Remove ScenicHomepage Toolbar

Can’t Remove ScenicHomepage? This page includes detailed ScenicHomepage Removal instructions!

ScenicHomepage Toolbar is a creation of Mindspark Inc. Need we say more? If you’re familiar with the endless pile of malicious programs this company releases, you know just how bad things are. What you’ve downloaded is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) or an adware. To be fair, this is a relatively easy to tackle type of infection. Compared to Trojan horses or ransomware viruses, it is much less problematic. That doesn’t mean it can’t get out of hand, though. The more time this pest spends on your machine, the more trouble it causes. Bear in mind that every single PC infection could end up causing irreversible damage. To prevent this, you have to get rid of the virus ASAP. As you can see, your default browser settings have been sneakily modified. You’re now stuck with the ScenicHomepage Toolbar which means you’re no longer in control of your browsers. And this is just the beginning. You’re yet to see for yourself how much malicious potential this program has. Are you still willing to keep the parasite on your computer system? Don’t be naive. Instead of providing attractive deals, this program generates sponsored pop-ups. Now, there are numerous reasons why you should never trust a sponsored commercial. The advertisements displayed by this pest all serve hackers’ purpose. Crooks use the dubious pay-per-click mechanism to gain profit and these ads come in very handy. All that hackers need in order to make money is trick you into clicking the pop-ups. Hence, these commercials appear to be utterly safe and alluring. However, you should remember the ads get generated by a nasty cyber parasite. Some of them might indeed help you save money/time whine shopping online. Without a doubt, though, others lead you directly to malware. You could download more parasites on your already infected PC in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, there is no telling which ad is corrupted and which one is safe unless you click. As you can clearly see, clicking would be quite an unwarranted risk. To prevent further damage, stay away from all commercials generated by this program. You might also notice more changes in your browser settings. The parasite is effectively trying to take control over your entire browsing experience. Yes, it succeeds. This program also serves as a back door to malware and slows down the PC speed. That is why your browsers now crash and freeze like nobody’s business. Your Internet connection might become unstable all of a sudden too. To top it all, the virus could spy on your sensitive information thus causing privacy issues.

How did I get infected with ScenicHomepage?

One very popular infiltration method is called freeware/shareware bundling. It provides all kinds of viruses an easy and efficient way to get spread online. What you should not do when installing bundles is rush. You see, this is how you remain completely oblivious to the fact your machine gets infected. There might be a rich variety of viruses hidden in a single bundle. Rushing and skipping steps would give the parasite green light. Ultimately, you’re the one who compromises your very own security. Do not allow hackers to fool you twice. It is a lot less troublesome to prevent installation than to remove malware. Do you want to do yourself a favor? Then stay away from illegitimate bundles and always pay attention to what you install. Check out all programs in the bundle beforehand. If you spot some sneaky “bonus” program that you don’t find reliable, simply deselect it. There’s nothing to lose by being careful. On the other hand, there is a lot to gain. In addition, you should also stay away from spam messages and/or email-attachments. Those could turn out to be full of malware too. Last but not least, stay away from random torrents, suspicious program updates and third-party pop-up ads.

Why is ScenicHomepage dangerous?

Wave your everyday online activities goodbye. Now that you have an infection on board, consider your browsers hijacked. As a result, you’re left unable to find anything you search for online. You get redirected to some unknown, potentially harmful websites. As if that wasn’t enough, you’re bombarded with sponsored pop-up ads practically all the time. Keep in mind how immensely unreliable and deceptive these commercials are. Instead of rushing to click them, ask yourself why hackers would want to help you out. That is correct; they don’t. You are only dealing with these ads because crooks are boosting web traffic to some particular pages. Your online experience as well as your safety are out of the picture. To delete the parasite manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How Can I Remove ScenicHomepage?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the ScenicHomepage 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.

• Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Locate the process of ScenicHomepage.exe and kill it

• Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box

Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)

[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: ScenicHomepage

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the ScenicHomepage program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete ScenicHomepage folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!