Saturday, February 22, 2014

Remove Outfox.TV virus from IE/Firefox/Chrome


Outfox.TV Virus has attacked my web browser, and makes it run much slower than usual and sometimes even freeze. Numerous pop-ups continue to come out for no reason. And it constantly redirect me to some strange websites and makes me unable to visit my favorite websites. I don’t know what to do. How can I get my browser back to normal? 


What is Outfox.TV Virus?

Outfox.TV Virus is an extremely dangerous browser hijacker which is able to escape from the detection of antivirus software and hide itself deeply in the infected system. This tiny malicious program can spread rather quickly with the help of the Internet. The victims often encounter the infection when they browse those malicious webpages, perform unsafe peer-to-peer file sharing install suspicious plugins or applications which they are not familiar with. This malicious hijacker virus is similar to Trovigo.com virus which is also a notorious browser hijacker complained by many computer users recently. As soon as this Outfox.TV virus successfully enters your computer, this nasty virus will randomly modify the default settings of your web browser and savagely disable its function. By doing so, this Outfox.TV virus is able to get command of your browser to perform its evil plan and do harm to your infected computer. A large number of promotion pop-ups will be displayed nonstop on your screen. And this nasty virus is also responsible for annoying redirection problems. Besides, you will find that this Outfox.TV virus is so foxy that it cannot be found on the control panel where you usually uninstall those programs that you don’t like. To get your web browser back to normal, it is essential for you to remove this Outfox.TV virus from your computer without any delay.

Outfox.TV Virus Screenshot:



Outfox.TV Virus will do much harm to the infected computer:

1) Outfox.TV Virus evades the detection of antivirus programs and hides itself well.
2) Outfox.TV Virus replaces your current homepage and search engine with its own site.
3) Outfox.TV Virus makes you sick and tired of a range of unstoppable pop-up ads.
4) Outfox.TV Virus gives rise to unexpected URL redirects which is out of your control.
5) Outfox.TV Virus causes your computer to run slowerer than usual and often freeze up.
6) Outfox.TV Virus downloads various hazardous viruses and malware from remote servers.
7) Outfox.TV Virus leads to your privacy leaks and sends your financial details to hackers.
How to Remove Outfox.TV Virus from your PC?

1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.


2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time to open Windows Task Manager and end Outfox.TV process.


3. Go to Computer Control Panel from Start menu and open Folder Options. Click View and then tick “Show hidden files and folders” and uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”. Press OK.


4. Press Winkey+R together then enter “regedit” to start your registry editor. Delete the following registry keys.


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorUser” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

 
5. Delete the following and related system files.

C:\Users\user account\Appdata\Roaming
C:\Users\Vishruth\AppData\Local\Temp\random.xml
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\redbook.sys(random)

Note: Outfox.TV virus is rather stubborn and malicious. It requests certain computer skills when you dealing with it in manual way. Any incident action could lead your machine to a more terrible situation.

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