Remove Moonly Virus From Chrome, Firefox, IE

Suddenly Moonly took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Moonly Virus (Moonly Search) is one more browser hijacker you could stumble across online. And, just like all other hijackers out there, it’s dangerous. This program will only become more and more problematic as time passes. Thus, make sure you get rid of the hijacker as soon as you encounter its unwanted presence. There’s absolutely no reason to hesitate. On the other hand, there are plenty of reasons to take action on the spot. Remember that you’re dealing with a PC infection. Moonly Virus was developed by cyber criminals to serve their malicious purposes. It never had the intention or capacity to be beneficial for you. Then why waste time? This program brings along nothing but distress, annoyances and threats. You see, hijackers are not among the most virulent types of infections on the Web. However, no parasite should be underestimated because that’s exactly what hackers are waiting for. Keeping the nasty Moonly Virus on board would be a terrible mistake and you know it. Now, how does this pest work? As soon as the PC gets compromised, the harassment begins. Moonly Virus goes after your default  settings and turns your browsing experience upside down. As you could imagine, that’s just the start of it. Moonly Virus modifies both your search engine and browser homepage. It goes without saying all these changes happen behind your back. Furthermore, these changes make your browsers extremely unreliable. Moonly Virus injects them with commercials, third-party pop-ups and other questionable web links. You can no longer trust anything on your PC screen because, chances are, it’s corrupted. One important piece of information is that Moonly Virus generates web traffic. That means all web links it displays are sponsored and potentially malicious. They might lead you to practically any website – safe or not. You see, clicking a corrupted link is all it takes for malware to get installed. What’s even worse is that these potentially harmful links don’t appear to be harmful at all. That is because hackers want you to click. However, you should know better than to believe the parasite’s shenanigans. Nothing Moonly Virus generates is trustworthy so stay away from its links. Search results, pop-up ads, commercials, even software updates. Due to the hijacker’s presence, you also get redirected to unknown pages. Apart from the fact you can’t find anything you search for online, this is very dangerous. Moonly Virus brings all kinds of threats straight to your PC screen. It redirects you and hijacks your browsers. Last but not least, the virus jeopardizes your safety by spying on your personal data. It’s quite obvious this pest has to be tackled as soon as possible.

How did I get infected with?

You didn’t download this program voluntarily, did you? Being a typical online infection, it relies on stealth and deceit to get spread online. For example, the hijacker often gets bundled with safe programs. This way when you install a program package, you also automatically install the parasite. Next time you download software bundles, keep an eye open for infections. Caution goes a long way so don’t be neglectful. Avoid illegitimate freeware/shareware bundles and only trust verified websites. Remember, the Web is full of potential viruses. And hackers are full of ideas how to cause you damage. Opt for the Advanced option in the Setup Wizard and take your time. Malware prevention is always the better strategy compared to removing a virus afterwards. Stay away from anything suspicious in your inbox as well. That includes spam email-attachments, questionable messages, etc. Last but not least, keep in mind how dangerous third-party web links could be.

Why is this dangerous?

Since the moment Moonly Virus takes over, wave your preferred browser settings goodbye. The virus doesn’t bother to search for any permission of yours. That is because hackers are aiming for profit and your browsing experience is irrelevant. As mentioned, the parasite’s browser plugin is very problematic. To begin with, it’s compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. That means all your browsers are now victims of the hijacker. Thus, they are all untrustworthy. To prevent further damage, you have to stay away from any web link they display as long as Moonly Virus is present. This nuisance stubbornly redirects you and constantly disturbs you. It also steals browsing-related data such as browsing history, email addresses, passwords, etc. There is nothing to gain by keeping Moonly Virus on board. However, there is quite a lot to lose. To delete Moonly Virus, please follow our detailed manual removal guide down below.

How to Remove Moonly virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Moonly 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 Moonly 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 Moonly from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Moonly from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Moonly leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Moonly 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 Moonly homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Moonly 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 Moonly 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.