Monday, 17 June 2013

How to remove www2.delta-search.com virus hijack

www2.delta-search.com virus is a bug that redirects users to a fake search engine website http://www2.delta-search.com. As this domain is owned by spammers, they place commercial advertisement feeds on their website to earn income, so this means, the actual purpose of www2.delta-search.com redirect is to earn money for its developers. This annoying browser hijack infection illegally enters into a computer, then it attacks web browser and changes settings. After this, if you have been a target of this infection, everytime searching on Google will redirect you to www2.delta-search.com instead of search results from Google (or any other default program). At first this trick might have been ignored by users but soon it becomes noticeably a headache when all the time homepage and web links from search are redirecting to unwanted webpages like www2.delta-search.com. Another dangerous activity of this malware is Data Stealing which cannot be noticed because it is performed in background. You must remove www2.delta-search.com virus and its associated extension, plugins from your browser to stop unauthorized activities on your machine.
Common Symptoms of www2.delta-search.com 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 www2.delta-search.com
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 www2.delta-search.com 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 www2.delta-search.com 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 www2.delta-search.com and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete www2.delta-search.com 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 www2.delta-search.com in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\
www2.delta-search.com 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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