Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Remove/Get Rid of Gym.macpath.net Virus from IE/Firefox/Chrome


My web browser gets attacked by Gym.macpath.net, and each time I open my Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, the start page is opened as Gym.macpath.net. I reset my browser settings again and again but Gym.macpath.net keeps showing up soon after I reopen my browser. I do a full system scan with my AVG and nothing has been found yet. I need help!


What is Gym.macpath.net Virus?

Gym.macpath.net pop-up ads Virus is classified as a troublesome adware virus which interferes with your online activities and brings great damages to your infected computer seriously. In most situations, this Gym.macpath.net pop-up ads virus comes bundled with those free applications which are available on some unreliable websites for computer users to freely download. Also, you can encounter this Gym.macpath.net pop-up ads virus when you visit this Gym.macpath.net pop-up ads website by accident. When this Gym.macpath.net pop-up ads virus gets inside your computer, it will firstly target all the web browsers installed on your computer, which are including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and other well-known browsers. Like Bittorrent.inspsearch.com Virus and Ultimate-search.net Virus, this Gym.macpath.net pop-up ads domain will secretly take the place of your start page without showing your any notification. At the same time, your online searches will be maliciously redirected to some unfamiliar websites which have been set by the virus makers in advance. In this way, these bad guys can gain massive revenue by boosting those anonymous websites’ traffic and improving their rankings. However, this makes you unable to get any useful and helpful information that you need. And all kinds of pop-up ads will continue to show up on your screen and make you so annoyed. Worst of all, your personal information will be put at the high risk of being leaked to unknown third parties. So it is essential for you to remove this Gym.macpath.net pop-up ads virus from your infected computer immediately and entirely.

Gym.macpath.net Virus Screenshot:


Gym.macpath.net Virus will do much harm to the infected computer:

1) Gym.macpath.net Virus redirects the web address that you type in to other irrelevant websites.
2) Gym.macpath.net Virus makes changes to your homepage and default search engine without permission.
3) Gym.macpath.net Virus hijacks your search results when you search with this bogus search site.
4) Gym.macpath.net Virus gets unwanted plugins and toolbars installed into your computer secretly.
5) Gym.macpath.net Virus slows down your computer severely and causes unexpected system failuers.
6) Gym.macpath.net Virus blocks accesss to some system tools like Task Manager and Registry Editor.
7) Gym.macpath.net Virus makes you tired of numerous pop-ups and other irritating spam information.

How to Remove Gym.macpath.net Virus from your PC?

1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.


2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time to open Windows Task Manager and end Gym.macpath.net process.


3. Go to Computer Control Panel from Start menu and open Folder Options. Click View and then tick “Show hidden files and folders” and uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”. Press OK.


4. Press Winkey+R together then enter “regedit” to start your registry editor. Delete the following registry keys.


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “ConsentPromptBehaviorUser” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

 
5. Delete the following and related system files.

C:\windows\system32\drivers\mrxsmb.sys(random)
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe

Note: Gym.macpath.net virus is rather stubborn and malicious. It requests certain computer skills when you dealing with it in manual way. Any incident action could lead your machine to a more terrible situation.

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