Remove Luckyguys.top Pop-up Malware

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Luckyguys.top is a bad sign. To see the website, is to know you’re in trouble. It’s a clear indication that your PC harbors a threat. One that belongs to the adware category. The tool uses trickery to invade. Then, reveals itself via the site. That’s why, it’s imperative that you don’t discard its display. Heed it as the sign of danger it is. Adware applications are quite damaging. Once they invade, corruption ensues. The one, you’re stuck with, is no exception. It begins to wreak havoc, from day one. The tool intrudes on your every online move. You suffer incessant online interference. Open a new tab, and you get redirected to Luckyguys.top. Type a search, and the page appears among the suggested results. You can’t make a move, without the page making an appearance. The adware makes sure that it turns into a constant presence on your screen. You get stuck with ‘Looking for Luckyguys.top,’ and ‘Connecting to Luckyguys.top,’ non-stop. Not to mention, you’ll see the site, every time you open a new tab. As well as, among the suggested results, after a search. And, there are also the ads ‘Powered by Luckyguys.top.’ The infection doesn’t miss an opportunity to force Luckyguys.top on you. That doesn’t go without consequence. Your system starts to crash. And, you experience lagging and screen freezes, all the time. But these are only the minor grievances, you encounter. Don’t wait around to experience the worse ones. Locate and remove the adware menace ASAP.

How did I get infected with?

Adware tools are masterful at infiltration. They not only invade, but do it undetected. The same goes for the one, behind Luckyguys.top. It manages to sneak past you, unnoticed. Then, proceeds to mes everything up. How do you suppose it does that? How does it slither its way in? Especially, when you consider, it needs your permission to enter. Yes, the adware can’t access your PC, without your approval. To get it, it must inquire whether you agree to install it. Ir needs to ask whether you agree to its installment. Only if you do, can it continue. But, the thing is, having to ask, doesn’t mean having to do it outright. So, instead of the straightforward approach, the tool turns to the covert one. It lurks behind freeware and spam emails. It poses as a bogus update. And, of course, it can use corrupted links, sites, and torrents as a way in. The infection has quite a few tricks to choose from. It’s up to you to look past its deception. To be thorough enough, to spit the threat, trying to sneak in. To catch it in the act, and deny it access. Caution allows you to do that. Carelessness does not. Always take the time to do your due diligence. Even a little extra attention goes a long way.

Why is this dangerous?

The tool, lurking behind Luckyguys.top, spies on you. It has instructions to begins its espionage, after it settles. And, it does. The application starts to track your browsing, from the moment it invades. It monitors your online activities, and records everything you do. That includes, what you click on, sites you visit, and data you input. That’s right. It includes all manner of personal and financial details. Like, logins, passwords, credit card and bank account data. And, what do you suppose the adware does with it? Well, once it deems it has gathered enough, it sends it. To whom? Well, to the unknown individuals behind it. That means, strangers with questionable intentions. People, you shouldn’t trust with your sensitive information. So, don’t let them get a hold if it. Protect yourself, and your system from the atrocious adware. Delete it as soon as you get the chance. It’s the best thing you can do.

How to Remove Luckyguys.top virus

The Luckyguys.top 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 Luckyguys.top 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 Luckyguys.top in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Luckyguys.top startup location

STEP 3: Delete Luckyguys.top traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Luckyguys.top 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 Luckyguys.top 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 Luckyguys.top 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 Luckyguys.top traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Luckyguys.top, 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 Luckyguys.top 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 Luckyguys.top 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.