Search.mpc(.)am (MPC Safe Navigation) Removal

How to Remove Search.mpc.am from Firefox, Chrome or IE in several easy steps? Follow the Search.mpc.am removal instructions and you will stop the browser hijacker.

Search.mpc.am is identified as browser hijacker. The Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) MPC Safe Navigation is the responsible software for your homepage change. The program is causing numerous annoying pop-up advertisements. To be more accurate, Search.mpc.am is in fact an Adware-like program. Many Antivirus Companies tag it as PUP. This means that it will show an enormous number of ads every time when you try to open your browser. This program makes your browser go crazy, no matter whether it is Firefox, Opera, Explorer or Chrome. In fact, displaying such large numbers of various ads – pop-ups, browser tabs, pop-unders, boxes and banners, is really slowing down your computer tremendously. Adware applications can be downloaded practically from anywhere – inside torrents, web pages, emails, attachments, documents. However, it is most commonly spread as a component of a software bundle. The so-called software bundling is a process in which Adware and other software are mixed and then distributed together. The reason why some developers create such bundles is that this is a good way to earn additional profits for their companies. This is the strategy we have mentioned above: showing a big number of ads actually generates earnings and software programmers use that aspect of Adware. The vendors, whose products and services are being advertised, pay a solid amount of money to the ones who create and use Adware.

Name	Search.mpc.am
Type	Browser Hijacker, Potentially Unwanted Program, Adware
Danger Level	High (annoying and virulent)
Symptoms	PC slowness, sudden blue screens, unwanted pop-up advertisements.
Distribution Method	freeware installations, via email attachments, malicious websites, zero day exploits.
Detection Tool	Browser hijackers are quite difficult to track down, since they are constantly developed. Use this professional Search.mpc.am Removal Tool to make sure you find all traces of the infection.

*You can use the SpyHunter FREE SCANNER to detect the parasite, however if you want to delete it automatically you need to register the antimalware program.

According to antivirus experts, the Search.mpc.am malware has been classified as PUP and not a virus. What is the difference? Well, a PUPis a program that might be helpful, however the benefits are unknown. On the other hand, a virus is hidden and will cause both direct and indirect harm to the user. It might seem that Search.mpc.am looks harmless, however, the advertisements may look harmless, but eventually you may click on a non-regulated advertisement that will lead you to additional crapware being installed in your computer. Users are usually very surprised when they encounter Search.mpc.am in their computer. Then, they start wondering how that has happened and try to remember whether they have ever visited the Search.mpc.am website. If you are asking yourself the same question, be sure that the answer is negative. You do not need to enter Search.mpc.am for it to take over your browser. There are other ways for that to happen, and the most popular one is known to be via software bundles. When you download free programs not from official sources, you also acquire other software that in most of the cases is adware and browser hijackers. During the setup of the chosen free program, you will be asked to agree to some changes that will be made to your browser settings. If you do not untick the checked boxes next to each suggested alteration, they will be done automatically. Hence, if you want to prevent unwanted changes to your browser settings, you should be attentive during setup, and most of all you should only download software from legitimate sources.

MALWARE SCREENSHOT:

Attention! You should be aware that all of your accounts and passwords were likely compromised. Viruses are designed to collect every piece of private information. We advise you to change all your passwords, once you clean your computer, especially if you make online banking or shopping.

How Can I Remove Search.mpc.am Hijacker?

SpyHunter is the recommended Search.mpc.am removal tool. You can use the free scanner to detect the parasite, however if you want to delete it automatically you need to register the antimalware program.
What if SpyHunter failed to Detect or Remove the infection? – Find out here how to use the FREE Support.

Is this dangerous?

Although it is really unpleasant to have your homepage and search provider replaced with an unknown website, this is not the most disturbing thing about the Search.mpc.am hijacker. The reason why it is considered to be dangerous is the search results and the ads it displays. You should know that whenever you place a search query while Search.mpc.am is still on your browser, many of the search results you will be presented with will be sponsored. This means that they will route you to affiliate third-party websites which may not be related to your search query in any way and which are very likely to be malicious as the third-party sponsors of Search.mpc.am are very often cyber criminals. You should expect the same outcome if you click the ads displayed by Search.mpc.am. They also contain redirect links to third-party web pages and this is why it is essential to refrain from clicking them. Another thing about Search.mpc.am that should worry you is the fact that it is capable of collecting information about your web browsing. This as well as the hijacker’s other activities should not be tolerated, so do not hesitate to remove the infection from your browser as soon as possible.

Remove Search.mpc.am infection Manually

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Search.mpc.am infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. you may want to print this guide or look at it in another computer.

STEP 1: Kill Search.mpc.am process and stop service

STEP 2: Uninstall MPC Safe Navigation from your Add/Remove programs list

STEP 3: Delete Search.mpc.am Windows Registry Leftovers

STEP 4: Make sure your windows HOSTS file is clean

STEP 1: Kill Search.mpc.am Process

• Simultaniously press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
• In the windows task manager – locate the Search.mpc.am process
• Rightclick on it and kill it.

STEP 2 : Uninstall Search.mpc.am from Your Computer

• Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and “R” to open the Run Command
• In the open dialog box type “Appwiz.cpl“
• Locate the MPC Safe Navigation program and click on uninstall/change.
• Also, be warned that viruses always want to trick you into installing more crap. If you see a screen like this when you click Uninstall, Click NO!

STEP 3 : Delete Search.mpc.am Windows Registry Traces

These are the places in the windows registry where viruses inject their malicious payload. If you want to be 100% sure that nothing is hooking your system, check these locations. However, be very careful when editing the windows registry, because you can render your system unbootable.

• HKCU–Software–Microsoft–Windows–CurrentVersion–Run
• HKCU–Software–Microsoft–Windows–CurrentVersion–Run
• HKLM–System–CurrentControlSet–Services
• HKLM–SOFTWARE–Microsoft–Windows NT–CurrentVersion–Winlogon–Notify
• HKLM–Software–Microsoft–Windows NT–CurrentVersion–Winlogon–Userinit
• HKCU–Software–Microsoft–Windows NT–CurrentVersion–Winlogon–Shell
• HKLM–Software–Microsoft–Windows NT–CurrentVersion–Winlogon–Shell
• HKLM–Software–Microsoft–Windows–CurrentVersion–RunOnce
• HKLM–Software–Microsoft–Windows–CurrentVersion–RunOnceEx
• HKCU–Software–Microsoft–Windows NT–CurrentVersion–Windows–load
• HKLM–Software–Microsoft–Windows NT-CurrentVersion–Windows
• HKLM–SOFTWARE–Microsoft–Windows–CurrentVersion–Explorer–SharedTaskScheduler

Where HKCU stands for HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Where HKLM stands for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

• Check these folders for corruption as well.

C:–Documents and Settings–All Users–Start Menu–Programs–Startup
C:–user–Profiles–All Users–Start Menu–Programs–Startup
C:–Documents and Settings–All Users–Start Menu–Programs–Startup

STEP 4 : Make sure your Windows HOSTS file is clean

Some reports from users were found that the Search.mpc.am virus recently began to modify your HOST file. To fix this just do the following:

Simultaneously press the Windows Start Button and R – copy + paste the following and click OK:

notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:

If there are suspicious foreign IPs below “Localhost” – just write to us in the comments and we will help you.