Removal Guides for Search.cl-cmf.com – How to Safely and Completely Remove it?

Search.cl-cmf.com Description

Search.cl-cmf.com is actually a browser hijacker which can sneak into your PC without letting you know. Technically it's not a virus, but the acts it brought made people think so. It claims to enhance your online experience. So you may think it a useful tool. But in reality, Search.cl-cmf.com is created to steal your valuable information for commercial purpose! It keeps hurting your PC until it gets your money.

How does Search.cl-cmf.com hijack your PC?

• Random ads come to annoy you and disturb your normal life.
• Search.cl-cmf.com keeps redirecting you to its pages but you can't stop it.
• Your network speed moves as slowly as a snail and your computer becomes clumsy.
• Your anti-virus program says your system is safe but your PC acts abnormal.
• Unknown software came to your PC but you never downloaded them.

Possible ways of the infection

You may bring it to your PC yourself thinking it a useful tool. Free download of some freeware or shareware may also bring it to you. Other sources are hacked websites, sponsored ads and malicious links.

Search.cl-cmf.com removal guides

Method 1: Manually remove it yourself.
Method 2: Automatically remove it by using SpyHunter.

Manual Ways

Step 1: Remove all programs brought by Search.cl-cmf.com.

Windows 8 / Windows 8.1/Windows 10:

Press and hold Windows key>>X key>>Programs and Features>>Highlight the programs>>Uninstall.

Step 2: Remove Search.cl-cmf.com from your browsers.

For Mozilla Firefox:
Firefox menu>>Add-ons>>Extensions and Plug-ins. Remove all the related or suspicious Extensions and Plug-ins. Then Manage Search Engines to locate and remove Search.cl-cmf.com from your browser. Reset your default homepage.

For Internet Explorer:
Tool icon>>Manage Ad-ons>>Toolbars and Extensions. Remove the unwanted search engine in Search Providers and reset your homepage.
Tool icon>>Internet Options to remove Search.cl-cmf.com from your domain name.

For Google Chrome:
Tools>>More tools>>Extensions. Delete unwanted engine and reset your homepage according to your will. Click on the “X” icon and type your favorite website URL.

Step 3: Delete all files and registry entries related to Search.cl-cmf.com.(Never take this step if you're a newbie.)

Start>>Type “regedit”>>Click OK button.

Find all related and suspicious items and delete them. You should only delete the really malicious files and registry entries.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Search_URL" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

Automatic Ways

As a kind of powerful real-time anti-virus software, SpyHunter can deal with infections like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware and so on.

Step A: Download the removal tool SpyHunter.
     And then follow the instructions to install it.

Step B: Run SpyHunter and use it to make a full scan for your computer.

Step C: After the scan, kill all the threats immediately.

Attention:

We won't recommend you to remove Search.cl-cmf.com manually unless you are a computer expert who ever have the experience of dealing with processes, files and registry entries. A safely and quickly removal tool may be a novice's best choice.

For powerful removal tool, please click here for SpyHunter.