I have a browser redirect virus that I can’t find a way to remove it. It keeps bothering me as each time I launch my browser, I’m being redirected/hijacked to Dss.drivefor.net or other ads page from IE. Firefox did the same thing. Now the problem is none of the virus programs detect it. It causes a pop up with advertisement from time to time. How do I get rid of that?
Dss.drivefor.net is closely associated with browser hijacker malware or adware that can display advertisements and hijack your browsers whenever you go to Internet. It can be inserted into Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers and then sharply interrupt your browsing activities. Generally speaking, this unwanted popup belongs to an online advertising platform created by cyber criminal to boost traffic. It can invade your computer through many different ways. To be more specific, if you have ever visited malicious or infected web-sites and downloaded unsafe freeware, shareware or advertising-supported programs such as various browser add-ons or toolbars, your browser can be easily hijacked by Dss.drivefor.net redirect.
It turns out to be a clear sign that your browser has been hijacked. You will notice that your homepage and your default search engine are replaced to websites you don’t want without your permission. Also you may get tons of windows in your browser popping up titled as Dss.drivefor.net. This pop up ads aims at making money by promoting some unfamiliar programs such as free video download program or some other free software. It may generate other false positive such as claiming your browser needs to be updated now or you need to download Adobe Flash. Once you follow the steps to install it, you must get other viruses installed and your computer will be ruined as a result. As mentioned above, we have known that Dss.drivefor.net popup ads is a serious threat for computer security and it could probably trace information about the target computer user’s browsing on the net activities on installed. Therefore, don’t hesitate to remove Dss.drivefor.net hijacker once it is found.
1. It can redirect you to malicious websites with numerous pop up ads to interrupt and stop you from doing anything on your computer.
2. It can turn your computer to run slowly and pose sudden death.
3. It can introduce more unwanted viruses and ransomware to do further harms.
4. It can help cyber criminals track your online activities and capture significant personal data to cause you a loss of value.
5. It can change your default DNS configuration and block you accessing your favorite sites.
6. It forcibly customizes the default homepage, search engine and bookmarks of your computer.
Maybe lots of PC users will try to scan their computers once they detect Dss.drivefor.net popup on their computers, but after spending several hours scanning the computer, finally they get nothing related to the virus. According to this situation, every computer user should understand a fact that Antivirus tools are not omnipotent. Sometimes they can’t detect or catch viruses timely. That’s because the antivirus is produced by human being, it also takes time to make its function well to handle with a new virus. Furthermore, this type of browser hijacker is tricky, it can block any legitimate security programs already installed on the system which may lead to its removal, hiding itself in the root of the infected system. Therefore, if you want to remove Dss.drivefor.net hijacker completely, you need to delete all the infected files, processes, as well as registry entries which are related to this nasty virus so that to ensure the security of your computer.
1. Clear all the cookies of your affected browsers.
Since tricky hijacker virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users to delete all the cookies before a complete removal.
Google Chrome:
Click on the “Tools” menu and select “Options”.
Click the “Under the Bonnet” tab, locate the “Privacy” section and click the “Clear browsing data” button.
Select “Delete cookies and other site data” to delete all cookies from the list.
Internet Explorer:
Open Internet explorer window
Click the “Tools” button
Point to “safety” and then click “delete browsing history”
Tick the “cookies” box, then click “delete”
Mozilla Firefox:
Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy
Click “Remove individual cookies”
In the Cookies panel, click on “Show Cookies”
To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the “Remove Cookie button”
To remove all cookies click on the “Remove All Cookies button”
2. End the malicious process from Task Manager.
Once this dangerous redirect is installed, computer user may notice that CPU usage randomly jumps to 100 percent, slowing down the computer. If your system’s CPU spike is constant, users should check from Task Manager and see if there is a suspicious process occupying the system resources and then end it immediately.
(The name of Dss.drivefor.net virus process can be random.)
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc at the same time and it will open up task manager directly. Then change to “Processes” tab.
3. Show hidden files and folders.
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
4. Remove all the malicious files related to Dss.drivefor.net redirect virus manually.
%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random
It’s obvious that you have Dss.drivefor.net adware on your computer. You will see advertisements titled as this website keep showing up on your browser or desktop. Sometimes, the popup is about the search results relating to websites you are browsing or keywords you type into other search pages. Thus, it is believed that this unwanted adware can be able to obtain information about the computer users’ surfing habits and violate their privacy. This virus usually accesses the compromised PC bundled with freeware and shareware programs that computer users download from the net. Once it hijacks your computer, it slows down your internet connection by using up bandwidth to retrieve advertisements and decrease your computer performance. More than that, things will be out of order when you go to Internet. When you type in a familiar website address in your browser, another unexpected site comes up instead. You may also see many new toolbars appearing on your internet browser which you didn’t install it before. Therefore, to completely stop Dss.drivefor.net popup ads attack, it is suggested users to use the manual way above to get rid of it thoroughly.
Note: If you are not a computer wiz and have no idea how to perform the removal, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.
Published by & last updated on September 29, 2013 1:16 am
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