Thursday, June 20, 2013

How to Remove ZoneAlarm Search?

Description of ZoneAlarm Search?

ZoneAlarm Search is surely a tricky and annoying browser hijacker that can add lots of unwanted advertisement on your browser like Google chrome, Firefox or IE. Technically, it is not a virus. However, the damages it bring to your computer may just as bad as other popular virus’s. It usually can install into your computer furtively via ZoneAlarm program without your permission. Then it can start its huge project of making chaos in your computer. System settings changing could be the first thing to do since it sneaks into your computer successfully. Then it will maliciously add not of ads application on your browser which cyber hacker made this thing can make benefits from it.
Also, just as other browser hijacker virus, ZoneAlarm Search can also collect your personal information like your bank card numbers or ID. Also, just as what I have said, ZoneAlarm is not actually a virus. So, your antivirus program can usually not handle it effectively. In this case, manual removal could be the best way to solve this problem. Wanna learn how to manually remove this infection? Please follow this post.

Corruptions That it May Bring:

1 Your computer is acting slowly. This web browser slows down your system significantly. This includes starting up, shutting down, playing games, and surfing the web.
2 Searches are redirected or your homepage and desktop are settings are changed. This is an obvious symptom of this infection.
3 The cyber threat will shut down your other anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. It will also infect and corrupt your registry, leaving your computer totally unsafe.
4 You are getting pestered with lots of pop ups. The hijacker virus infects your registry and uses it to launch annoying pop up ads out of nowhere.

How to Remove ZoneAlarm Search With Spyhunter? 

1. Download Spyhunter into your computer;
2. Once it been installed in your computer, you should run a full scan with it to find out any threat in your computer. 

3. Click select all, then remove those threats from your computer completely.

Manual Removal Guide Step by Step:

1) Boot your computer into Safe Mode with Networking.
To perform this procedure, please restart your computer and keep pressing F8 key until Windows Advanced Options menu shows up, then using arrow key to select “Safe Mode with Networking” from the list and press ENTER to get into that mode.


2) Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together to pull up Window Task Manager and end suspicious processes:

Random.exe

3) Check the following directories and remove all these associated files:
C:\windows\system32\ZoneAlarm
%WINDOWS%\k.dll
%Program Files%\ ZoneAlarm
%UserProfile%\Desktop\ZoneAlarm.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite.lnk

4) Open Registry Editor by navigating to Start Menu, type in Regedit, and then click OK. When you have been in Registry Editor, please remove the following related registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\CustomizeSearch=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar=[site address]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DontShowMeThisDialogAgain
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\[random]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell =[random].exe

5) After you finish the above steps, please reboot your computer and get in normal mode to check the effectiveness.

Notes: Even though it is possible to manually remove ZoneAlarm Search by yourself, such activity can permanently damage your system if any mistake is made in the process as advanced spyware viruses are able to automatically repair themselves if not completely deleted. Download Spyhunter antivirus program, and this problem can be solved easily, safely, and automatically. Besides, Spyhunter can also protect your computer system in the future.


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