What is Searchtudo.com

Searchtudo.com is search engine that is installed by browser hijackers in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. It is wide-spread in Brazil and Portugal. Searchtudo.com redirects search results to “search.navegaki.com”. This search engine contains unwanted ads and provides low-quality results. Besides Searchtudo.com installs without user permission. Searchtudo.com may be accompanied with browser add-on, that will reinstall this search engine every time you try to remove it. You will need to remove such extensions also. Follow the guide below to remove Searchtudo.com completely.

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How Searchtudo.com infected your PC

Searchtudo.com is distributed via free software and “downloaders”. Software catalogs wrap software into “downloaders” or “download managers” that install third-party software (adware, hijackers) along with original software. Popular program like Daemon Tools, utorrent and many other free utilities may include hijackers like Searchtudo.com. To avoid installation of unwanted programs be careful when installing new programs. You can also use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to remove Searchtudo.com and prevent undesirable effects.

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To remove Searchtudo.com completely we recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 from EnigmaSoft Limited. It detects and removes all files, folders and registry keys of Searchtudo.com and several millions of other adware, hijackers, toolbars.

Remove Searchtudo.com manually for free

Here is manual step-by-step tutorial for full Searchtudo.com removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of Searchtudo.com installer on operating systems with latest updates and browser versions.

Remove Searchtudo.com from Control Panel

To start removing Searchtudo.com you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Searchtudo.com” or just “Searchtudo”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Latest versions of Searchtudo.com hijacker are protected by program called Searchtudo.com. You can use SpyHunter 5 antimalware to remove it completely.

Remove Searchtudo.com from Windows XP:

  1. Click on Start button.
  2. Choose Control Panel.
  3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Searchtudo.com or Searchtudo.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Searchtudo.com from Windows 7:

  1. Click Start button.
  2. Then go to Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Searchtudo.com or Searchtudo and click Uninstall.

Remove Searchtudo.com from Windows 8:

  1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find Searchtudo.com or Searchtudo, click Uninstall.

Remove Searchtudo.com from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Searchtudo.com from Windows 10

Way one
  1. Click on the Start button.
  2. In opened menu choose Settings.
  3. Click on the System tile.
  4. Click Apps & features and locate Searchtudo.com or Searchtudo in the list.
  5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.
Way two (classic)
  1. Right-click on the Start button.
  2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
  3. Locate Searchtudo.com or Searchtudo in the list.
  4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Cannot uninstall Searchtudo.com

In some cases Searchtudo.com won’t uninstall and gives you message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Searchtudo.com. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing Searchtudo.com folder and files. This happens, because process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall Searchtudo.com in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

  1. Reboot your computer.
  2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
  3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
  4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
  5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove Searchtudo.com or Searchtudo

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling Searchtudo.com from Control Panel often does not bring desired effect. It sometimes have browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Searchtudo.com related extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

  1. Start Google Chrome browser
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions/.
  3. Find suspicious extensions.
  4. Click the trash can icon to remove them.
  5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
  3. Choose suspicious extension.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.
  5. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Searchtudo.com from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Searchtudo.com, please, do the following:

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
  3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable Searchtudo.com.
  6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Searchtudo.com does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

  1. Start Opera browser.
  2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
  3. Find Searchtudo.com extension.
  4. Click Uninstall button.
  5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Searchtudo.com installs search engine that hijacks your browsers. Here is instruction to reset your browsers homepage, newtab and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

  1. Start Google Chrome browser
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings/.
  3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
  4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
  5. Click Reset browser settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
  2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
  3. Click Reset Firefox… button.
  4. Click Reset Firefox to confirm.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

  1. Start Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
  3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
  4. Click Advanced tab.
  5. Click Reset button.
  6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

  1. Close Opera and open command prompt from the start menu.
  2. Type following command del %AppData%\Opera\Opera\operaprefs.ini
  3. Start Opera.

Alternative way to remove adware browser extensions and reset browser settings

avast browser cleanup For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including related to Searchtudo.com. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

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Cleaning browsers shortcuts

shortcut cleaner You can clean your browser shortcuts manually right-clicking on your browser icon, choosing “Properties” and removing hijacker address from “Target” field (leave just the path to your browser). However it is easier to use free Shortcut Cleaner from BleepingComputer. Download it here – its FREE:

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Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs like Searchtudo.com may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of antimalware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and antimalware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats like Searchtudo.com.

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