I thought my browser was attacked by a criminal virus a few days ago. If I
search for something on browser and then do the clicking on the webpage, it will
direct me to a strange website that¡¯s obviously not what I expect. For example,
when I click on a search result which should link to an eBay page, it shows me
the website Mys.yoursearch.me or other unknown websites. That
really annoys me. I tried to run security scan but it detected nothing. Is there
any way to get rid of it quickly?
Step1. Terminate the related processes immediately
1) Right click on the task bar and select Task Manager or press the Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc composite keys to open Task Manage.
2) In the Windows Task Manager window, click on the Processes tab, find out all the related processes of the browser hijacker and disable them.
3) Exit the Task Manager window.
Step2. Remove the related program from the Control Panel
1) Click on the Start button and click Control Panel in the menu.
2) Click on the Uninstall a program link below the Programs.
3) In the showing programs list, search for the unwanted program that is associated with the redirect virus and highlight it then click on the Uninstall.
4) Next, follow the prompt to complete the uninstallation.
5) Once finished, refresh the list and find out if the browser hijacker has been successfully removed.
Step3. Clean Mys.yoursearch.me from the browsers
Internet Explorer
1) Start the Internet Explorer, click on Tools in the menu bar then choose the Internet Options in the drop-down list.
2) Click on the Advanced tab in the showing window, then click the Reset button.
3) Restart the Internet Explorer.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Open the Mozilla Firefox, click on the Firefox menu. Locate the Help then click on the Troubleshooting Information.
2) In the showing Troubleshooting Information page, click on the Reset Firefox button and confirm the reset request.
Google Chrome
1) Launch the Google Chrome and click on the Settings in the list.
2) In the Settings label page, click on Show advanced settings.
3) Click on Reset browser settings button.
What is Mys.yoursearch.me?
Thoroughly seemingly legitimate, Mys.yoursearch.me is actually a website
related to redirect virus which is able to hijack your currently-used browsers
like IE, Chrome and Firefox to its own website or others. It¡¯s designed to
perform illegal tasks. Once your browser gets infected, a tracking cookie which
can track your online activities, such as what websites you have visited, how
long you stay there, what you are search for and so on, will be implanted in the
browsers. As a consequence, all the information collected by it could be sent to
the cookie¡¯s host site. It is dangerous to leave this hijacker inside the
computer.
By misleading users to open Mys.yoursearch.me, criminals can boost the
traffic of the website and earn money from the ads it promotes. The hackers
utilize this redirect virus to hijack browsers, collect search terms and boost
traffic of their own website or other affiliated websites. Some search results
offered by the search engine may have nothing to do with your search terms, and
they will link to some websites which show you a lot of needless ads and other
misleading messages. In addition, it is capable of installing a stubborn toolbar
that cannot be deleted easily in regular way. The hijacker has no uninstall
feature and hides, which makes the removal difficult. As we can see so far, this
vicious website do only harm to system, if you want to protect system from
further damage, it¡¯s highly suggested to remove it as quickly as possible.
Note: Mys.yoursearch.me is very dangerous and hard to remove from PC.
The quicker you remove it, the better your PC performance will be.
Infected Symptoms:
1 You are always redirected to unwanted websites and cannot get the
expected information when using the web browser.
2 It can start up automatically when Windows logs in, taking up massive
CPU resources.
3 Many unknown programs or files appear on your computer.
4 It would help the hackers to record your online activities and steal
sensitive personal information and data.
5 It will fail to response quickly as they usually do because the
infection changes some settings of the Registry.
6 It changes the default browser homepage and search engine without any
consent.
Can' t remove Mys.yoursearch.me with antivirus software?
Generally, users will run their antivirus programs to perform a system
scan when they suspect that Mys.yoursearch.me redirect virus is on their
computers; however, they would find no threats after spending lots of time to do
the scanning. From this, users should realize that antivirus programs are not
all-powerful. In some cases, they cannot detect and delete every kind of virus
from the infected computer. The fact is that the number of viruses always
increases rapidly and most antivirus programs don¡¯t have the information of the
newly-created viruses in their data base. Furthermore, the unexpected situations
users may face when performing the manual way will seriously trap PC system into
embarrass state. Therefore, if you want to remove Mys.yoursearch.me redirect
completely, you need to delete all the infected files, processes, as well as
registry entries which are related to this nasty virus so that to ensure the
security of your computer.
1) Right click on the task bar and select Task Manager or press the Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc composite keys to open Task Manage.
2) In the Windows Task Manager window, click on the Processes tab, find out all the related processes of the browser hijacker and disable them.
3) Exit the Task Manager window.
Step2. Remove the related program from the Control Panel
1) Click on the Start button and click Control Panel in the menu.
2) Click on the Uninstall a program link below the Programs.
3) In the showing programs list, search for the unwanted program that is associated with the redirect virus and highlight it then click on the Uninstall.
4) Next, follow the prompt to complete the uninstallation.
5) Once finished, refresh the list and find out if the browser hijacker has been successfully removed.
Step3. Clean Mys.yoursearch.me from the browsers
Internet Explorer
1) Start the Internet Explorer, click on Tools in the menu bar then choose the Internet Options in the drop-down list.
2) Click on the Advanced tab in the showing window, then click the Reset button.
3) Restart the Internet Explorer.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Open the Mozilla Firefox, click on the Firefox menu. Locate the Help then click on the Troubleshooting Information.
2) In the showing Troubleshooting Information page, click on the Reset Firefox button and confirm the reset request.
Google Chrome
1) Launch the Google Chrome and click on the Settings in the list.
2) In the Settings label page, click on Show advanced settings.
3) Click on Reset browser settings button.
Guide to Manually Remove Mys.yoursearch.me
Mys.yoursearch.me is able to tamper with the Internet settings of
browsers, such as IE, Chrome and Firefox, and make you unable to browse
normally. The most obvious sign of the infection is that you are forced to visit
Mys.yoursearch.me and the homepage is also changed to unwanted website without
consent. Furthermore, your computer will be more vulnerable to various malware
programs which are embedded with malicious codes and keylogger. It deletes
users¡¯ important files and even some crucial files so that it is necessary for
users to delete Mys.yoursearch.me in time and prevent it from infiltrating in
the future.
Important Note: In case that you are not experienced in computer and
afraid of making mistakes during the manual removal, you can search for and use
an advanced removal tool which can help you remove the threat completely.
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