Eliminate Home.searchtp.com Browser Hijacker Easily and Safely

I believe I picked up a virus or at least malware with browser hijack. I've downloaded and ran malwarebytes anti-malware. It found 142 items 1st run, continues to find some and http://home.searchtp.com/ continues to be default browser location even after setting google and others as default. Please help me eliminate it. Thanks in advance.

Home.searchtp.com Description

Home.searchtp.com is regarded as a browser hijacker that can affect many common-used internet browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, etc. It is usually distributed via other potentially unwanted software, especially freeware or shareware. Once inside, there is not only this annoying browser hijacker but also some suspicious extensions or tool bars messing up your web browsers.

Commonly, you will then find your browser homepage changed into http://home.searchtp.com/ and your search engine to a suspected Yahoo search. Apart from that, you will find many ads appearing as pop-up, pop-under, advertising banner, or highlighted words on the site that you visit. Moreover, the questionable extension added to your browser has the ability to read your browsing history and steal your sensitive information like the login details.

Home.searchtp.com is Annoying – Easy Guide to Remove Home.searchtp.com Hijacker

There is also some trojan in your computer if you get the home.searchtp.com browser hijacker. You are recommended to use SpyHunter Malware Removal to eliminate it and fix your computer.

Method 1: Remove Home.searchtp.com Step by Step

Method 2: Get Rid of Home.searchtp.com & Potential Malware with SpyHunter

Method 1: Remove Home.searchtp.com Step by Step

Step 1: End Home.searchtp.com process from Windows Task Manager

Methods to open Windows Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or press the Start button, type "Run" to select the option, then type "taskmgr" and press OK.

* end the one related to the PUP
* you should end the one to the infected browser (e.g. chrome.exe) if your browser is frozen/locked.

Step 2: Uninstall Home.searchtp.com from Control Panel

* Go to Start Menu >> Control Panle
* Press Win & R on your keyboard to open Run. Type in "control" to open Control Panel
Select Uninstall a program (from category)/Program and Features (from small icon). Search PUP related to Home.searchtp.com from the list and remove it.

 

Step 2: Remove Home.searchtp.com from web browser.

Internet Explorer

Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons



Move to Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove items related to Home.searchtp.com.
Move to Search Providers >> select  items related to Home.searchtp.com  and remove it.

Go back to Tools >> Internet Options

* in General tab, rewrite your home page URL or Use Default from Homepage. And then click Delete... from Browsing history


* in Advanced tab >> Reset... >> check Delete personal settings >> Reset

Google Chrome

Go to Customize and control Google Chrome (top right menu) >> Tools/Settings >> Extension >> Remove suspicious extensions

Reset your settings on On startup >> Set pages, Appearance >> Change, and Search >> Manage search engines...

 

Show advanced settings >> Reset  settings

Mozilla Firefox

Open menu >> Add-on >> remove unwanted extensions and plugins

 

Back to Menu >> Option >> General. You can rewrite your home page URL or Restore to Default

Press alt & h, select Troubleshooting and Information >> Reset or Refresh Firefox

Step 3: Delete from local disk.

Type "Home.searchtp.com" in start menu, right click the item to open files location. And then delete the files. Usually in the below files:

%AppData%
%CommonAppData%
%temp%
C:\Windows\Temp\
C:\Program Files\

Step 4: Delete infected or additional registry entries.

Press Win & R  to open Run, type in "regedit" and hit enter. Click Edit >> Find... to search unwanted keys

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Final Tip：

Home.searchtp.com can cause a lot of troubles. Usually, the manual tips above may help your get rid of it. But if you fail, you can download powerful remover to get rid of it.