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11/19/2015

Completely Remove go.mail.ru Browser Hijacker to Reset Homepage



True Identity of go.mail.ru


Recently, many computer users are facing redirection issues on their browsers caused by go.mail.ru. Each time they open their web browsers, go.mail.ru opens itself without prompt. Even though many users try to remove it from their computers in various ways, but all in vain.


Ill effects of go.mail.ru


go.mail.ru is a browser hijacker that has been developed by remote hackers to fulfill their own marketing needs and requirements. It can modify system DNS settings and redirect search result to its own page or associated webpages to forward advertisements and other fake programs. Meanwhile, it changes users’ homepage and registry to make the PC perform sluggishly and abnormally.
go.mail.ru may contain malicious code that can access to your computer and install themselves on your computer without any detection or consent. Many reports claim that this infection can attack IE, Firefox and Chrome. Then this program will hijack the default homepage of installed browser and replaced with your homepage with go.mail.ru.

go.mail.ru can trigger redirection to its domain, and then show a bunch of pop-up ads. In addition, go.mail.ru will disclose users’ confidential information such as credit card numbers, bank accounts, log-in details and others. It traces users’ keystroke and keyloggers to record online and offline activities, then send all the details to remote hackers.

In order to get rid of these problems, users shall resort to the following effective solution. It can scan the entire drive and delete all infected files completely.



Paths to Remove go.mail.ru Completely



>>> Path B: Manually Remove go.mail.ru by Yourself



Path A: Automatically and Safely Remove go.mail.ru  (Very Popular)


How will Spyhunter be your computer Safeguard?

Be prudent while downloading software from Internet though it is skilled at fooling.
Display warnings when encountering unknown and insecure links
Won’t release your confidential information (like account username, passwords, email address) to any illicit source.
Scan your email to check if it’s safe before your opening.
Scan and keep your computer up-to-date on a regular basis
Turn on safe browsing mode and enable pop-ups blocker features of your using web browser.
Chang your log-in details in every 60 days to maintain you privacy.



2.  Click Ctrl+J together to get the all the download files if you are using Google. Search for SpyHunter-Installer.exe.  In order to install the removal tool, you need to give your permission by clicking Run.



3. Please follow the pop-up box prompts to accomplish the SpyHunter Installation.

Choose Continue to click to get the Install option


Choose "I accept the EULA and Privacy Policy" and then click INSTALL.


You need to be patient when you are arriving 'downloading file'. It will take a while.


Start New Scan and delete all the detected files.


Friendly Tip: it takes more than 30 minutes to accomplish the scanning. You can go away to have a break for yourself.


Here comes the moment. Clicking ' Fix Threats', you are on the right track to remove go.mail.ru and other malware.


Restart computer to take effect.


Path B: Manually Remove go.mail.ru by Yourself


1. restart your computer into safe mode


Windows 8
This requires you to be booted into Windows already. Press the Win+R key combination and type 'msconfig' in the run box and hit enter. Switch over to the Boot tab, and click on the Safe Boot check box.
 

Windows 7 Click the Start button, click the arrow next to the Shut Down button , and then click Restart. On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight the safe mode you want, and then press Enter.



2. remove the infected registry

Press Win+R keys together > input 'regedit' > click 'OK'

 

click HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Software and find the following key registries.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://go.mail.ru/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Google Chrome\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://go.mail.ru/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Mozilla Firefox\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://go.mail.ru/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

3. remove go.mail.ru from browsers
Remove go.mail.ru from Google Chrome Click Settings>History>Clear browsing data>choose the beginning of time Check "Clear saved Autofill form data" "Clear data from hosted apps" "Deauthorize content licenses" Click "Clear browsing data" and then reset pages.



Remove go.mail.ru from Firefox Click History> Clear Recent History> click drop down-list and choose Everything> click Clear Now Click Help> Troubleshooting Information> Reset Firefox



4. Restart your computer to check.

Reminder:

After Removing go.mail.ru and fixing each of your web browsers, you are strongly recommended to do a scan for your computer system with the professional anti-spyware Spyhunter, which assist you to erase go.mail.ru registry traces and also identify the related parasites or possible malware infections on your PC. Get started to download and install Spyhunter NOW.  


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