Hi there. Can anyone please tell me how to remove Jamenize.com hijacker from a Windows 8 laptop? I have deleted the file from my downloads but still showing in the address bar. Also I have run both AVG and Malwarebytes, deleted some infections, but this Jamenize search is still there. I have been told that this hard to remove but I am hoping that someone will know how to remove it. Thank you in advance for help given.
If you find your current homepage or search engine suddenly changed to Jamenize.com and your web browser starts displaying crazy pop-up ads, it is a clear sign that your PC has been infected by adware or browser hijacker virus. Technically speaking, browser hijacker is not a virus, but it affects all browsers you have installed (including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome etc.) and performs many harmful actions to damage a computer and annoy PC users. It will hijack your web browser homepage and default search engine, therefore whenever you try to get online a new window or a new tab titled with Jamenize.com will pop up, taking over your desired page. Additional pop-up ads are caught in sight to slow down the overall browsing performance at the same time. This hijacker is usually used to drive users to its own page and collect users’ browsing information that has to be deleted as soon as it is found.
Jamenize.com hijacker usually comes bundled with unsafe freeware, shareware or advertising-supported programs such as various browser add-ons or toolbars that you downloaded from the Internet. As soon as it arrives, it alters your browser settings without your permission. It will also install additional programs, the so-called “helper objects,” which will not allow you to revert your browser changes. So you will have a hard time surfing the Internet. Although the page seems regular and looks like Google, it won’t offer the same service like other legitimate search engines do. It is a spam search designed to display sponsored links and advertise certain websites in order to drive more traffic. The hijacker can collect the terms of your search queries, record your browsing history and monitor your online activities without your knowledge. It keeps forcing users to visit irrelevant pages again and again and prevents them from going the web page they really want. It can slow down browser performance as well. Therefore, it is highly recommended users get rid of Jamenize.com hijacker from the computer immediately to avoid other damages.
It belongs to browser hijacker virus which can totally mess up your browser setting.
It changes your default DNS configuration and blocks you accessing your favorite sites.
It may install some malware in your computer to make bad influence without your consent.
It degenerates your computer performance gradually.
Browser hijacker infection like Jamenize.com may enter your system as an add-on for your browser or bundled-up with some free software. Most of time, it can be downloaded from a website you visited, something you clicked on, or a pop-up that you did not request to view. You may not even know when and how you download this browser hijacker which compromises your internet security until you find your computer is fully messed up. A hijack virus is a type of computer virus known for its ability to disrupt your Internet browsing. It can redirect your Internet searches to random sites, disallow you from visiting certain Web sites, and change your Internet home page. In addition, it is able to slow your computer, decrease your available memory, and flood your computer with popup advertisements. When you detect the presence of such malicious hijacker, a complete removal is needed without any hesitation.
1. You keep getting random pop-ups opening in new browser tabs.
2. When clicking on Google search links you get taken to sites that have nothing to do with the subject you searched for.
3. Anti-virus and firewall software won’t start.
4. Internet stops working.
5. Unknown software has been installed without your authorization.
6. You can’t access reputable sites unless you type the URL into the navigation bar
Jamenize.com hijacks your browser to redirect your web search results and changes the homepage and browser settings. To completely uninstall it from an infected system, manual removal is the first choice because sometimes antivirus software cannot pick up the exact computer threat timely or remove it permanently. Now most browser hijackers are quite similar to spyware and adware threats and therefore cannot be removed with the help of popular antivirus products. Users can follow the manual guide here to get rid of this browser hijacker completely.
1. Clear all the cookies of your affected browsers.
Since this tricky hijacker virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users delete all the cookies before a complete removal.
Google Chrome:
Click on the “Tools” menu 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”
To remove all cookies click on the “Remove All Cookies” button
2. End the malicious process from Task Manager.
Once Jamenize.com redirect is installed, computer user may notice that CPU usage randomly jumps to 100 percent. At any time Windows always has many running processes. A process is an individual task that the computer runs. In general, the more processes, the more work the computer has to do and the slower it will run. If your system’s CPU spike is constant and remain at a constant 90-95%, 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 the virus process can be random.)
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to quickly bring up Task Manager Window：
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 Jamenize.com hijacker manually.
%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main StartPage
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Jamenize.com is an undesirable and unwanted page that can pop up as your default homepage or a new tab without your permission. It is a low-quality search engine that displays more advertisements than legitimate results and it is closely associated with browser hijacker. When it hijacks a system, it uses browser helper objects and third party malware including sponsored adware and spyware platforms to change your homepage and modify your browser settings without your permission. Actually this Jamenize Search doesn’t have any real search engine features. It is a dangerous website that hosts malware. Any clicks on the search results will redirect you to malicious websites that may install various viruses onto your PC. In a word, any delay in removing the hijacking malware completely will increase more risk of system failure. Take action to get rid of it ASAP!
Published by on February 21, 2015 1:37 am, last updated on February 21, 2015 1:37 am
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