How to Remove Play-Bar.net Redirect Virus Completely?

Play-Bar.net is classified as a aggressive redirect virus, which can come into users’ computers stealthily and replace the default homepage automatically by making some modifications on the original browser settings. By doing this, the redirect virus can interfere with users’ browsing habits. Since the redirect virus looks like a legitimate website which is similar to Google search, most cyber users may pay no attention to it and use it to search for information, being redirected to unwanted websites in the end.

Play-Bar.net redirect virus has the ability to interfere with users’ activities on the browsers by redirecting them to some unknown websites which contain lots of advertisements and sponsored links. Besides, when uses run their media players, they would also receive all sorts of pop-up ads delivered by the redirect virus. In most cases, these ads websites are meant to promote various goods. Many innocent users are attracted by commodity sales promotion, activity coupons, discounts on goods, bargains, etc. And that is the reason that some users do not think this kind of pop up is annoying.

The misleading interface of the Play-Bar.net redirect virus let many web users believe its authority and they don’t take actions to remove or even check on its safety. This redirect virus may download and install all kinds of unknown toolbars, which look legitimate but actually harmful, onto users’ browsers without any consent. In this case, the computer performance may drastically decrease and the web browser freezes or even crashes occasionally. Moreover, Play-Bar.net may deliver links that link innocent users to malicious websites that have been compromised by cyber criminals. Anyway, it is suggested to take thorough action to remove Play-Bar.net redirect virus from your computer as soon as possible.

How to Remove Play-Bar.net Virus Effectively

Step 1: Set the default homepage back

For Internet Explorer:
Click on Browser Tools
Select Manage Add-ons on the tools window
Click Search Provider
Here you can see many kinds of search engine option as Bing and Google, select your favorite one to be a default homepage.
Choose Search Results and click on Remove icon to eliminate it
Click Tools, select Internet Options and then the General tab. Here you can option a website you like and save it.
c. Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;

For Google Chrome:
Open Customize and control
Click on Settings
Select on Basic Options icon
Here you can reset your homepage (e.g.Google.com）
Once you choose a default homepage, click on Manage Search Engines and then click Google to be your default search engine.
Remove it from the browser by clicking Search Result and then the X’ mark

For Mozilla Firefox:
Click Manage Search Engine
Select Search Results and then click Remove option, click OK
Open Tools, under the General tab, set Google.com as default homepage

Step 2: Locate related files of Play-Bar.net and remove them from the computer
%AllUsersProfile%
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\{random letters}\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~dll

Step 3: Remove cookies on all browsers
Internet Explorer:
Click options on the browser and then choose Internet Options
Open General tab, click Delete Browsing History to remove all related cookies
Select cookies and click Delete

Firefox:
Click option
Select Privacy and then click on Remove Individual Cookies icon
Delete relevant cookies list on the box

Google Chrome:
Click option
Open Under the Bonnet tab
Select Privacy and then click Clear browsing data
Delete all cookies

Step 4: Remove malicious registry entries
Open Registry Editor on the start menu
Type in Regedit and click OK
Remove all the following registry entries
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ‘1’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ‘0’

Conclusion

Play-Bar.net is a big threat to both your computer and privacy if you cannot get rid of it promptly from your computer. This kind of the redirect viruses can be bundled with free programs on the malicious sites, and then automatically installed into PC users’ computers stealthy. Most of the users don’t realize that being infected with redirect virus is very dangerous and just neglect it, bring a lot of troubles to their computers.


To prevent being hijacked and redirected by the redirect virus, users should pay more attention to the browsing activities and their computer performance so that they can take instant measures to fix the browser redirect issues once they notice the default homepage is altered forcibly, the search quires are redirected or unknown toolbars appear on the browser. If it is the case, the best solution is to remove the redirect virus using a powerful removal tool. Then restore the browser settings as well as the system’s settings. In addition, scan each downloaded file before running it on computer for security, in case of the virus or rogue software mix together with others and invade system and post threaten to computer.