{"id":6140,"date":"2013-01-17T08:55:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T08:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=6140"},"modified":"2013-03-15T05:16:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T05:16:00","slug":"remove-searchcompletion-com-hijack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-searchcompletion-com-hijack\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Searchcompletion.com Toolbar and Search (Uninstall Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Searchcompletion.com<\/strong> is a web search engine which is being promoted via other free programs and once installed on your computer, will hijack your browser homepage and replace your default search engine.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6143\" title=\"Searchcompletion homepage\" alt=\"[Image: Searchcompletion Home page]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/search-searchcompletion.jpg\" width=\"595\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/search-searchcompletion.jpg 595w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/search-searchcompletion-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p><div id=\"mwtad456248725\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Searchcompletion.com got on your computer after you have installed another free software or add-on that had bundled into their installer this browser hijacker.<br \/>\nFor example, when you install vShare plugin,Searchcompletion.com will install its toolbar, set your browser homepage to <em>home.searchcompletioncom<\/em> and change your default search engine to <em>search.searchcompletion.com<\/em>.However, when you uninstall vShare from your computer, your web browser&#8217;s default settings will not be restored. This means that you have to remove Searchcompletion.com or searchcompletion.com from your favorite web browser manually.<br \/>\nYou should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this browser hijacker. Be very careful what you agree to install. Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don\u2019t trust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mwtad2599951631\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Remove home.searchcompletion.com.com and searchcompletion.com Toolbar from your browser<\/h2>\n<h3>STEP 1\u00a0: Uninstall\u00a0Searchcompletion.com from your computer<\/h3>\n<p>Searchcompletion.com has installed a program called <em>Complitly<\/em>\u00a0on your computer, which we will need to uninstall.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1861812951\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>To uninstall <strong>Complitly<\/strong>\u00a0program from your computer, click the Start button, then select <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, and click on <strong>Uninstall a program.<\/strong> (<strong>Add or Remove Programs<\/strong> for <em>Windows XP<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Search and uninstall Complitly program from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6142\" title=\"Uninstall Searchcompletion program\" alt=\"[Image: Uninstall\u00a0Searchcompletion]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Searchcompletion-uninstall.jpg\" width=\"506\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Searchcompletion-uninstall.jpg 506w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Searchcompletion-uninstall-300x77.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please keep in mind that on some computers this program might be renamed, if you can\u2019t find Complitly on your list,then carefully look for any suspicious program and uninstall it from your computer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 2\u00a0: Remove the Searchcompletion.com residual damage from your browser<\/h3>\n<h4>Remove Searchcompletion.com from\u00a0Internet Explorer<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Internet Explorer, then click on the <strong>gear icon\u00a0<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"[Image: icongear.jpg]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/images\/removalguide\/icongear.jpg\" border=\"0\" title=\"\"> (<em>Tools<\/em> for Windows XP users)\u00a0at the top (far right) and click again on\u00a0<strong>Internet Options<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5216\" title=\"Internet Options in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"Internet Options in IE\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options.jpg 512w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-internet-options-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now in the Internet Options dialog box, click on the\u00a0<strong>Advanced<\/strong>\u00a0tab, click\u00a0<strong>Reset<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5217\" title=\"Reset button in Internet Explorer\" alt=\"Reset Internet Explorer\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset.jpg\" width=\"338\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset.jpg 338w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-reset-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the Reset Internet Explorer settings section. Click\u00a0<strong>Reset<\/strong>\u00a0again in the information dialog box.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5215\" title=\"Reset Internet Explorer to its default settings\" alt=\"Internet Explorer back to its default settings\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings.jpg\" width=\"368\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings.jpg 368w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-default-settings-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Internet Explorer finishes resetting, click<strong>\u00a0Close<\/strong>\u00a0in the confirmation dialogue box and then click\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Close and open Internet Explorer<\/strong> again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove Searchcompletion.com from\u00a0Mozilla Firefox<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>At the top of the Firefox window, click the\u00a0<strong>Firefox\u00a0button<\/strong>, go over to the\u00a0Help\u00a0sub-menu (on\u00a0<em>Windows XP<\/em>, click the\u00a0Help\u00a0menu at the top of the Firefox window) and select\u00a0<strong>Troubleshooting Information<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5213\" title=\"Troubleshooting Information in Firefox\" alt=\"Firefox Troubleshooting Information\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options.jpg 528w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-options-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0button in the upper-right corner of the Troubleshooting Information page.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5214\" title=\"Reset Firefox to its default settings\" alt=\"Firefox default settings\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg\" width=\"454\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset.jpg 454w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-reset-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>To continue, click\u00a0<strong>Reset Firefox<\/strong>\u00a0in the confirmation window that opens.<\/li>\n<li>Firefox will close and be reset. When it&#8217;s done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish\u00a0and Firefox will open. That&#8217;s it \u2013 you&#8217;re done!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Remove Searchcompletion.com from\u00a0Google Chrome<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Remove Searchcompletion.com extensions from Google Chrome.