Thursday, May 22, 2014

How to Get Rid of Znoo.net Virus (Removal Guide)



Can't remove Znoo.net from your browser and stop pop-ups? No worries. You’ll eliminate this annoying website from your PC quickly after you read this post.

Znoo.net Brief Description

Znoo.net is not only a pesky pop-up virus but also a nasty browser hijacker that often attacks Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. This pop-up virus will tamper browser settings without your agreement. Unluckily, your homepage and search engine are both changed to Znoo.net. The virus invasion generally brings you extremely inconvenience. For example, this pop-up virus keeps redirecting you from current webpage to some unfamiliar websites. Besides, you will receive a great deal of inappropriate and irrelevant search results when you make regular searches online. The search results mainly come from a few similar websites, which are used for promoting all sorts of ads and other information. It should be noted that the pop-ups and redirections from this Znoo.net will put your Windows system at risk. There is a possibility that some Trojan viruses, worms and other viruses hide in these dubious resources. If your computer is affected by some viruses, it will be worsened and damaged, which you don't expect. Worst still, this Znoo.net browser hijacker also uses advanced techniques to track your network traces and browser histories, which aims at collecting some lucrative information. 

The Harms of Znoo.net Virus

1. Znoo.net modifies system settings and browser homepage.
2. Znoo.net generates lots of junk files in Windows system.
3. Znoo.net reduces system resources and lower PC performance.
4. Znoo.net adds unwanted programs to your PC for further damage.

Removal Guide of Znoo.net Virus

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 Znoo.net. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete together to run Task Manager.

Step 3: Click Start menu, then Control Panel, and click Programs. Select unknown programs and right click Uninstall.

Step 4: Open Start Menu and then go to Control Panel. Use the search bar to look for Folder Option. Check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) in the View tab of Folder Option window.
%LocalAppData%.exe
%AppData%p1.exe
%System%[random].exe
%Temp%[random].bat
%Windir%Microsoft.NETFramework[random].exe

Step 5: Remove dropped registry files of Znoo.net. Hit Win+R to activate Run, and then type “regedit” and press OK. Find unfamiliar keys and click Delete.
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareClassesDefaultIcon "(Default)" = '%1'
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClientsStartMenuInternetFIREFOX.EXEshellopencommand "(Default)" = ""%LocalAppData%.exe -a "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe""
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClientsStartMenuInternetFIREFOX.EXEshellsafemodecommand "(Default)" = ""%LocalAppData%.exe" -a "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" -safe-mode"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}
InProcServer32 "(Default)" = ".dll"

Step 6: 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 Znoo.net from IE.

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

Step 7: Reboot your PC.