Saturday, April 12, 2014

Remove LookSafeSearch.com Virus from IE/Chrome/Firefox

What is LookSafeSearch.com Virus?


LookSafeSearch.com is as malicious as Thefreecamsecret.com browser hijacker virus. In general, it masks as a fake search engine to carry out malicious activities on target computer. This pesky browser virus often comes bundled with unreliable free programs like PDF creators and video players. In some cases, this virus is distributed via spam email attachments and annoying pop-ups. When this browser hijacker breaks into your computer, you will have some troubles. The nasty LookSafeSearch.com keeps appearing on your browser. This virus also makes modifications to your homepage and search provider without your consent. When you make use of this fake search engine to search some messages online, you will get a number of unrelated search results. Most of them contain ads and links, which make you uncomfortable. It is most likely that LookSafeSearch.com wants to use these questionable search results to cause redirection. Once you are forced to visit some sponsored websites, the maker of this browser hijacker will get supported from sponsors. In order to get paid from spammers, this browser hijacker is programmed by its maker to track your browser histories and gather your information. As long as spammers get your email address, they will harass you with tons of spam emails every day. It is suggested that you get rid of LookSafeSearch.com virus from your browser if you want to avoid various harassments.



Easy Way to Remove LookSafeSearch.com Virus

Step 1: Restart your computer and hit F8 key incessantly. When some mode options show up, please select the safe mode with networking by arrow keys.

Step 2: Press Alt+Ctrl+Delete keys at the same time to open Task Manager. When it is done, find out LookSafeSearch.com virus process in Processes tab and click End Process button.

Step 3: Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization to find Folder Options then double-click on it. In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended). Clean all the malicious files about Jaamla.com virus as below.


 %User Profile%\Local Settings\Temp
%Program Files%\Looksafesearch.com
%Program Files%\Looksafesearch.com

Step 5: Press Win+R keys to open RUN box, then input regedit to open Registry Editor. Then you need to find out and clean up all registry entries of Jaamla.com virus step by step.
 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Looksafesearch.com
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Looksafesearch.com
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 3948550101

Step 6: Reboot your computer