Remove Workno.ru Hijacker from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Workno.ru took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Workno.ru is a Russian browser hijacker. No, it isn’t even remotely safe. Unfortunately, we have to burst your bubble right now because this program is malicious. And it will only become more and more dangerous as time passes. What’s the solution to that? Get rid of Workno.ru as soon as possible. Trust us, deleting this pest is not optional. It’s a must. The minute your computer falls victim to Workno.ru, trouble begins. What is even worse is that most of Workno.ru’s manipulations happen in silence. Parasites are stealthy; they wreak havoc quietly. The pest you’re currently stuck with is no exception. Workno.ru’s official website appears to be rather legitimate at first glance. That’s what hackers want. By giving out the impression it’s safe, the virus is trying to deceive you. However, if you do use the search engine offered on the website, you’ll get redirected. This is what will keep happening when Workno.ru gets installed, only on a larger scale. Disguised as a harmless search engine, this pest is exceptionally tricky. It’s also harmful. As you could imagine, Workno.ru redirects you to unknown pages. It only does that in order to generate web traffic to these pages. You see where this is going, don’t you? By boosting web traffic, this program’s developers actually gain profit. That is correct, money is the reason this infection was developed in the first place. It will not enhance your browsing experience even a little bit. Quite the opposite. The more time this pest manages to spend on your PC system, the more harm it causes. Apart from stubbornly redirecting you, Workno.ru has many more tricks up its sleeve. For example, the virus modifies your browser settings. Of course, none of these changes involves any authorization or permission of yours. Both your default search engine and favorite browser homepage get replaced with the parasite’s own domain. However, this domain is unreliable. Its one goal is to generate tailored, potentially malicious web links. Speaking about these links, it’s important to stay away from them. Keep in mind that anything you see has been modified by hackers. Chances are, you could easily compromise your machine much further by clicking these links. Same piece of advice goes for the random pop-ups this virus may generate. They are equally misleading. As if that wasn’t enough, Workno.ru is also responsible for some privacy issues. The parasite aggressively steals browsing-related data such as usernames, passwords and browsing history. Cyber criminals usually sell this information to questionable third parties with questionable intentions. This way you never know where exactly your personal details may end up. In order to prevent further damage, you must uninstall the virus.

How did I get infected with?

Cyber viruses apply various techniques to get downloaded. Hijackers do the same thing. Therefore, you clicked open something that you should have simply ignored. For example, Workno.ru may have been attached to a spam message or a malicious email. Other popular methods are third-party pop-ups, corrupted torrents, unverified websites, etc. Furthermore, many parasites travel the Web bundled with free programs. Do you now realize how easy it is to infect your computer? There’s an endless parade of infections out there and hackers won’t think twice before they cause you harm. Next time you you stumble across something unreliable in your inbox, delete it without opening. Also, check out the bundled programs you install one by one beforehand. Otherwise, you remain completely oblivious about what enters your PC. There might be a whole bunch of vicious viruses in the seemingly harmless bundle. Do the right thing and be cautious online. This could save you quite a headache later on.

Why is this dangerous?

To begin with, your browsers are now hijacked. Your preferred settings get modified to serve hackers’ malicious purposes. Workno.ru installs a browser add-on or an extension on all your browsers. It’s perfectly compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Yes, all three of the most commonly used browsers out there fall victims to this pest. They now generate Workno.ru’s sponsored web links presented as “accurate” search results. Restrain yourself from trusting anything brought to you by the hijacker. It’s not a risk worth taking. This program is also known to be jeopardizing your privacy. Last but not least, it leads to a poor PC performance and causes your overwhelmed browsers to often crash and freeze. The Internet connection might become unstable as well. Are you still thinking about keeping this nuisance on board? To delete it manually, please follow the detailed removal guide you’ll find down below.

How to Remove Workno.ru virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Workno.ru infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The Workno.ru adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall Workno.ru from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Workno.ru from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Workno.ru leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Workno.ru from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove Workno.ru homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Workno.ru by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove Workno.ru Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.