Working Method to Remove SocialHub

I have a laptop with configuration Intel i3 processor, 500 GB Hard Disk, 4 GB RAM, and AVG trial anti-virus. Yesterday it get affected with SocialHub after downloading mp3 player. And from that very time I am getting thousand of message over my screen. Sometime browser get redirected to useless site. What I have to do to remove SocialHub completely from PC.

What is SocialHub?

SocialHub is an adware program that can be downloaded and installed on your computer without letting you know when you are browsing online. Once it invades your computer, there will be many pop-up advertisements when you run certain program or browse the web because the adware has created new registry entries and modified the system settings.

The adware pops up various types of discount coupons and deals to draw your attention. If you like shopping online you may be interested in those various discount coupons and click on them without thinking. Once you click the ads, the relevant websites can increase web traffic and the partners of the adware can make pay-per-link profits. The more you click on the the adware its partners can get more money. You may find that many ads are related to your recent searches. That's because it is able to monitor your browsing activities and steal and send your personal information to third parties without permission. Usually, it will display numerous advertisements that cater to you on the computer screen. It is risky because your confidential information will be known by cyber criminals and exploited for malicious purposes. Moreover, the advertisements and other information showed by the adware are misleading and they often connect you to phishing websites. Thus, don't believe the pop-up ads from SocialHub, otherwise your computer may be further damaged by other malware.

What's more, the adware program may result in more other computer issues, such as browser hijacking, poor network connection, BSOD errors and sluggish computer performance. If the threat cannot be deleted timely, your compromised computer may break down sooner or later. Therefore, please get rid of SocialHub pop-ups as soon as possible .

INFECTED SYMPTOMS:

SocialHub may hijack, redirect and modify your web browsers.
Occasionally a never-made query for new tab will open to a random site.
The computer and Internet are much slower than before.
SocialHub can replicate via the network easily.
Installed anti-virus tool is continuously blocking outgoing access to potentially malicious websites.

How Did SocialHub invade your PC?

If you have installed some freeware that bundled with SocialHub, such as Comet Cursor, Bonzi Buddy, Cydoor, DivX, MP3 Rocket or Winzix, on your computer, the adware will carry out the actions and make chaos on your computer. Any of the products mentioned can bring the annoying advertisements.

In another situation, you install certain application that comes with the adware by choosing custom installation and the adware is installed without your knowledge. Please note that some applications on CNET's download.com are not free of adware and they may bring about troublesome issues on your PC. Once get into your PC, they will affect the web browsers and become a good anxiety to you.

Tips: the manual removal requires certain level of computer skills, if you don't have an experience in using system tools and removing malware, you will take the risk of damaging your system.

Manually remove SocialHub step by step

Step 1: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC. Open the Windows Task Manager.

If that didn't work, try another way. Press the Start button and click on the Run option. This will start the Run tool. Type in taskmgr and press OK. This should start the Windows Task Manager

Step 2: Within the Windows Task Manager click on the Processes tab. Find the process by name. random.exe. Then scroll the list to find required process. Select it with your mouse or keyboard and click on the End Process button. This will kill the process of FindLyrics Adware.

Step 3: Delete malicious registry entries related to FindLyrics Adware.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\random

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\SFSER3453SDFDSGSD2HJW0454 "(Default)"="1?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\"UninstallString" = "'%AppData%\[RANDOM]\[RANDOM].exe" -u

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\"ShortcutPath" = "'C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\34slfsjfslfd3462.exe" -u'"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce "34slfsjfslfd3462" = "'C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\RANDOM.exe'

Step 4: Remove malicious files of FindLyrics Adware

C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_64\Random

C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Random

C:\WINDOWS\system32\Random

Warm Tip

SocialHub is a stubborn virus that cannot be deleted efficiently by antivirus. This adware aims to generate crazy popups which may contain tracking cookies and pose risk to the security of your computer. It can be used to monitor your browsing activity on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. If you keep being shown by various pop-up ads when you visit popular shopping websites, such as Ebay, Amazon, Walmart and so on, this is a sign that your computer was compromised by an adware application. Don't click on any pop-ups unless you are sure they are from trusted resource and the most important thing is to remove SocialHub as quickly as possible.