Searchy.online

Searchy.online is a simple search page that delivers results from Google so that using it on a daily basis should not affect your Web browsing habits or searches in a negative manner. However, it is important to note that most people may not set Searchy.online as their default homepage or new tab page on purpose. Quite often, this change is caused by the installation of a browser hijacker that may be disguised cleverly as a browser extension claiming to improve the user's Web browsing experience by enhancing their searches or providing them with other interesting features. The good news is that although the sudden presence of Searchy.online might be unwelcomed, this page does not host harmful content and it does not appear to display unsafe behavior.

The reason why the authors of Searchy.online and the browser hijacker linked to it have adopted this aggressive strategy to bring more users to their website is likely to be the way Google advertisements are monetized. By hosting a custom search engine powered by Google, the owners of Searchy.online can make money every time some user uses their website to search the Web. Although using Searchy.online does not affect users directly, it may help the people behind Searchy.online make money on the backs of unsuspecting users.

If you wish to recover your regular browser settings and remove Searchy.online from your browser's configuration, then you should start by identifying and removing the browser hijacking extension responsible for the issue. If you can't find and remove the intruder from your Web browser's extension manager manually, then it is recommended to use an up-to-date computer security scanner that will scan, identify, and remove troublemaking software automatically.