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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Remove tasearch.com Completely - Get Rid of Tasearch

Day ago I did downloaded a video program that supposes to support kind of special video format. But after I did download that program, Chrome search engine change from Google search to "tasearch". I deleted tons of files and program that may cause this problem, but it still there. What can I do?

Basic information about Tasearch


Tasearch.com is an unwanted domain that can be classified as a browser hijacker. This browser hijacker aims to offer the Tasearch search engine. Once the computer is infected with Tasearch, it will modify the browser setting take control of your browser. When you open the browser, Tasearch will  hijack your homepage, search engine and new tab to tasearch.com without user's permission.






Tasearch is compatible to Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox and many other browsers. No matter what the browser you use, you will be redirect to tasearch.com. Tasearch will show a lot of unwanted pop-up ads on your browser. If you click the popups by accident, you will be redirected to other malicious websites or install malware on your computer. It is capable to collect your personal information, such as online history, email address, even other private data like user accounts and password, and then send to the third party for marketing. To protect your computer from further attack, you should Tasearch as soon as possible.  



How can Tasearch get into the computer?


Tasearch can be bundled and distributed through 3rd party program like download managers, video recorder, and other free software from unsafe sources. During installation, Tasearch acts as an additional application for you to choose to install on the computer. If you don't pay attention to the installation process, you will install the Tasearch onto the targeted system without the your awareness. Some third party programs will not give a notice to you. Therefore, when you download and install some programs, you should make sure it is safe.

Screenshot of Tasearch 



Instructions to Get Rid of Tasearch


Method 1: Tasearch manual removal


Step 1Open Windows Task Manager and close all the related running processes.

( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)


Step 2: Remove Tasearch from control panel.

1) On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:


Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.

2) When you find the program Tasearch, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8: Click Uninstall.
Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).


Step 3: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:
In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.
Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

Google Chrome: 
Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.
Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.


IE: 
Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.
Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)




HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes "DefaultScope" = "{33BB0A4E-99AF-4226-BDF6-49120163DE86}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe http://www.<random>.com/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"


Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter



SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.


Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.



Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.


Guide to download RegCure Pro to optimize PC 


If you are still worried about the left over of Tasearch and want to clean all the unwanted registry entries,  it is recommended to use RegCure Pro. RegCure Pro is packed with the tools you need to boost your PC’s speed and performance. Featuring an intuitive interface and easy-to-use work flow, RegCure Pro scans common problem areas – and quickly and safely fixes them. As well, it has several tools and features to address other performance and computing issues.

Step 1. Install and launch RegCure Pro on your PC.


Step 2.  Select "Yes" to download and install RegCure Pro.

 

Step 3. Click "Next" to continue.


Step 4. RegCure Pro will open automatically on your screen.

RegCure Pro

 Step 5. RegCure Pro is scanning your PC for error.

 RegCure Pro2

Step 6. After scanning, choose the issues you want to fix. 

 

Note: Manual removal Tasearch is very difficult. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal, you are suggested to Install Spyhunter to auto-detect and remove viruses safely and quickly. You can also Download RegCure Pro to help you remove unneeded registry files and optimize the computer.

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