Virus Removal Tips: Get Rid of Swellsearch Redirect Permanently and Safely

Have annoyed about Swellsearch? What is it?

Swellsearch is classified as a browser hijacker which can take control of your web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc. Once it gets itself installed, it can make changes of your default browser settings and homepage and replace as its domain. It claims to be a useful search engine, however, according to the users' report, it may redirect you to ad-supported sites and inject annoying ads into your search results to interfere with your browsing activities.

With this unwanted program on your computer, your computer will be very slow and be quite unresponsive. worst still, it is also capable to collect your online traces like search keywords, favorites, browser history, etc, which is unsafe for your personal information security. Why does it so stubborn to remove? Swellsearch can modify your registry files and add itself to the start up items sneakily.

Many computer users may wonder how swellsearch get into your computer without your knowledge. Usually it can hire the deceptive marketing method called "bundling" to spread itself. If you download desired programs from the internet and without checking the default installation, you may allow unwanted programs installed on your computer. Besides, we should take care about sharing tools or downloading fake updates.

How do I manually remove Swellsearch

Step 1.End up all suspicious related process

Step 2. Remove related add-on from browsers

Internet Explorer :

1. Click on the Tools -> select Manage Add-ons;
2. Go to Toolbars and Extensions tab ->right click on Swellsearch-> select Disable in the drop-down menu;

Mozilla Firefox :

1. Click on the orange Firefox button on the upper left corner of the browser -> hit Add-ons;
2. Go to Extensions tab ->select Swellsearch->Click Remove;
3. If it pops up, click Restart and your tabs will be saved and restored.

Google Chrome :

1. Click on Customize icon (Wrench or 3 bar icon) -> Select Settings -> Go to Extensions tab;
2. Locate Swellsearch and select it -> click Trash button.

Step 3.Disable any suspicious start up items from Swellsearch

For Windows Xp: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the Run box -> click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from Swellsearch.

For Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu->type msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from Swellsearch.

For windows 8
1) Press Ctrl +Alt+Delete and select Task Manager
2) When access Task Manager, click Start up tab.
3) Locate and disable suspicious start up item according to the directory.

Step 4.Restart your computer to check the effectiveness.

Method two: Automatically remove Swellsearch Permanently with SpyHunter.

SpyHunter is a powerful anti-spyware application which is aimed to help computer users to get rid of computer virus completely. It is easy to use and can get along well with other anivirus.

Step one: Download SpyHunter on your computer by clicking the icon below.