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Can’t Remove Afrosav.ru hijacker virus? This page includes detailed Afrosav.ru Removal instructions!

Afrosav.ru is a harbinger of bad news. Its appearance indicates that your computer is no longer free of infections. A browser hijacker lurks in the corners of your OS and wreaks havoc. Brace yourself! The hijacker performs unauthorized browser modifications, as well as floods your poor app with countless ads. Once on board, the intruder wastes no time and changes your homepage and default search engine. It locks its adjustments and prevents you from restoring your preferences. If you are not sure – that’s dangerous. The hijacker uses a customized search tool that displays more ads than actual results. Apart from the obvious ads, it also inserts fake entries among the search results it provides. You can never know which results are organic and which are ads. The hijacker turns you into an easy target! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. You are dealing with a parasite. You can’t expect the hijacker to be safe, much less trustworthy. Everything “Brought to you by Afrosav.ru” is unreliable and potentially dangerous. The ads and sponsored links often redirect web traffic to deceptive, spam, and corrupted websites. These advertisements arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, the lure people into online traps. Don’t risk it! Take action against the intruder. Act as soon as the Afrosav.ru website pops up. Remove the hijacker ASAP!

How did I get infected with?

A browser hijacker floods your browser with “Ads by Afrosav.ru.” This menace sneaks into your PC and makes a mess out of your browser. Don’t, however, imagine ingenious cyber attacks. The intruder is not an advanced virus. It can’t “hack” your computer. No, you are dealing with a simple utility. Just like any other app, the hijacker needs you, the user, to approve its installation. No permission, no admission! The parasite is bound to seek your consent. Note, though, that having to ask is not the same as having to do outright. The hijacker is a deceiver. It lurks in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. This parasite hides in the fine print and infects your PC when you “forget” to deny it access. Do not make that mistake! The hijacker preys on your naivety. Your vigilance, on the other hands, prevents its infiltration. So, make the right decision. Choose caution over carelessness! Always take the time to do your due diligence. Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” setup strategy. When available, use the advanced/custom installation option. Deselect the unwanted bonus apps and go through the terms and conditions. Don’t hesitate to abort the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Afrosav.ru ads are a plague. They cover every website you visit, pop up out of the blue, pause your videos for long commercial breaks. You can’t so much as touch your browser without getting bombarded with “Ads by Afrosav.ru.” Dozens and dozens of advertisements flood your browser daily. The ads are meddling, annoying, and irritating. They, however, are also your clue. Just take a close look at the “Powered by Afrosav.ru” pop-ups and you’ll realize that you are in serious trouble. You are under surveillance! The ads are based on the websites you visit, the links you follow, the videos you watch. Even your activities under the Incognito mode trigger related ads. That’s how the hijacker operates. It doesn’t waste time with random ads but bases its ad selection on your habits. The parasite spies on you from day one and uses your preferences against you. And what do you think happens to the collected data? The hijacker doesn’t keep it confidential! The parasite exists to make money for its shady publishers. These people don’t concern themselves with your well-being. As long as they get paid, anyone can use their hijacker and data resources. The crooks sell access to your information. Anyone willing to pay can use it. Do you feel comfortable knowing that your personal information is shared online? What if some pieces of data, your search queries, for example, leak confidential details? Don’t take unnecessary risks! Protect yourself and your privacy. Remove the hijacker before it gets a chance to cause you harm!

How to Remove Afrosav.ru virus

The Afrosav.ru 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 Afrosav.ru 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 Afrosav.ru related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Afrosav.ru startup location

STEP 3: Delete Afrosav.ru traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Afrosav.ru 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 Afrosav.ru 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 Afrosav.ru 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 Afrosav.ru traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Afrosav.ru, 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 Afrosav.ru 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 Afrosav.ru 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.