Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Remove Key-finder.com Virus Completely from IE/Firefox/Chrome


This annoying Key-finder.com appeared on my Internet browser about a week ago, and my homepage has been chnanged without my permission. I thought the problem was associated with the plug-in I installed by accident, so I uninstalled it immediately. But this nasty page still appears. How to fix this browser problem? And my computer is running slow. Can anyone help me get rid of it completely?

What is Key-finder.com Virus?

Key-finder.com Virus is classified as a horrible adware virus which causes you lots of headaches whenever you are surfing online. Like League of Angels Virus and  Dpx.js i.simpli.fi Virus, this Key-finder.com virus will pretend to be a functional website which claims to provide you with quick and accurate information that you need. But in fact, it will display numerous commercial ads and sponsored links to spoil your web surfing experience badly. When this Key-finder.com virus appears on your web browser, you will find it difficult to get rid of this nasty domain entirely no matter you are using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Unlike the other malicious computer threats such as worms and Trojans, this Key-finder.com virus can disguise its related files as normal system files and easily evade the detection of antivirus programs. That is why nothing has been found after you do a full scan with your antivirus software. After intruding into your computer, this Key-finder.com virus will trigger a large number of annoying ads on your screen and redirect your search results to other irrelevant websites whenever you do a search online. Apart from that, your current homepage and default search engine will be replaced with this Key-finder.com virus without your permission. The following is the step-by-step removal instruction which will help you get rid of this stubborn Key-finder.com virus efficiently.
Key-finder.com Virus Screenshot:


Key-finder.com Virus will do much harm to the infected computer:

1) Key-finder.com Virus makes changes to the default settings of your web browser unknowingly.
2) Key-finder.com Virus modifies your favourite homepage as well as the default search engine.
3) Key-finder.com Virus invades your computer along with many other risky viruses and malware.
4) Key-finder.com Virus gathers your search quaries and records your private data online.
5) Key-finder.com Virus generates a large number of pop-ups when you are surfing the Internet.
6) Key-finder.com Virus continues to redirect you to a variety of unfamiliar websites.
7) Key-finder.com Virus makes the system crash frequently and causes the slow network speed.

How to Remove Key-finder.com 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 Key-finder.com 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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System "DisableRegistryTools" = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\vir-help.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

5. Delete the following and related system files.

%AllUsersProfile%\{random}\
C:\windows\system32\drivers\mrxsmb.sys(random)
C:\Users\user account\Appdata\Roaming

Note: Key-finder.com 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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