2016年1月17日星期日

How to Remove Www-mysearch.com Redirect Virus

Www-mysearch.com, an aggressive redirect virus, is able to affect web browsers by changing the original settings and alter the default homepage, new tab or search engine to its own site without consent. In this way, it can force users to use its search service and decide what would be shown to them. The appearance of the Www-mysearch.com is quite similar to the Google Chrome search service but it will result in unwanted redirection when users want to search something.

Since this Www-mysearch.com redirect has the ability to prevent browsers from viewing normal search result and redirect them to advertising sites. Besides, the redirect virus displays a sea of nonstop pop-up ads in user’s computer, especially when they launch some third-party programs like a media player, so that the users would click on them consciously. Generally, a majority of ad websites are utilized to promote various products to make profits. While such pup up advertisements are certainly attractive, there are so many users tend to take a look at those promotions, coupons and discounts. Some users just could not resist on such lure of price trap.

Since the virus can modify user’s browser and introduce plenty of unwanted plug-ins, which appears to be useful extensions, into the browser. Once infected, it shows up numerous unwanted pop-up ads, fake alerts and sponsored links on your PC screen to interrupt you when you are online. Moreover, the Www-mysearch.com will provide random web links to ignorant users, which are likely to be corrupted by cyber criminals. Due to the entire burden the redirect causes to the browser, none of the browsers can work properly and their performance is greatly decelerated. Under the circumstance, users may be forced to visit malicious websites and other infections like ransomware, Trojans and rogue programs can be downloaded in the system automatically and secretly, resulting in more damages to the system.

How to Get Rid of Www-mysearch.com Redirect Virus Effectively?


1. Stop running processes related to this redirect virus.
a: When the Windows Task manager appears, switch to Processes tab.
b: Find out and select the processes related to the virus by name random.exe, and click on the “End process” button.
Remove the redirect virus from Internet Explorer:
a: Start IE, go to Tools and select Internet Options.
b: Find General section, remove Www-mysearch.com address as a home page.
c: Then go to Search section, find Settings button and choose Manage Add-ons
d: Erase the redirect and after the action, close Manage Add-ons

2. Remove the redirect virus from Mozilla Firefox.
a: Open Mozilla Firefox browser, click on tools and go to Options.
b: Switch to General tab, remove Www-mysearch.com address as a startup site.
c: Then, go to: Firefox -> Add-ons -> Add-ons Manager -> Remove.
d: In the Search list, select Manage Search Engines and erase this redirect and choose OK

3. Remove the redirect virus from Google Chrome.
a: Open Google Chrome and navigate to Settings tab and Set pages.
b: Erase Www-mysearch.com which was seta as the startup site and choose OK
c: Find Manage search engines and here, erase this redirect.
d: Press on OK, and restart Google Chrome.

4. Delete all registry files created by this redirect virus.
a. While the Registry Editor is opened, search for the registry key “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Www-mysearch.com.” Right-click this registry key and select “Delete.”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM].exe”
b. Navigate to directory %PROGRAM_FILES%\ Www-mysearch.com \ and delete the infected files manually.
%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\*.*

Conclusion

In general, Www-mysearch.com virus sneaks into the target computer by coming bundled with some software update packages, pretending to be useful optional item and tricking users into downloading and installing it, pretending as a necessary optional item and cajole the innocent users to permitting its installation request. Another way it often uses is through bundling with some programs installers thus it can be installed if the user do not pay attention to some unnoticeable options. Most users are not aware that being infected with redirect virus is very dangerous and they ignore it, missing the best chance to save the computer system in time.


To deal with thus pesky redirect virus, users should be more cautious when browsing the Web and take measures immediately once they find their homepages are changed suddenly or new unwanted add-ons are added to the browser without permission. The effective way for prevention is to get rid of the unwanted plug-ins in the browser. And then, users may need to revert the browser settings. It should be mentioned that, users should perform a scan before installing any software on their computers, which will help block the redirect virus and other malware from entering the computers.

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