I’ve got hijacked by Yessearches.com on Google Chrome. Is there any way to get rid of it? I can’t find back my Google page. And I try to change the homepage back but it fails. My grandson used it to search his game, after that my laptop got this computer threat. It seems the laptop is messed up; especially the browser settings are disorder. Have you ever met this kind of computer problem? I try to run security tool to make a full scan for malware thing, but it said my computer is safe. Is there idea for that?
Brief Description of Yessearches.com Hijacker
Yessearches.com is a fake search page not a reliable search tool like Google, Yahoo or Bing. If the web browser gets attacked by this fake webpage, web browser’s default settings will be modified. The homepage and search tool will be changed to be this page. Whenever you open the web browser, the first tab showing on is this Yessearches.com. You even can’t change back what you usually use on the web browser. Some malicious extensions or plugin are rooted into browser background without your permission. Some unwanted links or website address will be added into Bookmark or Favorite, which would lead you to virus-infected webpage. When you use the infected web browser to surf online, you will often see tons of ads popping up from webpage you open even though the website is legitimate. Pop-ups are also dangerous as they would be carried unknown adware, malware, virus or spyware and so on. One click will activate the threat and install soon into system. Yessearches.com hijacker is not so aggressive and harmful as Trojan horse or worm at the beginning, but actually this browser hijacker has the ability to introduce other computer infection into system. Therefore, you should remove this Yessearches.com hijacker as soon as you find it on browser.
Yessearches.com hijacker usually comes from malicious and unsafe website, free-downloading software, spam email, unknown documents or files sent from unknown person, shareware or peer-to-peer files and so on. Cyber hackers usually design one website and then put the computer threat like this Yessearches.com redirect or other virus malware created by them into the website. When people open those websites and perform some tasks on this website, the computer infection will soon sneak into system. Free-downloading software installation package will also be bundled with malicious extension or program. While you’re downloading the software you need, computer infection like this Yessearches.com hijacker will be installed at the same time. You had better choose customized installation to install the software you need, as you can clearly know if there’s other unwanted program trying to get installed. Spam email is a good place to hide virus or malware thing. Hackers send spam email with virus attachment to attract people to click and open. Once you open, the redirect malware will come into soon. Computer threat is doing better now, so you should be more careful with online activities to protect your machine.
Main Symptoms of Yessearches.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 Yessearches.com hijacker. If you are not a computer savvy, Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this browser hijacker for you.
The Screenshot of Yessearches.com Hijacker
Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)
There is a removal guide of browser 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: Press CTRL, SHIFT and ESC these three keys together at the same time to pull up Windows Task Manager; click Processes tab on top and scroll down the list to find and end odd processes related to this Yessearches.com hijacker. Names of the processes are random.
Step 2: Open Control Panel from Start Menu, then open Programs, click on Uninstall a program. Find suspicious programs or tool-bars related to the Yessearches.com hijacker. Right click on it and select Uninstall.
Step 3: Go to Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then mark “Show hidden files, folders, and drivers” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files” (Recommended) and then click Apply or OK.
Step 4: Go to Registry Editor to delete the path of the related items with the Yessearches.com browser hijacker.
Step 5: Clear all history, data and cookies of your infected web browser.
Yessearches.com hijacker has the ability to insert into web browser and spy on user’s online activities, so it is suggested to delete all history, data and cookies of the infected web browser before a complete removal. Take Internet Explorer for example:
a. From the “Tool” menu button in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window, choose “Safety” > “Delete browsing history…“.
b. Then tick Cookie and website data and History, click Delete.
Step 6: Change your homepage of the infected web browser (Take Internet Explorer as Example)
From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools menu and select Internet Options, then click General tab, and input the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK.
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Conclusion:
Yessearches.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 like online banking details, credit card or paypal account information or your business data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Those pop-ups it creates will take up too much Internet resources and slow down Internet speed. The webpage will be hard to load up and even can’t be open after you have tried many times to open the webpage you need. In system, many unwanted junk files will be produced to occupy the rest of system capacity. Even thought at the beginning this redirect infection is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms or payware, this Yessearches.com redirect also has the ability to bring those harmful viruses to attack computer system, which will greatly slow down PC performance 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 Yessearches.com hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!
Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on May 16, 2016 9:32 am
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