How To Remove Search Voyage Ads & Virus From Browser

What is Search Voyage?

Search Voyage is an Adware program, which installs on your PC through other freeware software’s designed to make money for the developers. 

It would display security alerts, discounted coupon codes and other attractive advertisements banners in the web browser. Once a user is fooled into clicking these banners, the developer gets paid for it this technique to make money is called “Pay Per Click.”

Now that your system is infected with adware, be prepared to face constant redirects to fake security alerts or ad popups. These advertisements can pop up on your screen even when your browser is closed, as the adware runs on the system as a background process.

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None of the web browsers are spared

When your computer is infected with adware, all your web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and MS Edge may redirect you to fake security warnings or sponsored advertisement banners.

Although an adware might not damage any files or Windows system, it will certainly annoy you with the frequent notification and ad banner. As it is a malicious program and the longer it stays on a computer, the more it weakens the firewall of the computer making way for another malware.

How does Search Voyage adware infect a computer?

1. Bundling: The quickest and the most relaxed way of infecting a user’s PC with adware is through freeware software’s, and in this case, the user is equally responsible for authorizing the installation of such malicious program without reading the terms and conditions. Unfortunately, some freeware programs do not uncover that a malicious program will also be installed with it.
2. Social Clickjacking: Creators of such infections use online media such as Social Network and tempting advertisements to provoke or let us say in fooling the users to click on the ads, i.e., Update your flash player or win an iPhone.
3. Spam emails: This adware gets into your computer through malicious email attachments and download links present the body of the mail. This emails usually appear to be from a reputed organization, i.e., Banks and insurance companies.
4. It can infect the computer through infected websites or malevolent websites.
5. Torrents & P2P File Sharing: Torrents and files shared on P2P networks have a high probability of being a carrier to such infections.
6. It can also infect the computer through portable storage devices like USB stick, portable hard drive or through a disk.

Common symptoms shown by a compromised system:

1. Web browser crashes frequently when multiple ads flow in at a time.
2. New add-ons toolbars or extensions are added.
3. Poor system performance, slow response time as the advertisement would pop out of nowhere on the screen even when the browser is disabled.
4. Slow internet browsing speed or internet would stop unexpectedly.
5. Ads pop up even when the browser is not open.
6. New tabs open in browser to display ads or search results would always end up with adds.

Steps to be followed while installing a freeware program to avoid the installation of browser hijacker and adware

While installing a freeware software or a freeware game make sure you go through the license agreement section and read all the terms and conditions.

And If reading the complete terms and condition is too much then while installing the freeware application if the installation offers you “custom and automatic installation”.

It is always recommended that you go with the customs process as this would disclose the other programs that might get installed along with it. If you see any additional addons or toolbars checked, then remember to uncheck them this would avoid the installation of browser hijacker and adware.

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