How to remove ism.Sitescout.com virus. Stop pop-ups

The ism.Sitescout.com virus is a browser hijacker and adware infection that plays two kind of roles. Firstly it hijacks your browser and redirects you to http://Sitescout.com or other unwanted websites, secondly it displays ads by Sitescout.com popups (SPAM) on your screen. You might be oblivious about this virus but all of sudden you,ll notice that search results from Google are redirecting to Sitescout.com search engine, and when opening browser homepage the http://Sitescout.com is opened up automatically. this behavior indicates to possible browser hijack infection. What is more horrific about this bug is its data stealing capability. The Sitescout.com popup virus is designed to track activities and collect personal information of victim computer. you should uninstall ism.Sitescout.com virus as soon as possible to save your system from further harms.
Common Symptoms of ism.Sitescout.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 ism.Sitescout.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 ism.Sitescout.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 ism.Sitescout.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 ism.Sitescout.com and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete ism.Sitescout.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 ism.Sitescout.com in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\