Remove Searchingonline.net

Searchingonline.net is a browser hijacker. Searchingonline.net browser hijacker redirects the web browser’s search queries through query.searchingonline.net and lands on the Yahoo search page.

Searchingonline.net is regularly offered on the internet as a convenient search page “Search with secure and advanced results powered by Yahoo!“. However, in reality, this is a browser hijacker that collects all kinds of data from your browser.

The data collected by Searchingonline.net is used for advertising purposes. The data is sold to advertising networks. Because Searchingonline.net collects data from your browser, Searchingonline.net is also classified as (PUP) Potentially Unwanted Program.

Searching Online browser extension will install itself in the Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge browser. No browser developer yet notices this browser hijacker as unwanted.

If your browser’s search queries are redirected to query.searchingonline.net and the Searching Online browser extension has been installed, remove the Searching Online extension as soon as possible using this Searching Online removal instruction.

Remove Searching Online

Uninstall Searching Online extension from Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Type chrome://extensions/ in the Google Chrome address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
3. Find the “Searching Online” browser extension and click Remove.

Uninstall Searching Online extension from Firefox

1. Open Firefox
2. Type about:addons in the Firefox address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
3. Find the “Searching Online” browser extension and click the three dots on the right of the Searching Online extension.
   Select Remove from the menu to remove Searching Online from the Firefox browser.

Uninstall Searching Online add-on from Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click the menu (wrench icon) in the top right.
3. Open Manage Addons from the menu.
4. Remove Searching Online from Extensions and Toolbars.
5. On the left open Search Providers settings.
6. Find Searching Online Search and Remove Searching Online Search.

Do you still have Searching Online in Internet Explorer?

1. Open Windows Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program.
3. Click “installed on” column to sort the recently installed applications by date.
4. Select Searching Online and click Uninstall.
5. Follow Searching Online uninstall instructions.

Remove Searchingonline.net with Malwarebytes

I recommend removing Searchingonline.net with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is a comprehensive adware removal tool and free to use.

Searchingonline.net adware leaves traces such as malicious files, registry keys, scheduled tasks on your device, make sure to completely remove Searchingonline.net with Malwarebytes.

Download Malwarebytes

• Install Malwarebytes, follow on-screen instructions.
• Click Scan to start a malware-scan.

• Wait for the Malwarebytes scan to finish.
• Once completed, review the Searchingonline.net detections.
• Click Quarantine to continue.

• Reboot Windows after all the detections are moved to quarantine.

You have now successfully removed Searchingonline.net from your device and web browser.