How to Delete iyfsearch.com Redirect (Browser Redirect/Adware/PUP)

What is iyfsearch.com Redirect? And how does it work?

iyfsearch.com is an unsecured website that offers tons of deals from its affiliated sites. It often displays deals, discounts, special offers, and coupons. Aside from that, it causes constant redirects to different shady websites which is why it is referred to as iyfsearch.com Redirect. It is not only categorized as a browser redirect but it’s also adware and a potentially unwanted program. It was even dubbed as Gordon deals virus by users who have a hard time removing it from their computer.
Once you install iyfsearch.com Redirect or if it manages to sneak into your PC without your knowledge, this unwanted program will execute a couple of malicious activities on your PC such as:

Your browser will be filled with tons of sponsored content like banners, pop-ups, offers to install other video players or updates, coupons and more.
Some of the sponsored content it displays will take you to highly unsecure and unsafe websites that could record your personal information or harm your PC.
Your browser will experience lags or it may completely freeze.

The malicious activities above are just the tip of the iceberg as iyfsearch.com Redirect can also collect your information by spying on your internet activities like ads you clicked, websites you visit, search queries and many more.
How does iyfsearch.com Redirect circulate the web?
iyfsearch.com Redirect was noticed spreading in software bundles where it is added as an optional download in a package full of programs. iyfsearch.com Redirect is hidden, along with other optional download in a package and the only way to know the existence of the extra programs is when you install the package in a Custom or Advanced setup. However, if you install it using only the quick setup, you will end up installing all the programs in the package. To avoid such occurrence again, make sure that you always pick the recommended setup rather than rushing the installation with the quick setup.
Delete iyfsearch.com from your browser and computer with the help of the instructions provided below.
Step 1: Close all the browsers affected with iyfsearch.com Redirect. If you’re having a hard time closing them, you can close them using the Task Manager just tap on Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Step 2: Next, go to Processes and look for the process of the browser you’re unable to close as well as other dubious processes that could be related to iyfsearch.com Redirect and then right click on each one of them and select End Process or End Task to kill their processes.
Step 3: Then open the Programs and Features section in Control Panel. To do so, tap the Windows key + R, then type in appwiz.cpl and then click OK or press Enter.
Step 4: From the list of programs installed, look for any suspicious program that could be related to iyfsearch.com Redirect and then Uninstall them.

Step 5: Edit your Hosts File

Tap the Win + R keys to open then type in %WinDir% and then click OK.
Go to System32/drivers/etc.
Open the hosts file using Notepad.
Delete all the entries containing iyfsearch.com.
After that, save the changes you’ve made and close the file.

Step 6: Reset all your browsers to default to their default state.
Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and click the icon that looks like a three stacked lines located at the top-right section of the browser.
Next, select the question mark icon from the drop-down menu.
Then select “Troubleshooting information” from the slide-out menu.
After that, click on the “Reset Firefox” button located at the top-right section of the newly opened web page.
Now select “Reset Firefox” in the confirmation pop-up window that appears.

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, then tap the Alt + F keys.
After that, click on Settings.
Next, scroll down until you see the Advanced option, once you see it, click on it.
After clicking the Advanced option, go to the “Restore and clean up option and click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” option to reset Google Chrome.
Now restart Google Chrome.

Internet Explorer

Launch Internet Explorer.
Next, click the wrench icon for Settings.
Then click Internet Options.
After that, go to the Advanced tab.
From there, click the Reset button. This will reset Internet Explorer’s settings to their default condition.
Now click OK to save the changes made.

Step 7: Hold down Windows + E keys simultaneously to open File Explorer.
Step 8: Navigate to the following directories and look for suspicious files associated to iyfsearch.com Redirect as well as the adware program that’s behind it and delete it/them.

%USERPROFILE%\Downloads
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
%TEMP%

Step 9: Close the File Explorer and then empty the all the contents in Recycle Bin and afterwards.
Step 10: Now you have to flush the DNS cache. To do that, just, right click on the Start button and click on Command Prompt (administrator). From there, type the “ipconfig /flushdns” command and hit Enter to flush the DNS.
Follow the advanced instructions below to ensure the removal of iyfsearch.com Redirect using [product-name] as well as all the file residues it left behind.
Perform a full system scan using [product-code]. To do so, follow these steps:

Turn on your computer. If it’s already on, you have to reboot it.
After that, the BIOS screen will be displayed, but if Windows pops up instead, reboot your computer and try again. Once you’re on the BIOS screen, repeat pressing F8, by doing so the Advanced Option shows up.

To navigate the Advanced Option use the arrow keys and select Safe Mode with Networking then hit
Windows will now load the Safe Mode with Networking.
Press and hold both R key and Windows key.

If done correctly, the Windows Run Box will show up.
Type in the URL address, [product-url] in the Run dialog box and then tap Enter or click OK.
After that, it will download the program. Wait for the download to finish and then open the launcher to install the program.
Once the installation process is completed, run [product-code] to perform a full system scan.