How to Manually Remove UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO

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How to Manually Remove UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO

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• Guide to Remove UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO Redirect
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• Virus Description of UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO Redirect
  Virus
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• UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO redirect virus, also deemed as
  a browser hijacker, is used by hackers to boost
  website traffic and it can badly interfere with
  users online activities. Pretending to be a
  legitimate website, this redirect virus will
  provide users the search service as what Google
  does. In fact, this website is not as helpful as
  what it appears, for it may be used by cyber
  criminals to make a profit by using the
  pay-per-link technique. Usually,
  UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO is distributed to different
  PCs via phishing websites, unsecure pop-ups and
  bogus ads. The redirect will put those sites
  which sponsor it much to the top so that it will
  gain illegal benefits from the pay-per-click
  technique. If computer users carelessly click on
  any source that contains this threat, their
  computer may be infected and their browsers are
  in chaos.

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• The initial change this UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO
  redirect brings to the infected computer is to
  infect the system browser and make modification
  on it so that the users cannot operate their
  browsers as they used to do. At the beginning, PC
  users will find that their browser including
  Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
  or other browsers are much wired. The most
  obvious change may be the replacement of the
  homepage. As a result, this unwanted website can
  open automatically whenever users start the
  browsers or open a new tab. With a view to
  protect itself from be easily removed from the
  affected computer, this virus will forbid PC
  users to visit legitimate sites even display a
  lot of pop up advertisements to stop users from
  normal use.

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• The redirect virus should not be kept as default
  homepage of the browser or the potential harmful
  activities performed by it won t stop. If it can
  t be deleted in time, many unwanted add-ons,
  toolbars or plug-ins may be installed on the
  target browsers and users cookies may be traced.
  It is dangerous that the remote hackers are able
  to know the information of victim s confidential
  online data for the reason that they will use
  these personal data to perform illegal actions
  and get money from them. If users have spotted by
  a dratic drop of system performance along with
  Blue Screen of Death error pops- up, it is
  suggested to check the PC for UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO
  infection problems. What s still,
  UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO redirect virus will open a
  backdoor for other harmful computer threat access
  the target computer to corrupt further. Once the
  back door is found by remote attackers, they will
  be allowed to access to the compromised computer
  and do whatever they want on the machine.

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• What Are the Dangers of the Redirect Virus?
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• UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO is a terrible browser
  hijacker that can cause serious redirect
  problems, which may keep redirecting you to its
  own domain or other unknown websites when you
  start the browser or open new tabs. Sometimes it
  is not effective to remove this threat by using a
  antivirus program. It usually comes bundled with
  Spyware, Adware and Malware which may corrupt
  your system severely by all means. That s because
  the security removal tools are not intellective
  enough to catch all viruses, especially those are
  endowed with changeable characteristics.
  UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO is a redirect virus designed
  with advanced techniques which enable it to
  escape from detection and removal by general
  security tools. In this case, users can try
  removing UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO redirect virus using
  the manual removal method.
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• Be advised never try to remove this threat
  unless you are a PC experts with experience on
  virus removal since the redirect infection will
  mess up the system completely after attacking. If
  you haven t sufficient skills to handle the
  process, it is suggested to download an advanced
  removal tool on your computer. Otherwise, any
  mistake occurs could make your situation go from
  bad to worse.

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• How to Manually Remove UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO
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• Step 1 Open Task Manager (Press CtrlAltDel
  keys together) and terminate the processes of
  UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO so that you can uninstall it
  from control panel easily. If its not running,
  you may not see it in task manager.
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• Step 2 We will try to identify and uninstall any
  malicious program that might be installed on your
  computer.

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• (1) Go to Uninstall Memu
• To uninstall a program on Windows XP, Windows
  Vista or Windows 7, click the Start button,
  then click on the Control Panel menu option.
• When the Control Panel window opens click on
  the Uninstall a program option under Programs
  category.

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• (2) When the Programs and Features screen is
  displayed, scroll through the list of currently
  installed programs and uninstall
  UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO.The malicious program may
  have a different name on your computer. To view
  the most recently installed programs, you can
  click on the Installed On column to sort your
  program by the installation date. Scroll through
  the list, and uninstall any unwanted or unknown
  programs.
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• If you are using Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10,
  right-click on the Windows Start button and
  choose Control Panel from the pop-up menu

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• When the Control Panel window opens click on
  the Uninstall a program option under Programs
  category.
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• (2) When the Programs and Features screen is
  displayed, scroll through the list of currently
  installed programs and uninstall
  UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO.The malicious program may
  have a different name on your computer. To view
  the most recently installed programs, you can
  click on the Installed On column to sort your
  program by the installation date. Scroll through
  the list, and uninstall any unwanted or unknown
  programs.
• Step 3 open C drive. Search for files/folders
  related to UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO and remove them
  manually. Make sure that you dont delete the
  important system files, otherwise your computer
  wont be able to start up.

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• UserProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\random.
  exeSystem Root\Sampleswindows\system32\drive
  rs\UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO.sysUser Profile\Local
  Settings\TempDocuments and Settings\All
  Users\Start Menu\Programs\UNIVERSALSEARCH.CODocu
  ments and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
  doguzeri.dll3948550101.exe3948550101.cfgProg
  ram Files\UNIVERSALSEARCH.COProgram
  Files(x86)\ C\ProgramData\random numbers\

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• Step 4 Go to Registry editor (Press WinR keys
  together, you will see Run Box, type regedit,
  then hit Enter), remove all registry keys
  generated by UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO one by one.

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• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution
  Options\msseces.exe Debugger
  svchost.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsof
  t\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\UNIVERSALSEARCH
  .COHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\C
  urrentVersion\Internet Settings
  WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect 0'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHI
  NE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Inter
  net Settings WarnOnHTTPSToHTTPRedirect
  0'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows

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• NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore DisableSR
  1'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution
  Options\ekrn.exe Debugger svchost.exeHKEY_L
  OCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution
  Options\msascui.exe Debugger
  svchost.exeHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsof
  t\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run 3948550101?HKEY_CUR
  RENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
  n\Run xasHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\UNIVERSALSE
  ARCH.CO

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• Conclusion
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• UNIVERSALSEARCH.CO can bring constant trouble and
  PC problems once infected. Can it not only damage
  your browser but also cause other unexpected
  problems. Some PC users try to ignore the virus
  infection and use another normal browser, but
  finally all the browsers will be infected by this
  browser hijack redirect. With the help of random
  files, it can bypass the detection and uninstall
  by removal tools. Under such circumstance, users
  can consider manually removing this threat from
  their machines.

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• Please note that the manual removal may not work
  if the browser hijacker doesn t appear in control
  panel, so it is not easy for regular users to
  locate to its files and remove them completely.
  You can ask for professional help when you are
  removing this threat manually.