Play.eanswears.com Removal Guide

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

Play.eanswears.com is a dangerous PC virus. It’s supposed to provide accurate, harmless search results thus improving your browsing experience. Needless to say that if Play.eanswears.com really was that amazing, we wouldn’t be writing this article. Hackers don’t tend to be honest about the malicious programs they develop. Hence, if you’re gullible enough, the hijacker could cause you serious damage. This program is anything but safe. The Play.eanswears.com infection takes control over all your favorite browsers. It does so without bothering to seek any permission or consent. One thing you should know already about cyber parasites – they don’t take your opinions into consideration. What they do instead is wreak havoc and expose you to threats. Play.eanswears.com is a typical member of the browser hijacker family. It makes modifications in both your search engine and homepage. They get sneakily replaced with the parasite’s own domain. Did you agree to get stuck with this domain every single time you surf the Web? We don’t think so. The parasite completely ignores your preferences and injects your browsers with sponsored links. Hence, it will not enhance your online experience as the one thing you will receive are sponsored search results. Hackers shamelessly take advantage of your computer system to make money. Yes, this is the reason browser hijackers even get developed in the first place. These programs allow hackers to boost web traffic to some specific pages. The problem is, some of these websites are harmless and others are not. There is no telling which link will lead you to trouble and which one is safe. We recommend that you avoid clicking all web links generated by this nuisance. Take no chances when it comes to your security. You might expose your machine to further infections by clicking the wrong search result. Play.eanswears.com also installs its browser extension/plugin. By doing so, this program could even bring along a pile of sponsored pop-up ads. Not a single commercial displayed by a parasite is trustworthy. Keep that in mind and don’t allow crooks to cause you further damage. Even the relatively easy to deal with Play.eanswears.com should not be underestimated.

How did I get infected with?

More often than not, malware gets spread online bundled. As you can see for yourself, bundled programs offer a quick and easy infiltration tactic. That means you may download a rich variety of infections next time you install such software. How do you prevent it? You take your time despite being tempted to rush. If you skip installation steps, you may also skip opportunities to protect your PC. You have to be able to spot/deselect any unwanted intruder before it’s too late. Parasites rely on your distraction during the installation process. To make sure your device remains virus-free, you have to be careful. Check out the programs you’re about to give green light to. You might stumble across all sorts of viruses that are hiding in the bundle. The thing is, you can’t prevent malware infiltration unless you pay attention in the process. Opt for the custom or advanced option in the Setup Wizard instead of the Basic one. You have to be control of the installation because, otherwise, it could be hackers. Another piece of advice for you is to check out the Terms and Conditions or EULA (End User License Agreement). Always make an effort to watch out for intruders. Trust us when we say, the key to your safety is your caution. Last but not least, stay away from illegitimate websites, random torrents and spam email-attachments.

Why is this dangerous?

Your once trusty browsers are no longer useful. They begin to redirect you til the point you can’t find anything you search for anymore. Browsing the Internet in general becomes no longer fun, let alone safe. Play.eanswears.com injects your browsers with its impressive pile of sponsored web links and commercials. What you have to keep in mind is that a sponsored link is never reliable. Hackers cover your PC screen with these web links solely to cause you harm. They gain questionable profit and are more than willing to compromise your security. However, why would you ignore this pest of a program? The hijacker has nothing beneficial to offer you. It is only beneficial for its greedy creators who are now in charge of your online experience. In addition, your overwhelmed browsers start crashing and freezing. Even your privacy could be jeopardized because the virus collects personal details. Browsing history, for instance. To delete Play.eanswears.com manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Play.eanswears.com virus

The Play.eanswears.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 Play.eanswears.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.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down Play.eanswears.com related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Play.eanswears.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Play.eanswears.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 Play.eanswears.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 Play.eanswears.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 Play.eanswears.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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