Is your default home page replaced automatically to Smartaddressbar.com domain? Why is this site so stubborn and hard to replace once it’s there? And there will be many pop-ups coming up for one to click on. How does one stop this kind of online redirection?
Smartaddressbar.com can be put in the category of browser redirect which is one of the major problems to computers worldwide. It may be a common URL you have seen somewhere else before and it does no harm to your computer. But once computer hackers get between, it’s a browser hijacker and will redirect you online to more bad sites constantly. They can take advantages of a real site and create a fake one to become redirect virus on browsers. Generally, this browser redirect will appear on your browsers as a common URL or regular search engine which offers you various resources online. However, these resources given by Smartaddressbar.com are believed to be associated with PC hackers. They are not real resources but bad sites where more viruses could hide inside.
What can this Smartaddressbar.com redirect do once it’s in your computer? When computer’s infected by this hijacker, you will get a new home page different from your favorite one. You can’t seem to be able to change it back easily. So now you are forced to start online activities from this site. Once you are online from this Smartaddressbarcom, you will start being redirected to other web sites which are mostly hacked web pages online. Other viruses like Trojans and malware could be hidden in these places. You may also be forced to download malicious programs and even cut off from the internet every once in a while. The search engine on Smartaddressbar.com seems to provide you with lots of resources online but it doesn’t. All the given results are believed to be associated with PC hackers. Constant pop-ups can also keep showing up while you are surfing online. Most importantly, this browser redirect is created to help remote hackers collect your browsing records. Hackers will be able to benefit from these records.
It requires expertise if you are about to remove this Smartaddressbar.com redirect manually. Any mistake during the process could lead to unpredictable problems. A backup of important stuff is also suggested beforehand if you don’t want to lose any data. Then please start removing this unwanted browser redirect from the following basic steps:
Step 1. Open Windows Task Manager to end suspicious processes related to Smartaddressbar.com redirect. To do that, hit Ctrl+Alt+Del keys at the same time to pull up Window Task Manager.
Step 2. Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. Go to Folder Options window, under View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
Step 3. Press Windows+R keys to pull up Run box and type in regedit to open Registry Editor; Delete all these associating files and registry entries in Registry Editor as below:
%AppData%\Protector\””
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\{random}\
%CommonStartMenu%\Programs\Users\””[rnd]
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = “”.exe.dll
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings\{.exe}
Step 4. Check extensions and remove unfamiliar add-ons or plugins; then change home page back to favorite from Tools tab on browser.
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
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Smartaddressbar.com redirect, like other redirect problems, can be widely spread over the internet. It’s create and put online by computer hackers. Once a computer becomes vulnerable because of some inappropriate activities you have done online, it will be easily infected by this redirect virus. Generally, a browser redirect will try to confuse computer users by dressing up like a common web site. But there are some different characters that a real common web site doesn’t have. For instance, a real webpage won’t change home page address automatically. A common search engine won’t often direct you to places where have many requests like installing an unknown software or add-on. And usually, a redirect virus only shows up as a simple web site with a search engine on it. Once the infection is done, you will come through all the consequences listed above and among which collecting valuable information is the most dangerous. Therefore, it’s better to get rid of this redirect virus ASAP.
Notice: Have finished all the above steps but Smartaddressbar.com redirect still comes out every time after restarting computer? Contact YooCare Online Expert for help. Any remaining items or incomplete removal will bring it back right away.
Published by on April 7, 2013 4:51 am, last updated on April 7, 2013 4:51 am
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