How to Remove SEEKIT.COM

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How to Remove SEEKIT.COM

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• SEEKIT.COM is a browser hijacker that often
  replaces search engine on the affected browser.
  It can be installed on random browser program
  without taking approval from user or computer
  owner. This program comes up as a default
  start-up page and pretends to be a normal search
  engine page. However, it may have lost
  credibility due to invasive technique it is using
  in order to gain access on target computer.

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• Freeware and shareware are actually programs that
  may drop SEEKIT.COM redirect onto the computer.
  There is actually a way to oppose the
  installation of this unwanted program, if you
  only choose to load the downloaded program using
  customized install. In this method, you can
  cross-out SEEKIT.COM and choose not to install
  them on the computer. In most cases, it is
  installed by default because of users ignorance
  on adware that is present on most free software.

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• The purpose of SEEKIT.COM is to be your default
  search engine. Second to that, this unwanted
  program tries to gain online profit through ads
  that appears on search results. This is the
  reason why SEEKIT.COM is forcibly injected as
  your normal home page.

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• SEEKIT.COM is a suspicious French search engine
  that overrides homepage and new tab on browsers.
  It is observed that this adware is part of
  several adware. Installation is often unknown to
  user because it is bundled to freeware or
  shareware. SEEKIT.COM makes changes on the target
  browser with the aid of relevant extension or
  add-on.

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• Once inside the computer, SEEKIT.COM is setup as
  the default search engine and start-up page.
  Thus, users are force to send search queries via
  this adware. To generate online profit from this
  illegal act, SEEKIT.COM employs a
  content-layering technique to display
  advertisements on the same page as search
  results. Since there are no distinguishing marks
  and labels, user often clicks on the ads, which
  sends the browser to unsolicited websites.

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• Apart from excessive display of ads and browser
  redirect issues, SEEKIT.COM puts your online
  privacy at risk. This adware is proficient in
  gathering sensitive data such as IP address,
  visited websites, search queries, keywords, and
  many more. Collected information from user are
  then sold to various marketing sites for
  additional revenue. It may also be utilized as
  reference to serve appealing advertisements.

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• Even though SEEKIT.COM is found to be harmful,
  most security experts never dubbed it as computer
  virus. It is more appropriate to be in the list
  of potentially unwanted program (PUP). Unlike
  computer virus, SEEKIT.COM never spreads from one
  computer to another. Its only means of
  distribution is through dubious freeware and
  third-party applications.

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• How to Remove SEEKIT.COM

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• Step-1 Uninstall SEEKIT.COM
• and unwanted or suspicious programs from Control
  Panel.
• Uninstall SEEKIT.COM

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• from Win 8
• 1. Move your mouse cursor to the right edge of
  your screen gtgt select Search gtgt type in Control
  Panel and click it
• 2. Click Uninstall a program under Programs
• 3. In Programs and Features window, click
  Installed on to see all recent installed
  software
• 4. Right click on SEEKIT.COM
• and other unwanted or unknown programs gtgt click
  Uninstall
• Uninstall SEEKIT.COM

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• from Win 7 / Vista
• 1. Click Start button gtgt click Control Panel gtgt
  click Uninstall a program under Programs
• 2. In Programs and Features window, click
  Installed on to see all recent installed
  software
• 3. Right click on SEEKIT.COM
• and other unwanted or unknown programs gtgt click
  Uninstall

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• Remove Suspicious Add-ons using Add-On Manager of
  Browsers (IE/Chrome/Firefox/Safari)
• In order to get rid of add-ons from your Windows
  PC/laptop using add-on manager visit the below
  given link that suits your Internet Explorer.

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• Internet Explorer (IE)
• Launch Internet Explorer (IE), click on Tools ?
  Manage Add-ons.
• Go to the Show section, choose All add-ons to
  see all the installed add-ons.
• After click on the add-on that you want to turn
  off and click the Disable button present at the
  bottom right corner of the windows.
• At last restart the browser to confirm that
  changes have taken effects.

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• Mozilla Firefox
• Run Mozilla Firefox, click 3-bar icon present
  at the top right corner ? Add-ons.
• Under the Extension tab choose the add-on that
  you want to delete? click Disable/Remove.
• Now go to the Plugins tab ? choose unwanted
  plugins ? select Never Activate.
• After completing above steps restart your
  browsers for changes to take effects.

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• Google Chrome
• Open Google Chrome ? click 3-bar icon ? More
  tools ?Extensions
• Now on suspicious add-ons uncheck Enabled box to
  disable the extension and click on Recycle Bin
  icon to delete the extension.
• Restart browsers for changes to take effects.

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• Safari
• Open Safari, click on Safari menu ?
  Preferences
• Next click on the Extensions tab and choose the
  extension you want to uninstall.
• Click the Uninstall button to remove the
  add-on.
• Restart browser for changes to take effects.

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