Sunday, 23 June 2013

Babylon search toolbar virus uninstall guide

Babylon toolbar virus or search.Babylon.com malware is a very annoying and harmful browser hijacker. This application can be installed as Babylon search toolbar on Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera and Internet explorer, whatsmore, it can infect your computer without your awareness. As soon as it gets installed, it changes your homepage and default search provider without asking your permission. After this, you,ll be redirected to http://search.Babylon.com everytime you are opening homepage or trying to search on google. The Babylon toolbar virus will also display unwanted advertisements on your system,moreover, it will make your PC incredibly slowed down. This nasty Babylon search hijack will cause several problems and damages to your PC and it wont uninstall if you try to remove it through control panel. We highly recommend you to immediately take action and uninstall Babylon search toolbar malware from your computer using any possible method.
Common Symptoms of Search.Babylon.com hijack infection:
This kind of malwares usually change your Homepage, Search provider, Desktop Background.
They can display bunch of unstoppable pop-ups advertisements.
Computer performs slower then usual, browser may crash over and over.
Strange websites are automatically opened on the computer after a frequent interval.
Disabled Folder options, Task manager, Registry editing tools.
Advertisements from stranger companies start to appear out of nowhere.
Unexpected browser behaviors such as URL/link redirects.
Unwanted and unknown Plugin/extension or add-ons attached with browser.
Useless shortcuts on desktop or creepy websites added to favorites/bookmarks without your knowledge.


How to uninstall Search.Babylon.com hijack
Remove toolbars, plugins, extensions, add-ons
Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox users:
Go to TOOLS and then click MANAGE ADD-ON, From there, select Extensions, Toolbars and remove the Search.Babylon.com hijack if found. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.

















Google Chrome Users:
Click SETTINGS icon and select SETTINGS, then open Extensions, toolbar, search provider options, remove the Search.Babylon.com hijack if listed there. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.
Uninstall from Control Panel
Open CONTROL PANEL, then ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS or “Programs and Features”, now lookup for Search.Babylon.com hijack and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete Search.Babylon.com hijack manually:
If the malware did not go away after uninstall procedure, try these steps. Please note, the manual removal method is a bit complex and it can go wrong if you perform its tasks incorrectly. It is advised to run an automatic virus removal software for safe and easy solutions. However, if you are good with Manual removal, do the steps below.
Possibly corrupt registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
Delete files:
Open then following folders or search for Search.Babylon.com hijack in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\
Babylon toolbar virus removal tool
It is always good and safe to use an automatic software to detect and eliminate viruses and malwares.

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