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Showing posts with label How to Remove it. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Flightsearchapp Browser Hijacker Removal Tool & Guide

Flightsearchapp(free.flightsearchapp.com) claims to be a simple tool to provide updates regarding flight arrivals, flight departures, flight tracking and access to time zone converters. However, it is a malicious program which is also known as browser hijacker. It will redirect you to sites such as MyWay.com and Ask.com, and it also displays sponsored results with advertisements leading to sites that may have malicious content.

How does it gets into your system and How to identify it?
FlightSearch Toolbar usually gets into your system through third party installers by concealing itself in freeware installation. It is sponsored by third parties to generate revenue for them by promoting a lot of advertisements and infected links along with the search results. It also reads cookies and steals your personal details for selling purposes.

Nature and Behavior
1) Changes default homepage and search engine
2) Automatic redirection to various links
3) Leads to entrance of other malware in the system
4) Appearance of pop-ups links and a lot of advertisements

Targeted browsers
1) Google Chrome
2) Mozilla Firefox
3) Internet Explorer

How to Remove Flightsearchapp?

1) Automatic: Removing Flightsearchapp using FlightSearch_RemovalTool
2) Manual: Removing Flightsearchapp manually

Removing Flightsearchapp using FlightSearch_RemovalTool
1) Download FlightSearch_RemovalTool by clicking on the given link.
2) FlightSearch_RemovalTool Windows will prompt you to allow running this program. Select ‘Yes’ to allow it to run.
3) When the setup launches, click ‘Next’ on the window that appears.
4) In the following screen, type ‘Y’ for ‘Yes’ to start the scanning process.
5) In the next screen that appears, type ‘Y’ for ‘Yes’ to automatically close all the browsers and continue the cleaning process.
6) Wait for the removal process & you’re done. You can then check the logs of the deleted files in the text file that appears after the removal process.

Friday, 21 April 2017

How to Remove SearchFormsOnline Browser Hijacker?

What is SearchFormsOnline?
SearchFormsOnline is a misleading application which claims to find US government forms relating to taxes, healthcare, travel etc. On initial checking, this function may seem to be applicable, but the application has a suspicious behavior. Once this is application is installed on your browser, your home page will change to http://www.myway.com.

How it enters your PC?
It can get into your system without your permission when you click on random links and ads.

How malicious is it?
1. SearchFormsOnline is a browser hijacker that changes your browser settings.
2. It changes your homepage to http://hpmyway.com.
3. It displays a lot of ads, banners, and coupons which can degrade your browsing experience.
4. It can open doors for other unwanted programs that would use your system resources and slowdown your PC.
5. It gathers your personal information and can transfer it to third parties.

Detected Behavior
If you’ve accidentally installed this browser hijacker, you’ll notice the following behavior:
1. Whenever you launch the infected browser, you’ll notice that your homepage has been changed.
2. The default search engine will get changed to http://www.hpmyway.com.
3. Whenever you search for anything in the search box, it would start the search using its own search engine.

Targeted Browsers
The SearchFormsOnline browser hijacker targets major browsers like:
  1. Google Chrome
  2. Mozilla Firefox
  3. Internet Explorer (IE)
How to remove SearchFormsOnline browser using SearchFormsOnline_RemovalTool?
1. Download SearchFormsOnline_RemovalTool.
2. Double click on the tool icon and open it.
3. When the setup is launched, click ‘Next' on the window that appears.
4. In the next screen, type ‘Y' for ‘Yes' to start the scanning process.
5. In the subsequent screen that appears, type ‘Y' for ‘Yes' to automatically close all the browsers and continue the cleaning process.
6. Wait for the removal process to get completed.

ConvertMyPDF.co Browser hijacker (Virus) Removal Guide & Tool

What is ConvertMyPDF.co?
ConvertMyPDF.co is a browser extension. As the name suggests, it claims to allow you to convert your PDF files into other formats. It redirects you to other websites which are full of advertisements. It also changes the homepage and search engine. If you find this extension on your browser, you are suggested to remove it quickly.

How ConvertMyPDF.co enters your system?
ConvertMyPDF.co can enter your system while you download free online software. The hijacker is usually bundled with these free software. The hijacker can also enter your PC while clicking on random links and ads or through spam email attachments.

How malicious is it?
1. ConvertMyPDF.co virus is a browser hijacker which disguises itself as a handy browser extension.
2. It initiates unwelcomed ads and redirects to new URLs.
3. It makes your computer unresponsive and affect the operation of other programs.

Detected Behavior
If your system is infected by this browser hijacker, then you’ll notice the following behavior:
1. This browser hijacker sets its own search engine and homepage on your browser.
2. It slows down your browsing speed.
3. It redirects you to those URLs which you have no intention of visiting.

Targeted Browsers
The targeted browsers of ConvertMyPDF.co are:
1. Google Chrome
2. Mozilla Firefox
3. Internet Explorer


How to remove ConvertMyPDF.co from your computer Using ConvertMyPDF.co_RemovalTool?
1. Download ConvertMyPDF.co_RemovalTool.
2. Open the tool by double clicking on its icon.
3. Windows will prompt you to allow running this program. Select ‘Yes’ to continue.
4. When the setup launches, click ‘Next’ button on the window that opens.
5. In the next screen that appears, type ‘Y’ (Yes) and hit enter to initiate the scanning process.
6. Close all your browsers and in the subsequent screen, type ‘Y’ to begin the cleaning process.
7. Wait for a while and you’re done.

How to Remove FileConverter Browser Hijacker?

What is FileConverter?
FileConverter is considered as a very harmful browser hijacker. It gives you a fake prospective of converting your file but instead modifies your browser settings. It accesses your PC without your permission. This is the silent feature of this Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP).
While you surf through the internet, you might click on random ads or links, which show up on the screen. If clicked, they might install some unknown extensions on the browser. The file convertor browser hijacker enters into your PC through these ads or links.

How does it get into your computer?
While you surf through the internet, you might be likely to to click on random ads or links, which pop-up on the screen. If clicked, these could install unknown extensions on the browser. The file converter browser hijacker enters into your PC through these ads or links.

How malicious is it?
1. This infection affects your system to a large extent. It may change the default search engine and homepage of your browser. Resetting the settings back to the default ones is also not possible.
2. It redirects you from the URL you want to visit to its own predefined URL.
3. It is very difficult to uninstall it from your computer completely.
4. It slows down your browsing speed and may lead to system crashes.

Targeted browsers
Targeted browsers are:
1. Google Chrome
2. Mozilla Firefox

How to remove File Converter Using FileConvertor_RemovalTool?
1) Download FileConvertor_RemovalTool.
2) Right click on this icon and open it.
3) When the Windows prompt appears, select ‘’Yes’’ button to run the program.
4) Now, click on the ‘’Next’ button to continue.
5) Type ‘Y’ for Yes on the shown screen to start the scanning process.
6) Close all your browsers (if open) and hit “Y” (for Yes) in the current screen to carry on the cleaning process.
7) The hijacker is finally removed.