Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Remove Sammsoft virus. How to uninstall toolbar

Sammsoft.com virus or Sammsoft toolbar virus is actually a deceptive application that can be installed as a toolbar on Internet explorer, firefox, Chrome etc. But sometimes it gets installed without user permission and consent. And after getting in a PC, Sammsoft toolbar malware will hijack web browser by altering default settings. It may reroute your homepage and search engine to www.Sammsoft.com or some other unwanted webpage. Along with browser hijacking, the Sammsoft malware will cause annoying advertisements to appear on victim PC. If so, you,ll receive Sammsoft pop-up ads being displayed on your screen every few minutes. Another problem with Sammsoft toolbar virus is its spying activities, this little program will track your web interests and collects your personal information which will be dangerous when leaked. We recommend you to uninstall Sammsoft virus toolbar/plugin or any of its component found on your machine.
Common Symptoms of Sammsoft.com virus toolbar 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 Sammsoft.com virus toolbar
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 Sammsoft.com virus toolbar 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 Sammsoft.com virus toolbar 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 Sammsoft.com virus toolbar and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete Sammsoft.com virus toolbar 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 Sammsoft.com virus toolbar in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\

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