Monday, March 24, 2014

Uncoveraussie.com Browser Hijacker Virus Detailed Removal Guide



What is Uncoveraussie.com Virus?

Uncoveraussie.com is as malicious as a browser hijacker virus which often changes browser settings without your permission. Once your homepage and search engine are both altered forcibly, you will have no ability to set them back. The intention of this browser hijacker is to force you visit unfamiliar website so that it is able to collect network traffic. For increasing its ranking, Uncoveraussie.com also makes modifications to your search results. You will be redirected to unknown domain with a click of your mouse when you are confronted with these changed search results. It is possible that Uncoveraussie.com downloads malicious programs from unknown domain. And loads of computer viruses are injected in to the whole operating system.

Once your PC is too vulnerable to protect itself, it will be attacked by many cyber hackers. As you see, this kind of browser hijacker is so dangerous. If you don’t get rid of that, your will have further troubles. Hackers keep track of your browser histories for evil purposes. They seek to utilize your sensitive information to make money. For example, your personal information is sold to third parties. And hackers can steal your money through using your credit card number and password furtively. Hence, we strongly suggested that you take immediate actions to erase Uncoveraussie.com from your Windows system.

How to Remove Uncoveraussie.com Virus from PC Effectively?

Because Uncoveraussie.com is often bundled with freeware, shareware and SPAM, a number of antivirus programs can not pick up such nasty browser hijacker. To get rid of it from your PC permanently, you need a manual removal solution. It is an effective way to locate its hidden files and registry keys in the affected Windows. If you are good at computer, you can follow the guide below.  

Step 1: Press Ctrl+ALT+Del keys at the same time to open Task Manager. End the process of Uncoveraussie.com.

Step 2: Remove the files of Uncoveraussie.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.

%Windir%\temp\random.exe
%Windir%\Temp\random

Step 3: Delete Uncoveraussie.com registry entries from your PC. Click start button and search for regedit to open Registry Editor.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop “NoChangingWallPaper” = ’1

Step4: Click Start button and select Control Panel. Then click Programs and Feature, uninstall all suspicious programs from your PC.

Step 5: 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 Search Providers, delete Uncoveraussie.com from IE.

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

Step 6: Reboot your PC.