Remove Oleobet.com Virus (Chrome/Firefox/IE)

Can’t Remove Oleobet.com hijacker virus? This page includes detailed Oleobet.com Removal instructions!

You have the Oleobet.com redirect on your browser? Looks like you have a browser hijacker problem on your hands. Chances are, your homepage and search engine have been also changed to this website. Bad luck. Oleobet.com is a tool in the hands of hackers to reroute victims to suspicious and probably dangerous third-party websites. This malware has the ability to alter the settings of the browser and steal the browsing habits and history of the victim. In result, it is very easy to generate the kind of ad content that the user is most likely to click on. Which is why victims of this hijacker will get bombarded with annoying pop-ups, exclusive deals, coupons, blinking messages that urge for fake updates, etc. It is not recommended to click on any of them, regardless of how tempting they may look. The hacker’s aim is to not only create PPC (Pay-Per-Click) revenue, but to steal user’s personal information and further damage the system with more virus infections as well.

How did I get infected with?

Users often grant browser hijackers access to their computer unknowingly. In most cases this happens when they download free software bundles from unofficial places or open spam emails and attachments. Victims can get their browser hijacked by clicking on suspicious ads or fake updates as well. In order to avoid such outcome, users are advised to follow diligently the installation process in the Setup Wizard. Common mistake is to opt for a Quick installation. This action may save time, but can also put your computer at risk! Users should always choose an Advanced or Custom type of install, so they can have full control over what is actually being installed on their computer. Making sure that there are no checked boxes next to any additional software is the right thing to do.

Why is this dangerous?

Don’t go thinking that browser hijackers are harmless. True, they cannot cause damages as severe as a Trojan Horse would, but you never know where those adverts can redirect you. Who knows, that suspicious ad that promises you a secret way to lose weight, might trick you into opening the door for ransomware or even Trojan Horse viruses! You shouldn’t risk it! After all, your personal information is at stake! Private data like passwords, IP addresses, bank accounts and credit card numbers can easily fall into the hands of cyber criminals. Not to mention that all of your personal files are in danger of being stolen as well! To avoid this, immediate actions are strongly recommended. This article can help you with the removal of this malicious software that causes the Oleobet.com redirect. Just read on and follow our instructions.

How to Remove Oleobet.com virus

The Oleobet.com infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Oleobet.com 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.

STEP 1: Track down Oleobet.com related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Oleobet.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Oleobet.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Oleobet.com related processes in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Oleobet.com startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Oleobet.com virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Oleobet.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Oleobet.com

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Oleobet.com, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Oleobet.com argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Oleobet.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your whole system or network and let all doors wide open for many other infections. 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.