This article has been created in order to help you to remove the Search Voyage Ads application from your web browsers Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE and Edge and from your computer.
New ad-supported application, known as Search Voyage Ads has been detected to be hijacking various often used web browsers of victims. The potentially unwanted application has been classified by malware researchers as a low-level type of threat because not only does it display third-party advertisements and modifies the web browsers by changing the home page, but it may also lead to malicious hosts. In addition to this, the application may slow down your computer by running processes in the background and collect different information from your PC as well. If you see ads by Search Voyage on your computer, we advise you to read this article and learn how to read this article and hence learn how to remove this browser hijacker from your computer.
Threat Summary
| Name | Search Voyage |
| Type | Browser Hijacker/PUP |
| Short Description | Aims to display various types of advertisements on your computer and modify your web browsers. |
| Symptoms | Slow performance of your computer. Different advertisements are displayed. |
| Distribution Method | Via different methods, primarily bundling and other adware. |
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Search Voyage Ads – How Did I Get Them
The main method by which you may have had this software slither on your computer is called software bundling. The Seach Voyage Ads program may enter as a free extra in a third-party software installer of a program you have downloaded for free online. Such may be your favorite media player, your favorite files converter, YouTube download program or any other freeware. Since some websites make profit by adding third-party software to their setups, Search Voyage Ads may be one of those programs added. The program is usually advertised as a free extra that may improve your online search experience, however, it may do more harm than good. You can find it in one of the install steps under the “Advanced” or “Custom” installation options of a given program, so users are advised to always go through those in order to detect such bundled programs.
Search Voyage Ads – More Information
When Search Voyage Ads is installed on your computer, the application may immediately change the setting of your web browsers that are installed. The settings changed may include changing your default home page and search engine to Search Voyage:
When we take a look at the search engine itself, it does not have a secured HTTPs connection, which makes it dangerous for users and is a must for all legitimate search engines out there:
In addition to this, Search Voyage also uses cookies to track different information from your computer:
The cookies used on your program may obtain different information from it, such as:
- What you type on your search engine.
- What you click online.
- Which are your most often visited websites.
This information may be collected by Search Voyage and in addition to this, the application may also use it to display you different advertisements that are based on what you search online. The ads, displayed by Search Voyage may vary, but the main ones are ad-supported search results that lead to third-party sites:
In addition to this, the Search Voyage software may also display other advertisements to you, like:
- Pop-ups.
- Banners.
- Highlighted text ads.
Since the advertisements displayed by Search Voyage may lead you to third-party websites that may be phishing, scamming and even malicious, most malware researchers advise to immediately focus on getting rid of Search Voyage from your computer, because they outline it as a non-direct risk to your computer.
Remove Search Voyage Completely
In order to remove this suspicious software completely from your computer, it is advisable to follow the removal instructions below. They are specifically designed to help you with the manual or automatic removal of Search Voyage from your computer. Be advised that for maximum effectiveness researchers strongly recommend to use an advanced anti-malware program for the removal process. It will make sure to automatically get rid of Search Voyage Ads by removing all of it’s objects via scanning for them and It will also protect your computer against future intrusions.
Ventsislav Krastev
Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.
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- Guide 1: How to Remove Search Voyage from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of Search Voyage from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove Search Voyage from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase Search Voyage from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall Search Voyage from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove Search Voyage from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate Search Voyage from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove Search Voyage from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Search Voyage
Step 2: Uninstall Search Voyage and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 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 are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors 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 most programs.
Step 3: Clean any registries, created by Search Voyage on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by Search Voyage there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.
Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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Get rid of Search Voyage from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall Search Voyage and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove Search Voyage via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove Search Voyage files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as Search Voyage, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
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Remove Search Voyage from Google Chrome.
Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"
Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Erase Search Voyage from Mozilla Firefox.
Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.
Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Uninstall Search Voyage from Microsoft Edge.
Step 1: Start Edge browser.
Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".
Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
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Remove Search Voyage from Safari.
Step 1: Start the Safari app.
Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.
Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".
Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.
Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.
Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the Search Voyage will be removed.
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Eliminate Search Voyage from Internet Explorer.
Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'
Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.
Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.
