Welcome to our SearchVvay removal instructions. This article intends to help you remove SearchVvay from your system and is designed to work for Chrome, Firefox and all Windows versions.

If you are reading this article, you may have had some annoying problems, probably connected to SearchVvay. If this is really your case, then you may be searching for reliable answers to your questions about how to get rid of and stay away from such possibly irritating software in the future.

First of all, you could have already realised what has been the cause of your probably disturbing technical issues for a certain period. It is called SearchVvay and it has been classified as a Browser Hijacker. However, I am going to discuss its typical features and behaviour to you in the following article.

Browser Hijackers are a type of software which generates pop-ups, banners, pop-unders and other variations of ads. Normally that manifests in the opening of new browser windows and tabs without the user’s consent. Typically, it might become an unpleasant distraction with a lot of hard-to-be-closed pop-up ads. Moreover, there may be a possibility that the system performance as a whole might get compromised. The details mentioned above could be among the reasons why Browser Hijackers are so notoriously unpopular.

How does it infiltrate our computers?

The most usual way to “receive” such an annoying software “present” is to download a program from the Internet. Always remember that Browser Hijackers are often bundled with other programs and downloaded without the user’s approval and knowledge. This may happen whenever you make a decision to select the “Quick/Default” option in a program installer. In this way you allow the installer to “put” on your system any additional program which might be lurking inside of it.

Unfortunately, in most of the cases, this extra software is exactly a Browser Hijacker. When you install a new program, it is always recommended that you choose the “Advanced/Custom” option of the installer, instead of the default one. Also, it is essential that you always read carefully through all the menus. If you get used to doing that, you will be aware of all the details about the components that get installed, and you will be allowed to opt-out of anything that’s not really necessary.

Indeed, the reasons why some programmers incorporate Browser Hijacker programs into their software bundles are definitely because advertisements cost plenty of money. Typically, this method is used by developers to finance their further programming business.

Browser Hijackers are often seen as being mostly extremely annoying. Nevertheless, you have absolutely no reasons to worry besides the irritation that Browser Hijackers might cause you- it cannot damage your system in any way.

Immediately after you have installed such a free software bundle on your personal computer, the “small extra surprises” (the Browser Hijacker products inside it) are also installed. Nearly every Browser Hijacker program is fully capable of integrating itself into the most popular and commonly used browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and IE. However, once again, remember that a Browser Hijacker DOES NOT and CANNOT keep track of and exploit your personal information, including data about bank accounts, passwords or other private credentials. It may just be able to determine your preferences and choices using your browsing history. As a result, most Browser Hijacker products generate ads in different forms (banners, newly opened tabs, pop-ups) that correspond to the users’ latest and most common searches. Beware because certain Browser Hijackers programs might sell the data about your personal preferences to 3rd parties.

Important details about SearchVvay

As a typical Browser Hijacker, SearchVvay could have many suspicious features. A lot of security experts have classified it as a PUP (potentially unwanted program), not as a type of malware (malicious software). SearchVvay does not resemble a virus in any way- it is harmless and cannot self-replicate like malware. Also, SearchVvay cannot affect or put your personal information in danger.

The advertisements displayed by it may have many diverse forms. They may appear as banners, pop-ups, pop-unders. Also, they may be links built within webpages or sections of the Windows interface. The way SearchVvay acts depends on your surfing history- most often, it tries to show only the ads, which are relevant to your personal searches and preferred webpages.

How to remove SearchVvay and never catch it again

Fortunately, the removal of SearchVvay is not a very complicated process. There may be a possibility for you to uninstall it by using the uninstall function that can be accessed from the “Add/Remove programs” section in the Control Panel. Nonetheless, it may be necessary to take additional actions. The removal guide below will be useful to you if you want to make sure that you get through the uninstallation process successfully.

SearchVvay Removal from Chrome/Firefox

Step 1

Reveal Hidden Files. If you don’t know how to do this, ask us in the comments.

Step 2

Press  => Control Panel => Uninstall a program.

Locate the Browser Hijackers and any other suspicious looking programs and uninstall them.

Additional 2.1:

Sort the programs by Installed On.

Delete recent suspicious entries.

Step 2 (Alternative)

Press and hold the  button on your keyboard and R. Type appwiz.cpl and click on Ok.

Look for suspicious programs and uninstall them.

Additional 2.2:

In the search field type => msconfig => hit Enter.

Go to Startup and disable all entries with Unknown as Manufacturer.

Step 3

 => Search=> Copy/Paste “notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts” => Enter.

If you notice other IPs different from the localhost IPs – you might be in danger!

Ask for additional help in the comments.

Step 4

SearchVvay Removal from  Chrome

Click => More Tools => Extensions.

Locate the Browser Hijackers and remove it.

SearchVvay Removal from Firefox

Click  => Add-ons=> Extensions.

Locate the Browser Hijackers and delete it.

Removal from  Internet Explorer

Press on  => Manage Add-ons =>

Find the Browser Hijackers and remove it.

Step 5

Right click on the Taskbar => Start Task Manager.

Navigate to Processes.

Locate any suspicious processes associated with SearchVvay. Right click on the process = > Open File Location => End Process = > Delete the directories with the suspicious files.

Step 6

 => Search => Type:

• %AppData%
• %LocalAppData%
• %ProgramData%
• %WinDir%
• %Temp%

Hit Enter after each new search. Check each Folder and delete recent entries.

If you run into any trouble – ask us for help in the comments section!