I got the stupid Adtcs.sitescout.com virus on my PC. I need it removed. Basically I had MSN as the startup page on my Chrome. But now I always stuck on this unknown domain each time I went on Chrome. It keeps displaying some ads and weird links trying to get me to click on. How do I get rid of these unwanted popups and get my Chrome back to normal? What are the steps to take this virus off from PC?

Adtcs.sitescout.com Redirect – How to Remove?

Adtcs.sitescout.com popup belongs to a Google redirect virus. It’s able to affect browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox installed on Windows OS so as to further affect PC users’ online sessions by generating constant chaos. We believe this redirect virus is rather dangerous as it’s capable of compromising browsers to benefit online third-parties. This can be achieved in many different ways. PC users who have experienced constant troubles caused by this Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect should be watching out for any possible cyber scams.

Browsers are important applications installed on a PC to help users get online to abundant resources. Browser hijackers, created by online third-parties to help themselves benefit, can greatly affect these PC applications and gradually compromise the whole system if a timely removal cannot be approached. Similar to many other members in this category, the Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect is a popup URL full of misleading info and resources. Once it’s got on browsers, this specific domain can keep displaying unwanted ads and suspicious links to distract PC users when getting online. These unauthorized activities have certainly prevented users from getting online properly. Furthermore, the browser hijacker can even help prompt other PC threats, malware or ransomware via these popups. To be more specific, victims of this Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect can expect fake security alerts on the PC like ‘The Performance of PC is Poor’ notice etc. to convince them to install certain malicious programs to help fix this similar issue. Hence, it’s suggested to all who have this redirect popup on browsers that DO NOT trust any of these popups or click on any given links from this misleading URL. The chances for PC to be more damaged are bigger if the redirect virus gets to stay longer. A complete removal of this browser hijacker is required ASAP!

Expertise will be required during the manual removal of this Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect virus. Contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for further help to save PC from all the possible risks:

Troubles To Be Expected with Browser Hijacker

Basically, PC users don’t know when or how this Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect gets on and their browsers will stop functioning properly. Any kind of Anti-virus or Anti-malware won’t detect anything suspicious related to this browser hijacker through security scans. We believe this redirect virus, similar to others, can help itself sneak onto different computers via bundling with online freeware or scamware. Hence, it doesn’t need permissions from PC users to be installed. Soon as it arrives, this redirect virus will change the default structures of the affected browsers so that its URL will automatically pop up each time the affected browsers are launched.

Apart from displaying constant popups and misleading info to interrupt users’ online sessions, Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect can help online third-parties collect users’ private data and other confidential info via tracking cookies. For instance, information like logins, user names, passwords and locations can be stolen by computer hackers and helped with some illegal cyber scam activities without users’ consent. Other than that, constant unresponsive sessions and a general slow-down of system can also be expected.

Step-by-step Manual Removal Instructions

Step 1: Open Windows Task Manager by hitting Ctrl+Alt+Del keys at the same time; go to Processes tab on top and scroll down the list to find Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect/odd processes to select ‘End Process’. Names of the processes may not show exactly the same on each PC:

taskmanager

Step 2: Open Control Panel from Start menu; look for Uninstall a program session to uninstall unwanted/unfamiliar browser add-ons, extensions or tool bars from the list:

uninstall-program

Step 3: Open Control Panel and search for Folder Options. Go to Folder Options window, under View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK. This will help show the hidden files of this Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect virus:

FolderOptions

Step 4: Press Windows+R keys together to pull up Run box and type in regedit to open Registry Editor. Delete registry values associating with this redirect virus:

Run+regedit

Step 5: Change home pages back from this Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect: (Mozilla Firefox)

firefox-homepage

Similar Video on Browser Hijacker Removal in Registry:

Conclusion

Even when the PC is protected by Anti-virus, browsers can still be affected by browser hijackers like Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect virus. This is usually due to users’ online inappropriate behaviors. By accidentally clicking on suspicious sites or pages, installing unauthorized freeware or downloading spam email attachments could all be the reasons. When browsers are compromised, they won’t be recovered until the redirect virus is completely removed. For that, a manual removal is suggested as an efficient way as running Anti-virus may not help remove the hijacker popup. But before the problem is fixed, you can expect constant pop-up ads, fake system alerts and misleading online info on the webs. The redirect virus can help other PC threats sneak into the system with these popups. Be careful when removing this redirect virus from browsers and make sure you check for possible threats/infections as well.

Note: Not a computer savvy? Having a hard time following on-sites instructions? Please contact YooSecurity Online Experts to get further help to achieve a complete removal of this Adtcs.sitescout.com redirect virus:

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on October 3, 2013 9:18 pm

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