Wednesday, February 19, 2014

How to Remove B.scorecardresearch.com Browser Hijacker Virus from Browser



Some questionnaires keep popping up when you carry out some activities on your browser? And b.scorecardresearch.com becomes your browser start page? Is there something wrong with your browser? You will find your answer from this post.

B.scorecardresearch.com Description

B.scorecardresearch.com, also known as scorecardresearch.com, is considered to be a browser hijacker that badly interrupts your network life. This hateful parasite is often bundled with free programs like media players, video recorders and PDF. When you receive and open some spam email attachments from strangers, you are likely to get the installation of this browser hijacker.

After invading your Windows system, b.scorecardresearch.com mainly causes damages to your browser like IE, Chrome or Firefox. It takes place of your homepage without your authorization. When your former homepage is removed by such pest, you will be unable to set back again. Subsequently, a questionnaire provided by b.scorecardresearch.com appears on your browser. Under this situation, you’d better neglect the dubious questionnaire. It is a common way for this browser hijacker to know your Internet behaviors and gather your browsing habits. Then the collect information would be used by third parties for commercial competition.
B.scorecardresearch.com not only causes identity theft but also causes harm to your Windows operating system. It utilizes your system vulnerabilities to bring in additional viruses like adware, rogueware and Trojan infections for further damage. As a result, your computer is worsened severely. For protecting your PC, you should remove b.scorecardresearch.com as soon as possible.


Detailed Guide to Remove B.scorecardresearch.com and Fix IE/Chrome/Firefox Completely


Step 1: Disable the process of Safeweballiance.com in Task Manager opened by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Select all processes of B.scorecardresearch.com and click End Process.

Step 2: Go to Control Panel from Start Menu, and type Folder Option in Search Bar; check Show hidden files and folders and deselect the option of Hide protected operating system files in View tab and then click on OK button.

Step 3: Find out all hidden files of B.scorecardresearch.com.

%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\
%ProgramFiles%\random.exe

Step 4: Click Win+R to open “Run”, then, enter “regedit” to open Registry Editor. Find out and remove registries of B.scorecardresearch.com.
 


HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\random.exe"

Step 5: Remove B.scorecardresearch.com from your browser and set it back.

For Google Chrome

Click the icon that looks like a spanner and click Settings > Appearances > Show Home button > click Change button to reset your homepage.


For Internet Explorer

1. Click Search Providers, delete B.scorecardresearch.com from IE.

2. Click Tools > Internet Options > General. And create a new homepage on Home page box.