Monday, February 24, 2014

Way to Remove Rocket-downloader.com Pop-up Virus from IE/Chrome/Firefox



Rocket-downloader.com is A Dangerous Domain 

1) It makes modifications to your browser homepage and search engine.
2) It provides you with many irrelevant search results.
3) It displays a lot of annoying pop-up ads.
4) It does not ask for permission to install unwanted toolbars and programs onto your PC.
5) It tracks your movements on the Internet for malicious purposes.
6) It cause many system problems and worsens your Windows operating system.

What is Rocket-downloader.com?

Rocket-downloader.com is not a reliable website created by computer hackers to disturb a lot of Internet users. This website can be defined as a hateful adware program because it often annoys users with a great deal of pop-up advertisements. No matter which browser you install on the infected computer, you can not escape from the interference of this virus. It is reported that the ability of this adware program is enough to mess up IE, Chrome and other popular browsers.

Once Rocket-downloader.com is added to your computer, it will not ask for permission to alter the settings of your browser. When your homepage and search engine are both replaced completely, you will have no chance to set back. Then, this adware program promotes many sponsored ads on your browser for attracting your eyes. Don’t be cheated by these deception pop-ups. Your click will mislead you into unfamiliar websites which might contain insecure components. In addition, Rocket-downloader.com installs a bunch of suspicious toolbars and programs to your computer, which causes extra problems and troubles probably. Due to the existence of Rocket-downloader.com, your computer becomes poor and chaotic likewise. Your machine shows you a high CPU usage. In consequence, your computer gets stuck and stops working. 

Stubborn as it is, Rocket-downloader.com can’t be removed easily by you in reality. It is most likely that some antivirus programs are unable to pick it up. And this crafty adware program constantly enters your computer secretly by the means of freeware, shareware and SPAM. If you want to stop pop-ups and avoid annoyances, you ought to get rid of Rocket-downloader.com.

Way to Remove Rocket-downloader.com from Your Browser

To completely remove Rocket-downloader.com, you should take actions to terminate its related process, and delete its malicious files and registry keys manually. The particular guide below will do you a favor.

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 Rocket-downloader.com adware. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete together to run Task Manger.

Step 3: Show hidden files and delete suspicious files. Click Start menu, then Control Panel, and search Folder Option. Then make modifications to the settings as below:

Step 4: Remove all files and registry entries of Rocket-downloader.com. Hit Win+R key to activate “Run”, and then type “regedit” and press OK. Find unfamiliar keys and click Delete.


%program files%\ Rocket-downloader.com
%documents and settings %\ all users\Rocket-downloader.com
%windows%\system32\drivers\suspicious .sys
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}\
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}.lnk
%app data%\roaming\ Rocket-downloader.com virus

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegistryTools” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin” = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorUser” = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “EnableLUA” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “ Rocket-downloader.com ”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings “UID” = “tovvhgxtud”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ASProtect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution
  
Step 5: Uninstall Rocket-downloader.com program. Click Start menu, then Control Panel, and click Programs.

Step 6: Reboot your computer