I am experiencing a browser hijacker in my computer since last two days I click something wrong when I watched a porn video on a porn website. Now my homepage and default search engine have been modified to Netwebfind.com. I once tried to uninstall the browser, but when I reinstall it again, the hijacker is still there. So now I am searching the files and extensions in the system to delete them all, but don’t know which one is the really malicious. Could you please help me to walk though?
Description of Netwebfind.com Hijacker
Netwebfind.com is an annoying browser hijacker that mainly attacks windows computer and invades web browser. This browser usually looks like a legitimate search engine. Like other regular and authentic search engine, it also has the search box and quick access button to popular or favorite pages like Facebook, Gmail, YouTube, Twitter and some others. Therefore, many PC users who lack awareness of protecting computer think Netwebfind.com is a really useful search engine and seems no harm at all when it comes to the computer and change the default settings of the browser and either don’t pay much attention to what it acts on computer. However, when users use this search engine to look up information online for several times, they will find that Netwebfind.com acts very weirdly, because it always redirects you to strange websites and links which are not related with what users expected. And in this case, you will be frustrated by this situation. This browser hijacker redirects you to those websites just to expect you to click something on it, because you click more on it, the hijacker will get more traffic and hackers will get more profits. However, those websites may also be infected with infections, if you randomly click on something, you may bring some threats into computer. Netwebfind.com hijacker only can bring troubles if it is still in computer.
Netwebfind.com browser hijacker is also spread by cyber hacker and circulating on the Internet to attack web browser. At the beginning, browser hijacker is not so aggressive as Trojan horse, ransomware or any other stubborn threats, it can gradually invade and corrupt the system and then bring other threats like Trojan horse, worms, fake antivirus and so on. This Netwebfind.com browser hijacker can look for more loopholes and act as a backdoor to introduce other infections to corrupt computer. If you check the CPU usage in computer, you will find that the usage becomes higher than before. That means that your computer loads more processes in system, and the CPU and internet resource have been taken up by those viruses. Gradually, computer will run slower and often get stuck. For example, you cannot run the browser properly; it may often loads for a long time or cannot open or crash down directly. It is hard to run more programs at the same time, and if you run more, the computer may get stuck to death which may not allow you to shut it down normally. In summary, Netwebfind.com browser hijacker will do more evil activities to computer and brings trouble to you. To avoid more damages on system, you must eradicate this hijacker as soon as possible.
Main Traits of Netwebfind.com Hijacker
-Can change your homepage or the default search engine to Netwebfind.com 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 this browser hijacker.
NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected with Netwebfind.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 This Hijacker
Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)
There is a removal guide of Netwebfind.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 hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.
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.
Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel
Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs
Then try to find the program which relates to Netwebfind.com hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.
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.
Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK
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Conclusion:
Netwebfind.com hijacker is a harmful 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 Netwebfind.com browser hijacker is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms, since it 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 Netwebfind.com hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!
Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on November 25, 2014 3:50 pm
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