Remove Surfvox.com from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Surfvox.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Surfvox.com is a malicious and intrusive browser hijacker. It slithers its way into your system by means of deception and finesse, and once it’s in, it proceeds to wreak havoc. After this tool latches onto your computer, issues start piling up almost instantaneously. Shortly after infiltration, the hijacker reveals its presence by replacing your preferred homepage and search engine with Surfvox.com. You turn on your computer one day and find out that your default settings have been switched. Now, you have no memory of approving this reshuffle, or of even installing the program, and, yet, there it is! That’s because once the tool invades your system, it’s no longer required to seek your permission before implementing any changes. Think on that for a second. You’ll have a hazardous infection lurking somewhere on your computer, which will have the ability to perform any and all reshuffles it so wishes to perform. And, all you can do is deal with them. Just try to imagine the damages Surfvox.com can cause you. The possibilities are endless. Protect yourself and your computer, and get rid of the hijacker as soon as you find out it has infected your system. You won’t regret it, and your future self will thank you for it.

How did I get infected with?

Surfvox.com is bound to ask for you approval before it installs itself on your PC. But don’t think this helps you in any way because it doesn’t. This tiny detail doesn’t slow it down one bit, and you don’t even see it coming your way. The tool relies on the old but gold methods of invasion in order to gain access to your system. More often than not, it sneaks in with the help of freeware, spam email attachments, corrupted links, or websites. It uses them as a shield to hide behind, and you don’t even realize that you’re agreeing to install a hijacker. Also, the tool can pretend to be a false system or program update. For example, while you may be utterly convinced that you’re updating your Java or Adobe Flash Player, in actuality, you’re giving the green light to Surfvox.com. The hijacker prays upon your naivety, haste, and distraction. So, maybe if you don’t provide them, you won’t have to deal with its never-ending daily messes. Remember, a little extra attention can go a long, long way.

Why is this dangerous?

As was already mentioned, once Surfvox.com gains access to your computer, it can implement any and all changes it so desires. Just imagine what a hazardous infection can do to your system when it’s able to do whatever it so wishes to do, whenever it wishes to do it. The sky is the limit. For example, the hijacker can easily choose to approve the installation of as many malevolent tools as it wants to. And, there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Well, unless you delete it. By doing so, you’ll save your computer from getting overrun with malware. Not only is the hijacker free to change anything without asking you first, but it’s also not required to inform you of the changes it’s making. It can simply surprise you. Finding daily unauthorized changes to your system will be something you’ll have to get used to unless you get rid of Surfvox.com at once! Furthermore, the hijacker can also reshuffle your settings in a way that will prevent you from visiting your favorite websites. Now, that’s not nearly as harmful as getting stuck with a whole bundle of malevolent tools, but it’s just as obnoxious. And, speaking of obnoxious, Surfvox.com displays adware’s most infuriating trait. Each and every time you try to browse the web, you’ll be flooded with an entire waterfall of pop-up ads. Since the ads will show up quite often, their incessant appearance will result in frequent system crashes and a slower computer performance. Furthermore, as the pop-ups are immensely unreliable, if you click on even one, you’ll inevitably end up installing more malware. But even this grave malware threat won’t be your biggest worry when it comes to Surfvox.com. As soon as the hijacker invades your system, it starts spying on you. It keeps track of your browsing activities and catalogs every move you make. When it determines it has collected enough data from you, it sends it to the unknown third parties that published it. After these people have it, they can use it as they see fit, and you can’t stop them. Are you willing to grant access to your personal and financial information to strangers with wicked intentions? Don’t take such an unnecessary risk! Get rid of Surfvox.com as soon as you possibly can, and avoid dealing with its never-ending issues.

How to Remove Surfvox.com virus

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

The Surfvox.com 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 Surfvox.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Surfvox.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Surfvox.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Surfvox.com 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 Surfvox.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

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

How to Permanently Remove Surfvox.com 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.