I have no clue about how to deal with the computer problems show on this Threatshelpline.com. I can always get those virus warnings from this page when I go online. I don’t know how to check and find them on my computer as I am a computer rookie. Should I rely on this website to help me get rid of them? Will it help me or not? Please advise!

Brief Introduction to This Website

How can this Threatshelpline.com help computer users to catch viruses on their computers? And is it safe to use it to clean all the computer infection from your computer? The answer can be negative. It has been claimed to be a browser hijacker that hosted by cyber criminals. As a matter of fact, all it announces on its page can be fake, those warnings are all forged by cyber hackers who try to threaten computer users to believe that their computers are in great risk. Once people convince the fake message shows on their computers, they will be asked to pay a great amount of money to get the viruses that listed on web page removed. Under no circumstance, should this payment be done as it is only a browser hijacker which belongs to a computer threat rather than a security tool for people to use.

The Screenshot of This Hijacker

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From the interface of this Threatshelpline.com, we can find that hackers can disguise it as a page of security tool that lists all the computer viruses, and it claims that the computer is in great danger. Also, in order to cheat people to convince that the page is showing the real thing, it can pretend that it is proved by Microsoft Security Essentials, which is a good and legit anti-virus program designed by Microsoft. Do not trust anything on this page. It is totally fake. If you want to keep your computer safe, please get this browser hijacker removed as soon as possible. Instead of providing security support, this hijacker can cause many unwanted problems to the infected computers if it stays on them for a long time.

This Threatshelpline.com hijacker can be spread by cyber criminals from the Internet. When people come to this domain by accident, they would be asked to set it as the homepage, and some people can be lured to do so. Also, hackers can embed this infection into some free programs and publish them to the web for people to download. It can be hard for us to distinguish which program is good or bad before we install it. So, people must be cautious when install programs to their computers. Once this hijacker sneaks into target computers, it can cause many problems to the whole system from many aspects.

The properties of Browser Hijacker

-Can not be detected by your anti-virus software, which makes it hard to uninstall from the computer.
-Once you open your browser, you will be redirected to some unknown websites.
-Can slow down the performance of the computer, or even blue screen.
-Can pop up many unwanted advertisements when you are doing something else.
-Can change your settings in your browser and it is not easy to change it back.

If you find any symptoms listed above showing on your computer, then your computer must be suffered with a browser hijacker that causes you keep being redirecting to this Threatshelpline.com. Welcome to contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for manual removal guide. Also, we will provide a short removal guide below for computer literate.

NOTE: Being afraid to do any wrong operation during the process of removing this browser hijacker? Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts, we are here to help you:

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: 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.

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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 this browser 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:

Threatshelpline.com is a malicious browser hijacker that use fake virus warning to cheat people to pay. It has nothing to do with the system security as it is a kind of computer threat that can generate damages to the infected systems. The whole performance of the infected computer can be slowed down by it and other viruses that downloaded by it. If this hijacker cannot be removed in time, it can cause more other problems to the affected computers.

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

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on January 22, 2015 12:54 pm

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