Tuesday, June 10, 2014

How to Get Rid of Surfvox.com Redirect Virus Successfully

Hijacked by Surfvox.com? 
Surfvox.com is a nasty browser hijacker which can come into your computer sneakily along with free softwares which you can download from internet. Once installed, Surfvox.com is able to change your default browser settings without asking your permission. Meanwhile, it replaces your original homepage and search engine. When you open your browsers, Surfvox.com jumps out instead of your favorite homepage. Even though you have restored your browser settings, you can’t get your homepage back. Once you search for something, you will be automatically redirected to other unwanted websites which are full of advertisements. Actually, Surfvox.com was designed to promote certain commercial websites. Thus, it will add lots of irrelevant sponsored links to your search results. Moreover, Surfvox.com can follow your online trace and record your internet activities information. It will use your information to achieve its vicious purposes. 

Since Surfvox.com can be installed in your computer by adding itself with free softwares, it’s so important for you to pay more attention when you download or install a new program. You should always keep closer to every step during installation so that you can make sure no additional strange applications can get inside your computer without letting you know. But if your computer has been already infected, you should take immediate actions to remove Surfvox.com completely from your computer.
Surfvox.com Screenshot
Harmfulness of Surfvox.com
1. It changes default browser settings without letting you know. 
2. It replaces your homepage and search providers automatically.
3. It redirects your search results to unwanted commercial websites.
4. It displays countless pop-up ads on your computer screen.
5. It records your internet activities traces for future marketing.
6. It can't be removed successfully by antivirus programs.

Warm Tips: The following instructions require certain levels of computer skills. If you’re not sure and are afraid of making any critical mistakes during the process, please download automatically Repair Tool to fix your problem:
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Surfvox.com Removal Guide
Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.
METHOD 1. Manual Removal
Step One:
Click "Start" to open "Control Panel", then click "Uninstall a program". Then uninstall Surfvox.com programs and other unknown programs.
Step Two: 
Remove Add-ons from browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome).
1. Internet Explorer:
Click "Tools" and then click "Manage add-ons". Find Surfvox.com related extensions and other unknown add-ons in "Toolbars and Extensions" and "Disabled" them.
2. Firefox:
Click "Firefox(Tools)" and then click "Add-ons". Find Surfvox.com related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.
3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find Surfvox.com related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" them.
Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.
Step Four:
Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete Surfvox.com files: 
%Program Data%\random.exe
%CommonProgramFiles%\random.exe
%Windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Temp\Surfvox.tlb
Step Five:
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all Surfvox.com registry entries and keys. 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “” = “%AppData%\.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations “LowRiskFileTypes” = “random”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “” = “%AppData%\.exe”

METHOD 2. Automatic Removal
To completely delete Surfvox.com, you need to know that the manual removal above may not be able to remove virus  completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe virus removal, it’s recommended that you get rid of virus with Automatic Surfvox.com Removal Tool. 
                                                                                   
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Spyware HelpDesk is a unique and highly effective interface through which you can contact our technical support department! If our tool is unable to remove an infection from your computer, our team will be happy to generate a customized fix for you, which is absolutely free.

3.  System Guards - Protect your system
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4.  Network Sentry - guarantee the Internet safety
Network Sentry is to guarantee your Internet safety and security. It prevents malicious software from modifying networking settings such as HOSTS files, Windows system files, DNS servers and explorer homepage settings. You don’t need to worry about encountering unauthorized redirections as this tool will notify you if any changes are made.
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