The redirect virus can redirect users to some specific advertisements sites and sponsored links. Besides, this malware can fill the computer screen with annoying ad-supported windows when users finish installing some programs or load some media associated websites. Those websites are specially designed for the purpose of promoting certain products or services and further making a great profit. Most of the time, computer users are attracted by the promotions, bargains, coupons and deals and other ads that are displayed by the browser hijacker. So most of the users click on the ads and access the advertising sites or receive the pop-up ads.
Once being allowed to enter the browser, it will modify the system security setting according to their desire, which may result in more malware invasion. As the threat changes the browser settings and lower the security levels, some unnecessary toolbars or plug-ins may be added to the web browser, which will affect the performance the browser greatly. If be more careful, computer users are able to realize the changes happen on their browsers such as the change of the default program, the search engine, new bookmarks, and new plug-ins on the browsers. Moreover, Bit-search.com may deliver links that link innocent users to malicious websites that have been compromised by cyber criminals. Under such circumstance, the victims of the infected computer will get more and more troubles including information revealing, data loss, and attacks from other malware and viruses. You ought to take measures to remove Bit-search.com from your computer as soon as possible.
How
to Delete Bit-search.com Redirect Virus Effectively
1. Remove the
browser hijacker from the infected computer.
Click on the Start
button and select Control Panel. Click on Uninstall a program under the
Programs category.
Find out and
locate the programs related to the browser hijacker. Click on the Uninstall
button to remove them all.
2. Launch the
infected browser and remove the add-ons or extensions related to the browser
hijacker.
Internet Explorer:
Open IE, click on
Tools and then select Manage Add-ons. When it opens a window, click on Toolbars
and Extensions. Find out the extensions related to the browser hijacker and
select them. Then, right-click them and click on the Disable option. Restart IE
to finish the procedure.
Google Chrome:
Launch Google
Chrome. Click on the Three-bar icon on top-right of the browser, select tools
and then Extensions from the list. After that, click Extensions on the left
side of the window. Locate the extension related to the browser hijacker,
select it and click on the trash icon. Restart the browser to complete the
procedure.
Mozilla Firefox:
Start Firefox and
click on the tool menu from the top menu. Click on the Add-ons tab to open the
configuration window. Then, click Extensions on the left side of this window.
Now find out the extensions of the redirect virus and remove them from the
browser. Restart the browser to complete the process.
3. Show hidden
files and folders.
Go to Control
panel again and click on Appearance and Personalization. Then double click on
Folder Options. Hit the View tab, tick “Show hidden files, folders and drives”
and deselect “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” . Click on
the OK button to apply the changes.
4. Delete the
malicious files of the redirect virus from the local disk.
The files listed
below areor reference only because the virus has the ability to changes the
names and locations of its files.
%Program Files%\
random
%AppData%\Protector-[rnd].exe
%AppData%\Inspector-[rnd].exe
%AppData%\vsdsrv32.exe
5. Open Registry
Editor and delete the registry entries of the browser hijacker..
Press Windows+ R
keys simultaneously to open the Run window. Then type “regedit” in the run box
and press Enter key to open Registry Editor.
After that, find
out and delete all the registry entries of the redirect virus. The below
registry entries are also for reference only.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\browser
hijacker name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
‘DisableRegistryTools’ = 0
6. Restart the
infected computer to apply all changes.
Conclusion
Bit-search.com has
the ability to intrude onto the system through the way of coming bundled with
some unprotected software, commercial related websites created by cyber
hackers, links in browser hijackers, spam email attachments, junk emails and
ads pops- up. Another way it often uses is through bundling with some programs
installers thus it can be installed if the user do not pay attention to some
unnoticeable options. Most computer users are unaware of the danger of this
redirect virus and keep it on the computer for a long time, bringing many
problems to their computers. To avoid Bit-search.com redirect virus, users need to be aware of the common browser settings and options which can be easily modified by the malware, such as appearance of undesirable ads pops- up, browser homepage being changed to a commercial related one or deterioration of browser performance, it is suggested to check the status of browser immediately. That is why it is only for advanced and experienced PC users to deal with, owing to the fact that any little mistake may result in irreparable system damage. Afterwards, restore the browser settings and secure the computer to a high level. It is developed to help users to detect and delete the threat automatically from the computer without damage.
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