How to Remove Under-Cover.info Hijacker

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Under-Cover.info (Under Cover) is a browser hijacker. That sentence alone should make you realize how bad things are. Your computer is no longer virus-free. It’s fallen victim to a sneaky, irritating and obnoxious parasite. Now, according to the program’s website, there is nothing to be worried about. “Under-Cover is a search engine created for the sole purpose of protecting your privacy while you search the Web” – that’s what the page claims. However, crooks rarely tell the truth about their malicious parasites. They tend to lie. Under-Cover.info is supposed to improve your online experience. On theory, it generates accurate and fast search results. On practice, though, it only generates malware. The virus gets activated immediately after installation. Your browsers are the first to get modified. You’ll notice a brand new extension added by the parasite. Thanks to this plugin, your browsers are now hijacked. In addition, your default search engine and homepage get changed. This program replaces them both with its questionable domain. There are numerous reasons why you should stay away from Under-Cover.info’s domain. For starters, this thing is dangerous. It was developed by hackers to serve their purposes. You can forget right away about all bogus functionalities that crooks promised. Hijackers don’t aim at being beneficial for you. Under-Cover.info’s goal is much more prosaic and, unfortunately, harmful. By generating web traffic to some specific pages, the virus boosts their web traffic. That means the “accurate” search results it displays aren’t accurate at all. This parasite only displays sponsored and incredibly unreliable web links. As mentioned, hackers gain profit that way. Crooks use the dubious pay-per-click mechanism. The problem is, their revenue comes directly at your expense. Restrain yourself from clicking any of the links Under-Cover.info brings along. You may land on dangerous websites full of malware. Yes, you could download more parasites on your already compromised device. Why risk it? Don’t take any chances with the hijacker. Get rid of it instead. The parasite also redirects you and makes the PC sluggish. To top it all, your private life online is no longer private. Under-Cover.info is famous for stealing browsing-related information. Can you guess where it gets sent? Straight into the greedy hands of hackers. To learn how you could delete the virus for good, please keep on reading.

How did I get infected with?

Did you install Under-Cover.info on purpose? No? There’s a slight possibility that you did believe the parasite’s lies. On the other hand, infections usually use stealthy methods. Instead of waiting for your approval, parasites simply add themselves. The most effective technique involves freeware and shareware bundles. Such program packages certainly deserve your proper attention. First of all, avoid unverified software. Stay away from illegitimate websites as the programs they offer are unreliable. Secondly, opt for the Custom or Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. By doing so, you will remain in charge of the installation process. Remember that if you’re not the one in control, it will be hackers. Check out all the programs thoroughly. We also recommend checking out the Terms and Conditions. Same piece of advice goes for the End User License Agreement (EULA). Never rush the installation and never skip steps. You may also skip precious opportunities to protect your computer system.

Why is this dangerous?

The Under-Cover.info Virus hijacks your browsing experience. It adds a suspicious extension to Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. As a result, you don’t have a trustworthy browser anymore. You have many compromised ones. This program’s nasty plugin generates bizarre web links. It might bombard you with sponsored pop-ups and other commercials as well. It might even generate fake software updates. To protect your safety, stay away from anything brought to you by this nuisance. Under-Cover.info will not enhance your experience. It will start redirecting you to unsafe websites. Your default browser settings get modified behind your back. The parasite neither needs nor seeks your permission. Under-Cover.info also jeopardizes your private life. It collects browsing history, passwords, usernames, email addresses, etc. Hackers may sell your data to questionable third parties with unclear intentions. How do you prevent further damage? You uninstall the hijacker. To do so manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Under-Cover.info virus

The Under-Cover.info 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 Under-Cover.info 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 Under-Cover.info in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Under-Cover.info startup location

STEP 3: Delete Under-Cover.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Under-Cover.info 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 Under-Cover.info 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 Under-Cover.info 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 Under-Cover.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Under-Cover.info 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 Under-Cover.info

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 Under-Cover.info, 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 Under-Cover.info 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 Under-Cover.info 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.