Feed Sonic Search

This page aims to help you remove Feed Sonic Search. These Feed Sonic Search removal instructions work for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari, as well as every version of Windows.

Feed Sonic Search is the type of application you do not want on your computer, but since you are here you’ve probably discovered that for yourself already. What we are dealing with is actually an browser hijacker type of threat. It exist to spam Ads on your screen and make money out of it. Unfortunately it is very aggravating to put up with and the Ads often lead to various malicious websites. We recommend that you uninstall Feed Sonic Search as soon as possible to minimize the risks.

Feed Sonic Search in Google Chrome

Core functionality of Feed Sonic Search

browser hijacker applications in general are not considered very dangerous – at least not directly. Feed Sonic Search boasts some useful functions, but if you try to explore them you’ll soon discover that it is just a ruse. The main goal of this thing is to spam Ads in Chrome, Firefox or IE. Its owner is usually linked as an affiliate and will get money every time an Ad is clicked on and a purchase of some good occurs. The Ads come in a variety of shapes and types – usually as pop-ups and banners, but they can also be added as toolbars on your browser or embedded into the code of pages that open without your permission. Feed Sonic Search may also try turn some works into Ad-linked keywords – they will turn into hyperlinks and link to the Ad if clicked on.

In any case it is a bad idea to interact with these Ads in any way. browser hijacker is notorious for its inclusion of low-quality goods that employ scam tactics in order to sell better. Reputable software is rarely advertised through such channels – anything you try to download and install on your machine is most probably be useless bloatware or more browser hijacker.

There is an especially nasty practice to create fake problem messages in order to make you believe your PC is suffering from some kind of problem. Old, but perfectly harmless registry entries are often blamed for a multitude of unrelated problems. Even though a software may claim to be free usually only the scan functionality is available – you’ll be asked to purchase it in order to fix those “problems”. What’s worse – if these bloatware programs are allowed to mess with your PC they can do some real harm.

So yeah, keep out of the Ads.

Why was your PC targeted?

In reality browser hijacker programs rarely target specific computers – they are released en masse via various infected executable files and software bundles. You have obtained one of these – through one way or another – and installed it on your computer without realizing it would also install Feed Sonic Search. We’ll try to give you some tips on how to avoid such incidents in the future.

  • When you are installing programs don’t select the Default option – some installers contain extra software that will also be installed on your PC if you select default. This practice is what we refer to as software bundles. A much better alternative is to use the Advanced option – at worst you’ll only need a couple of clicks to get the same result as with default, but in the meantime you can see the list of programs that are to be installed and you can remove any unwanted extras from that list. Do it. Useful software is very rarely obtained in such a way – you are much more likely to get something in the lines of Feed Sonic Search.
  • Try to never download software from unsafe locations. Software and random storage sites see no supervision or anti-virus control and the installers for different files are often loaded with nasty presents like this browser hijacker.
  • Keep an ant-virus or anti-malware program present on your PC and scan all incoming files at all times. Sometimes people may send you infected files without themselves realizing they are infected

SUMMARY:

Name Feed Sonic Search
Type Browser Hijacker
Detection Tool

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Feed Sonic Search Removal

You are dealing with a malware infection that can restore itself unless you remove its core files. We are sending you to another page with a removal guide that gets regularly updated. It covers in-depth instructions on how to:
1. Locate and scan malicious processes in your task manager.
2. Identify in your Control panel any programs installed with the malware, and how to remove them. Search Marquis is a high-profile hijacker that gets installed with a lot of malware.
3. How to clean up and reset your browser to its original settings without the malware returning.
You can find the removal guide here.
For mobile devices refer to these guides instead: Android, iPhone

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About the author

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Violet George

Violet is an active writer with a passion for all things cyber security. She enjoys helping victims of computer virus infections remove them and successfully deal with the aftermath of the attacks. But most importantly, Violet makes it her priority to spend time educating people on privacy issues and maintaining the safety of their computers. It is her firm belief that by spreading this information, she can empower web users to effectively protect their personal data and their devices from hackers and cybercriminals.

42 Comments

    • Hello Victor,
      These are definitely part of the virus and need to be removed. Could you check if you are operating with admin rights when trying to edit the hosts file? Let us know.

  • Hello,

    Delete all lines after the first two entries that look like this
    # 127.0.0.1 localhost
    # ::1 localhost

    Don’t forget to save the file afterwards!

