Is Webswitch.tk always popping up on your screen? If the answer is yes, you must be cautious. Like Binkiland.com virus and Vosteran.com virus, it is a kind of browser hijacker virus that is released by the hackers recently, which can heavily affect the way of your surfing. Once Webswitch.tk invades your machine, there will be many bad symptoms on your PC. First of all, it will alter your system settings, and then your search engine will suffer a great distortion. Whenever you use your decent search engine, you will be likely to get redirected.
Furthermore, attributing to this disgusting virus, you homepage will be replaced by Webswitch.tk in a silent way. And you cannot restore it any more. It is pretty sure that you will not have any idea of how and when the virus attacks your workstation. What you can observe is the bad behavior of your PC. For example, lots of ads will keep popping up on your screen now and then; the system running will be slowed down; all of your search results will be redirected to unwanted websites, which you are not willing to go. To sum up, Webswitch.tk is only a misery to you, so you need to get rid of it as quickly as you can.
Webswitch.tk Screenshot
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.
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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 Webswitch.tk 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 Webswitch.tk 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 Webswitch.tk related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.
3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find Webswitch.tk 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 Webswitch.tk files:
%Windows%\System32\Drivers\random.sys
%Desktop%\random.lnk
%AppData%\result.db
Step Five:
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all Webswitch.tk registry entries and keys.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing “NewTabPageShow” = “1”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
“Start Page”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\supWPM
To completely delete Webswitch.tk, 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 Webswitch.tk Removal Tool.
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