Sunday, March 2, 2014

Permanently Uninstall/Remove GigaClicks Crawler Virus from IE/Chrome/Firefox



Your browser is messed up by GigaClicks Crawler? Your antivirus tool can’t remove GigaClicks Crawler from your computer? This post will guide you remove GigaClicks Crawler step by step.

How Can You Get The Installation of GigaClicks Crawler? 

GigaClicks Crawler can be injected into your operating system by some insecure resources like pop-up ads, malicious websites and dubious email attachments. Likewise, you get the installation of GigaClicks Crawler carelessly when you download some free applications from the Internet.

Is It Dangerous to Get The Installation of GigaClicks Crawler?

GigaClicks Crawler is classified as an unwanted program used by third parties to promote their advertisements and websites on the Internet. As soon as this adware program is added to your browser, your activities will be blocked by numerous pop-ups. Additionally, GigaClicks Crawler redirects your browser homepage and search results to GigaClicks.net, which is very bothersome and hateful. Besides, this adware program keeps tracks on your searching activities and browser histories. The collected information will be utilized illegally by third parties to make commercial profits.

This kind of adware program not only makes chaos in Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox but also causes damages to Windows XP, Vista and Win7/8. To slow down your computer performance, it installs a great deal of unnecessary applications and toolbars on your computer. Because of the hoax, your Windows performs weirdly and sluggishly. Your computer would be at a high risk of being infected with additional viruses. For the sake of your computer security, you’d better update your machine timely because GigaClicks Crawler is likely to distribute horrible threats to your PC without your awareness. Once your Windows system suffers various attacks, it will be smashed and disabled.

How to Remove GigaClicks Crawler? 

To remove GigaClicks Crawler from your Windows, you have to remove its related files and registry entries. It is in vain that you use some antivirus programs to uninstall this stubborn program that can escape from detection and removal. The best solution is that you manually get rid of it.

Step 1: Restart the computer, keep pressing F8 till the option appears, and then use arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Networking.

Step 2: End related processes of GigaClicks Crawler. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete together to run Task Manger.

Step 3: Uninstall GigaClicks Crawler program. Click Start menu, then Control Panel, and click Programs. Select GigaClicks Crawler and right click Uninstall.
 


Step 4: Click Start menu, then Control Panel, and search Folder Option. Check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) in the View tab of Folder Option window. Show hidden files and delete suspicious files as below.

%AllUsersProfile%\{random}
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%ProgramFiles%\random.exe

Step 5: Remove dropped registry files of GigaClicks Crawler. Hit Win+R key to activate Run, and then type “regedit” and press OK. Find unfamiliar keys and click Delete.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\supWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Main"Default_Page_URL" = "http://www.com/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid="
  
Step 6: Restart your computer