Friday, August 8, 2014

Get Rid of/Remove Jdt.drivetool.net Pop-up Virus Completely

The web browser is messed up by Jdt.drivetool.net pop-ups? Suffering from rather slow PC performance? Cannot remove this nasty program with the installed antivirus? Read this post and follow professional and effective guide to completely and safely get rid of Jdt.drivetool.net pop-ups.

Brief Introduction of Jdt.drivetool.net Pop-up Virus:

Jdt.drivetool.net is classified as a foxy and malignant browser hijacker that generates a lot of pop-up ads on the screen so as to promote its products and services. This annoying program is able to get inside your PC through spam email attachments and unverified free downloads. As long as Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus accomplishes its infiltration, it first adds new files to the system registry. As a result, it runs at the same time with the Windows. Besides, this pesky program drops many useless files to other system folders to cause great chaos.
Through installing malicious add-ons and changing the browser settings, Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus messes up the web browser seriously. When you open Chrome, IE or Firefox, this unknown page as well as many other similar pages pops up on the screen. You’ll be advised to download programs or updates so as to continue online activities. However, Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus may spread additional risky PC threats for illegal purposes. Even, it shuts down the network connection randomly to block you from download security tools. Hence, to prevent great troubles and damage, you should take immediate action to remove Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus.


How Do You Know Your Browser Is Hijacked?

If you open the web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, you find that the original welcome page is replaced by a certain unknown website, and then it can be a conclusion that your browser could be hijacked by a virus. For this kind of browser hijacking virus, it can change your default home page to Jdt.drivetool.net without asking for your permission. Other traits of this malicious virus are as below:
1. It can change both your home page and other desired websites to its domains without any approval.
2. It makes changes to the browser settings and won’t allow you to change them back.
3. It will even install many unwanted add-ons or plug-ins to the Chrome, Firefox and IE stealthily.
4. It would prevent you from accessing certain websites like security software related ones by shutting down the Internet connection.
5. It shows lots of promoted windows to ask you to download programs.
6. It can alter system files or settings to cause chaos to the desktop.

Manual Removal Guide of Jdt.drivetool.net Pop-up Virus:
Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus hijacks the web browser and generates a lot of annoyances and inconveniences. On the other hand, it is able to avoid the detection and deletion of some antivirus software. Hence, manual removal can be considered at first. Please follow the manual guide below to get rid of Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus thoroughly.

1. Remove all cookies on the affected browser.
Google Chrome
Click Tools menu, then select “Clear browsing data”. Tick “Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data” and click “Clear browsing data”.

Mozilla Firefox
Click Tools, then Options. Under Privacy tab, click “remove individual cookies”. Then click on “Remove All Cookies” button.

Internet Explorer
Click Tools button. In Safety tab, click “delete browsing history”. Then check “Cookies and website data” and click Delete.

2. End all related processes of Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus from Task Manager.
Press Ctrl, Alt and Esc keys (Windows 7) together to activate Task Manager. Click Process tab and find out related processes of Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus. Then stop them.

3. Show hidden files and folders.
Click Start button, then Control Panel. Search Folder Options, then click View tab. Check “Show hidden files and folders”, and uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (recommended)”. Then click OK.

4. Clear all created files and registries of Jdt.drivetool.net pop-up virus.
%AppData%Local[random].exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main StartPage
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

How to Open and Back up the Registry in Windows 8






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