Remove Otrkv.com Malware (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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The Otrkv.com pop-ups turn your entire browsing experience into a cyber nightmare. Needless to say, these commercials pose numerous threats to your safety. They are annoying, obnoxious and stubborn. They lead you to all sorts of unverified websites. They cause your browsers to crash and freeze. Also, the pop-ups are hard to get rid of and impossible not to notice. Do you need more reasons to take action ASAP? Probably not. In order to deal with the ads, you have to tackle a parasite. Yes, your computer has been compromised. There is a pesky adware-type virus or a PUP (potentially unwanted program) on board. Now, before you panic, those two are the least destructive types of parasites online. You could have downloaded some much more problematic infection. For instance, the Web is infested with Trojan horses and ransomware programs. In no circumstances should you overlook this threat, though. Many PC users choose to ignore the intruder thinking it can’t cause them harm. Remember; adware and PUPs are more than able to cause you damage. That means you can’t afford to keep the parasite on your computer system. This nuisance modifies your browser settings. It adds an extension/plugin to all your browsers behind your back. Obviously, a virus isn’t going to seek permission before it makes changes. That’s not how malware works. The adware/PUP wasn’t created to improve your online activities. It was developed solely to mess with your browsers. By installing a plugin to them, the parasite injects them with ads. These commercials have caught your attention, haven’t they? The Otrkv.com pop-ups come in all shapes imaginable. As mentioned, the advertisements are impressively persistent. All websites you visit are now covered with pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, interstitials, and video ads. Restrain yourself from clicking any of those. Adware/PUPs only generate one specific category of ads – sponsored ads. Hence, the Otrkv.com pop-ups cannot possibly be trusted. These aggravating commercials could lead you straight to malicious websites. As a result, you could install many more infections on your already infected PC. Does that sound like a good idea to you? It is certainly not. To prevent further harm, delete this parasite on the spot. There’s nothing to lose by uninstall such a pest.

How did I get infected with?

The parasite didn’t ask for permission. It simply doesn’t need your consent as hackers use stealthy methods. For instance, bundled freeware and shareware. A rule of thumb is to always opt for the Custom/Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. This will allow you to spot any potential “bonus” that might be attached to the bundle. If you skip installation steps, you won’t even know that you’re installing a virus. Thus, take your time in the installation process. Instead of rushing, watch out for malicious intruders. It is your job to spot any parasite before it manages to get downloaded. Once a virus slithers itself onto your PC, things get ugly. Prevention is the better option so keep that in mind. Having to uninstall a virus would take more time and more energy than being cautious. We would also recommend that you check out the Terms and Conditions of what you install. Be careful and watch out for malware. Another infiltration technique involves spam email-attachments. Those often hide some nasty parasite so delete anything suspicious you may receive. Last but not least, you should always avoid unverified websites and illegitimate torrents. Those could pose a huge threat to your security.

Why is this dangerous?

The parasite injects your browsers with pop-up ads. It also redirects you to Otrkv.com and other unsafe websites. Needless to say, some of these random pages are incredibly dangerous. You’re constantly one click away from malware as long as the virus is present. Don’t underestimate this program’s malicious potential. It has plenty of that. Do not believe that the Otrkv.com pop-ups are harmless either. Their one purpose is to boost the web traffic to some questionable pages. Clicking any of these advertisements could result in some serious damage. Are you trying to compromise your device further? Don’t take any chances with this nuisance. The adware/PUP is even capable of spying on your sensitive details. That mainly includes browsing-related data such as usernames and passwords. The thing is, crooks could get access to your bank account as well. To delete the virus manually, please follow our detailed manual removal guide. You will find it down below.

How to Remove Otrkv.com virus

The Otrkv.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 Otrkv.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 Otrkv.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Otrkv.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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