Monday, 24 April 2017

How to Remove Noplok.org Redirect Virus Effectively?

I thought my browser was attacked by a criminal virus a few days ago. Every time I search something, and I click on one of the search results, I am always linked to a website that I don't intend to visit. If I type in a domain name to open a new tag, it will instantly lead me to a webpage called Noplok.org . That's very disturbing. I tried to run security scan but it detected nothing. How can I remove Noplok.org completely?

What Is Noplok.org and Is It Harmful?


Thoroughly seemingly legitimate, Noplok.org is actually a website related to redirect virus which is able to hijack your currently-used browsers like IE, Chrome and Firefox to its own website or others. It can modify the browser settings and change the default homepage by adding BHO or other third-party plug-ins or malware to the browsers. It can help Trojan and other unfriendly objects to get into system, and third party malware such as commercial adware and spyware also can insert into system and change homepage and modify browser settings without your consent. After that, these data will be transmitted to the remote hackers via a specific service. It is really dangerous that this redirect virus stays on the infected computer for a long time.
Since many users are redirected to the website, cyber criminals can make use of the web traffic to improve sales. The products it introduces and recommends are mostly useless, and the purpose of the business it does is to trick users' for money. The sponsored links in the website may redirect you to blank pages, advertising sites, or the websites containing malicious codes which can attack your computer. In addition, it brings a toolbar that cannot be removed through normal uninstall processes. Noplok.org provides no uninstall feature so it is difficult for you to get rid of it and security tools also fail to detect it. As we can see so far, this vicious website do only harm to system, if you want to protect system from further damage, it's highly suggested to remove it as quickly as possible.
Follow the instructions below to eliminate the threat manually. The quicker you remove it, the better your PC performance will be.

Browser hijacker removal guide:


Noplok.org is able to tamper with the Internet settings of browsers, such as IE, Chrome and Firefox, and make you unable to browse normally. The most annoying thing is that it redirects you to unwanted websites and changes your default homepage against your will. It can make your system more vulnerable to infections. In a word, this redirect virus slows down PC speed, disables important programs, blocks access to specific websites, and messes up browsers settings, and should be removed from the infected computer promptly.
Step1. Terminate the related processes immediately
1) Right click on the task bar and select Task Manager or press the Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc composite keys to open Task Manage.
2) In the Windows Task Manager window, click on the Processes tab, find out all the related processes of the browser hijacker and disable them.
3) Exit the Task Manager window.
Step2. Remove the related program from the Control Panel
1) Click on the Start button and click Control Panel in the menu.
2) Click on the Uninstall a program link below the Programs.
3) In the showing programs list, search for the unwanted program that is associated with the redirect virus and highlight it then click on the Uninstall.
4) Next, follow the prompt to complete the uninstallation.
5) Once finished, refresh the list and find out if the browser hijacker has been successfully removed.
Step3. Remove Noplok.org from the browsers
Internet Explorer
1) Start the Internet Explorer, click on Tools in the menu bar then choose the Internet Options in the drop-down list.
2) Click on the Advanced tab in the showing window, then click the Reset button.
3) Restart the Internet Explorer.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Open the Mozilla Firefox, click on the Firefox menu. Locate the Help then click on the Troubleshooting Information.
2) In the showing Troubleshooting Information page, click on the Reset Firefox button and confirm the reset request.
Google Chrome
1) Launch the Google Chrome and click on the Settings in the list.
2) In the Settings label page, click on Show advanced settings.
3) Click on Reset browser settings button.

Note: If you are not a computer wiz and have no idea how to perform the removal, please download to use a redirect virus remover to do the removal for you. 

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