Sunday, November 18, 2012

How to Remove Searchnu Redirect Virus Google Chrome/ Firefox / Internet Explorer/ Searchnu Toolbar Removal Guide

Is that Searchnu a toolbar? Is it a virus? Hope someone can help. I am getting redirects with Google Chrome/ Firefox / Internet Explorer. Ran antivirus with no help? Rebooted in safe mode still get redirected? Facebook has been hijacked when I was searching from Yahoo. What should I do? It makes me frustrated since as the redirects becomes frequent and stops sending me to http://searchnu.com/? What should I do to remove Searchnu redirect virus? What should I do if there is a searchnu toolbar found in my system? How to Remove Searchnu Redirect virus from Google Chrome/ Firefox / Internet Explorer?

Analysis on Searchnu redirect Virus

Searchnu is a typical browser hijacker that has been sent as a toolbar to hijack your Google Chrome/ Firefox / Internet Explorer once you search on yahoo/google/bing. It is a spurious application that gets installed in your computer without your permission and knowledge. Once get inside, Searchnu redirect virus will alter your homepage by modifying the system DNS as well as browsing provider setting to cause the redirection to the http://searchnu.com. It can be downloaded from those malicious contents after impropriated activities conducting on corrupted websites. You may feel aggressive since it will not allow you to access your homepage or facebook and homepage will be set as http://searchnu.com(http://searchnu.com/405 /http://searchnu.com/414/ http://searchnu.com/406/ http://searchnu.com/418/ http://searchnu.com/410/ http://searchnu.com/102) without your consent.

  Since Searchnu is a terrible redirect virus, the most vicious part is that it not only to modify your homepage but has been designed to get money from computer users. Unfortunately nothing will change even initializing the browsing setting repository. Besides, some vicious bookmarks will be automatically added to your favorite list to distribute the seductions. It will redirect to the websites filled with virus bounded ad-ons and plug-ins that ask money to get processed. Never believe the popping-up windows with products selling. It is totally a trap to swindle your money off. To avoid more data loss, you need to remove Searchnu redirect virus as soon as possible.

Searchnu is a terrible redirect virus

  1. Searchnu pretends to be sent as a vicious toolbar
  2. Searchnu is a spurious application that gets installed
  3. Searchnu modifies system DNS as well as browsing provider setting to cause the redirection
  4. Searchnu automatically drops vicious bookmarks
  5. Searchnu asks money to get processed

Screen Shortcut of  Searchnu redirect Virus


Guide to Remove Searchnu redirect Virus Completely Step by Step

Step one: Get into the safe mode with networking

<Restart your computer. As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, tap "F8" key constantly. Use the arrow keys to highlight the "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then press ENTER>



  Step two: Stop all the processes/files/entries of Searchnu redirect Virus

a: Go to Task Manager with Alt+Ctrl+Delete and stop its process.
[random name].exe 



b: Search for and delete its related files in Local Disk C:



C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe
C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys
C:\WINDOWS\_VOID\_VOIDd.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\UAC.dll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\UAC.db
C:\WINDOWS\system32\UAC.dat
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\_VOIDtmp
C:\WINDOWS\Temp\UAC.tmp

c: Navigate to remove the registry entries associated as below in Registry Editor:





HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\_VOIDd.sys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\_VOID
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UACd.sys
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\4DW4R3

Video Guide to Remove Searchnu redirect Virus Completely



Note: Have you successfully Searchnu redirect Virus? Any Problems during Removal Procedure?


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