Virus Removal Tips: Hijacked by yamdex.net? - Guide to Remove yamdex.net Homepage Effectively

Know more about yamdex.net

Do you keep redirected to yamdex.net? What is it? it is classified as a browser hijacker which is aimed to target the web browsers like internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc. Once it gets itself installed, it can modify your default homepage and change your default search engine to yamdex.net without your consent.

What's more, it can track and store your online traces and send to the third party ad-supported sites to generate quick profit, which is unsafe for your personal information security. Since it can make changes of your default browser setting, which will make your computer vulnerable for more unknown browser extensions, plug-ins, toolbars.

Just like other adware or hijacker, it can come into your computer via you downloading third party freeware online without checking the default installation. Many computer users have tried to remove it on their own but it still persist in your computer and keep redirecting you to its domain every time you open your web browser and type in the top box. Why does it so stubborn to remove? yamdex.net can modify your registry files and add itself to the start up items to disguise its related files and easy removal. Keep it longer, many users would notice that high CPU usage at idle for it can consume your system resource on the backdoor.

How do I manually remove yamdex.net

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 yamdex.net-> 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 yamdex.net->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 yamdex.net and select it -> click Trash button.

Step 3.Disable any suspicious start up items from yamdex.net

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 yamdex.net.

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 yamdex.net.

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: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all related registry entries:

1. Click Start and Type "Run" in Search programs and files box and press Enter
2. Type "regedit" in the Run box and click "OK"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ BrowserSafeguard \ShortcutPath “%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0

Step 5:Restart your computer to check the effectiveness.

Method two: Automatically remove yamdex.net 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.