Remove Yahoososo hijacker

Suddenly Yahoososo took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Yes, this thing has an official website. And if you check it out, you’ll learn that Yahoososo.com provides “a friendly and easy navigation experience”. It goes without saying this is a lie. The only thing Yahoososo.com will in fact provide you is a direct access to malware, a sluggish computer system and random changes in your browser settings. Classified as a hijacker, Yahoososo.com is not a threat to be taken lightly. The parasite only becomes more dangerous as time passes so make sure you take immediate, adequate action. Why would you deliberately allow a sneaky cyber virus to harm you? If Yahoososo.com appears to be rather harmless at first glance, that is because its developers are trying to deceive you. Make no mistake. This program is definitely not the practical search engine you were originally promised and by keeping it on board you’re practically jeopardizing your safety and your privacy. Now, how does the scheme work? For starters, your computer gets infected. More often than not, hijackers are stealthy so you end up oblivious about the fact your machine gets compromised. How nasty is that? The one thing worse than infecting your device is infecting your device without knowing it. Once Yahoososo.com invades your PC, it starts wreaking havoc almost immediately. You know these browser settings you’ve set according to your preferences? Wave them goodbye. Yahoososo.com replaces both your default search engine and default browser homepage with its own domain. Are you shocked to find out that a hijacker will hijack your browsing experience? You shouldn’t be. When Yahoososo.com takes down your browsers, it forces you to use its search engine every single time you surf the Web. The problem is, this is a parasite we’re talking about. All seemingly accurate search results generated by Yahoososo.com are actually sponsored, unreliable web links. You know what happens if you click a corrupted web link, don’t you? Unless for some reason you’re actively trying to infect your PC further, you will stay away from Yahoososo.com’s search engine. Remember, this pest is not currently on board to enhance your browsing experience despite its numerous promises to do so. The hijacker generates web traffic towards some specific websites which means it only displays modified, tailored search results. Apart from the obvious fact you won’t be able to find what you search for online, you’re constantly one click away from malware. Unfortunately, Yahoososo.com’s long list of malicious traits is just getting started. Make sure you remove the hijacker for good and make sure you do so quickly. There’s no reason to hesitate.

How did I get infected with?

Yes, this thing has an official website. And if you check it out, you’ll learn that Yahoososo.com provides “a friendly and easy navigation experience”. It goes without saying this is a lie. The only thing Yahoososo.com will in fact provide you is a direct access to malware, a sluggish computer system and random changes in your browser settings. Classified as a hijacker, Yahoososo.com is not a threat to be taken lightly. The parasite only becomes more dangerous as time passes so make sure you take immediate, adequate action. Why would you deliberately allow a sneaky cyber virus to harm you? If Yahoososo.com appears to be rather harmless at first glance, that is because its developers are trying to deceive you. Make no mistake. This program is definitely not the practical search engine you were originally promised and by keeping it on board you’re practically jeopardizing your safety and your privacy. Now, how does the scheme work? For starters, your computer gets infected. More often than not, hijackers are stealthy so you end up oblivious about the fact your machine gets compromised. How nasty is that? The one thing worse than infecting your device is infecting your device without knowing it. Once Yahoososo.com invades your PC, it starts wreaking havoc almost immediately. You know these browser settings you’ve set according to your preferences? Wave them goodbye. Yahoososo.com replaces both your default search engine and default browser homepage with its own domain. Are you shocked to find out that a hijacker will hijack your browsing experience? You shouldn’t be. When Yahoososo.com takes down your browsers, it forces you to use its search engine every single time you surf the Web. The problem is, this is a parasite we’re talking about. All seemingly accurate search results generated by Yahoososo.com are actually sponsored, unreliable web links. You know what happens if you click a corrupted web link, don’t you? Unless for some reason you’re actively trying to infect your PC further, you will stay away from Yahoososo.com’s search engine. Remember, this pest is not currently on board to enhance your browsing experience despite its numerous promises to do so. The hijacker generates web traffic towards some specific websites which means it only displays modified, tailored search results. Apart from the obvious fact you won’t be able to find what you search for online, you’re constantly one click away from malware. Unfortunately, Yahoososo.com’s long list of malicious traits is just getting started. Make sure you remove the hijacker for good and make sure you do so quickly. There’s no reason to hesitate.

Why is this dangerous?

We have never come across a harmless hijacker and, chances are, neither have you. If Yahoososo.com spends enough time on your system, it will get out of control and, ultimately, will cause you damage. Now, that’s precisely what you have to prevent. The parasite installs a browser extension or an add-on which is compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. All three of the most commonly used browsers out there fall victims to Yahoososo.com’s trickery. None of them is reliable anymore. Keep that in mind next time you attempt to surf the Web because this infection only generates sponsored web links. Don’t be gullible to think Yahoososo.com can’t harm you. It can if you allow it. The virus also monitors your browsing-related activities so hackers have free access to your browsing history, passwords, usernames, email addresses, IP addresses, etc. If your private data gets sent to the wrong hands, this will result in some serious privacy issues. Yahoososo.com slows down the PC speed significantly so even using the device in general becomes problematic. To delete this pesky hijacker manually, please follow our detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How to Remove Yahoososo virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Yahoososo 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 Yahoososo 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 Yahoososo from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Yahoososo from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Yahoososo leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Yahoososo 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 Yahoososo homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

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