Guide to Remove Yousearch.io Thoroughly

Yousearch.io is a browser hijacker that gets into computers silently and alters Internet settings of common web browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. PC users will be redirected to other malicious sites while going online and the homepage will be replaced without any warning. This Yousearch.io redirect virus is quite dangerous which PC users need to pay attention to it.

In general, most of the PC users can not notice the virus infection at the beginning of the infection because Yousearch.io redirect virus is able to attack the infected browser via many ways. The virus takes advantages of the blindness of computer users who may not pay enough attention to the unnoticeable options when they are installing or downloading any programs. It is common cases that a redirect virus attatches to some general installers of software to gets installed onto random computers because most innocent net users won't notice the install or download option of the redirect during the boring installation of a program. In fact, most of the programs we know of are fine to use but the origion of the installer is questionable which becomes a common cause of redirect infection. This kind of programs will work together with the redirect virus to damage the computer.

The redirect virus also adds various unwanted plug-ins or even malware into the compromised browser and few people know that these seemingly useful plug-ins are harmful to the system. Actually, these add-ons are designed to spy user¡¯s daily browsing history and query log and record their personal information to help its designer to make profits. Users will find unfamiliar URLs in the favorite folder and some strange shortcuts in the desktop because cyber crooks want to mislead users to specific advertising websites. If users buy products on those websites, their personal information like credit card account details may be captured by the cyber hackers.

Moreover, other threats such as Trojan horse will take advantage of the system vulnerabilities made by the redirect virus to infiltrate into the compromised computer. Hackers will also take control of the system, steal user¡¯s important files and data such as the transaction certification code, login passwords, and online banking detail and sell the information. As a result, users might suffer huge losses and their personal privacy will be seriously violated. Since the browser hijacker may result in endless potentially problems, it is wise to remove Yousearch.io as soon as possible. Follow the guide below and you can get rid of the threat thoroughly.

How to Remove Yousearch.io Completely

Step 1: Remove the redirect virus related programs.
1. Click Start menu and select Control Panel.
2. Click on Uninstall a program under the Programs category.
3. In the programs list find out any suspicious programs, and then click on the Uninstall.
4. Follow the wizard to accomplish the removal.
Step 2: Remove all unwanted extensions from the browsers.
Internet Explorer
1. Start the Internet Explorer, click on Tools, and select Manage Add-ons in the drop-down list.
2. Click on Toolbars and Extensions, find out and disable the add-ons related to Yousearch.io redirect virus.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Run the Mozilla Firefox, click on Tools and choose Add-ons.
2. Click on Extensions, then select the unwanted add-ons in the list and click on Remove\Disable button.
3. Click Plugins, and remove\disable any unknown add-ons.
Google Chrome
1. Launch Google Chrome and click on the menu icon.
2. Click the Tools in the list then select Extensions.
3. Click on Extensions, then find out the redirect virus related add-ons and delete them.
Step 3: Remove all malicious files and registry entries.
1. In the local disk C, local the following folders:
%Temp%\
%Program Files%\
%UserProfile%\Desktop\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\
%Document and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\
2. In the above folders, find out and remove any malicious files.
3. Open the registry editor by following the steps: click Start menu, type ¡°regedit¡± into the search box, and click ¡°regedit.exe¡± from the results list.
4. In the registry editor, find out and delete any malicious registry entries from your PC.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ¡°[RANDOM].exe¡±
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ¡°[RANDOM].exe¡±
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\run\Random.exe

Conclusion

It can be a disaster when a computer is attacked by the Yousearch.io virus especially when he or she is not a computer savvy. There are so many viruses lurking online and it is very difficult for average users to protect their computer from every infection. But it is still useful for users to be wary about virus infections when surfing online. Be cautious when browsing unknown websites since those sites may contain malware like Trojan horse, worms, adware and spyware. Some threats could be downloaded to the computers unwittingly. Meanwhile, it is necessary to update anti-virus, firewall, system patches regularly to protect the infected computer.