Search-fever.com

Search-fever.com is a malicious website and browser hijacker that takes control of your browser to redirect you to that same website. All known major web browsers can be attacked by Search-fever.com, which can change your homepage and shut down the browser spontaneously, in addition to Search-fever.com's other symptoms. Deleting Search-fever.com is strongly recommended since repeated exposure to the malicious sites Search-fever.com forces you to visit is likely to result in more attacks on your PC security by invasive malware.

Do You Have the Search-fever.com Fever?

As of early April 2011, based on the majority of reports by infected users, it's most likely that Search-fever.com is being distributed by browser exploits. These exploits can force your PC to download malware without your permission or even your awareness of the process; most exploits can be prevented by keeping your JavaScript, Flash plugin and related settings set to highly secure levels and by avoiding dangerous websites.

The top signs of Search-fever.com infection consist of:

• The presence of an unfamiliar rdminer.exe file or a running process by the same name. Running memory processes can be examined by opening the Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Del) and checking the Processes tab. This file is malware related to Search-fever.com and may cause other problems besides those linked to the Search-fever.com hijacker.
• Having your homepage or Google search results altered to Search-fever.com.
• Experiencing spontaneous shutdowns of your browser for no reason and without your consent.

Curing the Search-fever.com Illness

Search-fever.com is a danger to all popular web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome. So far, Search-fever.com has been reported to attack most forms of Windows as well, including Windows 7.

Removing Search-fever.com can be accomplished by using known anti-malware applications designed to fight such PC threats. However, you should be certain to acquire the latest updates for your scanner before trying to delete Search-fever.com, since this hijacker is relatively new and may avoid outdated detect techniques.

Initiating your system scan from as safe an environment as possible is also required if you want to be rid of Search-fever.com. In most cases, Safe Mode is the optimal environment for a scan. Any scan should also remove malicious files along with Search-fever.com, such as rdminer.exe.

Avoiding contact with Search-fever.com and related websites during the removal process is extremely important. Even minor contact can result in Search-fever.com forcing another malware download onto your PC, creating additional infections that require deletion. Once you've downloaded all necessary tools, try to avoid opening your web browser until you've finished getting Search-fever.com out of your system.