How DO I Remove Looksafe.com?

Is there any method to save my computer? My computer got a Looksafe.com Virus infection. I don't know what it is. My friend told me it's a virus and I have to remove it. I know my computer is not safe to use now but I don't know how to deal with it. At this moment, I have to shut it down. Will this stop the virus doing any harm? If I restart the computer, will the virus disappear?

What is Looksafe.com?

Looksafe.com is a malicious adware virus which brings great damages to the target computer. It is usually released by cyber criminals through network, such as harmful websites and free downloads and so on. Soon as the adware virus arrives, it installs in the computer and runs automatically every time the affected system starts. It is capable to exploit the system leaks to drop many hazardous codes to the victimized computer, and these codes can be malware and spyware. It also changes the system files and registry entries and even creates new affected files in the computer. Consequently, PC users will notice that the computer just performs extremely slowly, and it gets stuck easily at startup, shutdown and website loading processes. Indeed, the adware virus must be removed from the contaminated system immediately. As the adware can cause serious damages to the computer once it is left in the computer for a long time, and these unexpected damages include system crash, blue screen errors and system file missing issues e tc. To avoid any further loss, PC users should take actions to delete the stubborn Looksafe.com virus from the computer completely. This virus infection is a malicious Trojan infection which allows hackers to remotely access the infected computer and control it. In addition, the infected computer is also exposed to third party. The creator of the Trojan horse attack can install additional virus or malware on the infected PC. Performance is greatly affected by the virus and the infecting rage is wider. The most important results can be infected computer. You may be very suffered a bad PC performance. You will also realize that some of unknown malware has been installed in the computer that you cannot operate normally. As a result, you may find more than one infection in your computer; firewall will be more and more fragile and hardware may collapse.

How does Trojan.ransom.gend get on my computer?

Typically, it gets on your computer as video codecs which are needed to install so that you can view certain, especially porn related, videos from the internet. Besides, Trojan.ransom.gend can be distributed via: 1. Your clicking on some malicious links. 2. Your browsing the sites with bad reputation. 3. Your opening the infected email attachments. 4. Your freeware or shareware downloads. Manual Removal Guides: 1.Reboot the PC and keep pressing F8 key on the keyboard upon PC startup but before logging in. Hit the arrow keys to choose "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then tap Enter key to enter Safe Mode with Networking.

2.Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this Trojan, the name of the process of it is random.

3.Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

4.Open Registry entries. Search malicious files and registry entries related to Looksafe.com and then remove all of them.

5. Delete all add-ons related to Looksafe.com from the browsers Google Chrome Click on wrench icon-> locate Tools-> click on Extensions-> click on the bin icon or uncheck the items related to Looksafe.com.

Internet Explorer Click Tools>select "Manage Add-ons">"search providers">set Yahoo or other reputable search engine as your default one>go to "search results">remove its add-ons

Mozilla Firefox Click on Firefox button-> click on Add-ons-> search for all the extensions of Looksafe.com from the list-> click on the Remove button on each line.

In summary

Looksafe.com is known as a stubborn Trojan virus that would modify critical system files and brings other malicious files or malware to the infected PC. It is able to break into target system and open a security loophole on the infected system to allow hacker get control of the infected computer remotely. It is bundle with large amount of annoying pop-up and adware. Once clicked the link, it will attract other malware into your computer. With so many hidden dangers in your computer, the best way is to remove them completely and immediately. Anyhow, manual removal is a high-level process. If you cannot deal with the operation alone, you can download spyhunter now!