Remove Kx778.com Redirect Malware

Can’t Remove Kx778.com hijacker virus? This page includes detailed Kx778.com Removal instructions!

Kx778.com is a Chinese search engine. It may appear to be harmless at first sight but it is actually very dangerous. No cyber infection should be underestimated. Hence, instead of thinking kx778.com could possibly be beneficial for you, get rid of it ASAP. You’re stuck with a sneaky, deceptive browser hijacker. It goes without saying this program isn’t going to provide accurate search results. It isn’t going to make browsing the Web more enjoyable either. Cyber parasites like this one get developed for one single reason. Gaining profit. Yes, your computer is currently in trouble just so hackers could make money online. Cyber criminals use the pay-per-click mechanism and practically become rich at your expense. Then why keep their infection on board? The sooner you manage to remove the hijacker, the better. Kx778.com will harass you till the very moment you regain control over your machine. This program modifies both your default search engine and favorite homepage. It replaces them with the parasite’s very own domain. As you know already, that’s a highly questionable domain. Despite the fact it’s supposed to be useful and even harmless, kx778.com is unsafe. You are now under the constant attack of the hijacker’s sponsored web links. In addition to that, your browsing experience is pretty much destroyed. The hijacker greets you every single time you attempt to surf the Internet. It floods your PC screen with sponsored, dubious web links. Instead of generating accurate search results, though, the virus displays tailored links. It boosts web traffic to some specific websites and, ultimately, helps hackers gain profit. The problem is that you might compromise your security further by clicking the links. All sponsored search results generated by the hijacker are immensely unreliable. Some of them could be leading you directly to more infections and cause a greater mess. Now that you already have a virus on your PC, don’t allow any new parasites to get installed. Things are bad enough. Kx778.com could serve as a back door to malware and even jeopardizes your privacy. The parasite gets access to some of your browsing-related data such as usernames, passwords, email addresses. Your browsing history is being spied on as well. Before you know it, hackers could sell all your data for marketing purposes. Needless to say just how problematic that trick is.

How did I get infected with?

The most plausible explanation has nothing to do with your permission. On the other hand, it has quite a lot to do with your distraction online. Infections simply don’t have to wait for your authorization to slither themselves onto your machine. All that hackers have to do is attach the virus as a bonus to some program bundle. If you rush the installation process, you download the parasite. Do you see how pesky this technique is? Not only does your device fall victim to a virus but you also remain oblivious to the installation. A rule of thumb in the future is to always watch out for parasites. Instead of skipping steps, opt for the Advanced/Custom option. This will guarantee you that you’ll be the one in charge of the process. You could come across various parasites hidden in the bundle that you need to deselect. Make sure you prevent malware infiltration so you don’t have to fight a virus afterwards. Always keep an eye out for parasites when you install freeware/shareware bundles. Especially if the programs are unverified. Check out the Terms and Conditions or EULA (End User License Agreement) too. Don’t be gullible to think hackers are unable to cause you damage. There are plenty of stealthy malware distribution methods.

Why is this dangerous?

The infection makes changes in all your browsers. It messes with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. By altering your browser settings, kx778.com forces its web links on you. There is no getting rid of these dubious search results once the kx778.com virus gets installed. This program also installs a browser extension and could begin to generate pop-ups. In other words, the hijacker might flood your PC screen with random commercials in various shapes. These ads are just as unreliable as the search results so you should restrain yourself from clicking. Remember that as long as kx778.com is on board, it brings along issues and threats. You have no reason to put up with the parasite’s shenanigans. You do have numerous reasons to delete it, though. Kx778.com causes your browsers to redirect you and to crash/freeze. As mentioned, the parasite collects your private details as well. To delete this nuisance manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Kx778.com virus

The Kx778.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 Kx778.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 Kx778.com related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Kx778.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Kx778.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Kx778.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 Kx778.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 Kx778.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 Kx778.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Kx778.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 Kx778.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 Kx778.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 Kx778.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 Kx778.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.