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Google Webhp Virus Removal Guide

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Do you know what Google Webhp Virus is?

Google Webhp Virus is a computer infection which functions in the same manner as Google Redirect Virus. If you cannot use the Internet as usual because of the constant redirection to google.com/webhp and you receive unwanted pop-up advertisements, you should take immediate actions to remove this browser hijacker from your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Google Webhp Virus can get to the PC via bundled downloads of freeware such as iLivid or Privitize VPN. Your search engine may be changed to searchab.com, searchou.com or other malicious search engines. You may come up with suspicious advertisements which you should not click on so as not to get directed to suspicious websites. Cyber criminals use this technique to drive more traffic to insecure websites whether computer infection could be executed. Moreover, you may encounter that Google Webhp Virus will randomly open new tabs or windows so that you are forced to use google.com/webhp.

The treacherous browser hijacker modifies the hosts file and creates randomly named .dll files. As it can be installed as a browser add-on, it is vitally important to remove every single component related to Google Webhp Virus. For example, one of the locations where the hijacker drops its malicious files is the %USERPROFILE% directory. Additionally, a random file can be created in the %APPDATA% folders.

In order to completely remove the threat, it is advisable to implement a spyware removal tool. We suggest you install SpyHunter which will easily terminate the hijacker and make sure that no computer threats will access the system of the PC.

Below you will find instructions that will lead you through the procedures that should be carried out in order to edit the Windows Hosts file and proxy settings manually.

Google Webhp Virus Removal

Modify Windows Host File

  1. Open My Computer.
  2. Follow the path C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc.
  3. Double-click hosts and select Notepad.
  4. Remove the unwanted lines in the file so that the last line is 127.0.0.1 localhost or ::1.

Change Proxy Settings

Internet Explorer

  1. Press Alt+T.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. Under the Connection tab, click LAN settings.
  4. Uncheck the box under Proxy Servers and click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Press Alt+T.
  2. Click Options.
  3. Under the Advanced tab, open the Network tab.
  4. Select Settings.
  5. Select Manual Proxy Configuration and apply changes. Press OK.

Google Chrome

  1. Press Alt+T.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Scroll down and click Show advanced settings.
  4. Click Network and click the Change proxy settings button.
  5. Select LAN settings under the Connections tab.
  6. Uncheck the box that is under Proxy server.

Having completed these steps, you still need to remove malicious files and other components of the hijacker. To do so effectively, use SpyHunter whose free scanner you can download by clicking on the download button given below.

In non-techie terms:

Google Webhp Virus is a browser hijacker which modifies the Windows Hosts file so that the user cannot access preferred websites. In order to remove the threat, it is necessary to either modify some parts of your Windows OS manually or implement a powerful spyware removal tool. As the manual changes may be too difficult, we suggest using SpyHunter because this malware prevention tool will also safeguard the computer against future malware infections.

Aliases: Webhp Virus.