Remove Tgmgo.com Redirect (Chrome and Firefox)

Tgmgo.com is anything but a reliable search engine. This tool is developed by hackers which means it’s dangerous by default. Have you ever come across a harmless cyber parasite? We certainly haven’t. Crooks create programs like this one to serve their malicious and illegal purposes. By keeping tgmgo.com you’re not only jeopardizing your security. You’re actively helping hackers gain profit. The tgmgo.com parasite has been classified as a browser hijacker. It is just as harmful as it is irritating. For starters, this infection doesn’t need your permission to get installed. It mainly relies on your distraction and haste. Secondly, tgmgo.com messes with the browsers’ default settings. You’re no longer in control of your machine. The virus replaces both your search engine and homepage with its own domain. As a result, your browsers are now hijacked. No matter which one you use, the tgmgo.com pest will be there. On theory, this is a great program. Its official website looks rather legitimate as well. Tgmgo.com even provides quick access to popular websites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, eBay, Amazon, etc. Don’t be fooled, though. You’re dealing with a nasty PC infection that was created solely to cause you damage. Believing its bogus functionalities would be a terrible mistake. Once the hijacker invades your PC, it gets out of hand. It downloads a pesky extension to all your browsers. You constantly get redirected to bizarre and unsafe websites. You get bombarded with third-party web links and corrupted search results. Your PC screen is covered with random pop-ups and other commercials. In addition, your overwhelmed browsers now crash and freeze like nobody’s business. The device itself underperforms and your Internet connection is unstable as well. To top it all, tgmgo.com is known to be stealing browsing-related data. Yes, this nuisance poses a direct threat to your privacy. Since the moment it gets installed, tgmgo.com starts spying on your activities. Every single move you make online is diligently monitored and sent to hackers. Do you trust cyber criminals with your private details? Those are the people who should never get access to such personal information. Hackers won’t think twice before they sell your data to questionable third parties. Keep in mind that financial scams and identity theft aren’t threats to be taken lightly. To prevent those, take action ASAP. You won’t regret it.

How did I get infected with?

You know what you can’t find on tgmgo.com’s website? A download button. That is because most infections don’t provide such an option. They simply don’t need it as they use sneaky methods to get installed. The tgmgo.com Virus was probably bundled with other programs. Freeware and shareware bundles are actually among the most effective infiltration techniques. Next time you download such programs, watch out for infections. If you skip important steps, you may give green light to some nasty parasite. Save yourself the trouble and take your time. Opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the Setup Wizard. We would also recommend that you check out the Terms and Conditions. Same piece of advice goes for the EULA (End User License Agreement). It is a lot easier to prevent installation than to uninstall a virus later on. Make the right call. Another efficient trick involves spam messages and email-attachments. Be careful what you open because you might receive malware straight in your inbox.

Why is this dangerous?

The hijacker takes control over your browsers. It’s perfectly compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. You see, you don’t have a trustworthy browser anymore. They are all modified. Tgmgo.com helps its developers gain revenue thanks to the pay-per-click mechanism. That is why it generates web traffic to unknown websites. That is also why it redirects you. Hijackers are indeed problematic and annoying. Hence, you must take action on the spot. The tgmgo.com Virus displays sponsored, potentially corrupted web links. It might even bring to you fake software updates. Restrain yourself from clicking any link this parasite displays. It isn’t a risk worth taking. This program also steals passwords, usernames, browsing history, email addresses, etc. The sooner you get rid of it, the better. To do so manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Tgmgo.com virus

The Tgmgo.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 Tgmgo.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 Tgmgo.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Tgmgo.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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