Browser-updater.co site is a malicious webpage which is able to infect all kinds of the browsers on the Windows OS computer. PC users may get this redirect virus infection while clicking on infected programs and processes, once the redirect virus has been installed to the infected browser, Browser-updater.co can mess up system settings for its malicious purpose, and that is the reason most of the infected PCs will become wired after getting browser hijack redirect. Homepage, default search engine and add-ons can be replaced completely but PC users have no idea about it, thus, the redirect virus process needs to be removed completely once it has infected the browsers, or the infected browser or even whole PC will be in an extremely dangerous situation.
In general, Browser-updater.co can cause terrible virus infection, whenever PC users run the infected browser, it will show automatically, this site will also tell to PC users to update the JAVA or browser to get a better performance, then it will provide programs to let the PC users download, once they download and install the program offered by Browser-updater.co, their machines will be in a high-risk situation of being infected by Trojan horse and rogue program. This browser hijack redirect virus has been one of the most nasty virus process on the Internet, PC users should remove this virus process as soon as possible to keep the infected browser and PC safe.
Once the infected computer is infected by the browser hijack redirect virus, it will cause terrible virus infection. The infected computer will run much slower than before, PC users will have to spend more time opening a webpage or watching a video. Sometimes the browser can crash frequently which makes PC users annoyed, the browser hijack virus is able to redirect the infected PC to visit other malicious website with different viruses and threats on it, and lots of the popping-up webpage will appear while surfing on the Internet. In a word, the browser hijack redirect virus can cause chaos and problems on the infected computer.
How did you get Browser-updater.co virus on your computer? Usually these kinds of the viruses will be planted to some programs especially free programs, .exe, .bat or other executable processes and unsafe links. The computer will get the virus infection when the PC users install, open or click on these infected files. Sometimes the virus can even attack the computer by the files on the USB stick as well. Most of the unsafe website and forum will contain the virus infection, the computer can be infected while visiting these webpages.
The browser hijack redirect virus is an extremely dangerous threat on the infected computer. Registry and other system settings can be modified by it completely, that is the reason the nasty redirect virus can escape the tracking of the security tools like anti-virus program or firewall. It is strongly suggested that PC user should get rid of this redirect virus in a manual way to uninstall it. Learn more from the manual removal guide below.
1. Clean cookies
* Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options →the General tab, Delete the Cookies button can be directly seen in IE6, IE7 is to click the Delete Browsing History button then tick Cookies and click Delete.
* Firefox:Tools → Options → Privacy → Remove Individual Cookies → Delete corresponding cookies in the cookies showing box.
* Opera:Tools → Preferences → Advanced → Cookies →Delete corresponding cookies in Management Cookies.
2. Clean add-ons and extensions
* Internet Explorer:
(1). Click Start, type: Manage browser add-ons
(2). Hit Enter on your keyboard
(3). Click Manage add-on and disable all the suspicious add-on.
* Firefox:
（1）. Click the Firefox menu and click Add-on
(2). Click Extensions, select the related browser add-on and click Disable.
* Google Chrome:
(1). Click the Customize and Control menu button →Tools→ click Extensions
(2). Select the related Extension and click Disable.
3. Show hidden files and folders.
a. For XP: Press Win+E together, click on Tools, then choose Folder Options
For Vista, 7 and 8: Press Win+E together, click on Organize, then choose Folder and search options.
b. 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. Open Registry entries. Find out the malicious files and entries of the virus and then delete all.
Attention: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
a. Press Win+R to get the Run window. In the “Open” field, type “regedit” and click the “OK” button.
b. All malicious files and registry entries that should be deleted:
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
(2). Find out and remove the associated files of this browser hijacker virus.
Browser-updater.co is totally a browser hijack redirect virus, being a dangerous virus process, it can modify key items without PC user’s permission. PC users will suffer slow performance because of the virus infection, they have to spend a long time opening a new webpage or tab. What is bad, this kind of the browser hijack redirect virus has the ability to install backdoor process in the infected computer, cyber criminals will steal the information on the browsers like history, cookies and favorite, which means hijackers will be able to get important data. Since Browser-updater.co can let the infected computer stay in an unsafe situation, this redirect virus should be removed immediately to avoid further damage.
If you are not sure which files are related to malware, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.
Published by on February 18, 2014 4:54 pm, last updated on February 18, 2014 4:54 pm
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