Know More about Flashplayercpc.com
Recently flashplayercpc.com has targeted many victims’ computers, which can get itself attached to your web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc. with this flashplayercpc.com on your computer, it would keep asking for to update to continue. However, you will give the permission to get the malware to installed on your computer. Besides, it will keep popping up on your computer screen to remind you, which will interfere with your browsing activities. On the other hand, to achieve its purpose, it will track and store your online traces such as search keywords, favorites, bookmarks, browser history, which will violate your privacy and may steal your personal information.
To avoid to encounter the same problem, Tee Support labs suggested always remember to update your virus database and avoid to visit the questionable websites frequently and pay attention to the default installation of the freeware. Because this flashplayercpc.com pop up always come along with the free software downloads or it can embed its malicious codes onto the suspicious websites.
Harms Caused by Flashplayercpc.com
- It can slow down your computer performance.
- It can track and store your online traces.
- Your computer can be bombarded with more pop-up ads.
- It may cause redirect issuses.
Step by Step Guide to manually Remove Flashplayercpc.com
Step 1- Reset Internet Explorer by the following guide (take IE as an example):
Open Internet Explorer >> Click on Tools >> Click on Internet Options >> In the Internet Options window click on the Connections tab >> Then click on the LAN settings button>> Uncheck the check box labeled “Use a proxy server for your LAN” under the Proxy Server section and press OK.
Step 2- Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by infections from FLASHPLAYERCPC.COM
For Windows Xp: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the Run box -> click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items generated from FLASHPLAYERCPC.COM.
For Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu->type msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items generated from FLASHPLAYERCPC.COM.
Step 3- 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';
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