Remove Ski Search

Ski Search is a potentially unwanted software that takes advantage of users being normally distracted to arrive at their computers. The goals of this adware are on one hand to display as much ads as possible while we browse the web and on the other hand to spy or every move in our computers.

This ads can take many forms, pop-ups, banners, fake Google results, double underlined words in blue or green, etc. This ads are normally tagged as: Ad by Ski Search, Powered by Ski Search or Ski Search Ads.

Without a doubt it is by downloading free software that Ski Search manages to get into our computers. Mindless actions while installing, easily become the reason behind our lack of knowledge that this infection would be installed. Your sole priority while downloading and installing software from the internet is to pay attention to what you’re doing.

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With a little search on the web we can quickly find a website pretending to be Ski Search’s official page, however it’s not even possible to download the tool from this site. The real goal behind this website is to make sure that their conditions of use are public so they can avoid any legal problems. Notice that by installing the software, whether you did it on purpose or not, you’re accepting each and every one of those conditions.

You should know that Ski Search is considered as a malware by 36 security software.
File information
File name:
skisearch.purbrowse.exe

Common path:
C:\Program Files\Ski search\Bin\skisearch.purbrowse.exe

Signed by:
Ski Search

Analysis date:
1 June 2015

Scanner detections:
36 / 54

Scan engine
Detection
Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SkiSearch.A
ESET-NOD32
a variant of Win32/NetFilter.A potentially unsafe
BitDefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Kranet.heur
Panda
Trj/CI.A
DrWeb
Trojan.Yontoo.1808
Comodo
Application.Win32.AltBrowse.ZPGI
Avira
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVG
AdPlugin.DJK
Bkav
W32.HfsAdware.6D18
MicroWorld-eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Kranet.296688.B
CAT-QuickHeal
PUA.Kranet.02286
ALYac
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
Zillya
Adware.Agent.Win32.55699
K7AntiVirus
Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW
Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
NANO-Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dnpvno
Cyren
W32/S-4dc21c6d!Eldorado
Avast
Win32:BrowseFox-II [PUP]
ClamAV
Win.Adware.Agent-42907
Agnitum
Trojan.Yontoo!
Tencent
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.4
Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik
McAfee-GW-Edition
BrowseFox-FVX
Emsisoft
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645 (B)
F-Prot
W32/S-4dc21c6d!Eldorado
Jiangmin
AdWare/Kranet.hra
Antiy-AVL
GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus,HEUR]/Win32.Kranet
AhnLab-V3
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
GData
Gen:Variant.Adware.Jaik.5645
McAfee
BrowseFox-FVX
VBA32
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
Baidu-International
Hacktool.Win32.NetFilter.A
Rising
PE:AdWare.Win32.BrowseFox.j!1075357761

Show the other 32 anti-virus detections


How to remove Ski Search ?

This guide and removal tools are completely FREE. Follow all steps in correct order to completely and successfully remove Ski Search.

Remove Ski Search from your browser

  • Open Chrome and go to the 3 stripes icon Menu Chrome in top right corner.
  • Select Settings and on the left side Extensions.
  • Remove Ski Search by clicking the trash can Remove extensions from Google Chrome icon.
  • Restart Google Chrome.
  • Open Firefox
  • Click on the Big Orange Firefox button in top left corner, then select Add-ons
  • Remove Ski Search by clicking the Remove button.
  • Restart Mozilla Firefox
  • Open Internet Explorer
  • Click on the Gear icon Gear Button, then click on Manage Addons
  • Go to the tabToolbars and Extensions
  • Select and disable Ski Search if you can’t find it or if you can't remove it, go to the next step.
  • Restart Internet Explorer

Remove Ski Search with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a helpful tool developed to remove unwanted toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner requires no installation and can be ran in a instant to examine your pc.

  • Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
    Download AdwCleaner
  • Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
  • Click on the Scan button.
  • After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
  • Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.

Remove Ski Search with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like Ski Search.

Remove Ski Search with malwarebytes anti-malware

  • Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
    Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
  • Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
  • Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
  • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
  • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Ski Search.
  • When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
  • Reboot your computer if prompted.

Remove Ski Search with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner designed to rescue computers that have become infected with viruses, spyware, Trojans, rootkits and other malware, despite continuous protection from up-to-date antivirus software.

Remove Ski Search with HitmanPro

  • You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
    Download HitmanPro
  • Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows).
  • Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
  • HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Ski Search malicious files.
  • When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove Ski Search virus.
Your machine should now be free of Ski Search. If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Ski Search from your computer, please start a new thread in our support page. Someone will give you free assistance very fast !
Click here to go to our support page.

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