Webcry Removal Guide
Do you know what Webcry is?
DESCRIPTION
Webcry is a search engine hijacker that redirects your web browser when a search engine results are clicked on a search engines web site such as Yahoo or Google. Webcry is loaded onto your system through a Trojan or a downloaded video codec.
Webcry may redirect a user to a blank web page or an ad may appear with Webcry in the address field. The Trojan that loads Webcry may redirect users to websites like Webcry.com that advertise rogue anti-spyware programs.
In non-techie terms: Web page redirection happens a lot with every day online surfing. A redirection from one site to another simply means you clicked on a specific web address but a different one automatically loads on your web browser. Some redirects are okay and some are the result of being infected with a hijacker such as Webcry. It is up to each user to verify the site that you are purposely visiting. Any user can verify this by paying close attention to the web address listed in the URL or web address field. It is also a benefit to pay close attention to commonly misspelled web address.
Webcry Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Webcry Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Webcry manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Webcry will be removed completely. So read the Webcry 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 Webcry Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Webcry if found. - To stop Webcry 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 Webcry processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Webcry DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Webcry DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Webcry DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Webcry and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Webcry 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 Webcry 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 Webcry 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 Webcry Directories.
To find Webcry directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Webcry directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Webcry folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Webcry and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Webcry could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Webcry icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Webcry manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Webcry problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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webcry can definetly become a huge nightmare. every time i googled something it redirected me to webcry.com or some other crazy spyware site. smitfraudfix worked for me. follow instructions carefully to get it right.
Thank you, thank you…. smitfraudfix worked for me.
Very glad I found you guys. My brother had somehow ruined the computer, every time I tried searching for something, it redirected me to some dubious websites. Mission impossible accomplished! lol PC is clean. Thx a lot.
sam.
I tried this a couple of times and did not work. i did everything but when I got to step 11::\Documents and Settings\[LISTED USER]\Local Settings\Temp, I don’t have a local settings\temp folder. I restart and everything is the same