<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0on the browser toolbar, select\u00a0<strong>Tools<\/strong>\u00a0and then click on\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>.In the\u00a0<strong>Extensions<\/strong>\u00a0tab, remove (by clicking on the Recycle Bin) the <strong>Searchcompletion.com<\/strong> extension from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6141\" title=\"searchcompletion Chrome extension\" alt=\"[Image: searchcompletion Chrome extension]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/searchcompletion-chrome.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/searchcompletion-chrome.jpg 600w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/searchcompletion-chrome-300x76.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nPlease keep in mind that on some computers, this program might have added a different named extension (YouTube Downloader Toolbar, WXDownloadFast, PDF Source Forge Toolbar, IObit toolbar, StartNow Toolbar or RewardsArcade,New Tab), so if you can&#8217;t find Searchcompletion.com on your list, then carefully look for any suspicious program and remove it from your Google Chrome.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Replace the Searchcompletion.com with Google as default search engine.<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/> , then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>Manage search engines<\/strong>\u00a0in the Search section.<br \/>\nSelect <strong>Searchcompletion.com<\/strong>\u00a0from the list and click the\u00a0<strong>X<\/strong>\u00a0that appears at the end of the row, then select\u00a0<strong>Google (Default)<\/strong>\u00a0from the list and make it your default search engine.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4326\" title=\"Set Google as your default Search Engine\" alt=\"Set Google as your default Search Engine in Chrome\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Default-serach-engine-Google.png\" width=\"681\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Default-serach-engine-Google.png 681w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Default-serach-engine-Google-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><strong>Set Google Chrome to open your favorite web page at startup<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSearchcompletion.com has modified your Google settings to open their webpage whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.<br \/>\nClick the Chrome menu\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" title=\"Chrome menu button\" alt=\"Chrome menu\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Chrome-button.png\" width=\"29\" height=\"29\" \/> , then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> and click on\u00a0<strong>One the New Tab page<\/strong>\u00a0in the On Startup section.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6104\" title=\"Set Google Chrome to open your favorite web page at startup\" alt=\"[Image: On Startup Page Chrome]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-statup-page-chrome.jpg\" width=\"655\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-statup-page-chrome.jpg 655w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/on-statup-page-chrome-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 3: Remove Searchcompletion.com registry keys with AdwCleaner.<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download\u00a0AdwCleaner\u00a0from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/finish\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting this utility, close all open programs and internet browsers.<\/li>\n<li>Double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Delete<\/strong>, then confirm each time with\u00a0<strong>Ok<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5010\" title=\"Adwcleaner\" alt=\"Adwcleaner utility\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg\" width=\"425\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1.jpg 425w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/adwcleaner1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart.<\/li>\n<li>NEXT, double click on\u00a0<strong>adwcleaner.exe<\/strong>\u00a0to run the tool.<\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong>Uninstall<\/strong>, then confirm with\u00a0<strong>yes<\/strong> to remove this utility from your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEP 4: Run a computer scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/strong> from the below link, then double click on it to install this program.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.malwarebytes.org\/342\/cookie?affiliate=17877&amp;redirectto=http%3a%2f%2fwww.malwarebytes.org%2fproducts%2fmalwarebytes_free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a><em> (This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, <strong>keep following the prompts<\/strong> in order to continue with the setup process.<br \/>\n<strong>DO NOT make any changes to default settings<\/strong> and when the program has finished installing, make sure you leave both the <strong>Update Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> and <strong>Launch Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware<\/strong> checked, then click on the <strong>Finish <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6075\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final installation screen]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg\" width=\"402\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation.jpg 402w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-installation-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>On the <strong>Scanner<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Perform quick scan<\/strong> and then click on the <strong>Scan\u00a0<\/strong>button to start scanning your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6076\" title=\"Run a Quick Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Quick Scan]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-quick-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6077\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Searchcompletion.com\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scanning for Searchcompletion.com]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed, click on\u00a0<strong>Show Result<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6078\" title=\"Malwarebytes when the system scan has completed\" alt=\"[Image: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan results]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-scan-results-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes&#8217; Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.<br \/>\nMake sure that everything is <strong>Checked (ticked)<\/strong> and click on the <strong>Remove Selected <\/strong>button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6079\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to get rid of Searchcompletion.com\" alt=\"[Image:Malwarebytes removing virus]\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg\" width=\"521\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal.jpg 521w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/malwarebytes-virus-removal-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Searchcompletion.com Toolbar and Search from your machine, please start a new thread in our <a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/Forum-Malware-Removal-Assistance\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a> forum.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searchcompletion.com is a web search engine which is being promoted via other free programs and once installed on your computer, will hijack your browser homepage and replace your default search engine. 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