Delete Default-Search.net Virus Step by Step

Instruction to Remove Default-Search.net Virus Quickly & Completely

Having troubles by lots of annoying ads that are generated by Default-Search.net? Having little information about it? Getting redirected repeatedly when surfing the Internet? How to Remove Default-Search.net virus completely from IE/Firefox/Chrome?

The definition of Default-Search.net browser hijacker

Default-Search.net is manifested as a troublesome browser hijacker infection that can invade your machine without any notification. Usually, all browser hijackers are created to cause hijacking and redirections to commercial websites. So does Default-Search.net. In other words, this infection would like to display various ads about saving, coupons, deals and so on. Thus, it is so sure that Default-Search.net is mainly used to participate in marketing campaign. Mostly, this annoying infection will generate commercial ads while you are visiting some websites, such as Walmart, Amazon, and other shopping websites. It is no doubt that it will pop up every now and then whenever you are surfing the Internet.

In most cases, after Default-Search.net infects your machine, the very first thing that it will conduct is to modify your browser settings, by which it is able to cause many browser problems. When this modification is done, all of your browsers like Mozilla Firefox, IE, and Google Chrome will be affected severely. By then, every time you intend to visit a desired website, you will be redirected to Default-Search.net or other malicious sites. That is to say, your browsing activities can be interrupted heavily. Due to the troubles that are created by this infection, you need to deracinate Default-Search.net as quickly as you can, otherwise, you will be redirected all the time and may get infected by other destructive viruses sooner or later.

The dangers of Default-Search.net virus:

a.       Default-Search.net virus will keep track of victims’ browsing activities and search items.

b.      Default-Search.net virus will change homepage without asking users’ permission.

c.       Default-Search.net virus will screw up the system through corrupting system files and entries.

d.      Default-Search.net virus will redirect all desired websites to unwanted pages.

e.       Default-Search.net virus can consume lots of system resources and degrade the system performance.

If you keep this infection in your system for a long time, your PC will get more severe damage. You want to remove it right now? What is the most effective way to delete it from the browser? In fact, there are two ways to get rid of such dangerous infection. The first one is manual removal. The second one is automatic removal. Both of them are available.

Solution one: How to remove Default-Search.net virus manually?

Step 1: resetting DNS settings

1.      Open your Control Panel

2.      Choose “View network status and task” in “Network and Internet”

3.      Find Network and Sharing Center and click “Chang adapter settings”

4.      Select the corresponded network adapter as you are using and click “Properties”

5.      Select “Internet Protocol Verrion4(TCP/IPV4)

6.      Choose “Use the following DNS server addresses:”

7.      Set “ preferred DNS server” to 8.8.8.8

Step2: check out all vicious files and delete all of them

%LocalAppData%\

%Temp%\Default-Search.net

Step3: Delete all registries keys that are related to Default-Search.net

Go to the Start Menu at the bottom left of your screen>click “run”>type “regedit” in the box>select and delete all the following registry values

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run\[random]

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{750fdf0e-2a26-11d1-a3ea-080036587f03}\InProcServer32 "(Default)" = "\.dll"

Step4: Stop all suspicious programs running through Manage Task( delete + alt + ctrl)

Solution two: How to remove Default-Search.net automatically?

Please download browser hijacker cleaner from the link below.

http://howtovirusremoval.com/download.php

  1. Save it to your desktop.

  2. Right click run as admin.

  3. Scan the system.

  4. Allow completion.

  5. Make sure all items are ticked.

  6. Remove all malicious items

  7. Even if no items are displayed to be ticked hit the clean button anyway.

  8. Reboot up the computer.