Remove Virusek Hijacker from Chrome, Firefox, IE
Threat's profile 
Name of the threat:Virusek Hijacker
Command or file name:srvhandle.exe
Threat type:Hijacker
Affected OS:Win32/Win64 (Windows XP, Vista/7, 8/8.1, Windows 10)
Affected browsers:Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari
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Virusek Hijacker intrusion method
Usually Virusek Hijacker comes bundled with freeware downloads. During installation you can be offered to change default homepage and search engine to Virusek Hijacker. Virusek Hijacker copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is srvhandle.exe
. Then it creates new startup key with name Virusek Hijacker and value srvhandle.exe
. You can also find it in your processes list with name srvhandle.exe
or Virusek Hijacker. Also, it can create folder with name Virusek Hijacker under C:\Program Files\ or C:\ProgramData. If you have further questions about Virusek Hijacker, please ask below. You can use programs to remove Virusek Hijacker from your browsers below.
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How to remove Virusek Hijacker manually
This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with Virusek Hijacker, removing it from startup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by Virusek Hijacker.
To get rid of Virusek Hijacker, you should:
Warning: you should delete only those files which checksums are listed as malicious. There may be valid files with the same names in your system. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.
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Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.
Uninstall Virusek Hijacker related programs from Control Panel
We recommend you to check list of installed programs and search for Virusek Hijacker entry or other unknown and suspicious programs. Below are instructions for different version if Windows. In some cases adware programs are protected by malicious service or process and it will not allow you to uninstall it. If Virusek Hijacker won't uninstall or gives you error message that you do not have sufficient rights to do this perform below instructions in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking or use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool.
Windows 10
- Click on the Start menu and choose Settings
- Then click on System and choose Apps & Features in the left column
- Find Virusek Hijacker under in the list and click Uninstall button near it.
- Confirm by clicking Uninstall button in opened window if necessary.
Windows 8/8.1
- Right click on the bottom left corner of the screen (while on your desktop)
- In the menu choose Control Panel
- Click Uninstall a program under Programs and Features.
- Locate programs that can be connected with Virusek Hijacker or other related suspicious program.
- Click Uninstall button.
- Wait until uninstall process is complete.
Windows 7/Vista
- Click Start and choose Control Panel.
- Choose Programs and Features and Uninstall a program.
- In the list of installed programs find entries related to Virusek Hijacker
- Click Uninstall button.
Windows XP
- Click Start
- In the menu choose Control Panel
- Choose Add / Remove Programs.
- Find Virusek Hijacker related entries.
- Click Remove button.
Remove Virusek Hijacker related extensions from your browsers
Virusek Hijacker in some cases can be accompanied with browsers extension. We recommend you to use free option Toolbar Remover under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool to remove unwanted browser extensions related to Virusek Hijacker. We recommend you to perform scan your PC with Removal Tool or Spyhunter Remediation Tool. To remove extenions from your browsers manually do the following:
- While in Internet Explorer click cogwheel icon in the top right corner
- In the menu choose the Manage Add-ons
- Select Toolbar and Extension tab.
- Choose add-on possibly related to Virusek Hijacker or other related adware BHO.
- Click Disable button.
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- Start Google Chrome.
- In the address bar type chrome://extensions/
- In the list of add-ons find related to Virusek Hijacker and click recycle bin icon.
- Confirm Virusek Hijacker removal.
- Open Firefox
- In the address bar type about:addons
- Click Extensions tab.
- In the list of extension locate ones related to Virusek Hijacker.
- Click Remove button near it.
Reset browsers search and homepage settings
Virusek Hijacker can affect your browsers which results in browser redirection or search hijack. We recommend you to use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool to reset all the browsers at once. Mention that you need to remove all files and kill all processes belonging to Virusek Hijacker before doing this. To reset your browsers manually and restore your homepage perform the following steps:
- If you use Windows XP, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following in the Open box without quotes, and press Enter: "inetcpl.cpl"
- If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista, click Start. Type the following in the Search box without quotes, and press Enter: "inetcpl.cpl"
- Click the Advanced tab
- In Reset Internet Explorer settings, click Reset. Click Reset in opened window again.
- Select Delete personal settings checkbox to remove browsing history, search providers, homepage
- After Internet Explorer finishes resetting, click Close in the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box
Warning: In case this option will not work use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.
- Go to the installation folder of Google Chrome: C:\Users\"your username"\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\User Data.
- In the User Data folder, look for a file named as Default and rename it to DefaultBackup.
- Launch Google Chrome and a new clean Default file will be created.
Warning: This option might not work if in Google Chrome you use online synchronization between PCs. In this case use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.
- Open Firefox
- Go to Help > Troubleshooting Information in menu.
- Click the Reset Firefox button.
- After Firefox is done, it will show a window and create folder on the desktop. Click Finish.
Warning: This option will also clean all your account passwords for all websites. If you don't want it use free option Reset Browsers under Tools in Spyhunter Remediation Tool.
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