How to Stop and Remove Spy Lookout Popup Step by Step?

Spy Lookout aways pops up on your screen when you open your browser? Try to remove it but no luck? Read this post carefully, you may probably find what you want.

Know something about Spy Lookout

Spy Lookout is a malicious adware which infiltrates into your computer system without your awareness and permission. It usually bound with the third-party application s such as free software, updated programs, sharing files, email attachment and so on.  It can attach all your browser including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. It states that It can help you find out who is tracking you. But it is an infection in itself .  

Once installed, Spy Lookout will change your browser setting and your default homepage. When you open your browser, you will be redirected to its own domain without your permission. You will receive a lot of sponsor links. If you click those links, you will be redirected to the malicious website.You may also have the risk of downloading some useless freeware or computer threats like adware, browser hijacker, spyware and other virus. Spy Lookout will also record your online activities and send to the cyber criminals. To protect your computer, you need to remove it immediately.

Safe way to remove Spy Lookout 

Way 1: Manual Removal Steps

1: Stop the infection 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: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter, which can scan, delete viruses and keep your computer away from more viruses.

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 Spy Lookout

Attention: It is a foxy and stubborn redirect virus needs to be removed manually with expert skills.If you know you are not qualified to that, don't try to remove it manually. You may disarrange all things in the computer. As a better choice, SpyHunter can uninstall it quickly and safely. Want one? Click the following to download it.