How do I Disable Safe Search, Get Rid of SafeSearch virus

Threat Type: Redirect virus, browser hijacker, toolbar,adware
Alert level: Severe
Targeted Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari. 
Targeted OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows8. 

Safe Search, also known as SafeSearch virus and www.safesearch.net,  is a browser hijacker virus that make traffics on the browsers.  Safe Search virus is another fake search engine malware. With providing fraudulent search results ans advertisements, Safe Search virus is helping hackers to earn money from natives. It is not a new scam virus but it is difficult to completely delete it from browser. Why? What it keeps being activated with every boot? Computer user may feel frustrated for all the time. It is able to attacks popular browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Identified as a pesky browser hijacker virus, Safe Search provides unrelative results and redirect users to unfamiliar sites. Normally, it is hard to judge from its interface because Safe Search or www.safesearch.net has good mask. It looks like Google, Yahoo or Bing Search sever. However, people can easily realize the situation from its wired behaviors online.

Visual features of Safe Search bar (SafeSearch virus)

• Your homepage turns into www.safesearch.net without your approval
• Computer is dramatically slow
• A lot of pop-up windows takes over the browsers
• You are always redirected to commercial sites asking money
• Safe Search shows with a new window when using browsers
• It cannot be uninstalled from control panel

Would Safe Search bar virus do damages?

Safe Search would make changes on the infected system. It can disable the security programs via changing default setting. In order to make sure its safety, Safe Search may delete system key components, which may end up with system crashes. Besides, Safe Search may redirect you to unsafe sites that may contain Trojans, worms or spywares. Users should not pay money online  or expose your sensitives.  It is quite powerful so that it can take down the compromised system easily. Before  you come across more damages, you should get rid of Safe Search without hesitation. 

Step one: Remove add-ons from your Internet ( take Google Chrome as an example)

Click on the icon ‘Customize and control Google Chrome’, select ‘Options’. Choose ‘Basic’ Options and change Google Chrome homepage to google.com or any other browser and then click the ‘Manage search engines’ button. Choose ‘Google’ and make it your default search engine.

Step two: Eliminate all registries associated

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SearchQUIEHelper.DNSGuard\CurVer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SearchQUIEHelper.DNSGuard\CLSID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SearchQUIEHelper.DNSGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SearchQUIEHelper.DNSGuard.1

Step three: Remove all files executed

 %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\defs.bin
 %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\<random>.exe
 %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\support.ico
 %CommonAppData%\pcdfdata\uninst.ico
Step four : Uninstall  Safe Search bar (SafeSearch virus) from Control Panel

Windows 8
Move mouse cursor to the bottom right corner of the screen. Click Settings on Charms bar and go to Control Panel. Select Uninstall a program and remove Safe Search related programs.

Windows XP
Go to Start, navigate to Settings and click on Control Panel, navigate to Add or Remove Programs, choose Programs and Features, find Safe Search related programs, and hit Remove.

Windows 7/Vista
Go to Start, navigate to Control Panel, select Uninstall a program/Programs and Features, find Safe Search related programs, and click on Uninstall.

NOTE: This removal procedure contains sophisticated steps on dealing with files and entries. Things may change randomly. Therefore, the embedded files and registries would be modified randomly. If you are having any problems during the procedure, You can Get Immediate Help Here for More Detailed Information about Manual Removal.