SearchAssist.me

If you have noticed that your homepage and your search provider have been changed to SearchAssist.me, there are basically no doubts that your system is infected with a browser hijacker. It is very probable that it has entered your system without your permission or you have downloaded it yourself. In either way, we do not recommend keeping SearchAssist.me as your default search engine and homepage even if it claims to be able to enhance your search results. Luckily, it is not very difficult to remove SearchAssist.me from the system; however, you should definitely continue reading the article if you feel that you need some additional guidance.

It does not matter that SearchAssist.me seems like a decent search engine, we still do not recommend using it because it might provide you with sponsored links that might take you to corrupted websites. If you care about your system’s security, you should definitely get rid of this unreliable search provider and set your preferred one. If you do so, you will reduce the possibility to infect the system with malware and you will be even able to stop different kinds of undesirable activities of SearchAssist.me, for instance, connecting to the internet without your permission.

Even though it is not difficult to erase SearchAssist.me browser hijacker from the system if compared to other malware, it is still advisable to protect your PC in order not to prevent similar undesirable software from slithering onto the system in the future. In order to protect your system from threats, you should always download programs from reliable sources only and complete the setup wizard attentively. What is more, you should always download applications from official websites only because plenty of software, especially freeware, travels bundled with different kinds of additional applications. Last but not least, you should never forget to keep your antimalware tool enabled. Just make sure that you acquire a reliable tool.

You will be able to set your preferred homepage and search engine, if you get rid of SearchAssist.me browser hijacker. Do not worry if you do not know how to do that because we are here to help you. Keep in mind that there are two methods available: you can erase it manually or automatically. You will find the manual removal instructions below the article; however, if you decide to delete this browser hijacker automatically, you will have to scan the system with a licensed security tool, for instance, SpyHunter.

How to get rid of SearchAssist.me

Windows XP

1. Click the Start button.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select the program that you wish to remove.
5. Click the Remove button.

Windows 7 and Vista

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Select Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Right-click on suspicious program.
5. Select Uninstall.

Windows 8

1. Tap the Windows key.
2. Start typing Control Panel.
3. Select it.
4. Click Uninstall a program.
5. Right-click on the undesirable software.
6. Click the Uninstall button.

Internet Explorer

1. Launch your browser.
2. Tap Alt+T.
3. Select Internet Options.
4. Click on the Advanced tab.
5. Click the Reset button and mark Delete personal settings.
6. Click the Reset button.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Tap Alt+H to access the Help menu.
3. Select Troubleshooting Information.
4. Click Reset Firefox.
5. Select Reset Firefox in the dialog box again.

Google Chrome

1. Launch your browser.
2. Tap Alt+F and then select Settings.
3. Scroll down and then select Show advanced settings.
4. Click Reset browser settings.
5. Click Reset.