Have all your online researches been redirect to this certain webpage called Kidgoup.com and other unwanted websites? Can you change the previous homepage on Google Chrome back? Or have you not realized that this is in fact an online scam and still used it for your online searching? This browser redirect virus should be removed as soon as possible.
Kidgoup.com is defined as a browser hijacker that targets at a lot of computer users worldwide especially parents with teenage children in the family. How is it targeting at this certain group of people? If you log on this website now, you will get abundant contents and useful instructions about raising kids. It is quite an informative website and has no unusual look to others. If you have just become a parent or have been having troubles with your teenage son/daughter, you will get helps from it. But be careful! Under this trustworthy appearance, Kidgoup.com is in fact a browser redirect virus that will bring lots of harms to your computer.
It is believed that his unwanted website has no boundaries and can be widely spread through the Internet. Even if you do have more than one antivirus program to protect your computer, you should be cautious when surfing the Internet. But how come your legitimate antivirus software cannot stop this infection? It is said that this browser redirect virus is created by a group of genius people who have been qualified with better computer skills and wanted to make illegal benefits. Besides, viruses like Kidgoup.com can be created every day so it’s a difficult task for antivirus programs to collect the data and make alternative solutions. Once the infection is done, you will not notice it until your computer works inappropriately. All your online searching results will be redirected to malicious websites and many ads will pop up to interrupt you. When you have detected this Kidgoup.com browser hijacker in your computer, it is not a wise decision to seek for free tools to remove it, but you should try to get rid of it quickly with manual processing.
To sum up:
# Kidgoup.com will forcibly change your homepages and redirect you to malicious websites with numerous pop up ads.
# Kidgoup.com will collect your personal information and bring them to remote hackers for making illegal profits.
# Kidgoup.com can bring more viruses and malware to be installed in your computer without permission through created system security flaws.
# Your computer will turn to be running slower than ever till it’s completely stuck.
Before you make any changes to your computer, it is suggested that you’d better spend some time on making a backup first in case any critical errors occur. Then follow the steps given below to start immediately:
1. Reboot your infected computer and keep pressing F8 key before Windows start-up screen shows; next use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode with Networking” and press E/Enter;
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del on your keyboard or right click on the bottom Task-bar (Windows 7 OS) to open the Windows Task Manager;
3. End the process [Kidgoup.com].exe;
4. Click on Start menu -> Control Panel -> File Options;
5. In File Options, click View tab -> tick Show hidden files and folders -> non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) -> OK;
6. Press Windows+R keys to open Run window and type in regedit to search;
7. Find out and delete all these associating files:
%AppData%\Protector-[rnd].exe
%AppData%\result.db
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}\
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\ Kidgoup.com.lnk
8. Find out and remove all these associating registry entries:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Regedit32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\{ rnd }
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowRun
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current\Winlogon\”Shell” = “{ Kidgoup.com }.exe”
Note: If you don’t have much computer background knowledge and have failed to remove Kidgoup.com redirect virus, please contact YooCare a fast and overall help.
Published by & last updated on July 8, 2012 10:05 am
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