Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker Completely

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.

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Seach.searchitknow.com is a dangerous ad-supported search engine that is observed to lead users to dangerous websites that contains scams or malicious links. Such indirectly malicious PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) may administer advertisements of all sorts (pop-ups, sponsored searches, redirects, banners) and those advertisements may lead to hazardous online locations. This is why experts advise to immediately take actions to remove this browser hijacker from the affected PC, instructions for which you can find after this article.

Search(.)searchitknow(.)com – How Did I Start Seeing It?

The most likely way of you seeing this suspicious search engine on your browser set as your home or new tab page is by having an unwanted browser hijacker on your computer. Hijackers come in many forms. They may arrive on your browser in the form of browser extensions, but they might also come in the form of bundled downloads. You may have clicked on an online ad and downloaded the extension directly to your browser. The most likely way of you seeing this ad-supported search engine however is by installing its browser hijacker by downloading programs via a third-party software providing websites. Such online locations usually make profits at users’ expense by adding browser hijacker programs in the form of toolbars or other ‘free extras’ to the installer of the freeware downloaded. This is why users are always advised to only download software from reputable sites and if available from the official download pages of the program itself.

Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker Description

This particular hijacker sets Search(.)searchitknow(.)com as your home page as well as new tab page. It is very dangerous due to the fact that upon search it displays ad-supported search results:

When clicked on, the search results lead to suspicious sites, such as this buzzfeed copycat that has unusual amount of information collecting technologies:

This particular third-party site also displays many interesting news that may make a lot of users curious and therefore likely to click on. When clicked on, they may immediately redirect to an official news articles, or suspicious websites such as this one:

This particular suspicious money making video featured a pop-up wanting an email address for registration along with a promising video that if the user follows the woman’s advices, he/she will become a milionaire in 100 days. When registered in the website, it featured a timer that asks the users to open a free account which may want different financial information from them, such as their credit card details.
What is more, some of the links in this third-party site may lead to malicious sites that may infest the PC with malware, such as ransomware, for example that encrypts user files, asking ransom money for decrypting it.
Back to the suspicious search engine, we have also discovered that it does not support encryption and does not have its own search engine database, instead may use yahoo search results or other as official provider – both of which are highly untypical for a legitimate search engine.

These are just few of the indirect dangers that may be associated with Search(.)searchitknow(.)com browser hijacker on your computer. Cyber-criminals continue to increase the methods of scamming users out their information as well as their funds. And when it comes to browser hijacker adware such as this one – its developers do not mind what it is they advertise, as long as they make profits via pay-per-click schemes or affiliate marketing.

Removing Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Completely from Your PC

In order to manually remove this browser hijacker from your entire system, not only your browser, you should make sure to follow the step-by-step instructions below. For full removal, however it is recommended to scan your PC with an anti-malware software because in this case you ensure the successful removal of any cookies and malware that you may have come across using Search(.)searchitknow(.)com browser hijacker.

Step 1: Remove/Uninstall Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker in Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker.

Step 2: Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove a toolbar from Google Chrome Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker and click “Remove”

After Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.

From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker will be removed.

Step 3: Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.

1. Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Install SpyHunter to scan for and remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker.2. Scan with SpyHunter to Detect and Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker.

Step 1: Click here to go to SpyHunter’s download instruction page.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to automatically update.

Step1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Scan Computer Now’ button.

Step2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker files, click on the ‘Fix Threats’ button to remove them automatically and permanently.

Step3: Once the intrusions on your PC have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart it.

2. Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

2. Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

1. Install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to scan for and remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker. 2. Scan your PC with MalwareBytes to remove all Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker associated files automatically.

Step 1: Download Malwarebytes by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.


Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on ‘Next’ on the following 4 steps that will appear afterwards and after that click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button and check the ‘Launch MalwareBytes AntiMalware’ check box.

Step 1: Launch MalwareBytes if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to update and then click on the blue ‘Scan Now’ button. If it doesnt start updating automatically, click on the blue ‘Update Now’ highlighted text.

Step 3: At this point, after clicking the ‘Scan Now’ button, the system should start scanning your PC. It may take a while but be patient – it is worth it.

Step 4: After the scan has been complete and all of the threats have been identified, click on the ‘Remove Selected’ button to detelete them permanently.

Step 5: Once the scan has completed, MalwareBytes will prompt you to restart your computer. It is recommended to save all your data you are working on before restarting.

3. Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker with STOPZilla AntiMalware

4. Remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker with STOPZilla AntiMalware

1. Install STOPZilla Anti Malware to scan for and remove Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker. 2. Scan your PC with STOPZilla Anti Malware to remove all Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker associated files completely.

Step 1: Download STOPZilla by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button.

Step 1: Launch STOPZilla if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to automatically scan and then click on the ‘Repair Now’ button. If it does not scan automatically, click on the ‘Scan Now’ button.

Step 3: After the removal of all threats and associated objects, you should Restart your PC.

4. Back up your data to secure it against attacks related to Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker in the future

4. Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future

Security engineers recommend that you back up your files immediately, preferably on an external memory carrier in order to be able to restore them. In order to protect yourself from Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker (For Windows Users) please follow these simple steps:

1. For Windows 7 and earlier 1. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 1. Enabling the Windows Defense Feature (Previous Versions)

1-Click on Windows Start Menu

2-Type Backup And Restore
3-Open it and click on Set Up Backup

4-A window will appear asking you where to set up backup. You should have a flash drive or an external hard drive. Mark it by clicking on it with your mouse then click on Next.

5-On the next window, the system will ask you what do you want to backup. Choose the ‘Let Me Choose’ option and then click on Next.

6-Click on ‘Save settings and run backup’ on the next window in order to protect your files from possible attacks by Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker.

1-Press Windows button + R

2-In the window type ‘filehistory’ and press Enter

3-A File History window will appear. Click on ‘Configure file history settings’

4-The configuration menu for File History will appear. Click on ‘Turn On’. After its on, click on Select Drive in order to select the backup drive. It is recommended to choose an external HDD, SSD or a USB stick whose memory capacity is corresponding to the size of the files you want to backup.

5-Select the drive then click on ‘Ok’ in order to set up file backup and protect yourself from Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker.

1- Press Windows button + R keys.

2- A run windows should appear. In it type ‘sysdm.cpl’ and then click on Run.

3- A System Properties windows should appear. In it choose System Protection.

5- Click on Turn on system protection and select the size on the hard disk you want to utilize for system protection.
6- Click on Ok and you should see an indication in Protection settings that the protection from Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker is on.

Restoring a file via Windows Defense feature:
1-Right-click on the encrypted file, then choose Properties.

2-Click on the Previous Versions tab and then mark the last version of the file.

3-Click on Apply and Ok and the file encrypted by Search(.)searchitknow(.)com Browser Hijacker should be restored.

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.

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