Thursday, May 8, 2014

How to Remove Oneindian.net Virus and Stop Redirection



Your homepage is changed to Oneindian.net without your awareness? It is no doubt that your PC is controlled by this Oneindian.net. You ought to get rid of it immediately, or your PC performance will be slowed down.

The Information of Oneindian.net 

Oneindian.net is a malicious website which comes under the category of browser hijackers. After this Oneindian.net slips into your computer, all the web browsers installed onto your computer will perform weirdly. Similar to Cj.dotomi.com browser hijacker, Oneindian.net removes your current homepage firstly and sets up itself as the start page at Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. When you are browsing the web, this Oneindian.net virus will trigger endless annoying ads and sponsored links on your screen, which will spoil your experience terribly. Meanwhile, this Oneindian.net virus will make use of an online survey to collect your personal information including your name, sex, telephone number, email address and so forth.


Besides, when you click on those links offered by this Oneindian.net site, some vicious viruses and malicious programs will be automatically installed into your computer without your knowledge. Additionally, when you are in search of information online, this Oneindian.net virus will hijack your search results and redirect you to other irrelevant websites that you are unwilling to visit. As this Oneindian.net can also tracks your browser histories and helps hackers steal your information, you need to take action to get rid of it instantly.

The Danger of Oneindian.net Virus

1. Oneindian.net alters system settings and registry keys without permission.
2. Oneindian.net installs unwanted add-ons, toolbars and programs into your PC.
3. Oneindian.net replaces browser homepage and search engine.
4. Oneindian.net messes up your browsing activities and search results.
5. Oneindian.net is a tool which can be used by hackers to violate your privacy.

Manually Delete Oneindian.net Virus from Your PC

In order to remove this browser hijacker virus thoroughly, you need to find out its files and registry entries in your system. This guide will step by step show you how to do that.

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

Step 2: Remove the files of Oneindian.net. 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%\Application Data\.dll
 %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%AppData%Local. Oneindian.net.exe


Step 3: Delete Oneindian.net registry entries from your PC. Click start button and search for regedit to open Registry Editor.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ Oneindian.net
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon “Shell” = “[random].exe


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

Step5: Reset the Settings of Browsers

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.

Reset the settings of Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Firefox, and click the Firefox button.

2. Select Help and click Troubleshooting Information.

3. Click the Reset Firefox button.