PC Virus Fixes: Get Rid of Srvab.com Virus and Stop Redirection

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Get Rid of Srvab.com Virus and Stop Redirection

Your web browser starts to keep redirecting you to unknown domain when Srvab.com appears on your computer? Do you want to stop the bothersome redirection? This post will show you how to remove Srvab.com and reset your web browser.

Brief Description of Srvab.com Virus

Srvab.com is classified as an irksome browser hijacker which is designed by cyber criminals to display numerous commercial ads on your screen and steal your personal information online without letting you know. After this Srvab.com successfully enters your computer, the homepage of your web browser will be secretly changed into Srvab.com. And it is impossible for you to get your previous homepage back even though you reset the homepage settings by opening Internet Options. And this nasty Srvab.com will make a comeback soon after you reopen your web browser. This Srvab.com will not leave your web browser until its files and registry entries are completely removed from your computer.

When activated, this Srvab.com will arouse tons of commercial ads which try to trap you into buying the promoted products and service. By doing so, the makers of this Srvab.com can make money. Besides, when you click on those ads triggered by this Srvab.com, you will be likely to be redirected to some malicious websites where many risky computer threats like Win32:Injector-AUU, Generic36.FGM and other Trojan viruses. With the help of this Srvab.com, cyber criminals can easily invade your compromised system and take over it to conduct illegal acts. To protect your computer from hackers, you are highly advised to remove this Srvab.com from your computer immediately.

Manually Remove Srvab.com Virus

I kindly remind that you should be careful when you remove the files and registry keys of this browser hijacker. The reason is that this browser hijacker is very crafty and hides its files deeply in your system. Don’t delete some normal system files, or your computer will have problems.

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 Srvab.com. Right-click on Task Bar and select Task Manager. In the Processes tab, you need to find out the process of Srvab.com and click on End Processes button.

Step 3: Remove the files of Srvab.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%

%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\{random letters}\

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~dll

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

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ‘1’

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ‘0’

Step 5: Resetting DNS settings

1. Open your Control Panel from Start Menu, and then choose “View network status and task” in “Network and Internet”.

2. Select the option of Network and Sharing Center and click “Change adapter settings”.

3. Select the corresponded network adapter as you are using and right click to open a menu then select “Properties”.

5. Select “Internet Protocol Verrion4(TCP/IPV4), then click Properties button.

6. Choose “Use the following DNS server addresses”. Set “preferred DNS server” to 8.8.8.8.

Step 6: Reset browsers to the original status

After disabling all suspicious programs on your browser, you also need to reset the browser to the original state, which can make sure that this virus never comes back. Before beginning, you will lose your bookmarks and other personal information when you restore your browser.

Reset the settings of Internet Explorer

1. Open the IE, click the wrench icon and select Internet Options.

2. Move to Advance tab, click the Reset button.

3. Tick the Delete personal settings check-box and click Reset button.

4. In General tab, you can add a new URL on Home page box and set it as your default homepage.

Reset the settings of Google Chrome

1. Open the Chrome, click the three stripes icon and select Settings.

2. Scroll down to the end of the configuration page, search for Show advanced settings.

3. Look at Reset browser settings button and click it.

4. Reset browser settings via clicking the reset button.

5. Scroll down the page again and look for Open a specific page or set of pages, click on their Set Pages. Another window will show up. Here you will seethe bunch of URLs under “Set pages”. Delete all them and then enter only one which you want to use as your home page.