What is Gnk.cipath.net?
Gnk.cipath.net always appears each time
you open your IE, Chrome and other web browsers? It is no doubt that your
computer is hijacked by Gnk.cipath.net which is considered to be a malicious
pop-up virus. This kind of virus is often bundled with freeware, shareware and
SPAM. When you download some dubious programs from certain insecure websites,
your computer would come across such nasty adware program. Gnk.cipath.net often
shows you a pop-up message saying that your browser and video player might be
outdated. To optimize your browsing experience, you need to accept its
suggestion and update your web browser to the latest version.
This
pop-up seems to be reliable and real. However, lots of unwanted programs will
be added to your computer once you confirm the installation. It is common way
for Gnk.cipath.net to worsen your computer performance. Because a great amount
of system resources are but down, your computer is slow to boot up and shut
down. Even sometime it gets stuck without warning. Besides, Gnk.cipath.net does
not allow you to open tabs and websites. Once this pest stays in your system
long, it makes use of system loopholes to distribute other viruses to your
Windows operating system. In order to protect your computer, we suggest that
you get rid of Gnk.cipath.net right away.
How to Remove Gnk.cipath.net Manually?
Step 1: Press Ctrl+ALT+Del keys at the same time to open Task
Manager. End the process of Gnk.cipath.net.
Step 2: Click Start button and select Control Panel. Then click Programs and Features, uninstall all
suspicious programs from your PC.
Step 3: Remove
toolbars and extension from your web browser.
For Google Chrome
1.
Click the icon that looks like a spanner and navigate to Tools > Extensions
to remove all unknown extensions by clicking Bin button.
2.
Click the icon that looks like a spanner and click Settings > Appearances
> Show Home button > click Change button to reset your homepage.
For Mozilla Firefox
1.
Click Ctrl+Shift+A at the same time
to open Add-ons page > Extensions to remove all unknown
extensions.
2.
Click the Firefox button > Help > Troubleshooting Information > click on Reset Firefox button.
For Internet Explorer
1.
Click Tools > Manage Add-ons > Toolbars and Extensions to remove all
unknown extensions.
2.
Click Tools > Internet Options > General.
And create a new homepage on Home page
box.
Step 4: Reboot your
PC.
