Remove Yoursites123 Virus browser hijacker from Chrome

Edmend Stewart

8 years ago

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Yoursites123 virus browser hijacker is immensely deceptive and intrusive. It is able to sneak into your computer undetected by resorting to trickery and underhanded tactics and once inside it can wreak all kinds of havoc with your Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer browsers.

How Yoursites123 Virus operates – facts you need to be aware of

Shortly after it installs on to your machine, it starts flooding you with pop-up ads. banners, invasive toolbars and also possibly redirects you from pages you want to visit. After this onslaught the virus may even have the gall to offer you anti-virus solutions at a “premium” price. The terror will only end after you completely remove of the program.

Don’t delay the removal of Yoursites123 Virus, especially since these advertising campaigns are immensely unreliable! if you happen to visit and download something from the sites, by desire or by chance, you’ll unwillingly give your approval to install additional malevolent or at the minimum fraudulent software.

But even this threat will appear to be like a non-issue compared to the fact that the application puts at risk the security of your personal data. After it gathers a sufficient amount of it from your PC, it will transmit it to the organizations that supports it, who can then easily then make use of it as they see fit.

Let’s talk about the nasty tactics used by Yoursites123 Virus to install of affected computers

The tool is able to dupe you into permitting its installing while at the same time you have no clue you’re letting it in your system. This includes hiding behind unsolicited mail add-ons, unsafe hyperlinks, or websites. Also, the software can mask as a software program update, such as a regular Adobe Flash or Java update.

Another trick used by Yoursites123 Virus is to rely on people rushing through with software installations by selecting the quickest option possible. Very often certain software (most often free programs or programs downloaded from unsafe sources) will contain other programs in their installers. Users who do a Quick install will unknowingly agree to install the additional software – and it most cases it will be something similar to Yoursites123 Virus. In order to avoid falling into this pit trap we advise you to always select the advanced option on all installers and carefully read through all the menus. A list of all programs to be installed will almost always be presented at a certain point. De-select any additional programs and features that are not required for use by the main program you are installing. This could potentially safe you a lot of hassle, should you be forced to deal with an Adware program if you don’t follow this tip.

Yoursites123 Virus Browser Hijacker Removal Instructions

#1: Uninstall the malicious program

Enter control panel to look for any suspicious programs hat have installed on your PC

Navigate to the Control Panel by typing “Control Panel” in the Start Menu and clicking it in the results.
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Click “Programs” on the new window, then “Uninstall Program.“
Search For Yoursites123 Virus and other suspicious programs – uninstall them.

#2: Remove Yoursites123 Virus From Chrome

Look for any suspicious extensions that you many not be aware of sitting installed in your Chrome browser

Open Google Chrome, type “chrome://extensions/” and press Enter.
Click on “Developer Mode” on the top right and look for Yoursites123 Virusand anything that might be related to it. Copy their IDs (the string of letters) then remove them.
Type Regedit in the Windows Start Menu and press Enter. Go in : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions and delete the entries corresponding to the suspicious IDs you recorded.

#3: Remove Yoursites123 Virus From Firefox

Open Firefox, type “about:support” and press Enter.
Click Refresh Firefox on the right and confirm.

#4 Remove Yoursites123 Virus From Internet Explorer

Open IE, click the Gear icon on the up right, then on Toolbars and Extensions and disable any suspicious extensions.

#5 Remove any Leftovers

Use Ctrl + Shift + Esc to look for unknown processes.

Open your Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc at the same time, then go in the Processes tab. Search for anything suspicious, open it by right-clicking on it and choosing Open File Location, then delete that folder.