'Flash Player Update Recommendation' on Searchforfreeupdates.net - See Through This Scam

Know about Searchforfreeupdates.net

Searchforfreeupdates.net is not a real flash player recommendation message. Even though it has a tricky domain name including 'search', 'for', 'free' and 'updates', it is not helpful at all to your computers. Actually, if you download what it offers, you will get unwanted programs instead of real player update. The programs are detected to be quite harmful.

This message is provided by the adware on your browser. Obviously this adware try to earn pay-per-download revenue. Your browsers' setting can be modified without your permission, and such malicious pop-up comes as soon as you open your browser or a new tab. The modification was probably done by malicious sites you visited, or malware and trojans in your computer. Anyway, what you need to do is to remove the adware and clean up your browser in right ways.

Steps to remove Searchforfreeupdates.net 

Step 1. End the running dubious processes.
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Window Task Manager, click Process tab, find the related running process, and click End Process.

Step 2. Remove the malicious add-on.

For IE Users:

Tools>> Manager Add-on >> Toolbars and Extensions >> Disable the related add-ons

For Chrome Users:
Customize and Control >> Tools >> Extensions >> Find out the related extensions and remove them

For Firefox Users：
Open menu> Add-ons > find out the related extensions in Extensions and Plugins and remove them.

Step 3. Reset your browsers.

For Chrome :
Setting>show advanced setting>Reset Settings

For Firefox:
Help>Troubleshooting Information>Reset Firefox

For Internet Explorer:
Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Reset

Step 4. Remove the related registry entries.

Start >> Input regedit in the search box >> open Registry Editor >> remove the related data

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL”
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[adware name]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[random name]

If the manual removal method can't solve your problem, or you think it complicated, you can use convenient removal tools like SpyHunter:

Remove searchforfreeupdates.net with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a powerful anti-virus program. It can easily detect and remove common threats. It can save your time. Without complicated operations, you can only get rid of computer threats by clicking your mouse.

Step 1. Download SpyHunter

Step 2. Run the file to install SpyHunter step by step

Step 3. Open SpyHunter to start a new scan

Step 4. Fix the detected threats

Extra step: Clean up the trash left in your computer

Your computer can be messed up by the unwanted programs. You can try to optimize your PC to get a better performance. RegCure Pro is such a recommendation tool.

Step 1. Download RegCure pro

Step 2. Run the file to install RegCurePro step by step

Step 3. Open RegCurePro to start a new scan

Step 4. It will show the issues to be optimized, one click to fix them all

Conclusion

Searchforfreeupdates.net is malicious, distinguish such pop-ups from real update messages.
Prevention is always better than cures. You may need a powerful anti-malware program like SpyHunter, which can help you to deal with every potential risk.