Guide to Remove Payload.sidekick.net Permanently

Your browser is hijacked by Payload.sidekick.net? Don’t know how to solve the problem on your own? This post can show you the solutions to get rid of it.

Basic information about Payload.sidekick.net

Payload.sidekick.net is a nasty and harmful adware, which can be also called redirect virus because it can redirect uses to its domain when they open their browser. This adware can attach on all the browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.  It can attack all the computer system based on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows7, Windows8, even Mac. It usually comes into your computer along with some free software, files and drivers. You may also get infect by opening spam emails, sharing corrupt, or clicking to unsafe web sites, and so on.

Once infected, Payload.sidekick.net will change your browser setting and default homepage. When you open your browser, it will redirect you to Payload.sidekick.net and begins to do malicious activities. It will display pop-up ads on the browser you visiting. You cannot get rid of it only by changing the browser setting. If you use it to do online searching, your search terms will be stored and sent to the cyber criminals, especially your financial data. You may easily get some unwanted program by clicking to the ads and malicious links.Here are two effective ways to uninstall it. One is to remove it manually and the other is to delete it automatically with antivirus like SpyHunter.

Step-by-step manual removal instructions

1: Stop Payload.sidekick.net running processes in Windows Task Manager first.

( 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.)

2: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

3: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all Payload.sidekick.net registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Safari.exe\shell\open\command "(Default)" = ""C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.exe" http://www..com/?type=sc&ts=&from=tugs&uid="
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\SEAMONKEY.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe http://www..com/?type=sc&ts=&from=tugs&uid="

4: All Payload.sidekick.net associated files listed below need to be removed:

 C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\

Step-by-step automatic removal with SpyHunter instructions

Step 1: Press the following icon to download SpyHunter.

Step 2: Get it saved in your computer and click the Run choice to install it step by step. 

Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Start New Scan.

Step 4: Tick Select All and then Remove to delete all reported threat.

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Note: Suggested by the past experience, Payload.sidekick.net can sneak into your computer and destroy your inner system day after day if you keep it in it. So once you notice its existence, don't hesitate to delete it. You can  download SpyHunter to help you.