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An adware slithered its way into your system. You’re now dealing with the repercussions of its stay. It goes by the name of MyWebFace, and it’s a menace. The application is intrusive and annoying. Once it invades, it begins to meddle with every aspect of your system. You notice its touch everywhere. All of a sudden, MyWebFace becomes an integral part of your experience. You see it everywhere! Your toolbar features MyWebFace. And, when you attempt to browse, ‘MyWebFace’ pops up at every turn. If you so much as touch your browser, be wary. You see an avalanche of ads appear. Pop-up, in-text, banner. And, each one reads “Powered by MyWebFace.” Or, “Brought to you by MyWebFace.” Or, something along those lines. You also get redirected, non-stop. And, again MyWebFace makes an appearance. While, you’re getting redirected, your status bar shows you a message. “Waiting for MyWebFace,” “Transferring data to MyWebFace,” “Connected to MyWebFace.” And, these incessant intrusions don’t go unnoticed. The constant interference has consequences. Your system starts to suffer frequent crashes. Your computer slows down to a crawl. It’s quite the nightmarish experience. Don’t put up with it. Don’t allow the infection to stay on, and mess with your system. Protect yourself, and your PC. As soon as you notice its touch, take action! Don’t ignore its influences. Make them stop! Locate where the exact hiding place of the adware is. Then, delete it. The sooner you do, the better.

How did I get infected with?

How do you suppose MyWebFace ended up on your PC? Do you recall installing it? You did. You may not remember allowing the adware access to your system. But you did. In fact, it asked if you agree to install it. And, you did. No permission from you, no admission for the adware. Don’t be too hard on yourself, though. Don’t think it was a straightforward exchange. It’s not that simple. Yes, the adware must seek your consent on its entry. But, no, it doesn’t have to do it outright. If it did, odds are, you’d deny it. Wouldn’t you? To avoid that chance, the tool turns to trickery. It resorts to the old but gold means of infiltration. And, it still asks for your approval. Only, it does it in the sneakiest way possible. It’s so covert that, if you’re not attentive enough, it slips right by you, unnoticed. Inflections, like MyWebFace, prey on your carelessness. They rely on your gullibility, haste, and distraction It eases their invasion. Don’t make it easier for cyber threats to infect your PC. Always take the time to do your due diligence. Read the terms and conditions. Know what you say YES to. Make sure not to allow a threat on accident. Even a little extra attention is better than none. Remember that, next time you’re dealing with freeware. Or, spam emails, corrupted links, and supposed updates. Choose caution over carelessness.

Why is this dangerous?

MyWebFace claims to be a useful add-on, but it’s not! Don’t believe its lies. It tries to convince you it’s legitimate, and reliable. It’s neither. The program’s selling point is that it enables you to transform your pictures. It helps you turn the photo, you took of your face, into a cartoon. It also states, that you can share your creations, images, everything. On paper, it seems intriguing. But it’s all a marketing ploy! Look past the layer of advertisement, and you’ll see it for what it is. A malicious, meddlesome cyber menace. An infection that brings nothing but headaches and unpleasantness your way. Apart from the plethora of problems, mentioned above, it also threatens your security. Yes, the adware takes aim at your privacy. It begins to spy on you from the moment it invades. The application keeps a close eye of your browsing habits. But it doesn’t only observe your online activities. It records them, as well. Yes, the infection has a record of everything you do, while surfing the web. Tat includes your personal and financial information. After it deems it has collected enough of your data, it sends it. That’s right. It steals your details, then exposes them. To whom? Well, to the unknown cyber criminals that unleashed it onto the web. Don’t trust these strangers with your sensitive information! Keep your privacy private. Protect your system from the hazardous adware. Locate and remove it ASAP. Don’t delay. Delays have repercussions.

How to Remove MyWebFace virus

The MyWebFace 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 MyWebFace 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 MyWebFace in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate MyWebFace startup location

STEP 3: Delete MyWebFace traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down MyWebFace 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 MyWebFace 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 MyWebFace 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 MyWebFace traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the MyWebFace 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 MyWebFace

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 MyWebFace, 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 MyWebFace 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 MyWebFace Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system 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.