SearchYa.com Redirect

What is SearchYa.com?

The SearchYa.com website is promoted by the SearchYa toolbar. While this browser toolbar is not directly related to virus or malware infections, many computer users report that this browser add-on was installed on their computers without their consent, and thus visit SearchYa.com forcibly.

Furthermore, full elimination of this extension from all Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla FireFox) is problematic.

The SearchYa toolbar is often distributed using free software. If you feel that you have not willingly installed this add-on, and yet it appeared on your system regardless, this is likely to have been caused by installation of free software downloaded from the Internet.

Free program developers commonly bundle their software with additional browser extensions to monetize their products.

When SearchYa installs on users' computers, it modifies Internet browser settings and causes redirects to SearchYa.com While this website uses a customized Google search engine (yielding legitimate results), it also displays deceptive ads, which may lead to malware infections. Therefore, using SearchYa.com for your daily Internet searches is not recommended.

The SearchYa.com toolbar is not technically a virus, however, developers of this browser extension employ deceptive promotion methods (bundling with freeware), and thus, this product is categorized as an unwanted application.

Note that this browser add-on is closely related to the funmoods and facemoods browser plug-ins and is often bundled with various freeware from download clients. If you feel the SearchYa toolbar was installed on your computer without your consent, and you would like to eliminate redirects to the SearchYa.com website, use the removal instructions provided.

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Quick menu:

• What is SearchYa.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall SearchYa toolbar applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove SearchYa.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove SearchYa.com browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove SearchYa.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

SearchYa.com redirect removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "SearchYa toolbar", select this entry and click " Uninstall" or "Remove"

After uninstalling SearchYa toolbar, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. Recommended malware removal software.

SearchYa toolbar removal from browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer) select "Manage Add-ons". Look for Montera Technologies LTD related entries (SearchYa Toolbar, Ironsource LTD Helper Object) and disable them.

To change your homepage from searchya.com to your preferred domain, click on the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer) select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove searchya.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the searchya! toolbar, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) select "Tools" and click on "Extensions".  Locate this entry: "New Tab", select it and click on the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the searchya! toolbar, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click on the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and disable this add-on: "searchya.com".

To reset your homepage click on the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) then select "Options", in the opened window remove searchya.com and enter your preferred domain.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with searchya! toolbar removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the searchya! toolbar, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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