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Welcome to our Bike RSS Reader “Virus” removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC.
The article below serves to assist you in understanding the nature of and removing Bike RSS Reader “Virus”. In short, this program is a variant of the so-called software category of browser hijackers, which in spite of being considered harmless, might appear to be very annoying as their effects are basically focused on altering your browsing programs:
– by redirecting you to lots of different web locations when you try to open a given website and as a result, making your browsing a rather unpleasant experience;
– by making these apps produce a big number of pop-ups and other ads that your computer could become sluggish and even freeze, and you may be incapable of fully using it;
– by setting entirely new homepages and search engines (the ones such a hijacker is programmed to promote).
Furthermore, every single browser may become a victim of this software – neither Chrome; nor Opera, Explorer and/or Firefox can avoid such an infection. Browser hijackers represent one of the most typical advertising types of software. Along with the software called Adware, they can be considered potentially unwanted, though, they do not harm the infected computers in any way. Simply they may only modify all your browsers in the aforementioned ways and that’s all.
What does ‘advertising software’ really mean?
In general, this means that Bike RSS Reader “Virus” and its siblings could only have marketing purposes. Actually, they are created merely to promote services, products, homepages, search engines, web pages, various software and other goods. All the producers and service providers have worked in cooperation with programmers to come up with legitimate software used for online advertising.
Thus, Adware and browser hijackers have been created. When it comes to these ad-generating programs, all the parties involved benefit from the promotion campaigns. The producers get their goods popularized, and programmers earn sufficient amounts of money, depending on how efficient their Adware and hijacker programs are. The advertising efficiency is mostly measured by the number of the redirections and advertisements that are invoked. In fact, this is what explains the often unbearably irritating nature of such software – they have just been set to generate more pop-ups and redirect you to more web pages.
But is Bike RSS Reader “Virus” a virus or some malicious program? As we have explained at the beginning of this page, browser hijackers are completely legal. No virus is legal. To illustrate that, Ransomware and Trojans are really dangerous and can result in a lot of illegal activities, performed from/by your PC. This is not the case with Bike RSS Reader “Virus” – this program can’t result in any malicious effects.
How you could end up getting a Bike RSS Reader “Virus”-caused infection:
Some experts believe that the methods software developers use to distribute hijackers could be perceived as a little shady and intrusive and we are going to explain their reasons. Although this kind of software is mostly harmless, no user wants to be bothered by ads and redirecting, and will not willingly install such a program on their computer. However, this software is legitimate and as such, it has to receive your direct or indirect permission to become a component of your PC.
That’s why program bundles have emerged – to spread hijackers and Adware legally by tempting you to install their entire content along with the ad-producing software inside them. Precisely, those bundles are free combos of software you can access and download on the Internet. Typically, they comprise various, often interesting games and apps, which you may be interested in using. There is always a trap, though. In case you choose to install such a free set by using the Automatic, the Default or the Recommended wizard feature, you may let the whole content of the bundle in, and most probably your computer will be infected by Bike RSS Reader “Virus”. However, if you could stay calm and perform a safe installation process, you will be free of ad-broadcasting programs. For a proper installation process, there are only two choices of the installer which can help you. One is the Advanced, and the other is the Customized. Select them and you will be asked to definitely say the specific apps, games and program features that you want to incorporate into your computer.
Removing and avoiding programs like Bike RSS Reader “Virus”:
In order to remove Bike RSS Reader “Virus”, follow the tips in our Guide below. For the purpose of staying away from such programs in the future, simply remember to master performing safe installation processes, and to stay away from the other possible sources of hijackers, such as torrents, illegal software-sharing web pages, spam and webpage-hosted ads and banners.
SUMMARY:
| Name | Bike RSS Reader “Virus” |
| Type | Adware/Browser Hijacker |
| Danger Level | Medium (nowhere near threats like Ransomware, but still a security risk) |
| Symptoms | Changes to your browser apps. Possible slowdown of the whole PC and disturbed online experience. |
| Distribution Method | Bundles, spam, torrents, shareware, freeware, infected web pages. |
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Welcome to our Bike RSS Reader “Virus” removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC.
Bike RSS Reader “Virus” Removal
I – Safe mode and revealing hidden files
II – Uninstallation
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- Use the Winkey+R keyboard combination, write Control Panel in the search field and hit enter.
- Go to Uninstall a program under Programs.
- Seek the unwanted software, select it and then click on Uninstall
If you are unable to spot Bike RSS Reader “Virus”, search for any unrecognized programs that you do not remember installing on your PC – the unwanted software might disguise itself by going under a different name.
III – Cleaning all your browsers
- Go to your browser’s icon, right-click on it and select Properties.
- Go to the Shortcut tab and in the Target make sure to delete anything written after “.exe”.
- Now, open your browser and follow the instructions below depending on whether you are using Chrome, Mozilla or IE.
- Chrome users:
- Go to your browser’s main menu located in the top-right corner of the screen and select Settings.
- Scroll down, click on Show Advanced Settings and then select Clear browsing data. Just to be sure, tick everything and clear the data.
- Now, in the left pane, go to Extensions and look through all extensions that are integrated within your browser. If you notice any suspicious add-on, disable it and then remove it.
- Firefox users:
- Similarly to Chrome, go to the main menu and select Add-ons and then Extensions.
- Remove any suspicious browser extensions that you may have even if they do not have the name Bike RSS Reader “Virus” on them.
- IE users:
- Go to Tools and select Manage add-ons.
- Click on all add-on types from the left pane and check if there is anything suspicious in the right panel. In case you find anything shade, make sure to remove it.
IV – Removing Shady processes
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- Go to your start menu, type Task Manager in the search field and from the results open View running processes with Task Manager.
- Thoroughly look through all processes. The name Bike RSS Reader “Virus” might not be there, but if you notice any shady looking process that consumes high amounts of memory it might be ran by the unwanted program.
- If you spot the process ran by Bike RSS Reader “Virus”, right-click on it, open its file location and delete everything in there. Then go back to the Task Manager and end the process.
V – DNS check
- In the start menu search box write View Network Connections and open the first result.
- Right-click on the network connection you are using and go to Properties.
- Select Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties.
- If Obtain DNS server addresses automatically is not checked, check it.
- Go to Advanced and select the DNS If there is anything in the DNS server addresses field, remove it and click OK.
- Click OK on the rest of the opened windows.
