Virus Removal Tips: Guide to Remove Oursurfing.com

Oursurfing is classified as a browser hijacker which can target the web browsers like internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc. After its infiltration, it can modify your default homepage and search engine without your consent. It is claimed to enhance your online browsing experience. However, is it really that helpful as it claimed? I am afraid not, according to the user's report, it always comes into your computer without your knowledge and inject annoying ads or sponsored links into your search results to drive you crazy.

Those pop-up ads are used to boost web traffic for its sponsored sites so that it can generate pay-per-click revenue. On the other hand, if you send request through its search engine, it is capable to track and store your online traces like browsing history, search keywords, favorites, etc, which is unsafe for your personal information security. Moreover, it can consume your CPU usage on the backdoor and invite other unwanted browser extensions, plug-ins to come to compromise your computer.

How does Oursurfing promote itself? Just like other adware or hijacker, it can spread itself via the suspicious downloads like PDF download or get into your computer sneakily via you are visiting questionable websites or getting fake updates, clicking malicious pop-up ads or links, etc. Therefore, we should tack care about the above ways and keep your virus database up to date to avoid getting Oursurfing again.

How do I manually remove Oursurfing

Step 1.End up all suspicious related process

Step 2. Remove related add-on from browsers

Internet Explorer :

1. Click on the Tools -> select Manage Add-ons;
2. Go to Toolbars and Extensions tab ->right click on Oursurfing-> select Disable in the drop-down menu;

Mozilla Firefox :

1. Click on the orange Firefox button on the upper left corner of the browser -> hit Add-ons;
2. Go to Extensions tab ->select Oursurfing->Click Remove;
3. If it pops up, click Restart and your tabs will be saved and restored.

Google Chrome :

1. Click on Customize icon (Wrench or 3 bar icon) -> Select Settings -> Go to Extensions tab;
2. Locate Oursurfing and select it -> click Trash button.

Step 3.Disable any suspicious start up items from Oursurfing

For Windows Xp: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the Run box -> click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from Oursurfing.

For Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu->type msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from Oursurfing.

For windows 8
1) Press Ctrl +Alt+Delete and select Task Manager
2) When access Task Manager, click Start up tab.
3) Locate and disable suspicious start up item according to the directory.

Step 4.Restart your computer to check the effectiveness.

Method two: Automatically remove Oursurfing Permanently with SpyHunter.

SpyHunter is a powerful anti-spyware application which is aimed to help computer users to get rid of computer virus completely. It is easy to use and can get along well with other anivirus.

Step one: Download SpyHunter on your computer by clicking the icon below.