Unexpectedly Pop-up called Lightning SpeedDial New Tab starts to appears on your web page when you visiting? Need to know how Lightning SpeedDial New Tab and deals integrate into your web browsers? Seek for solution for the Lightning SpeedDial New Tab browser hijacker problem?
Learn More about Lightning SpeedDial:
Lightning SpeedDial is a stubborn browser hijacker, which will automatically change your browser homepage to Lightning SpeedDial New Tab once it is installed. Below is its screen shot:
At first, you may just think it is an annoying website, but later, you may find your surfing speed becoming slower than before and more and more popups but you don't know why. Even though you use antivirus software to delete them but is not working. Now I am willing to tell you, these phenomenas appear because of Lightning SpeedDial.
What’s more, it bundles with many other malicious virus once it is installed into your PC, that means the virus which bundle with it also do harms to your PC. Besides, it works perfectly with three most popular web browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Maybe you will surprise where it comes from because you think you have done nothing to touch it. But there must be some reasons for its appearance, such as you have download free software and Lightning SpeedDial unfortunately bundles with it. Moreover, it collects your personal data, such as email address, credit card passwords and shopping activities, etc. From the above analysis, it is best not to keep Lightning SpeedDial in your PC, it is possibly do harms to your computer sooner or later. Therefore, we should get rid of it as soon as possible.
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How to Remove Lightning SpeedDial completely?
(To completely remove Lightning SpeedDial, manual removal is the most efficient way. However, if you want to completely remove it, must need skillful computer technique. As it is not easily found out from so many files because it changes files name frequently. If you remove it forcibly by yourself, it will results in a worse situation.)
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 Lightning SpeedDial redirect virus and delete them all.
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%UserProfile%\Desktop\ Lightning SpeedDial
%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.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0′
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “Hidden” = ’0′
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “ShowSuperHidden” = 0′
Step6: Remove add-ons related to Lightning SpeedDial 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 Lightning SpeedDial New Tab from the Home Page field, and then type your favorite homepage URL into the field and confirm your change.
If you are not a computer expert, it will be very risky to complete the Lightning SpeedDial manual removal process. You have to assure that you are equipped with expert-level knowledge and skills on PC before you do anything on the infected system. If you are not experienced enough on manually removing a virus, please get Professional PC Support to help you.
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