What is Search-zilla.com

Search-zilla.com is the so-called “redirect virus” that may appear in your browser and replace your preferred search engine. As a rule, malware like this ends up on users’ devices along with freeware and is installed automatically as an optional component. Following this, it modifies browser configuration in order to set https://search-zilla.com/ or https://portal.search-zilla.com/ as a user’s default search engine. From this point, you are forced to carry out all searches via SearchZilla whether you like it or not. Though it’s not a dangerous virus, this type of malware dramatically diminishes user’s browser experience by displaying pop-up ads and redirecting users to shady websites. Given this, you are advised to remove SearchZilla from your computer. To do so, follow the steps below.

How to remove Search-zilla.com hijacker from your computer?

The easiest and most modern way of removing pop-ups, trojans, ransomware or other viruses is to use automatic removal tools. See our Anti-malware tools below for further instructions.

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Also, you can try to remove Search-zilla.com hijacker manually.

Step 1: Remove Search-zilla.com hijacker from Control Panel/Applications

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find Search-zilla.com hijacker.
5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find Search-zilla.com and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find Search-zilla.com, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, locate Search-zilla.com and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

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Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

Mac OSX:

1. Open Finder
2. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications
3. If you see Uninstall Search-zilla.com or Search-zilla.com Uninstaller (or other suspicious apps that you’ve never installed), double-click it and follow instructions
4. Drag unwanted application Search-zilla.com from the Applications folder to the Trash (located on the right side of the Dock)

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Mac OSX

After that remove Search-zilla.com from your browser.

Step 2: Remove Search-zilla.com from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Click on 3-dots icon in the upper right corner and select Tools.
3. Choose Extensions.
4. Find Search-zilla.com.
5. Click the trash can icon to remove it.
6. Click on 3-dots icon in the upper right corner.
7. Select Settings.
8. Type notifications into the search bar.
9. Select Content settings.
10. Select Notifications.
11. Find Search-zilla.com in the Allow list.
12. Click on three dots next to Search-zilla.com and select Remove.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Safari:

1. Open Safari
2. Click Safari menu.
3. Choose Extensions.
4. Find Search-zilla.com or other suspicious extensions.
5. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Safari.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose Search-zilla.com.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

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Microsoft Edge:

1. Press Settings and more button
2. Choose and Click on Extensions
3. Find Olpair extension and click settings
4. Press Uninstall button
5. Start Edge again

Learn more about removing extensions from Edge.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Click Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable Search-zilla.com.
6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Safari:

1. Open Safari.
2. Click on the Safari menu.
3. Choose Reset Safari….
4. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Safari.

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:

1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
2. Choose Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
5. Click Reset browser settings.
6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Go to Help.
3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.

Remove Search-zilla.com from Android Smartphones:

Alternative solution for Android phone/tablet:

Google Chrome:

1. open the Chrome app.
2. To the right of the address bar, tap More.
3. Choose and open Settings
4. Tap Site settings and then find Search-zilla.com Pop-ups.
5. Turn of Search-zilla.com from Allowed to Block.

Written by Ilyas J