Tuesday, April 1, 2014

How to Remove Diggerview.com Browser Hijacker Virus



Diggerview.com Description

Diggerview.com is considered to be a browser hijacker which attacks various browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The browser hijacker claims that it is a useful search provider to computer users. However, it isn’t true. After this redirect virus penetrates into your computer, it makes changes to DNS data and replaces your browser default homepage straight away. And the browser hijacker often causes redirections every single time you log in the affected web browser. Besides, Diggerview.com modifies all search results without your awareness. When you click on them carelessly, you are led to unknown websites immediately. It is obvious that these irrelevant search results contain suspicious components.

Once Diggerview.com comes to your browser, you should use your antivirus program to check whether there are other computer viruses in your system or not. It is reported that this browser hijacker can utilize the Internet to distribute various parasites. The worst thing is that the tricky virus will give many chances to remote hackers to damage your computer. For getting their revenue, the intruders are likely to thieve your personal information such as credit card number and password. Then you will suffer great loss. All in all, Diggerview.com is an unreliable website that should be cleaned up. In other words, your computer will be much safer without it.


How to Remove Diggerview.com Virus Manually

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

Step 2: Remove the files of Diggerview.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.

%AllUsersProfile%\{random}\
%UserProfile%\ApplicationData\Microsoft\InternetExplorer\Quick Launch\Diggerview.com redirect.lnk

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

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\BabylonIEPI.DLL
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\BabylonTC.EXE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\”Shell” = “[random].exe”

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


Step 5: Reboot your PC.