Learn More about irapidseek.com:
Irapidseek.com is a browser hijacker that forces computer users to visit its website and directs to “irapidseek.com” automatically. What’s more, irapidseek.com attacks browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. For this action, it was regarded as a malicious program. Maybe you want to figure out where it comes from, let me tell you. It comes from downloading other free or unfamiliar applications, or click on unsafe email attachment will also give it a chance. After finishing its installation, this browser hijacker modifies the default browser homepage as well as search engine through tampering browser settings forcedly. In another words, whenever you launch your browser you will be redirected to this irapidseek.com.
Why irapidseek.com is dangerous?
On the one hand, it bundles with other malicious virus, once it is installed, more and more problems will be found out from your PC. On the other hand, irapidseek.com is capable of collecting your personal information such as your email address or your online traces for marketing. It is potentially unwanted and you are not recommended to keep this browser hijacker on your computer.
How to remove irapidseek.com completely?
As irapidseek.com is a stubborn virus, manual removal is the best and efficient way to completely remove it. And we need to manually delete associated program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries. It is a complex work, if you are not an expert, you’d better stop continuing but ask for our help.
Step1: Press keys Ctrl+Alt+Del together to open the Windows Task Manager. In the "Processes", search for and terminate the processes related to the redirect virus.
Step2: Click the Start menu > Control Panel > Click Uninstall a Program under the Programs heading. Search for the program related to the redirect virus, right-click them and click Uninstall to remove them.
Step3: Click on the Start menu > Control Panel > Click Appearance and Personalization link > Click on the Folder Options link > Click on the View tab in the Folder Options window. In the Advanced settings, select "Show hidden files and folders", remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)". Then click on OK and this will show hidden files and folders.
Step4: Open My Computer and navigate to your local hard disk C. Find out all files related to irapidseek.com redirect virus and delete them all.
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\ irapidseek.com
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\
Step5: Press Windows key and R key. Type "regedit" into the command box and click OK Search for all registry entries related to the redirect virus and remove them all.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\irapidseek.com\{C564077A-BA7A-4661-8E06-68E2D480476E}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{11111111-1111-1111-1111-110311341126}
Step6: Remove add-ons related to irapidseek.com redirect virus from the affected browsers.
Mozilla Firefox:
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and then click Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager will open.
Select the Extensions, find out the extensions related to the redirect virus and disable them by clicking on the “Disable” button. Do the same things under the “Plugins” tab.
Then restart Firefox to complete the changes.
Google Chrome
Click the Chrome menu Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
Click Tools and select Extensions.
Find out the extensions associated with the redirect virus, and click the trash can icon on the right side to remove them from Chrome.
When a confirmation dialog appears, click Remove. Restart the browser.
Internet Explorer:
Run Internet Explorer. Click the Tools button, and then click Manage Add-ons.
Under Show, select Downloaded controls to display all ActiveX controls.
Click the ActiveX control related to the virus, and then click More information.
In the “More Information” dialog box, click Remove.
Restart the browser.
Step7: Reset homepages of your affected browsers.
Mozilla Firefox
Click on Firefox menu and navigate to Options.
Under the General tab, delete the undesirable URL from the Home Page field, input the URL you prefer and click OK.
Google Chrome
Click on the Wrench or 3 bar icon, and select Settings.
Find “On startup” and click on “Set pages”. Remove the unwanted URL, type your favorite one and click OK.
Internet Explorer
Click Tools and navigate to Internet Options. Under the General tab, delete irapidseek.com from the Home Page field, and then type your favorite homepage URL into the field and confirm your change.
Important Note: This is not an easy work to remove irapidseek.com completely, you need to delete many complex files. If you are mot familiar with computer skills, you'd better stop continuing and ask for our help. Our MiTechMate is expert in helping users fix computers, your PC will be fine with us.
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