Chachagong7.com Pops up – How Can I Remove Download VLC Player 2014? (Removal Instruction)

Yesterday, I got a browser hijacker to a website marking ‘VLC Player: 100% Free Download’. It suggested a VLC Player 2014 and offered an orange button for free download. Well, I clicked the button unaccountably… when I installed it, it didn’t work. It seemed that this website is a scam. What’s worse, this website started taking over my browser. Anyone encountered the same issue as I did? Any advice for this issue is welcomed. Thanks in advance.

About Chachagong7.com

Chachagong7.com is a suspected website that promotes a program called VLC Player 2014. This program claims help watch movies and listen to music hassle with 5 nice features. Actually, published by ClickYes, VLC Player 2014 publicity is just designed to generate web traffics or gain pay-per click revenues. Whenever you find this website, you should treat it with cautions. 

Here is a screenshot of this browser hijacker.

This website can modify your browser settings to activate itself. Your homepage may be replaced by random URL, so you may be attacked by this website constantly as you open your browser.

In fact, this browser hijacker can not only modify your browser settings, but also record your browsing history in the infected browser. All the data with potential value may be collected and sent to the third party. You have no idea what you lose and how it affects you. Basically, your important data may be exposed to the cyber criminals. Therefore, once you get hijacked to this website, you need to take immediate actions to erase it. Here are some suggestions for you. Hope that it can help.

Suggestion 1: Watch Relevant Removal Video for Help

Suggestion 2: Manually Erase Chachagong7.com from IE/FF/Chrome

Step 1: End suspicious process in Windows Task Manager.

Right click the blank Windows Taskbar and select Start Task Manager to open. If your IE is infected and stuck in Chachagong7.com, you should end the main iexplorer.exe. FF and Chrome are respectively corresponding to firefox.exe and chrome.exe.

Step 2: Erase Chachagong7.com from IE. 

Open Internet Explorer, then click on the gear icon (Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right), then select Manage add-ons.

 Navigate to Search Providers, remove Chachagong7.com from the list and enable the one you want.

Follow the pictures below to get back your Home Page. If you fail to remove this website, you can reset your browser settings.

Delete random URL in the homepage box and type in www.google.com or other.

Step 3: Delete Chachagong7.com from FF.

Open Firefox, simultaneously tap Alt+T keys and select Options. Click the General tab and move to the Home Page. Type in www.google.com or other. and click OK.

Open Firefox, press Alt + H, and select Troubleshooting Information > Refresh...

Step 4: Erase Chachagong7.com from Chrome.

Click on the Customize icon(wrench or 3 bar icon) next to the address bar. Select Settings from the drop-down list and then navigate to  Search > Manage search engines…Click X on the URL of the search tool you want to remove. Click Done.

Find Show advanced settings...and then go to Reset settings.

Suggestion 3: Automatically Remove Chachagong7.com with SpyHunter

SpyHunter has the ability to detect and remove rootkits, which are used to stealth install rogue anti-spyware programs and other trojans. It is designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious threats. Maybe the inexperience users can get help from it. If you find it hard to remove with the manual removal instruction, you can also use this automatic removal tool. 

SpyHunter's free scanner is for malware detection. You have the choice of buying SpyHunter for malware removal. Here are some install procedures for it. You can read it for reference.

Step 1: After finishing downloading, click Run to install SpyHunter step by step.

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Step 2: After finishing installing, SpyHunter will scan and diagnose your entire system automatically.

Step 3: As the scanning is complete, all detected threats will be listed out. Then, you can click on “Fix Threats” to remove all of the threats found in your system.

Good to know:

SpyHunter responds with advanced technology to stay one step ahead of today’s malware threats. It offers additional customization capabilities to ensure every user is able to custom tailor this anti-malware application to fit their specific needs. It is great if you remove the threats on your own. If you cannot make it yourself, SpyHunter will be another choice for you.