2014-10-08

How to Stop Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r - Removal Instruction

Recently, some users complain that they keep getting the Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r pop up on their browser:

Does anybody know what this pop up is? How do I get rid of it? It's very annoying. 

They have no idea how and when it gets into the computer. Read this posy, there will be some useful tips.



Description of Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r


As seen on the above picture, Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r will pop up on users browser without their permission. It pops up a message and states that your computer is infected with a certain virus and you are offered to search for the solution. When you clicked "search for solutions", it will pop up a message that says virus removal failed and gives you a phone number: 1-800-935-0716. It states that this number can help you find someone professional to get rid of the virus. While you should not believe in it. It acts like an adware to promote its service.

If you Goggle this number, you may find that it's not something legit. There is then only one button you can click on that says "ignore security threat". Clicking on it brings up this grammatically questionable message: "Your computer is highly infected and your data may be compromised. It is recommended that you take actions to remove this Trojan?" You should not trust the false message. What you should do is scan your computer with a legitimate anti-virus program like Spyhunter. And you should remove Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r pop up immediately.

Solutions to remove Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r 


In this post, there will be two solutions to remove Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r:

1. Remove Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r manually.
2. Remove Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r by using SpyHunter anti-malware.




Instructions to Get Rid of Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r


Method 1: Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r 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: Stop related 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.)


Step 3: 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.


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 Http://imgur.com/ljAu38r demand 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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