Hello, is there any way to help me get rid of Friendlyerror.com hijacker? It has been on my computer for several days, and I also have tried by myself to get rid of it, but it cannot get out from my computer totally. Every time, I have to be redirected by this fake website and interrupted by endless popups. I run antivirus program again and again, but nothing suspicious is found. So I hope you guy could assist me in removing this annoying thing.

Description of Friendlyerror.com Hijacker

Friendlyerror.com is not a reliable website but classified as a browser hijacker to attack such web browsers as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari and so on. this fake website and search tool cannot be set as your homepage and useful search engine, as it will just hijacks your webpage, redirects you to another strange websites and pop up endless ads, rogue message and so on. Friendlyerror.com hijacker can come into targeted computer by bundling into those free software distributed online by cyber criminals on unsafe resource. So while you’re downloading the software you need, Friendlyerror.com infection will also get installed into your computer and soon enter the browser default settings to modify settings. If you want to change the settings, you will find it hard to manage it. Besides, it will also hide into suspicious websites where usually booms many pop ups, attractive flash video, pictures and product ads and so on. When computer users visit those malicious webpage, this Friendlyerror.com hijacker or other malware will soon drop on machine without any permission. In addition, Friendlyerror.com hijacker will get on targeted computer through many other ways, so you should be cautious when you’re surfing on the Internet.

Friendlyerror.com hijacker can do many bad things to computer if you cannot remove as soon as possible. It changes homepage and search engine of your web browser and even cannot allow users to change it back. Then it redirects users to malicious sites, spy on users’ online history and record those important data like banking account detail, email password, identified card information and credit card data and so on. And meanwhile this Friendlyerror.com hijacker will send many products ads to let you view and purchase discount deal according to what you usually browse online. That’s why you usually receive those ads related to what you search online store. Friendlyerror.com is actually a platform to promote sponsor’s products and adware even malware things. Therefore, if this Friendlyerror.com redirect infection stays on your machine for a long time, you will gradually find that there is another infection on your computer. Once there are many malware or viruses getting on your computer, the system will be totally messed up. Computer will get stuck or get freeze often. in a word, you need to remove Friendlyerror.com as soon as possible to avoid more and further damages.

Main Traits of Friendlyerror.com Hijacker

-Can change your homepage or the default search engine and it totally prevents you from changing them back

-Can always redirect you to other websites

-Can pop up various advertisements and sponsored links randomly to interrupt your online activities

-Can create many junk files which occupy a lot of space in hard drive

-Can download other malicious programs into computer, which make further damage.

-Can collect and send data concerning your search history and other browsing activities.

-Your sensitive information can be tracked and stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of browser hijacker.

NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected with Friendlyerror.com hijacker. If you are not a computer savvy, Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this browser hijacker virus for you.

The Screenshot of Friendlyerror.com Hijacker

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Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Friendlyerror.com hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this Friendlyerror.com hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.

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Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

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Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

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Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

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Then try to find the program which relates to Friendlyerror.com hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

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Step4: Change your homepage in your browser (Take Internet Explorer as an Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options.

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Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK

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Conclusion:

Friendlyerror.com hijacker is a harmful redirect infection to the computer. It changes the homepage and search engine totally and prevents online users from changing back, redirects them to its URL or other malicious websites, steals their personal data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Don’t think this Friendlyerror.com redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms, since this Friendlyerror.com redirect can also bring those harmful viruses to infect the computer, which will greatly slow down PC and make it run as a snail and further harm to mess up system files and damage system severely.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of Friendlyerror.com hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on September 26, 2015 12:24 am

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