    Please let me know if that fixed your problem.

    • Yep, all of these are added by the virus. Delete them, then save the file.

      Did you do the rest of the guide? If you haven’t please finish it and contact me if you still need help.

  • Hi, i have definitely been hacked i have almost 200 extra lines (all of which share the same ip address. i was being careless and now i’m stuck, I have tried to use anti-malware amongst other methods. But all of the setup managers keep automatically exiting. i have deleted websearch from both chrome and internet explorer. But each time it comes back, It is killing my pc PEase help me

    • Hi Kris,

      Looks like a you are having a hard time. Please try to follow the guide – step 1 enables Safe Mode, which should prevent the malware from shutting down your anti-malware programs. Removing the virus from the browser only won’t do – please do the guide in full and contact me if you are still having problems.

  • Hello,

    Try the following things: 1. Start your computer is Safe Mode (Step 1 of the guide); 2. Open the file as an administrator (navigate to the file manually, right click-> properties, use as an administrator). This should work.

    Please let me know of the outcome.

  • Hi there,

    Can you try deleting your google chrome profile and creating a new one? its done from options – accounts section.

  • Save these lines somewhere else, just to be safe, because I’m not 100% sure if any of them are part of the browser hijacker. After that delete them from the file, and save it.
    Tell us if that changed anything?

  • Post them here. We’ll take a look and tell you whether they are safe or need to be deleted. 🙂

  • If you have a hard time finishing Feed Sonic Search off – download the program from one of our banners. It’s a paid program, but the scanner is free – use it to find the files you missed with the removal instructions alone.

  • Hi fede,

    Luckily those aren’t scripts but merely domain links. just erase them from the file, then save it as usual.
    f you experience any problems with permission rights do the following:

    Search for Notepad in Windows search -> right click on the executable and select Run as Administrator.
    From inside Notepad click on the File-> Open menu and navigate to the hosts file

    You should now be able to save the file properly.

  • Hi there, sorry for the delay. Delete all of these lines, then save the file.

    If you experience any problems with permission rights when you try to save the file do the following:

    Search for Notepad in Windows search -> right click on the executable and select Run as Administrator.
    From inside Notepad click on the File-> Open menu and navigate to the hosts file

    You should now be able to save the file properly.

  • Unfortunately I can not answer your question – these files and folders may be legitimate or not. I can’t tell you without seeing them or knowing their names. I recommend downloading SpyHunter from one of our ads. Its scanner can help you find the infected files.

  • Hi Neil,
    with this type of threats you can never be too sure weather is legit or suspicious. You can contact us and we can check it up for you.

  • Hi! This is what I’ve got after with this

    # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
    # 127.0.0.1 localhost
    # ::1 localhost

    0.0.0.0 statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns..net
    0.0.0.0 fe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns..net
    0.0.0.0 s0.2mdn..net
    0.0.0.0 survey.watson.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 view.atdmt..com
    0.0.0.0 watson.microsof.t..com
    0.0.0.0 watson.ppe.telemetry.microsof.t.com
    0.0.0.0 vortex.data.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 vortex-win.data.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft..com..nsatc..net
    0.0.0.0 oca.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 sqm.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 sqm.telemetry.microsoft..com..nsatc..net
    0.0.0.0 watson.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 watson.telemetry.microsoft..com..nsatc..net
    0.0.0.0 redir.metaservices.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 choice.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 choice.microsoft..com..nsatc..net
    0.0.0.0 wes.df.telemetry.microsof.t..com
    0.0.0.0 services.wes.df.telemetry.microsof.t..com
    0.0.0.0 sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 telemetry.appex.bing..net
    0.0.0.0 telemetry.urs.microsof.t..com
    0.0.0.0 settings-sandbox.data.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 watson.live..com
    0.0.0.0 statsfe2.ws.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 corpext.msitadfs.glbdns2.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 compatexchange.cloudapp..net
    0.0.0.0 a-0001.a-msedge..net
    0.0.0.0 sls.update.microsoft..com..akadns..net
    0.0.0.0 diagnostics.support..microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 corp.sts.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 statsfe1.ws.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 feedback.windows..com
    0.0.0.0 feedback.microsoft-hohm..com
    0.0.0.0 feedback.search.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 rad.msn..com
    0.0.0.0 preview.msn..com
    0.0.0.0 ad.doubleclick..net
    0.0.0.0 ads.msn..com
    0.0.0.0 ads1.msads..net
    0.0.0.0 ads1.msn..com
    0.0.0.0 a.ads1.msn..com
    0.0.0.0 a.ads2.msn..com
    0.0.0.0 adnexus..net
    0.0.0.0 adnxs..com
    0.0.0.0 az361816.vo.msecnd..net
    0.0.0.0 az512334.vo.msecnd..net
    0.0.0.0 ssw.live..com
    0.0.0.0 ca.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 i1.services.social.microsof.t..com
    0.0.0.0 df.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 cs1.wpc.v0cdn..net
    0.0.0.0 vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 oca.telemetry.microsoft..com..nsatc..net
    0.0.0.0 pre.footprintpredict..com
    0.0.0.0 spynet2.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 spynetalt.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 fe3.delivery.dsp.mp.microsoft..com..nsatc..net
    0.0.0.0 cache.datamart.windows..com
    0.0.0.0 db3wns2011111.wns.windows..com
    0.0.0.0 settings-win.data.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 v10.vortex-win.data.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 win10.ipv6.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 ca.telemetry.microsoft..com
    0.0.0.0 i1.services.social.microsoft..com..nsatc..net
    0.0.0.0 msnbot-207-46-194-33.search..msn..com
    0.0.0.0 settings.data.microsof..com
    0.0.0.0 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft..com..nsat-c..net

