Successful Guide to Remove Default-search.net - Remove Redirect Virus from Your PC

Default-search.net is an aggressive redirect virus which can control over the web browsers in the infected computers and modify the Internet settings, changing the original homepage and search engine to Default-search.net without any permission. In this way, it can force users to use its search service and decide what would be shown to them. The appearance of the Default-search.net is quite similar to the Google Chrome search service but it will result in unwanted redirection when users want to search something.

Friendly Reminder：Please try a professional redirect virus removal tool to remove this redirect virus once you can't remove it through the manual removal guide below.

When doing a search using the unsolicited search engine, users may be provided with many ads and sponsored links, since Default-search.net can control what would be shown in the search results. Besides, when uses run their media players, they would also receive all sorts of pop-up ads delivered by the redirect virus. Generally, a majority of ad websites are utilized to promote various products to make profits. When users see the pop-ups containing coupons, deals, discounts and bargains that provided by the browser hijacker, they may be thrilled about them and click on them. So some users accept various advertising sites or receiving pop-up ads.

Since XX redirect virus can modify the system security setting, which may lead to more hidden safety trouble. Once browser settings has been under the control of Default-search.net redirect virus, loads of perilous extensions, plug- ins and add- on will be allowed to get installed on it which may severely damage the system. As a consequence, the infected browsers will act more and more wired than before, for instance, they will suddenly get stuck or even crash down. Besides, this Default-search.net browser threat also shows suspicious links to get careless clicking from innocent users who are short of safety awareness. In this case, the access to those insecure sites or pages will lead to unexpected consequence that the infected computer will be totally destroyed by malicious computer threats as adware, Trojan, Worm and browser hijackers.

Guides to Manually Remove Default-search.net – Manually Remove Redirect Virus Step by Step

If you are a computer savvy, you can remove Default-search.net redirect virus manually. For inexperienced users, i recommend automatic removal method.


Step1: open task manager by pressing Ctrl +Alt+ Del keys at the same time, then end the processes of Default-search.net Redirect virus.

Step2: search for the following malicious files and delete them.

%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\ Default-search.net Redirect virus virus
%program files %\internet explorer\ Default-search.net Redirect virus \[random].mof
%program files (x86)%\Default-search.net Redirect virus\
%programData%\suspicious folders\
%windows%\system32\driver\Default-search.net Redirect virus
%AppData%[malware program name]toolbar uninstallStatIE.dat
%app data%\  Default-search.net Redirect virus  virus\

Step3: Click start menu>run>. Type in regedit and then click OK> Delete the following registry files.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MATS\WindowsInstaller\{EAF386F0-7205-40F2-8DA6-1BABEEFCBE89}\2014.07.30.07.52.18]
"ProductName"="Default-search.net Redirect virus"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASAPI32]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASMANCS]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{EAF386F0-7205-40F2-8DA6-1BABEEFCBE89}]
"DisplayName"="Default-search.net Redirect virus"
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3825580999-3780825030-779906692-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{50f25211-852e-4d10-b6f5-50b1338a9271}]
"DisplayName"="Default-search.net Redirect virus"

Conclusion

Default-search.net virus usually invades into the system by hiding in some software update packages, with the cover of as an optional item and coaxing the innocent users to permit its installation request. It also comes bundled with legit programs or media format files. Most of the victims won’t notice that they have come across Default-search.net redirect virus.

It is necessary to improve the awareness of keeping away from browser redirect virus, while any strange symptoms as replacement of homepage, redirection of search result and additional download are found on the browsers, users need to check if there is a browser virus on the system. If their computers get infected with Default-search.net redirect virus, they should run the installed antivirus or anti-malware programs to scan and remove the suspicious files. And then, users may need to revert the browser settings. Be aware of any latest downloads will efficiently prevent the harms brought by Default-search.net redirect virus.