How to Remove LookForIT Safely and Quickly?

Keep reciving a lot of pop-ups from LookForIT? Try to remove but it always comes back? You could follow the removal instruction in the post. 

Know something about LookForIT 

LookForIT is an unwanted extension or adware that can come into your computer along with pop-up ads links or email attachment without your permission and awareness. This adware can be attached on all the browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, Yahoo, Bing, Opera, Safari.  When installed, LookForIT will add itself as a plug in on your browser. When you open your browser, it will display pop-up ads on any webpage you visit without your permission.You will also be redirected to many malicious websites which are full of pop-up ads, banners, coupons and sponsor links and other commercial pop ups. 

LookForIT will add its files to your computer system to take up a lot of system resources. It will slow down the loading of browsers and the performance of computer system. In addition, the ads links from LookForIT usually bundled with some unwanted programs. If you click those links, you will easily download some computer threats like adware, browser hijacker, spyware and other virus. In order to protect your computer, you should remove it as soon as possible.

Safe ways to remove LookForIT 

Way 1: To uninstall it manually

1: Stop LookForIT 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: 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 4- Clear all the cookies of your affected web browsers.

Since the tricky virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users to delete all the cookies before a complete removal.

Google Chrome:

Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options".

Click the "Under the Bonnet" tab, locate the "Privacy" section and Click the "Clear browsing data" button.

Select "Delete cookies and other site data" and clean up all cookies from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy

Click "Remove individual cookies"

In the Cookies panel, click on "Show Cookies"

To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the "Remove Cookie button"

To remove all cookies click on the "Remove All Cookies button"

Internet Explorer:

Open Internet explorer window

Click the "Tools" button

Point to "safety" and then click "delete browsing history"

Tick the "cookies" box and then click “delete”

Step 5, Disable proxy

1. Click on Tools on the menu bar

2. Select Internet options

3. Go to Connections tab

4. Select LAN settings at the bottom of the dialog

5. Under the Proxy sever, untick 'use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections).'

6. Click OK

Way 2: To uninstall it automatically with anti-malware tools like SpyHunter

It can be easily seen that the steps in manual way require skillful knowledge. But if you use SpyHunter, it can save your time and effort.

Step 1: Download the free scanner of SpyHunter into your computer.

Step 2: Install it into computer step by step.

Step 3: When it succeeds in installing, make it scan your computer and remove all potential threats by pressing Remove.

Useful video guide on how to clean up LookForIT

Note: If you are not a computer expert, you are not supposed to delete it on your own without any assistance. Because it is very likely that you may stop some important programs which can be difficult to be restored . Welcome to download SpyHunter to help you by pressing the following button.