pre_get_posts is an action, not a filter. Change this:
add_filter('pre_get_posts','searchfilter');
to this:
add_action('pre_get_posts','searchfilter');
You also don’t need to return $query.
See documentation for pre_get_posts: http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Action_Reference/pre_get_posts
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