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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Remove http://cuevana-latino.com - Get Rid of Malware URL Cuevana-latino.com

Reporting about this site: hXtp://cuevana-latino.com. 
It looks like a streaming movie site, but It has links to proxy sites that look like mega and tries to download Malware to your compute.  Avast detected It as Evo-gen. I hope I've dodged the bullet.

Description of Cuevana-latino.com Ads


Cuevana-latino.com is a malicious browser extension that can be classified as an adwareCuevana-latino.com looks like a streaming movie site, but it has links to proxy sites to download Malware to your computer. If you click to watch one of the movie, you will get a pop-up webpage to ask you to download and install a application to continue.

 


 But according to the End User License Agreement of this application, it claims to bundle with other web search applications (each a "Search Application") is developed by or for APN, LLC. Such Search Applications may include certain web search toolbars (including the Ask.com toolbar), browser or OS plug-ins, taskbars, desktop widgets, new tab/startpage products, search extensions and/or search settings extensions, and may be branded (or co-branded) with APN, APN-affiliate, or third party brands, or bear other brands owned by or licensed to APN.

If you downloaded and installed the Search Application, you will have one or more of the above features added/enabled in your Internet browser (which may include both your active browser and any other compatible Internet browser(s) resident on your computer). Features may vary between different browsers and different Search Applications or versions of Search Applications. After that, your default browser setting will be changed and your homepage and search engine will be replaced by www.ask.com domain or the www.searchbetter.com domain or some other domain owned or controlled by APN some other APN or APN affiliate-operated search service.

When you open the browser, you will be redirected to other unwanted website automatically.  You will also get a lot of pop-up ads, deals, coupons on your browser. Apart from the annoying pop-up ads, Cuevana-latino.com will track your browser activities and collect your information for marketing.  If you get this Cuevana-latino.com on the computer, you should remove it as soon as possible. And it is highly recommended to scan your computer with a powerful anti-virus like Spyhunter to check out the problem in details and remove the Infection.    

Instructions to Get Rid of Cuevana-latino.com Ads


Method 1: Cuevana-latino.com Ads Manual Deletion


Step 1:  Go to Task Manager with Alt+Ctrl+Delete and stop related processes.


Step 2: Remove any infection related program from Control Panel.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.


Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.


Windows 8

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.


Step 3: Remove Cuevana-latino.com Ads extension or add-ons from your browsers.

Internet Explorer

1) Start Internet Explorer and choose “Tools “>”Manage add-ons”.
2) Choose “Toolbars and Extensions”, then find and remove related programs.

3) Restart browser to complete the whole process.

Mozilla Firefox

1) Start Firefox and choose” Tools” > “Add-ons”> ‘Extensions’.
2) Search for related items and remove them.

3) Restart Firefox to complete the process.

Google Chrome

1) Open Google Chrome and click on “Wrench” or “bar” icon in top right corner.
2) Choose “Settings” > “Extensions”, then find and delete add-ons.

3) Restart the browser to complete the whole process.


Step 4: Show all hidden files

1. Click on the Start button. This is the small round button with the Windows flag in the lower left corner.
2. Click on the Control Panel menu option.
3. When the control panel opens click on the Appearance and Personalization link.
4. Under the Folder Options category, click on Show Hidden Files or Folders.
5. Under the Hidden files and folders section select the radio button labeled Show hidden files, folders, or drives.
6. Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide extensions for known file types.
7. Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
8. Press the Apply button and then the OK button.


Step 5: Click “Start” button and selecting “Run.” Type “regedit” into the box and click “OK” to delete all related registries.



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Search Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"


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 the file onto your computer and click on the Run button to install it.



Step 3: After installation, scan your computer to find out potential threats.

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 Cuevana-latino.com Ads and want to clean all the unwanted registry entries,  it is recommended to use RegCure Pro.

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 Cuevana-latino.com Ads is not so easy. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal. Install Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of auto-detecting and removing viruses. You can also Download RegCure Pro to help you optimize the computer.

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