Homepagecell.com Removal Guide
Do you know what Homepagecell.com is?
DESCRIPTION
Homepagecell.com is the most recent page hijacker from the Zlob.Trojan group. Homepagecell.com will change your browsers home page to www.Homepagecell.com redirecting you to their homepage each time you try to access your original pre-set homepage.
The actual website Homepagecell.com is designed to place icons on your desktop called Online Security Guide and Security Troubleshooting. Do not click on any of these icons as they will prompt additional scare tactics to force users into downloading rogue anti-spyware programs. Homepagecell or Homepagecell(dot)com is often downloaded from a variant of the previous variant of Zlob.Trojan, VirProtect (VirusProtect).
Do you ever get this popup warning message?
Warning!
W32.Myzor.FK@yf is a virus that infects files with .exe extensions. It attempts to steal passwords and private information from the infected computer.
In non-techie terms: Websites such as Homepagecell.com are specifically designed to display popup warning message in an attempt to get a user to download rogue anti-spyware programs. Do not under any circumstances download or purchase the software advertised on sites such as Homepagecell.com. It is always a good practice avoid websites with excessive popups.
Homepagecell.com Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Homepagecell.com Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Homepagecell.com manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Homepagecell.com will be removed completely. So read the Homepagecell.com removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall Homepagecell.com Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Homepagecell.com if found. - To stop Homepagecell.com processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Homepagecell.com processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Homepagecell.com DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Homepagecell.com DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Homepagecell.com DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Homepagecell.com and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Homepagecell.com DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister Homepagecell.com registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Homepagecell.com registry keys:
There are no registry keys. - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove Homepagecell.com Directories.
To find Homepagecell.com directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Homepagecell.com directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Homepagecell.com folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Homepagecell.com and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Homepagecell.com could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Homepagecell.com icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Homepagecell.com manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Homepagecell.com problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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Thanks for your help it worked great!
Successfully removed the thing, appears no problems with XP. Thanks!
The Automatic Removal Instructions were easy to follow and got it off! Thanks!
IT WORKED. I KNOW NEAR NOTHING ON COMPUTERS BUT I DOWNLOADED IT AND FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS…THE LAST COMP I HAD I THREW IT OUT A 3RD FL WINDOW…COULD NOT GET IT TO WORK THIS WAS THE SAME..THE GUY WHO HELPED IS A GENIUS..DONATED MONEY ALSO..IT WORKED GOT RID OF VIRUS NOW LETS FIND WHO MADE THE VIRUS AND KILL THEM
This software is too good. i removed the virus successfully. before once i had reinstalled windows for same reason but not now bcoz of this software.
THANKS A LOT!