Sunday, June 30, 2013

Websearch.mocaflix.com virus removal.How to get rid manually

Websearch.mocaflix.com virus is another browser hijacker application which is used by Spammers to promote a bogus search engine website. This site attracts users and displays third-party paid advertisements so its owners could earn cash. To gain online popularity, Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus infects computers secretly and then changes Internet browser settings. From now on, it sets http://Websearch.mocaflix.com as home page and default search engine, Hence user gets redirected to this page each time he uses Google or even open the browser. The site keeps appearing in New tab and some times pop-ups on screen. Anyhow, Websearch.mocaflix.com is maliciously promoted used a redirect malware to gain financial benefits. This plugin/toolbar should be uninstalled to prevent Websearch.mocaflix.com redirection and its all criminal activities which include stealing your private information.
Disadvantages and risks of having Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus:
  • It may change & corrupt default settings of browsers like Firefox, Chrome or Internet explorer
  • Changes home page and displays unwanted pop-ups advertisements
  • Causes frequent web redirects to wrong websites, hijacks search engine settings and leads to unexpected webpages
  • Keeps record of browsing activities and interests
  • Collects Personal user information which may include sensitive financial data such as logins, usernames, accounts
  • It may bring further infections are direct the user to infectious sites
  • Makes the browser run slow, uses a big part of system resources.
Want to get rid of Browser Hijack Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus?:
To remove Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus manually, follow the instructions.
First of all, Uninstall the program. (Skip to the next step if the application is not listed in Control Panel).
“Start > Settings > Control Panel. Now Locate and open “Add or Remove Programs” or “PROGRAMS AND FEATURES”. Find “Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus”. Now click Uninstall/Remove.
Now remove the program from Browser.
Internet Explorer users:
Click “Tools” (if on Internet Explorer 9, click gear icon), Then “Manage Add-ons”. Look for Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus. Disable if found any.
Block pop-ups of Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus
To stop pop-ups from malware,
Click on TOOLS > POP-UP BLOCKER, then click TURN ON POP-UP BLOCKER. and then go to POP-UP BLOCKER SETTINGS. (Type any website you wish to block popups from)



Still Spyware Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus lurking in the system? Remove manually
Stop processes of this malware:
Open Task Manager to stop processes.
Remove associated registry settings:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\urlsearchhook.toolbarurlsearchhook
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urlsearchhook.toolbarurlsearchhook
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\extensions,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop “NoChangingWallPaper” = ’1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “ShowSuperHidden” = 0
Delete Websearch.mocaflix.com redirect virus infected files:
%Profile%\Local Settings\Temp\
%ProgramFiles%\
%UserProfile%\

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