Monday, May 24, 2010

How to remove Wareprotect.net and Wareprotect.com browser hijackers

Wareprotect.net and Wareprotect.com are web sites created to spread a program called Antispyware Soft. The program classified as rogue antispyware tool because it lists a lot of false infections and displays numerous fake security alerts and popups with one purpose to trick you into buying the software. When your computer is infected with Antispyware Soft, it will redirect you from sites that you want to visit on Wareprotect.net and Wareprotect.com. These sites stats:

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage.:
Internet Explorer Warning - visiting this web site may harm your computer!

Most likely causes:
* The website contains exploits that can launch a malicious code on your computer
* Suspicious network activity detected
* There might be an active spyware running on your computer

What you can try:
Purchase for secure Internet surfing (Recommended).
Check your computer for viruses and malware.
More information

Screen shoot of the malicios website below:

Wareprotect.net and Wareprotect.com - browser hijackers

Of course, all that you will be informed of these sites - is a fraud. Do not trust this information, just ignore it, as well as that Antispyware Soft will show you (fake warnings and a list of found infections). As mentioned above, and websites, and Antispyware Soft designed with one purpose - using deception and threats to force you to open your wallet and pull out the money. Instead, use the Antispyware Soft removal guide or the instructions below to remove a redirect to Protect-ware.net or Protect-ware.com malicious sites and any other infections you may have on your computer for free.

How to remove Wareprotect.net and Wareprotect.com browser hijackers


Download HijackThis from here, but before saving, in the Save dialog, rename HijackThis.exe to iexplore.exe and save it to your desktop.

Run HijackThis. In the main menu click to "Do a system scan only" button. Look for these lines and place a checkmark against each of the following, if still present


R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:5555
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [{RANDOM}] %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\{RANDOM}\{RANDOM}tssd.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [{RANDOM}] %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\{RANDOM}\{RANDOM}tssd.exe

Make sure your Internet Explorer (or any other browser) is closed when you click Fix Checked! Close HijackThis.

Download Malwarebytes Anti-malware. Double click mbam-setup.exe to install the application. When installation is complete, make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish. If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.

Once the program has loaded you will see a screen like below.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan. When the scan is done, click OK, then Show Results to view the results. You will see a list of malware that  Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware found on your computer. Note: list of malware may be different than what is shown in the screen below.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - lists of malicious software


Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. Once disinfection is finished, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.

Note: if you can`t download or run these suggested program above, boot your computer in Safe mode with networking and repeat the above steps once again.

If the instructions does not help you, then ask for help in the Spyware removal forum.

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