How To Remove Cleanserp.net Virus Completely

You’re stuck with a browser hijacker. The Cleanserp.net virus is a classic member of the hijacker family. In other words, none of its tricks is particularly unexpected or original. Furthermore, this program appears to be rather harmless. It even promises to enhance your online experience by providing accurate search results. Do you see why some PC users choose to keep the parasite on board? Hackers are trying to convince you that Cleanserp.net is much less problematic than it actually is. If this pest spends enough time on your machine, though, it will get out of hand. Trust us when we say, you do not want to be dealing with a virus once it gets out of control. The seemingly harmless Cleanserp.net is more than capable of causing you damage. As soon as your computer gets invaded, the parasite starts making modifications. Unauthorized modifications, to be more specific. Both your search engine and browser homepage get replaced with the parasite’s domain. Remember, this is a dangerous PC infection we’re talking about. Its search engine will not provide accurate results. On the other hand, it will provide quick access to malware. Now that your browsers are modified, they serve hackers’ purposes. It goes without saying that your online activities aren’t even part of the picture. The Cleanserp.net parasite actually attempts to generate web traffic to some specific websites. That is why it hijacks your browsers and makes sneaky changes. You will notice that a malicious browser add-on was installed as well. The virus might install some additional toolbars and alter your default settings further. Once again, your permission remains irrelevant. Thanks to this program, you are no longer in charge of your own browsers. Cyber crooks are. And you could be more than positive they will find a way to make money at your expense. The pay-per-click mechanism it very efficient when it comes to gaining dubious profit. It’s a very simple scheme too. All that hackers have to do is cover your PC screen with sponsored web links. Hackers successfully force their deceptive search results on you. The infection might also start displaying commercials and various pop-up ads. You end up with your browsers hijacked and your everyday online activities demolished. What is the solution to that? Get rid of the parasite.

 

As you figured out already, Cleanserp.net is malicious. This irritating program is a browser hijacker. And, unless handled on time, it could cause you serious damage. Hijackers are relatively easy to tackle. Compared to some other kinds of infections such as ransomware and Trojans, these programs are much less harmful. However, no type of virus is to be underestimated. All infections get out of hand at some point so instead of tolerating the hijacker, you have to remove it. This pest was developed by Eightpoint Technologies Ltd. On theory, it will improve your online experience by displaying accurate search results. Yes, hackers present their parasite as a perfectly safe search engine. What Cleanserp.net actually does has nothing to do with crooks’ promises, though. As soon as the virus lands on board, it starts altering your browser settings. You will firstly notice modifications in your default search engine as well as browser homepage. Both get replaced with the parasite’s very own domain. You see, you’re now stuck with this program every single time you surf the Web. Wave your everyday online activities goodbye now that the hijacker is present. This infection hijacks all your browsers and injects them with sponsored web links. As mentioned, those are supposed to be accurate and harmless. None of that is true. Cyber criminals aren’t really among the most honorable people out there so don’t expect them to tell you the truth. The one thing hackers are interested in is gaining questionable profit online. Thanks to Cleanserp.net, crooks successfully make money. Unfortunately, their revenue would come at your expense because your browsers get modified. They might also start crashing or freezing on a daily basis. In addition, the hijacker could inject them with commercials. That means it would constantly generate a huge variety of sponsored, potentially corrupted pop-ups. In this scenario, surfing the Web in general becomes an impossible task. At the least, you have to waste time dealing with obnoxious ads and avoiding pop-ups. Note that a sponsored advertisement is rarely a real one. More often than not, infections display fake, very dangerous pop-up ads. Some try to trick you into buying non-existent products. Others directly lead you to malware. Either way, the commercials should be avoided.

 

Harmful Properties of Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search)

1. It rogue search engine provides unsafe links which cause damage to your computer.
2. It takes over your browser homepage and search engine with force
3. It is able to bypass antivirus and roots deeply on your system
4. It connects remote server to transfer numerous annoying advertisements.
5. It is also acting as Spyware which steal your privacy
6. It has the capability to help attacker enter your system remotely

 

 

How To Remove Cleanserp.net Virus Completely

 

Step 1 – Uninstall Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) and all unwanted / unknown / suspicious software from Control Panel

Windows 10 users:

 

1) Press the Windows key + I to launch Settings >> click System icon.

2) In System screen, click on App & features on the left side.

3) On the right side, click on icon of Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) or other program that you want to uninstall >> click the Uninstall button

 

Windows 8 / 8.1 users:

1) Press the Windows key + Q together

2) Type Control Panel and click the icon.

3) Click Uninstall a program

4) Right-click on Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) or any unwanted program and then click Uninstall

 

Windows XP/ 7 /Vista users:

1) Click the Start menu and select Control Panel.

2) Access Uninstall a program.

3) Right-click on Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) or any unknown program and then click Uninstall

 

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Step 2 – Remove Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) related add-ons/extensions from web browsers

Chrome users:

1) Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.

2) Click “More Tools”.

3) Select “Extensions”.

4) Find Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) related extensions and click the trash can icon

 

Firefox users:

1) Click the Firefox menu button to open Add-ons Manager

2) In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions or Appearance panel.

3) Select the unwanted or suspicious add-on related with Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search).

4) Click the Remove button.

 

IE users:

1) Launch Internet Explorer.

2) Click the Tools button, and then click Manage add-ons.

3) Click Toolbar and Extensions

4) Select suspicious add-ons related with Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) and then click Disable

 

Microsoft Edge users:

(Edge does not have extension/add-on, but Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) virus may download hijacker to change your homepage or search engine, so you need to reset default homepage or search engine on Edge)

1. Reset your default search engine to remove Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) related hijacker virus.

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o       Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings

o       Click View advanced settings

o       Click <Add new> under “Search in the address bar with”, then input the search engine you like:

o       Now select the search engine you like and click Add as default:

2. Reset your homepage page on Microsoft Edge to remove homepage redirect virus downloaded by Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search).

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o       Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings

o       Under Open with, select A specific page or pages

o       select Custom to enter the URL of page you want to set as homepage

Step 3 Locate and remove all malicious files of Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) and related infections

To completely get Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) and all infections removed from your system, you need to locate and delete all harmful files created by the threats. In this part, you have two options:

Press the Windows key + R together >> Type “regedit‘ in the Run box and hit Enter key >> Locate and remove all malicious registry files created by Cleanserp.net (Powerful Search) and other threats:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1""

HHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASAPI32

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASMANCS

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\“[virus name]”

 

 

Cleanserp.net is categorized as homepage hijacker. This browser redirect adware is bundled with questionable free software that you may get from internet, particularly when paying a visit to dubious web sites. Once Cleanserp.net and associated adware is installed on the PC, it directly set the homepage and search engine to said web address.