2014-09-01

How to Remove Bacdau.vn Step by Step - Removal Guide

Symptoms of Bacdau.vn:

* It is a parasitic browser hijacker installed without your consent;
* It adds strange new icons and desktop backgrounds;
* It violates your privacy and compromises your security;
* It will replace (hijack) your browser homepage and show numerous annoying advertisements;
* It introduces other unwanted programs to the system without the user’s knowledge.



Screenshot of Bacdau.vn


Bacdau.vn

Description of Bacdau.vn


Bacdau.vn is a malicious browser hijacker that has been circulating around the web recently.When the computer is infected with Bacdau.vn,it will change the browser setting and change the default homepage to Bacdau.vn without user's authorization.This browser hijacker is aimed at Vietnamese-speaking computer users. It can target on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers and other frequented-used browser.

At the first sight, Bacdau.vnThe website might seem useful as it provides a search box and thumbnails to YouTube, Facebook, and some other popular websites.But in face, Bacdau.vn is created to generates traffic by promoting various services or collect deals for dubious websites. It can redirect you to other search result pages which may be created by malware distributors.In this case, you will automatically have some unwanted programs download.

Furthermore, it will collect your search key-words and personal information such as user account and password. To keep a clean and secure system, you should remove Bacdau.vn  as soon as possible. And to protect your computer from other computer invaders, you 'd better keep a anti-malware on your computer like Spyhunter.

Solutions to remove Bacdau.vn 


In this post, there will be two solutions to remove Bacdau.vn:

1. Remove Bacdau.vn manually.
2. Remove Bacdau.vn by using SpyHunter anti-malware.




Instructions to Get Rid of Bacdau.vn


Method 1: Bacdau.vn Manual Deletion

Step 1: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:
In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.
Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

Google Chrome: 
Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.
Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.


IE: 
Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.
Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 2: Disable all startup items created by Bacdau.vn
Click on Start button and select Run…
Type msconfig to start System Configuration Utility
At the tab of Startup, select possible startup items of Blasteroids, then press OK


Step 3: Remove files of Bacdau.vn  like the pictures showed:




Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

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



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"




Step 5: All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>


Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter


SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.



Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on 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 Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Note: Manual removal is very complex and demands a high computer skill. If you are not so professional on computer. Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of auto-detecting and removing viruses.

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