Is your browser hijacked by Shoppstop.com? Have you got a lot of ads pop up on your browser? Try to get rid of it, but no luck? Here are the removal guides to help you get rid of this annoying infection.
Description of Shoppstop.com
Shoppstop.com is a nasty adware and browser hijacker that coms into your computer without your permission and notice. This infection can get into your computer together with the free applications that you download from the internet. Once infected, it will change your browser setting and homepage. Every time you open your browser, it will redirect you to Shoppstop.com, or displays a lot of ads, banners and sponsor links on the browser you usually visit.
It states that it can help you save money when shopping online through its websites. It pretends to be a good service by giving you several comparison hints and pieces of advice. But the problem is that it will lead to browser add-on, adware and hijacker to your computer system, which makes it more harm than good. By keeping on the computer, you will always redirect to the malicious websites, which you may get other infections like Trojan and ransomware. It will also store your searching history and send your sensitive data to the hackers for vicious purpose.
In a word, this is a useless and dangerous adware that should be removed from your computer immediately.
Fast and effective ways to delete Shoppstop.com from your computer
In order to remove it, you can follow the manual steps introduced below. But before you begin, please spend some time in making a backup. Besides, you can also uninstall it under the help of SpyHunter, a real-time anti-malware app.
Way One: To remove it manually
Step 1- Remove any related to Shoppstop.com and unwanted programs
Step 2- Remove add-ons:
Internet Explorer
1) Go to 'Tools' → 'Manage Add-ons';
2) Choose 'Search Providers' → choose 'Bing' search engine or 'Google' search engine and make it default;
3) Select 'Search Results' and click 'Remove' to remove it;
4) Go to 'Tools' → 'Internet Options', select 'General tab' and click 'Use default' button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.
Google Chrome
1) Click on 'Customize and control' Google Chrome icon, select 'Settings';
2) Choose 'Basic Options'.
3) Change Google Chrome's homepage to google.com or any other and click the 'Manage search engines...' button;
4) Select 'Google' from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select 'Search Results' from the list remove it by clicking the "X" mark.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier's icon and select 'Manage Search Engines....';
2) Choose 'Search Results' from the list and click 'Remove' and OK to save changes;
3) Go to 'Tools' → 'Options'. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the 'General tab';
Step 3- Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)
Step 4- Show all hidden files
Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.
Step 5- Open the Registry Editor and delete the following entries:
(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Shoppstop.com HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\Random HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Search Bar=[site address]
Way 2: To uninstall it manually with SpyHunter
Step 1- Click on the Download button and save its application into your computer.
Step 2- Then a prompt box will pop up to ask you if you will run it, click Run and wait for its installation.
Step 3: When it finishes installation, click on the Scan Computer Now button to begin scanning, when it displays the final report of detected threats, remove them.
Watch the following video and learn to remove browser hijacker
Please attention: It may happen that you are blocked when you follow the steps to remove it manually because some steps can be very professional. It needs you to ask experts for help. But, if you use SpyHunter to help you, it will save your time and effort. Click the button below to download it.
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