and other infections from Registry. • 1. Hold the Windows and “R”keys on your keyboard to open Run window; • 2. Type in “Regedit ” and press Enter; • 3. Press CTRL and F keys together and type in the name of virus to locate and delete its malicious files.
- 13. • If you cannot find out the files of Search-shield.com through this way, please manually locate these entries on your own: • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion Run “[random].exe” • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID[ virus name] • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAppDataLowSoftware virus name • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarerandom character • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm • HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion “[random character]”
- 14. • Important Note – Search-shield.com and its related infections are capable of changing its name or entries in different computer, and it can rename your crucial system file with “Search-shield.com” name, thus you may delete wrong files and bring huge damage to your entire system.
- 15. • Therefore, if you are not a experienced computer users good at solving computer viruses, do not delete any registry file unless you can 100% confirm it as virus’ entry. It’s strongly suggested use the Search- shield.com auto removal tool in Tactic B to help you find and remove all malicious files of Search-shield.com safely and quickly.
- 16. • FOR MORE DETAILS • GO TO: • http://guides.uufix.com/remove-search-shield-com-browser-hijacker- removal-tutorial/