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Suddenly Bogots.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.
Have you been infected with the hazardous Bogots.com parasite? If so, keep on reading this article. Here you will find some useful information about this cyber virus, numerous tips on how to protect your PC in the future and a comprehensive removal guide down below. Bogots.com is a malicious program and a virulent browser hijacker that will quickly take control over your entire Internet experience. This thing looks like a legitimate search engine and that is exactly what its developers want it to look like. However, a closer look at the parasite’s official website will show you its true colors. As this is a Brazilian hijacker, it will mainly redirect you to Brazilian websites but of course, you can get infected with Bogots.com everywhere on the globe. Also, its official page has absolutely no text to show you – no terms, no privacy rules, no settings. Nothing. If you thought Bogots.com was suspicious, you were absolutely correct and you have to get rid of the intruder ASAP. Don’t waste time and delete the hijacker before it causes the irreversible damage that it’s capable of.
How did I get infected with?
As we already mentioned, the Bogots.com website is almost completely empty. You can only use the search engine but there isn’t a download button available. Then what magic tricks did Bogots.com use to end up on your computer? Unfortunately, there is no magic involved in parasites. If you encounter Bogots.com’s malicious presence, that most likely means you installed some bundled freeware from a questionable website not long ago. As bundles are an extremely convenient distribution method for viruses, hackers don’t hesitate to use them. Always choose the advanced or custom option when installing freeware to make sure there is no “bonus” program attached to the bundle. You should also avoid unverified websites because no matter how attractive their programs may seem to you, a piece of software is only reliable if it’s downloaded from its official website. Even though that such programs will not be for free, at least you know they will be virus-free. Other things you want to avoid online are third-party web links, suspicious looking commercials, spam emails and messages, fake program updates, etc. The possibilities in front of cyber criminals are more than enough so make sure you pay some extra effort to prevent your PC from getting infected.
Why is this dangerous?
We have never come across a harmless browser hijacker and you probably haven’t either. The Bogots.com parasite will replace your homepage and default search engine with its own but that’s not even the worst part. Your browser will be constantly redirected to unknown and unsafe websites so apart from the fact you won’t be able to find anything online anymore, you might accidentally land on some corrupted website filled with malware. The vicious Bogots.com virus affects the most popular browsers out there so Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are certainly going to experience some difficulties. The parasite also displays commercials in order to generate some profit for the crooks standing behind it. However, you absolutely CANNOT trust such ads no matter how intrusive and stubborn the are. Anything brought to your PC screen by Bogots.com is there for a reason and is incredibly unreliable. Keep in mind that the hijacker could even disguise some more infections as “legitimate” updates which are to be avoided as well. In addition to all of that mess, Bogots.com slows down your PC considerably and you may experience some frequent system crashes which will just add up to the frustration this parasite brought along. Long story short, your browsing experience is light years away from being joyful. There is only one logical thing to do concerning the Bogots.com parasite – delete it from your computer for good.
How to Remove Bogots.com virus
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Bogots.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 Bogots.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 Bogots.com from Add\Remove Programs
STEP 2: Clean Bogots.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer
STEP 3: Permanently Remove Bogots.com leftovers from the System
STEP 1 : Uninstall Bogots.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 Bogots.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Bogots.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
- Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind
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Open Mozilla Firefox
- Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
- Disable the unwanted Extension
- Go to Help
- Then Troubleshoot information
- Click on Reset Firefox
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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 Bogots.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.