How to Remove YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET browser hijacker from browsers

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How to Remove YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET browser
hijacker from browsers

• How to Remove YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET browser
  hijacker from browsers

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• If YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET home page, or new tab of
  your browser, there is a reason to believe that
  adware may have infected the computer. This
  invasion can be traced to installation of
  shareware, freeware, or third-party application.
  You may not know it, but YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET/find
  .php is packed to free programs that are hosted
  on various web sites. Bundling it to download
  manager, free games, tools, and fake software
  update is another trick to deploy
  YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET/find.php quickly.

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• As an official home page of Videobah, this
  hijacker do not come alone. Aside from the
  mentioned program, toolbars and new tab arrives
  with it too. As you can notice,
  YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET/find.php and company occupy
  almost every function on the browser. This was
  done on purpose. Author of this adware mean to
  convince user to use its search engine and other
  features habitually. In return,
  YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET/find.php generates revenue
  through advertisements and promotion that it
  delivers.

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• With given annoyances and troubles, some user
  believes that YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET/find.php is a
  virus. Technically, it is under the category of
  Adware or Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP).
  Less hazardous and does not spread on its own. It
  needs users intervention to be able to install
  components on the browser. You may not see it
  coming because it conceals itself to another
  software installation.

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• YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET is deemed as potentially
  unwanted program. It can gain access on the
  computer even without your authorization.
  Typically, it is packed to freeware that you may
  download from various hosts. When you install
  such program, YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET and other
  adware may get installed on the computer without
  a notice.

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• If YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET runs a discrete
  installation, user will see no sign of it until
  such time that it is fully integrated into the
  browser. This adware normally attacks known
  internet application such as Google Chrome,
  Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox.
  YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET progresses on the computer
  as extension or add-on. Thus, this adware only
  affects browser application.

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• Once installed, YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET opens up as
  default search engine. It is obvious that these
  changes on the browser aim to control part of
  your search. As shown in the image below, it
  integrates various calendar button and event
  scheduler for your own management.

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• How to Remove YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET browser
  hijacker from browsers

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• Step1 Remove suspicious and unwanted browser
  add-ons, toolbars and extensions
• Microsoft Edge (Internet Explorer)
• Click on the cogwheel icon in the top right
  corner of the browser
• In the menu choose the Manage Add-ons
• Select Toolbar and Extension tab.
• Look for YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET or other
  suspicious add-ons.
• Click Disable button.

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• Google Chrome
• Launch Google Chrome.
• In the address bar type chrome//settings/
• Click on the Extensions tab
• Find related YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET or other
  suspicious extension and click the delete icon.
• Reset Homepage and search engine.

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• Mozilla Firefox
• Open Firefox
• In the address bar type aboutaddons
• Click Extensions tab.
• Find related YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET or other
  suspicious extension.
• Click the Remove button.

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• Step-2 Remove all associated files From
  Operating System
• Windows XP
• Click Start
• In the menu choose Control Panel
• Choose Add / Remove Programs.
• Find YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET related files.
• Click Remove button.

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• Windows 7 / Vista
• Click Start and choose Control Panel.
• Choose Programs and Features and Uninstall a
  program.
• In the list of installed programs find files
  and programs associated to YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET
• Click Uninstall button.

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• Windows 8 /8.1
• Right click on the bottom left corner of the
  desktop screen
• From the left menu choose Control Panel
• Click Uninstall a program under Programs and
  Features.
• Locate the files and programs associated with
  YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET or other suspicious program.
• Click Uninstall button.

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• Step- 3 Remove all Registry Entries added by
  YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET
• YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET creates a folder under
• ProgramFiles\YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET
• It then creates the following files
• ProgramFiles\YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET\icon.ico
• ProgramFiles\YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET\YOURCONNECTI
  VITY.NET.crx
• ProgramFiles\YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET\YOURCONNECTI
  VITY.NET.dll
• ProgramFiles\YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET\YOURCONNECTI
  VITY.NET.xpi

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• ProgramFiles\YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET\
  Personal-browser.com64.dll
• ProgramFiles\YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET\Uninst.exe
• SystemDrive\ProgramData\Microsoft\RAC\StateDat
  a\RacWmiDataBookmarks.dat
• SystemDrive\ProgramData\Microsoft\RAC\StateDat
  a\RacWmiEventData.dat
• AllUsersProfile\Microsoft\RAC\StateData\RacWmi
  DataBookmarks.dat
• AllUsersProfile\Microsoft\RAC\StateData\RacWmi
  EventData.dat

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• Next, YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET creates the following
  registry entries
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\81466
  4b0-d93b-4da6-9216-722c56179397
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\
  CLSID\814664b0-d93b-4da6-9216-722c56179397
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Activation
  Technologies\AdminObject\Store\55c92734-d682-4d71-
  983e-d6ec3f16059f
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cu
  rrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects

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• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\
  CLSID\814664b0-d93b-4da6-9216-722c56179397
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsof
  t\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\YOURCONNECTIVIT
  Y.NET
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsof
  t\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper
  Objects\814664b0-d93b-4da6-9216-722c56179397

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• Perform the following steps to delete the
  associated Registry entries by YOURCONNECTIVITY.NE
  T
• 1. While in the desktop view, Press windows icon
  and R.
• 2. It will open the Run window and type
  regedit.
• 3. It will open the Registry Editor window, Now
  you need to locate and delete all registry items
  associated to YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET.

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• 4. Go to FileltClick Export
• 5. Save the file in c\ as regbackup. Click save.
• 6. Go to Editlt findlt Type YOURCONNECTIVITY.NET
• 7. Press F3 to search.
• 8. Once an item is found, read to make sure it is
  a link to that program.
• 9. Press delete to remove it.
• 10. Continue pressing F3 and deleting items
  pertaining to the program, until all the links
  are gone.

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