Remove Chainthorn.com “Virus” (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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Chainthorn.com is a sign. The page indicates that there’s adware on your computer. If it shows up on your screen, accept it as the warning it is. Heed it, and acknowledge the threat, you face. Adware applications are dangerous and damaging. They put you through quite the predicament. You get thrown into a whirlwind of headaches, annoyance, and issues. The infection also jeopardizes your private information. You see, it has instructions to spy on you. After the tool invades, it begins to track your online activities. It monitors all the ads and links you press, the sites you visit, your logins and passwords. It observes your every online move, as well as, record it. Yes, the infection keeps a thorough record of everything you do, while browsing. Then, after it deems it has gathered enough data, sends it. Let that sink in. The tool steals personal and financial data from you. And, then, exposes it. To whom? Well, to the unknown individuals that published it. Don’t allow that! Protect yourself from the hazardous cyber threat. As soon as you spot Chainthorn.com, take actions against the adware. The faster it leaves your system, the better.

How did I get infected with?

Chainthorn.com pops up, because of you. You gave the adware permission on its admission. Odds are, you don’t recall doing it. But that doesn’t change the fact that you did. Let’s elaborate. You see, adware tools need the user to permit their entry. They have to ask you if you allow their install. Only if you do, can it proceed with the process. So, there is an exchange. But it’s anything but straightforward. The tool does inquire your approval, but it does it in the sneakiest way possible. It hides behind freeware, fake updates, corrupted links, sites, or torrents. And, of course, it uses spam emails. You get an email that appears legitimate, but isn’t. It urges you to download an attachment, or click a link. And, if you do, you get stuck with the nasty infection. The adware preys on your carelessness. It needs you to throw caution to the wind, and rely on luck. Don’t. Don’t ease its infiltration. Take the opposite approach, and be extra thorough. Vigilance helps you to spot infections, attempting to invade. It helps you to keep them out of your PC. Always take the time to be thorough, and do your due diligence. Choose caution over carelessness. One keeps threats out. The other invites them in.

Why is this dangerous?

The infection spreads its clutches as soon as it invades. It wastes no time, and corruption ensues. It doesn’t take long before you suffer the effects of its stay. Every time, you browse the web, you face interference. The tool intrudes on your every move. It turns the Chainthorn.com page into the bane of your browsing. It’s there, when you open a new tab. It’s among the results, after you type a search. It’s everywhere, like a shadow. You can’t escape the sight of it. The adware makes sure to force it on you, at every turn. But the tool doesn’t only redirect you to the site. You also see it, alongside the ads, you get flooded with. Each banner, in-text, and pop-up one, reads ‘Powered by Chainthorn.com.‘ That incessant intrusion takes its toll on your PC. Your computer’s performance slows down to a crawl. And, lagging turns into a part of your daily routine. Not to mention, your system starts to suffer frequent crashes. Add to all that, the security hazard, and it’s apparent. Harboring an adware is not worth the hassle. Get rid of it as soon as you get the chance. Spare yourself the plethora of troubles, you’ll otherwise get flooded with. Locate the tool’s exact hiding place, and delete it on discovery. Your future self will thank you for it.

How to Remove Chainthorn.com virus

The Chainthorn.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 Chainthorn.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.

STEP 1: Track down Chainthorn.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Chainthorn.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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