Tuesday, March 18, 2014

How to Get Rid of Homemovieshd.com Pop-up Virus (Manual Removal Guide)


Learn about Homemovieshd.com Virus


Homemovieshd.com is a kind of pop-up virus that provides you with tons of advertisements. It often gives you some installation suggestions each time you open your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. It warns that your java applet is outdated. If you want a fantastic browsing experience, you should update the java tool in time. Such malicious browser hijacker often uses this shady way to install some bad browser extensions and programs to mess up your computer. In addition, Homemovieshd.com modifies your browser settings like homepage and search engine likewise. In order to collect network traffic for sponsors, it redirects random tab and website to unfamiliar domain. Besides, your system files and registries will be changed without your awareness, which can result in many unexpected problems. For instance, your machine is slow to boot up and shut down. And you are kicked out when you are playing a game on the affected PC. It is possible that your Internet connection would be blocked. All in all, keeping Homemovieshd.com in your computer will cause you so much inconvenience. There is a possibility that this browser hijacker drops other viruses to your Windows operating system for further damage. It is strongly suggested that you remove Homemovieshd.com quickly.


The Guide to Remove Homemovieshd.com Virus


In most cases, you need a manual removal method to deal with Homemovieshd.com. Antivirus programs can’t remove this virus because they are unable to locate the files and registry entries of Homemovieshd.com. Please follow the guide below to solve your problem.

Step 1: Enter safe mode with networking first. Restart your computer and press F8 key incessantly before you get into Windows operating system. After the options appear on your screen, use the arrow to choose Safe Mode with Networking.


Step 2: Terminate the process of Homemovieshd.com. And you right click on Task Bar and select Task Manager. In the Processes tab, you need to find out the process of Homemovieshd.com and click on End Processes button.


Step 3: Remove the files of Homemovieshd.com. Open Start Menu and then go to Control Panel. Then use the search bar to look for Folder Option. Check Show hidden files and folders and un-check Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) in the View tab of Folder Option window.

%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\[random].exe
%System Root%\Samples
%User Profile%\Local Settings\Temp
%Program Files%\Homemovieshd.com pop-up ads

Step 4: Delete Homemovieshd.com registry entries from your PC. Click start button and search for regedit to open Registry Editor.


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Homemovieshd.com pop-up ads
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Homemovieshd.com pop-up ads
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msascui.exe “Debugger” = ‘svchost.exe’
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msmpeng.exe “Debugger” = ‘svchost.exe’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “xsa”

Step 5: Reboot your PC.