My homepage has been changed into Oz.clickflv.com and I cannot turn it
back into Google. I just cannot reset it back to my favorite one and I notice
that there are many pop ups showing on the webpage, most of which warn that my
PC performance is poor and I am recommended to download some software to repair
it. This really annoys me. I don’t want to see Oz.clickflv.com popping up on my
browser anymore. How can I resolve this problem? Please give me some suggestion.
Know about Oz.clickflv.com
Oz.clickflv.com is a website with bad reputation
associated with browser hijacker and adware. It has an appearance similar to
other legitimate websites so that computer users won’t suspect its safety and
believe it is a helpful site. Hence, don’ believe in it for it is exploited by
cyber hackers to generate traffic and promote specific products which may
severely decrease the system performance. If users are fooled to do so, the
program will run a fake scan to system and reports that the computer is
suffering from tons of virus infections. When you type a keyword into the search
box and press Enter, you will receive a lot of advertisements and sponsored
links in the search results. Once infested by Oz.clickflv.com, the process of
reaching to the results you need is blocked by an unexpectedly appeared web
page. It will serve virus removal utility but the removal is not complete. You
should not rashly click on that advertisements, for any click on them could lead
to invasion of other malware like Trojan, spyware and adware.
Once your computer has been infested by Oz.clickflv.com, it starts to
modify default search engine’ setting immediately, disrupt browsers like
Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox and reduce the performance
of the whole system. More seriously, it drags down your system speed and allows
unwanted Plug-in/extension or add-ons get onto your browsers. You may fail to
open the frequently-used sites, such as Yahoo mail and Twitter, because your
browser has been messed up by the redirect virus. Furthermore, it can take over
the local DNS and prevent it from any modification with the purpose of control
the browser even if you have re- installed it hundreds of times. As you can see,
the threat can compromise your web browser and change your default search engine
and homepage, remove it from your computer the sooner the better.
Don’t hesitate to get rid of Oz.clickflv.com as it’s so annoying, and it
especially affects the proper running of browser and system applications. Please
refer to the removal guide given below if you don’t know how to perform the
removal of this threat.
Effects of Being Infected by the Redirect Virus
1. Get loaded on the browser automatically without requiring user’s
permission, modify browser settings to turn it to be a promotion tool for
specified products and prevent you from reverting them.
2. There are lots of advertisements popping up on the browsers, which
badly affects your surfing experience.
3. Continuous pops- up and sponsor links bombarding the screen to lure
you into dropping malware into the computer.
4. The performance of the infested browser may reduce greatly for the
browser hijacker utilizes it to perform insecure tasks.
5. Private information and commercial related account data, such as
personal identifiable information, online bank account as well as credit card
account details, may be silently gathered and transferred to a remote third-
party server monitored by cyber hackers.
Guide to Manually Remove the Redirect Virus
If the antivirus program installed on your computer cannot effectively
remove the redirect virus, then you can try the manual removal. In general, the
manual removal task needs the user to have much computer experience. Luckily
here we organize the manual method into 4 steps, by following them manual method
will become much easier (The entries and files maybe different according to
different operating system):
Step1. Terminate the related processes immediately1) Right click on the task bar and select Task Manager or press the Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc composite keys to open Task Manage.
2) In the Windows Task Manager window, click on the Processes tab, find out all the related processes of the browser hijacker and disable them.
3) Exit the Task Manager window.
Step2. Remove the related program from the Control Panel
1) Click on the Start button and click Control Panel in the menu.
2) Click on the Uninstall a program link below the Programs.
3) In the showing programs list, search for the unwanted program that is associated with the redirect virus and highlight it then click on the Uninstall.
4) Next, follow the prompt to complete the uninstallation.
5) Once finished, refresh the list and find out if the browser hijacker has been successfully removed.
Step3. Clean Oz.clickflv.com from the browsers
Internet Explorer
1) Start the Internet Explorer, click on Tools in the menu bar then choose the Internet Options in the drop-down list.
2) Click on the Advanced tab in the showing window, then click the Reset button.
3) Restart the Internet Explorer.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Open the Mozilla Firefox, click on the Firefox menu. Locate the Help then click on the Troubleshooting Information.
2) In the showing Troubleshooting Information page, click on the Reset Firefox button and confirm the reset request.
Google Chrome
1) Launch the Google Chrome and click on the Settings in the list.
2) In the Settings label page, click on Show advanced settings.
3) Click on Reset browser settings button.
Oz.clickflv.com is closely associated with an adware and browser
hijackers. Once it gets inside the infected computer, it will be very difficult
to remove it in a short time. It can be loaded automatically every time you
start the web browser, which annoys you a lot. You fail to eliminate the web
page even though you have re- install the browser. It is a hijacker virus can be
able to collect users’ information by changing browser settings. To get rid of
the troublesome, it is strongly recommended that you use a professional tool or
follow the manual removal instructions to fix the problem.
Note: If you think manual is too complicated and may cause system
instable or other problems. Use a professional malware cleaning tool instead if
you are not familiar with computer. What's more, it's wise for you to install one professional malware removal tool to prevent any threats from attacking your computer.