How to Get Rid of Http://wwwcrimestop.com Step by Step-Manual Removal Guide

Is Http://wwwcrimestop.com dangerous?

Http://wwwcrimestop.com is classified as a browser hijacker redirect virus which can target almost all the popular web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc. recently this Http://wwwcrimestop.com has been complained by many victimized computer users that this Http://wwwcrimestop.com will block their web browser and you can’t close it. Besides, this malware will display you the bogus notification to scare that your computer that your computer has been locked for safety reason and ask for $300-$600 to unlock your computer. Is this the real FBI warning? Surely not, it is totally a scam, which is just wanted to cheat your money. We should skip the fake warning and remove it ASAP before it causes further damage. Some Mac computer users also can be infected by this nasty virus.

After it gets itself installed on your computer, it will alter your default homepage and browser settings to operate on your computer backdoor and will invite other malware like adware, worms, Trojan horse, rouge antivirus to come to compromise your computer. What’s more, this Http://wwwcrimestop.com will monitor your online traces to collect search keywords, bookmarks, favorites, browser history, etc, which will violate your privacy and may steal your personal information. To avoid being infected by the similar infection, Tee Support labs suggested that always remember to update your antivirus virus database frequently.

Step by Step Guide to Manually Remove Http://wwwcrimestop.com

Step 1- Remove add-ons:

Internet Explorer
1) Go to 'Tools' → 'Manage Add-ons';
2) Choose 'Search Providers' → choose 'Bing' search engine or 'Google' search engine and make it default;
3) Select 'Search Results' and click 'Remove' to remove it;
4)  Go to 'Tools' → 'Internet Options', select 'General tab' and click 'Use default' button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.

Google Chrome
1) Click on 'Customize and control' Google Chrome icon, select 'Settings';
2) Choose 'Basic Options'.
3) Change Google Chrome's homepage to google.com or any other and click the 'Manage search engines...' button;
4) Select 'Google' from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select 'Search Results' from the list remove it by clicking the "X" mark.

Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier's icon and select 'Manage Search Engines....';
2) Choose 'Search Results' from the list and click 'Remove' and OK to save changes;
3) Go to 'Tools' → 'Options'. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the 'General tab';

Step 2- Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

Step 3- Remove these associated Files on your hard drive such as:

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe

Step 4- Open the Registry Editor and delete the following entries:
(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

Step 5-Restart your computer normally to check the effectiveness.