Remove Torcho.com Browser Hijacker from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Torcho.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Torcho.com is a malicious domain, which you do NOT want to come across as it’s bad news. If the page pops up, you’re in trouble. Think of it as a harbinger of issues to come. The website is a big, bright sign indicating the presence of a cyber threat, lurking somewhere on your computer. If you see the site, a browser hijacker has managed to infiltrate your computer, and the website is its way of cluing you into its existence. Hijackers are notoriously harmful and invasive, which is why experts advise towards their prompt removal. The sooner you get rid of them, the better. That’s because, the more time the tool is allowed to spend on your computer, the more opportunities it will have to mess it up. Your grievances will start out ‘mild,’ but will gradually worsen with time. For example, at first, you’ll be forced to endure endless redirects to Torcho.com each time you try to go online. Then will follow the pop-up ad bombardment, the frequent system crashes, the slower PC performance, malware threat and, the piece de resistance, the security risk. Oh, yes. Among everything else the pesky program, hiding behind the Torcho.com page, will put you through, it will also place your privacy in jeopardy. It’s designed to spy on you, steal data from you, and then send the information, which it has gathered from you to the third parties behind it. That means strangers with questionable intentions will have access to your personal and financial details. The question is, are you going to allow that? Are you prepared to risk your private life for the harmful, hazardous infection that is lurking behind Torcho.com? Here’s a piece of advice: don’t! It’s not worth it as the negatives of its stay far outweigh the positives (if you can even find any).

How did I get infected with?

Hijackers cannot install themselves on your computer unless you explicitly allow them to do that. They’re bound to seek your permission before installment, and unless you grant it – no admittance. Let that sink in for a moment. Since you’re currently plagued by Torcho.com, you must have agreed to install the malicious tool, lurking behind it. But do you remember doing it? Odds are, you don’t. But don’t be too hard on yourself. That’s hardly surprising. Let’s elaborate. Yes, hijackers are required to seek your approval, but they don’t have to do it openly. So, they opt for sneakiness and do it covertly via means of guile and subtlety. More often than not, they use the old but gold means of infiltration as they’ve proven their worth over time. The nasty infections can hitch a ride in with freeware, corrupted links or sites, or spam email attachments. They can also pretend to be a fake system or program update, like Adobe Flash Player or Java. So, while you may be entirely convinced you’re installing updates, in actuality, you’re allowing a dangerous cyber threat to invade your PC. If you wish to prevent that scenario from unfolding, make sure to be more cautious. After all, infections prey on carelessness. Don’t provide it! Instead, be extra vigilant and thorough, and always do your due diligence! Remember that even a little extra attention today can save you a ton of troubles tomorrow.

Why is this dangerous?

As soon as you spot the Torcho.com site take over your screen, take action! Accept it as the warning, which it is, and do something about it! Acknowledge the presence of an infection somewhere on your PC, and do your best to find and delete it immediately! Make no mistake! If you delay its deletion, you WILL regret it! That’s because the more time you allow the cyber threat on your system, the more opportunities you give it to wreck it. And, you can be sure that it will take advantage of them. Don’t stand idly by as a malicious infection is wreaking havoc! Protect yourself from its nasty influences by removing it the first chance you get! Your grievances will commence shortly after infiltration. Suddenly, you’ll find your default search engine and homepage replaced with Torcho.com so that each time you surf the web, you’ll see the site show up. And, not just that. You’ll also be flooded with an endless stream of obnoxious pop-up advertisements. Unfortunately, they won’t just test your patience with their annoying popping up all the time. The ads are highly hazardous to your system as they pose a severe malware threat. They are bundled with various cyber infections, just waiting to slither into your system and corrupt it further. And, each time you press the ads, you let these malicious applications in. Confused? Well, every time you click on a pop-up, you unknowingly agree to install the malware, lurking behind it. So, unless you wish to flood your PC with malevolent infections, do NOT press even a single pop-up that comes your way! But these continuous disruptions of your browsing and the hijackers constant meddling won’t go unnoticed. Pretty soon the pesky redirects and the vexatious ads will result in more unpleasantness. Your computer’s performance will slow down to a crawl, and your system will start to crash frequently. Add these nuisances to the malware risk and the security threat, and it should be quite apparent what you must do. Find and delete the hijacker immediately! Do it as soon as it forces Torcho.com on you. Waste no time as the more you dilly dally, the worse your predicament will get.

How to Remove Torcho.com virus

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

The Torcho.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall Torcho.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Torcho.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Torcho.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Torcho.com from your computer

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

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove Torcho.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

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

How to Permanently Remove Torcho.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

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.