    what should I do after?

  • Please, send us a screenshot of the file if you can. Generally, this is likely a undesirable piece of software and you should likely remove it but just to be sure, you can send use the screenshot.

      • Yes, delete the whole folder named HPSewill. See if this fixes the issue. However, before you delete it, check if you have a program installed under the same name in your Control Panel/Uninstall a Program. If so, fist uninstall HPSewill from there and then delete the folder.

        • Ok thanks,I’ve uninstall the program from the control pannel and “HPsewil” have been uninstalled from control pannel+roaming but the problem still here : Sometimes chrome start normally but other times ,the webbrowser start on search.safefinder.com and there is an installed extensions called “feed.sonic-search.com” in chrome parameters but I can’t uninstall it.

          • Did you check your Hosts file for suspicious IP’s as instructed in the guide? Did you find anything there? If there wre any IP’s below Localhost, tell us in the comments.

  • Yes, everything seems to be in order. Did you complete the rest of the steps from the guide. Does the problem persist?

      • Well, open your Chrome, go to its main menu and select Settings. In the right pane, click on extensions. Now, find the unwanted extension and select the trashcan icon next to the undesirable extension to remove it. If this doesn’t work, write back to us for further support.

  • Hi there are others IPs after mine:
    # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
    # ::1 localhost
    127.0.0.1 cpm.paneladmin. pro
    127.0.0.1 publisher.hmdiadmingate. xyz
    127.0.0.1 distribution.hmdiadmingate. xyz
    127.0.0.1 hmdicrewtracksystem. xyz
    127.0.0.1 linkmate. space
    127.0.0.1 space1.adminpressure. space
    127.0.0.1 trackpressure. website
    127.0.0.1 doctorlink. space
    127.0.0.1 plugpackdownload. net
    127.0.0.1 texttotalk. org
    127.0.0.1 gambling577. xyz
    127.0.0.1 htagdownload. space
    127.0.0.1 mybcnmonetize. com
    127.0.0.1 360devtraking. website
    127.0.0.1 dscdn. pw
    127.0.0.1 beautifllink. xyz

    • Those IPs must be removed your Hosts file – delete them manually from the file and remember to save the changes.

  • Hello, Im having a problem with the feed.sonic-search.com and search-safefinder.com, tryied a lot of things but nothing works, even spyhunter detects and cleans but after a reboot they all comeback somehow, tryed to look for leftovers but cant find anything and dont know where they are. If I try to change on chrome the websearch to google after close up and open again it changes back to websearch. On the host I have an IP number and a lot of stuff with avast.com as the last thing written, the IP is the same on everyone, I have the instaler but I dont have avast instaled. I dont have full control over the windows defender too, some usage like turn it off and on dont work, says that needs to but the administrator. Any suggestions please?

    • IF you have strange IPs in the Hosts file, then you should probably remove them. We advise you to copy them and send them to us here so we can tell you for sure if the said IPs need to be deleted.

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