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Jurnal-only.net is a website that indicates the presence of a cyber threat. If it pops up on your screen, you’re in trouble. Why? You have a browser hijacker, lurking somewhere on your PC. Think of the site’s display as the hijacker’s way of announcing itself. It’s the initial clue it provides for its existence. Act on it! Take it for the warning it is, and act on it as soon as you can. Understand that nothing good follows the appearance of Jurnal-only.net. It’s the first of many intrusions to come. The intrusions, in turn, cause an avalanche of issues. And, if you don’t act in time, your system can get pretty overwhelmed. You may even face The Blue Screen of Death. It’s a rather minor possibility that happens, but it does exist as a possibility. So, ask yourself. As minute as the risk may be, are you okay to take it? And, for what? What do you expect to gain from the presence of a hijacker on your computer? It’s a dangerous cyber infection that makes a mess of everything. A mess that grows in time. So, act now, and act fast. Get rid of the threat before it throws you into an inescapable whirl of trouble.
How did I get infected with?
Hijackers cannot enter a user’s system without said user’s consent. The tool has to ask for the user’s approval on its admission. If it fails to receive it, it cannot install itself. Knowing that, how do you imagine you got stuck with the one behind Jurnal-only.net? Do you remember agreeing to allow it into your PC. Have you a single memory of the exchange taking place? Because it must have taken place, right? Well, yes. But, also, it’s not as straightforward as you might think. It may all sound a bit confusing now, but it’s rather simple. Let’s elaborate. Yes, there are rules the hijacker must follow. But the infection has found ways to bend those rules. It does seek your approval on its installment. But it does it in a manner, you may not catch if you’re not attentive enough. And, that’s the key ingredient, the hijacker needs to succeed with its sneaky invasion. It needs you careless. If you throw caution to the wind, and rush, it’s that much easier for the tool to slip by you. The most common means of infiltration include freeware and fake updates. But the tool can also hitch a ride with corrupted sites, or spam email attachments. There are many ways that open your system up to it. It can still, technically, seek access. But if you’re not cautious enough to catch it, it slithers its way in. And, then you have your naivety, haste, and distraction to thank for the hijacker, you’re stuck with. Carelessness tends to open the door to a lot of threats. So, don’t grant it. Always opt to take the time to do your due diligence. Read the terms and conditions. Mae sure you’re not getting more than what you bargained for. You may wast some of your time being extra thorough. But better waste time on vigilance than on damage control.
Why is this dangerous?
Hijackers make for terrible tenants. Once they slither into your computer, and call it ‘home,’ brace yourself. You’re in for a pretty bad time. These programs are an immense nuisance. But they don’t only cause frustration and annoyance. Oh, no. That’s the mere surface issues, the minor inconveniences. You get redirected to Jurnal-only.net every time you browse. The site takes over for your default homepage and search engine. You get flooded with pop-up ads. These incessant intrusions lead to further disruptions. They slow down your PC. And, cause frequent system crashes, as well. But, as we said, that’s only on the surface. Hijackers also present you with some major ones, too. They open your system to countless malicious threats. So, you end up facing the odds of getting stuck with the dreaded blue. As was stated, the odds may be minuscule, but they are real! The Blue Screen of Death can occur! Not to mention, the issue that towers over all other – the security hazard. The hijacker, using Jurnal-only.net as a front, places your privacy in jeopardy. It spies on you with the goal to steal and expose any information, it can. The tool follows programming to record as much data as it can, by keeping tabs on your browsing. Then, after it gets a hold of enough information, it sends it to the people that published it. Cyber criminals. Strangers. And, it’s those individuals that get access to your private details. Yes, your personal and financial details get stolen and exposed. Unless you act against the hijacker ASAP! Do yourself a favor. Prevent that scenario from unfolding. Protect your privacy, and your PC. Get rid of the hijacker, hiding behind Jurnal-only.net.
How to Remove Jurnal-only.net virus
The Jurnal-only.net 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 Jurnal-only.net 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.
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STEP 1: Track down Jurnal-only.net in the computer memory
STEP 2: Locate Jurnal-only.net startup location
STEP 3: Delete Jurnal-only.net traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer
STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus
STEP 1: Track down Jurnal-only.net 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 Jurnal-only.net 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 Jurnal-only.net 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 Jurnal-only.net traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Jurnal-only.net 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
Step 4: Undo the damage done by Jurnal-only.net
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 Jurnal-only.net, 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 Jurnal-only.net 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 Jurnal-only.net Virus (automatic) Removal Guide
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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.