Every time I launch the browser, the website Search.mysearch.com appears
automatically as my default homepage. I just cannot reset it back to my favorite
one and I notice that there are many pop ups showing on the webpage, most of
which warn that my PC performance is poor and I am recommended to download some
software to repair it. I feel very annoyed. My computer is running Windows 7 64
bits and I search things with Microsoft Internet Explorer. How can I resolve
this problem? Anyone advice will be appreciated.
What Is Search.mysearch.com?
Search.mysearch.com is a website with invisible
infection and backdoor programs, which can hijack and attack computer systems
with adware or Trojan virus. This website has a seemingly legitimate interface
which contains a search box in the middle of the webpage, providing users to
search web, images, videos and news. However, the fact is that this website can
forcibly change the homepage and search engine of the victims¡¯ browsers to its
domain so that the owner can boost affiliate payments with the artificial
traffic. Different ads are displayed under the search box to make it attractive.
The sly program will display predetermined virus number and scare users to
instantly fix the problems. And after this infection, you will find it hard to
access the websites you want to visit, for the redirect virus will keep redirect
your browsers to its own page or other unknown websites. Some pop-up
advertisements asking you to download unknown programs, update plug-ins or scan
and optimize your computer performance with some products and so on will
frequently show up. If you unwarily click on the ads, the unnecessary programs
or malware can be installed on your PC.
Search.mysearch.com not only enables to alter the Internet settings of
web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, but
also affects the computer performance and the use of programs. More seriously,
it drags down your system speed and allows unwanted Plug-in/extension or add-ons
get onto your browsers. If you have failed to log on the account of Yahoo mail,
Facebook, the browser may have been seriously corrupted. Besides, it will
totally modify your browser settings and internet settings and won¡¯t allow you
to reset them back to the normal states even you have tried several times. Since
the redirect virus can corrupt your browsers and bring trouble to you, it is
highly recommended that you remove it from your computer as soon as possible.
Don¡¯t hesitate to get rid of Search.mysearch.com as it¡¯s so annoying,
and it especially affects the proper running of browser and system applications.
Please refer to the removal guide given below if you don¡¯t know how to perform
the removal of this threat.
Effects of Being Infected by the Redirect Virus
1. This redirect virus can install itself on your browsers without any
consent and automatically modify the browser settings.
2. There are lots of popups being displayed on the browsers, which
badly affects your surfing experience.
3. Other malware would be dropped into your computer when you click on
the unwelcome ads.
4. A bunch of commercial ads will display on your screen and you are
redirected to unwanted website.
5. It complicates usual surfing experience, adds unneeded features to
browser, and serves unwanted website instead of the required ones.
How to Manually Remove Search.mysearch.com?
In virtue of containing malicious code created by cyber criminals,
Search.mysearch.com can effectively prevent itself from removing by celebrated
antivirus programs. In general, the manual removal task needs the user to have
much computer experience. Luckily here we organize the manual method into 4
steps, by following them manual method will become much easier (The entries and
files maybe different according to different operating system):
Click on the Start button and select Control Panel. Click on Uninstall a program under the Programs category.
Find out and locate the programs related to the browser hijacker. Click on the Uninstall button to remove them all.
2. Launch the infected browser and remove the add-ons or extensions related to the browser hijacker.
Internet Explorer:
Open IE, click on Tools and then select Manage Add-ons. When it opens a window, click on Toolbars and Extensions. Find out the extensions related to the browser hijacker and select them. Then, right-click them and click on the Disable option. Restart IE to finish the procedure.
Google Chrome:
Launch Google Chrome. Click on the Three-bar icon on top-right of the browser, select tools and then Extensions from the list. After that, click Extensions on the left side of the window. Locate the extension related to the browser hijacker, select it and click on the trash icon. Restart the browser to complete the procedure.
Mozilla Firefox:
Start Firefox and click on the tool menu from the top menu. Click on the Add-ons tab to open the configuration window. Then, click Extensions on the left side of this window. Now find out the extensions of the redirect virus and remove them from the browser. Restart the browser to complete the process.
3. Show hidden files and folders.
Go to Control panel again and click on Appearance and Personalization. Then double click on Folder Options. Hit the View tab, tick ¡°Show hidden files, folders and drives¡± and deselect ¡°Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)¡±. Click on the OK button to apply the changes.
4. Delete the malicious files of Search.mysearch.com from the local disk.
The files listed below are reference only because the virus may has the ability to changes the names and locations of its files.
%Program Files%\ random
%AppData%\Protector-[rnd].exe
%AppData%\Inspector-[rnd].exe
%AppData%\vsdsrv32.exe
5. Open Registry Editor and delete the registry entries of the browser hijacker..
Press Windows+ R keys simultaneously to open the Run window. Then type ¡°regedit¡± in the run box and press Enter key to open Registry Editor.
After that, find out and delete all the registry entries of the redirect virus. The below registry entries are also for reference only.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\browser hijacker name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System ¡®DisableRegistryTools¡¯ = 0
6. Restart the infected computer to apply all changes.
Conclusion
Search.mysearch.com is closely associated with an adware and browser
hijackers. Once it succeeds in loading on the workstation of the computer by the
help of dishonest ads embedding in spam email attachments and hacked websites,
it will attach unwanted add-ons, plug-ins as well as extensions to the browser.
It must be frustrating when Search.mysearch.com appears on the browser each time
it starts up. But you will be surprised to see that it still remains in system.
The web browser can spy on your online activities so you will get many pop-up
advertisements related to what you have searched for before. To get rid of the
troublesome, it is strongly recommended that you use a professional tool or
follow the manual removal instructions to fix the problem.
Note: If you think manual is too complicated and may cause system
instable or other problems. If you still don¡¯t clearly know how to manually
remove the threat after reading the guide above, please download and use an
automatic removal tool instead.
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