Redirect to TheSmartSearch.net? - How to Remove It Completely?

Is TheSmartSearch harmful for your machine?

• It's powerful enough to affect Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
• The attractive ads indicate that your privacy has been divulged.
• With the annoying ads, you can hardly do anything.
• The ads and redirection bring potential threats to you when surfing online.
• The unknown programs take up your system resources which will slow down the speed of your PC.

TheSmartSearch.net Details

WebTheSmartSearch.net is actually a browser hijacker which can sneak into your PC without any permission or knowledge. Usually, it spreads through the Internet. Commonly, it comes to one's PC bundled with freeware or shareware. And it does have some harmful symptoms you can tell.


Symptoms of the infection

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• The first may be the numerous ads.
• Your homepage and default search engine are secretly changed by TheSmartSearch.
• New toolbars are added to your browser.
• Even when you type in to URL or click the search results, you can't go to your targeted page.
• You're not allowed to visit certain websites like some security software websites.
• Your PC becomes clumsier and clumsier. Sometimes the browser or the program you run just crashes.

Methods on removing TheSmartSearch.net from your PC

Method 1: Manually remove it yourself by following the guides below.
Method 2: Automatically remove it by using SpyHunter.

Manual Ways

Step 1: Remove related add-ons.

For Mozilla Firefox

Click on the orange Firefox icon and select Add-ons to find Extensions and Plug-ins, and then remove any related add-ons to end this step.

For Google Chrome

Go through the three steps to Extensions of Google Chrome. First disable the related ones and then remove them.

For Internet Explorer

Tools>>Manage Add-ons>>Toolbars and Extensions.
Here you also need to disable and remove the related components of TheSmartSearch.net.

Step 2: Reset your browser by the ways below (take Internet Explorer for example).

Tools>>Internet Options>>Advanced. And then click "Reset".

Step 3: Use RegCure to make sure if the hijacker is gone.

This is an optional step. With this tool, you not only can confirm your thoughts but also can optimize your machine.

a: Download RegCure now!

b: Follow the installation guides to install RegCure.

c: When the installation is finish, launch RegCure and scan for TheSmartSearch.

d: If you do find anything, click "Fix All".

Automatic Ways

This is a time-saving and energy-saving method. If you're not confident enough to remove TheSmartSearch manually, you can try this way.

Step 1: Download SpyHunter.

Just follow the wizard, and then you can safely install it.

Step 2: Run SpyHunter to make a full scan for your computer.

Step 3: When the scan is over, select all the threats and click "Remove" to fix them.

To sum up

To remove TheSmartSearch.net, you can choose to manually remove it or just use SpyHunter. For novices, the automatic way is recommended.

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Hijacked by Thesmartsearch.net! – How Can I Get Rid of It Effectively?