Remove Youmainpage.org Homepage (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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Youmainpage.org is most definitely not your main page. This is a questionable advertising domain that spreads malware and spam. Therefore, you have all the reasons in the world to stay away from it. The Web is filled with such tricky websites so don’t underestimate it. Now, why are you stuck with this domain and its pop-ups? You’re not going to like the answer to that question. At some point in the recent past, you’ve downloaded a virus. Yes, you have a sneaky, problematic cyber intruder on your machine. It is wreaking havoc as we speak and is messing with your device. Before you panic, this is a relatively harmless type of virus. We’re talking about adware or a PUP (potentially unwanted program). Compared to some other infections, those two are much less destructive. That doesn’t mean you should ignore the virus, though. Adware/PUPs only become more dangerous as time passes. They do eventually get completely out of hand which is what must be prevented. As soon as the parasite lands on board, it goes after your browsers. By adding a plugin to them, this nuisance takes over. You’re no longer in charge of your online activities. Hackers are. And they are not even remotely interested in your safety. Your browsers are now injected with sponsored, potentially corrupted pop-up ads. Why do you now constantly come across these commercials? Because hackers gain profit that way. They use the pay-per-click mechanism to generate web traffic. Not only does that stop you from surfing the Web but it also exposes you to threats. Some of the youmainpage.org ads are, without a doubt, harmful. On the other hand, others are perfectly harmless. The only way to tell which is which, though, is by clicking. You’d be taking quite a risk then. If you open the wrong advertisement, you’ll automatically download more viruses. It’s just that easy. Thanks to the adware/PUP, you’re bombarded with highly questionable commercials in all shapes imaginable. Pop-ups and pop-unders and banners and interstitials and video ads. Those are just some of the many kinds of ads on your PC screen. Keep in mind that all of them are potentially dangerous. Also, your PC speed is slowed down and your browsers crash. Using the machine in general becomes almost impossible. To top it all, this pest spies on your personal information.

How did I get infected with?

Not many people download infections on purpose. Hackers don’t tend to rely on your help to spread malware online. They take advantage of your haste. Most people skip installation steps when they download programs. That is how they end up compromising their computers. In order not to become one of them (again), pay attention online. Especially when installing freeware and shareware bundles. A rule of thumb is to always make a check of the programs you install. Opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the Setup Wizard. This will allow you to be in control of the entire process. It will also let you spot and deselect any potential bonus attached to the bundle. Preventing installation is indeed easier than having to remove malware. We would also recommend going through the Terms and Conditions or EULA. Be careful what you accept. There could be some nasty term and/or condition you disagree with. To make sure your device remains virus-free, take your time. You cannot be too attentive online because hackers are full of ideas to harm you. They keep on developing malicious programs so watch out for infections. You won’t regret it.

Why is this dangerous?

As already mentioned, the virus messes with your browser settings. It adds a plugin or extension to all of them. All three of the most commonly used browsers get modified. That means Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer are untrustworthy. It also means there is no getting rid of the youmainpage.org pop-ups. These ads are even more dangerous than they are annoying. Every single page you visit is covered with pesky, stubborn, misleading pop-ups. As the adware/PUP cannot cause you damage directly, it waits for you to do it. Clicking the wrong advertisement would drastically worsen your situation. The parasite also leads to a poor PC performance and even monitors your personal data. You browsing history and usernames/passwords all end up into the hands of crooks. To delete this nuisance manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Youmainpage.org virus

The Youmainpage.org 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 Youmainpage.org 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 Youmainpage.org in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Youmainpage.org startup location

STEP 3: Delete Youmainpage.org traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Youmainpage.org 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 Youmainpage.org 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 Youmainpage.org 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 Youmainpage.org traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Youmainpage.org, 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 Youmainpage.org 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 Youmainpage.org 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.