Remove Youfoundit.net Hijacker from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Youfoundit.net took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

The presence of youfoundit.net on your computer means that you found a particularly unpleasant browser hijacker while surfing the Web and you successfully managed to install it. Even though this program makes a great effort trying to pass for a decent search engine, in reality it’s nothing but a nasty redirect virus. It sneaks into the PC completely behind your back, it advertises bogus functionalities and promises a whole bunch of non-existent benefits, it modifies your very own browser settings without bothering to ask for permission first and, just to make the situation a little extra bad, also exposes you directly to malware. Youfoundit.net is a typical member of the hijacker family which means the sooner you remove it, the better. According to this program’s official website, it generates accurate search results but a closer look tells quite a different story. Every attempt to use the search engine provided results in the message “We apologize for the inconvenience but we weren’t able to find results for this query”. Does that sound reliable to you? Youfoundit.net poses a serious threat to your PC, your cyber security as well as your privacy so if it spends enough time on your machine, it will only become more harmful than it already is. Now, hijackers may not be among the most virulent parasites out there and, compared to Trojan horses or ransomware infections, they clearly are less dangerous. Having said that, no PC virus should be left unattended on your computer. Youfoundit.net is very resourceful and sneaky at the same time which is the perfect formula for a parasite. Why would you need this pest in your life again? If you want to learn more about this hijacker’s malicious ways before you delete it, keep on reading.

How did I get infected with?

Are you curious to learn how exactly this malicious parasite managed to get downloaded? Probably. Most PC users don’t even realize that their computer has been compromised because parasites travel the Web mainly through lies and deceit. That means hackers keep coming up with ways to both infect you and leave you oblivious to it so you have to always keep an eye out for potential threats when browsing the Web. For example, bundled software offers crooks an incredibly easy infiltration method and even though it’s equally easy to protect your machine from parasites, many people fail to do it. All that’s needed in order to spot the intruder is for you to select the Advanced or the Custom option in the Setup Wizard. Voila. This way you remain in control of every single program included in the the freeware/shareware bundle so your can notice any sneaky “bonus” program and deny it access on time. It’s also a good idea to make an effort and actually read the Terms and Conditions instead of rushing to click the “Next” option. It goes without saying that you should stay away from unverified websites because it may turn out later on that you installed a whole bunch of unwanted parasites alongside the software you wanted.

Why is this dangerous?

Hijackers weren’t designed to be safe. There were solely created to generate web traffic towards some questionable and extremely unreliable websites by constantly redirecting you so that’s what you can expect from youfoundit.net. Once the hijacker lands on your computer, it automatically installs its malicious browser extension which is perfectly compatible with all the most commonly used browsers out there. After the virus takes down Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, it continues to mess with your browser settings even further. Youfoundit.net replaces both your default homepage and search provider with its own domain and from this moment on every time you browse the Web, you will be greeted by a whole pile of nuisances. All search results generated by the virus are potentially corrupted as the hijacker itself is entirely ad-supported. That means clicking anything you see on the PC screen could either lead to you some malicious website full of infections or some malicious website full of cyber scams. Both options sound rather dangerous, don’t you think? As we mentioned, the only reason why this program was developed is to help hackers gain money so it’s obvious that your cyber security in the process is their very last concern. It is your number one priority, however, so our advice is to avoid the search results because they are just too unreliable and might result in some great damage. Apart from changing browser settings like it’s nobody’s business, the sly youfoundit.net parasite also spies on your personal data including IP addresses, email addresses, passwords, usernames, search queries and even your very own browsing history. Cyber criminals will surely try to make money out of your data by selling it to third parties which clearly mismatches your interests. Your private information was supposed to remain private so keep in mind that due to the parasite’s shenanigans, financial scams and identity theft are some unlikely but completely plausible scenarios. To sum up, all that youfoundit.net has in store are issues. This secretive hijacker brings along a huge mess of inaccurate browsing results and compromised web links so the only option you have left is to uninstall the virus. If you want to deal with this infection manually, please follow the detailed removal guide you will find below.

How to Remove youfoundit.net virus

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

STEP 2: Clean youfoundit.net from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove youfoundit.net leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall youfoundit.net 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 youfoundit.net homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

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