How to Remove Fanli90.cn Redirect Virus Thoroughly (Helpful Removal Guide)

Posted by Alice Bonnie
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Jan 26, 2017
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Fanli90.cn redirect Virus is defined as a hazardous adware that affects user’s web browser and alters default settings of the browser to replace user’s homepage with the page about Fanli90.cn. By this way, the stealthy redirect virus will sneak into user’s search engine without being conscious. As this redirect virus offers a search engine as what Google does, most users don’t consider whether the new search engine is reliable or not and just use it to search for anything they want as usual, but only to be redirected to some unwanted websites.

Since this redirect has the ability to prevent browsers from viewing normal search result and redirect them to advertising sites. Its artfulness makes it so hateful that it will not only harm the browsers but also affect third party programs installed on the computer through popping up numerous ads while the programs are run. Those ads are designed to make profits for cyber criminals. Commodity sales promotion, activity coupons, discounts on goods and bargains are other sources that can be exploited to distribute Fanli90.cn redirect virus. So some people don’t mind getting the frequent pop-up advertisements or being redirected to advertising websites.

Since the virus can modify user’s browser and introduce plenty of unwanted plug-ins, which appears to be useful extensions, into the browser. Because the settings on the infected browser has been modified by this Fanli90.cn redirect, there are lots of plug-ins, add-ons will be installed to the infected browsers, pretending to be the useful tools to cheat the PC users. As a consequence, the infected browsers will act more and more wired than before, for instance, they will suddenly get stuck or even crash down. Moreover, the redirect virus may provide random links which link to malicious websites so as to invite more threats to further harm the PC. In this way, once PC users visit those malicious sites, malware, rogue program, and other infections could attack the infected browser and even the whole computer without any warning.

How to Remove Fanli90.cn Effectively

Step1. Terminate the related processes immediately
1) Right click on the task bar and select Task Manager or press the Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc composite keys to open Task Manage.
2) In the Windows Task Manager window, click on the Processes tab, find out all the related processes of the browser hijacker and disable them.
3) Exit the Task Manager window.
Step2. Remove the related program from the Control Panel
1) Click on the Start button and click Control Panel in the menu.
2) Click on the Uninstall a program link below the Programs.
3) In the showing programs list, search for the unwanted program that is associated with the redirect virus and highlight it then click on the Uninstall.
4) Next, follow the prompt to complete the uninstallation.
5) Once finished, refresh the list and find out if the browser hijacker has been successfully removed.
Step3. Clean Fanli90.cn from the browsers
Internet Explorer
1) Start the Internet Explorer, click on Tools in the menu bar then choose the Internet Options in the drop-down list.
2) Click on the Advanced tab in the showing window, then click the Reset button.
3) Restart the Internet Explorer.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Open the Mozilla Firefox, click on the Firefox menu. Locate the Help then click on the Troubleshooting Information.
2) In the showing Troubleshooting Information page, click on the Reset Firefox button and confirm the reset request.
Google Chrome
1) Launch the Google Chrome and click on the Settings in the list.
2) In the Settings label page, click on Show advanced settings.
3) Click on Reset browser settings button.

Conclusion

 

Fanli90.cn redirect virus has the ability to intrude onto the system through the way of coming bundled with some unprotected software, commercial related websites created by cyber hackers, links in browser hijackers, spam email attachments, junk emails and ads pops- up. In some cases, this redirect virus would also come together with a “reputable” application, and automatically get itself installed on the computers. Most computer users are unaware of the danger of this redirect virus and keep it on the computer for a long time, bringing many problems to their computers.

The most obvious symptoms of the redirect virus infection should be the change of default homepage and the appearance of many pop-up ads as well as unknown toolbars. Once finding the signs of the infection, users have to take the immediate action to remove the browser hijacker from their computers. Afterwards, reset the computer and optimize real-time protection for Internet activities. Meanwhile, keep the antivirus programs running the background and scan every file that downloaded from the Internet before running it so as to prevent damaged caused by tricky and dangerous threats. 

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