How to Remove Tohotweb.com Redirect Virus Thoroughly (Helpful Removal Guide)

Posted by Miranda D.
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Oct 26, 2015
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Tohotweb.com redirect virus is reported to combines with the ability to mess up the system and get control of the browser with commercial purposes. After that, the cunning redirect virus will control the default search service of the browser. Since Tohotweb.com appears as a website similar to Google search engine which provides searching function, many computer users may pay no attention to it and use it to do a search and visit many unexpected websites.

Tohotweb.com redirect virus has the ability to interfere with users’ activities on the browsers by redirecting them to some unknown websites which contain lots of advertisements and sponsored links. 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. In most cases, the advertising sites are designed to promote various products or services to make money. Most of the time, innocent users get lured in by commodity sales promotion, activity coupons, discounts on goods, and bargains that released by the redirect virus. Some users just could not resist on such lure of price trap.

Since the virus can modify user’s browser and introduce plenty of unwanted plug-ins, which appears to be useful extensions, into the browser. Once infected, it shows up numerous unwanted pop-up ads, fake alerts and sponsored links on your PC screen to interrupt you when you are online. In the case, the computer speed may slow down and the web browser freezes or even crashes from time to time. Moreover, it may display some ads or sponsored links that can redirect users to websites with malicious codes. What’s more, some unwanted programs are capable of using cookies to track user’s online history and collect personal information to the third party, such as email address, password and geographic location, without user’s knowledge.

Effective Steps to Remove Tohotweb.com Redirect Virus

Step 1: Set the default homepage back

For Internet Explorer:
Click on Browser Tools
Select Manage Add-ons on the tools window
Click Search Provider
Here you can see many kinds of search engine option as Bing and Google, select your favorite one to be a default homepage.
Choose Search Results and click on Remove icon to eliminate it
Click Tools, select Internet Options and then the General tab. Here you can option a website you like and save it.
c. Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;

For Google Chrome:
Open Customize and control
Click on Settings
Select on Basic Options icon
Here you can reset your homepage (e.g.Google.com)
Once you choose a default homepage, click on Manage Search Engines and then click Google to be your default search engine.
Remove it from the browser by clicking Search Result and then the X’ mark

For Mozilla Firefox:
Click Manage Search Engine
Select Search Results and then click Remove option, click OK
Open Tools, under the General tab, set Google.com as default homepage

Step 2: Locate related files of Tohotweb.com and remove them from the computer
%AllUsersProfile%
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\{random letters}\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~dll

Step 3: Remove cookies on all browsers
Internet Explorer:
Click options on the browser and then choose Internet Options
Open General tab, click Delete Browsing History to remove all related cookies
Select cookies and click Delete

Firefox:
Click option
Select Privacy and then click on Remove Individual Cookies icon
Delete relevant cookies list on the box

Google Chrome:
Click option
Open Under the Bonnet tab
Select Privacy and then click Clear browsing data
Delete all cookies

Step 4: Remove malicious registry entries
Open Registry Editor on the start menu
Type in Regedit and click OK
Remove all the following registry entries
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ‘1’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ‘0’

Conclusion

Tohotweb.com is a big threat to both your computer and privacy if you cannot get rid of it promptly from your computer. Sometimes, it is also bundled with free downloads, such as music files or movies, and sneaks into the computer without permission. However, most users do not deem this redirect virus as a big threat and just leave it alone on their computers, which lead to some unnecessary damage and losses.

One can never be too carefully when he is about to install, download, and open things on the Internet if he wants to keep a healthy computer because any of the actions can cause virus attacks without your attention. When encounter this threat, users should run the installed antivirus programs to scan the system entirely. After that, reset the browser homepage and other type of settings. Be aware of any latest downloads will efficiently prevent the harms brought by Tohotweb.com redirect virus. 

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