Remove LookForIT Virus & Fix Redirect

Instruction to Remove LookForIT Virus Quickly & Completely

The definition of LookForIT

LookForIT is a hazardous application that is classified as an adware virus. It is easy for you to get infected by this virus when you download files from unsafe resources and visit compromised websites. Therefore, the most effective way to avoid such a nuisance is being more careful when surfing on the Internet.

The reason why we identify LookForIT as a redirect virus is that this malware can trigger a lot of problems and make your PC work abnormally. First of all, it can hijack your web browser and use its own website to replace your homepage. As a result, no matter how hard you try, before eliminating the virus, you can’t reset the original browser settings. Besides, every time you boot up your system or click a new link, LookForIT virus and its website will show up automatically, because it has already injected its malicious codes to the Windows registry, which makes LookForIT can activate and update itself without your consent. In addition, as a fraudulent browser plugin, LookForIT virus can’t optimize your surfing experience at all. What it does is redirecting your search results and displaying continuous unstoppable pop-up advertisements. Moreover, you should not believe those pop-up ads at any time, because most of them are related to phishing websites and may bring other infections to your PC.

Furthermore, apart from severe computer problems, through monitoring your surfing activities and collecting your private information, LookForIT virus is able to cause greater damage, such as property loss and privacy exposure. Therefore, for the good of yourself, you should not look down upon LookForIT and once it is witnessed in your system, you are supposed to get rid of it as soon as possible.

The dangers of LookForIT virus:

a.       LookForIT virus is able to get inside your computer and install automatically.

b.      LookForIT virus changes your browsers settings.

c.       LookForIT virus replaces your homepage without approval.

d.      LookForIT virus weakens your system step by step.

e.       LookForIT virus displays lots of disgusting ads.

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 LookForIT 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

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe

Step3: Delete all registries keys that are related to LookForIT

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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1′

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

Solution two: How to remove LookForIT automatically?

As you know, the registry editor is a very important place. So once you delete the wrong files, many other system errors will be triggered. Thus, an automatic way is more efficient and safer. You can download a removal tool here to remove this annoying pest.