How to remove Vm-onlinescan.net hijacker

Malware Description:

If your online surfing is taking you to Vm-onlinescan.net domain now and then, we are afraid you have an aggressive browser hijacker inside your system. The hijacker is technically a trojan virus that must have trespassed on your PC without your knowledge and consent. Vm-onlinescan.net hijacker can modify browser settings and set its own homepage or some other default page to make you hit Vm-onlinescan.net each time you open your browser or during the internet session. When you get diverted to Vm-onlinescan.net, you automatically become the part of Virus Sweeper promotion campaign, Virus Sweeper being the sponsoring rogue anti-spyware program. Vm-onlinescan.net displays a bogus online scanner supposedly performed by Virus Sweeper. This scan always reports the same infections, no matter if you actually have them on board the computer or not. When the scan at Vm-onlinescan.net is finished, you will be literally bombarded by tons of obsessive pop-ups that insist on your installing Virus Sweeper full version and concurrently purchasing its license. Whatever you click on these pop-ups, you won’t manage to close them and exit Vm-onlinescan.net because the warnings and the installation ads will emerge with such frequency that the only thing you can do is use the Task Manager to end the task. To cut the long story short, Vm-onlinescan.net hijacker does not belong in your system, so it must be removed ASAP upon detection. And a system scan with a legitimate anti-malware tool will not hurt after the hijacker removal; it will help you figure out if you have anything malicious left on your computer.

Malware Type: Browser Hijackers

Malware Author: dreamakerlab

Threat Level: Critical

Advice: Immediately remove and scan for additional malware

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How to remove Vm-onlinescan.net hijacker manually:

Manual removal of Vm-onlinescan.net hijacker and attendant malware is feasible if you have sufficient expertise in dealing with program files, system processes, .dll files and registry entries.

The associated files to be deleted are listed below:

%\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\7c69f0c
%\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\7c69f0c\LoopSystem
%\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\LoopSystem
%\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\7c69f0c\VSweep.exe
%\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\7c69f0c\LoopSystem\vd952342.bd
%\Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\LoopSystem\swcfg.ini
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Virus Sweeper.lnk
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Virus Sweeper
%UserProfile%\Application Data\Virus Sweeper\Instructions.ini
%UserProfile%\Desktop\Virus Sweeper.lnk
%UserProfile%\Recent\ANTIGEN.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\cb.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\CLSV.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\energy.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\exec.dll
%UserProfile%\Recent\fix.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\PE.sys
%UserProfile%\Recent\ppal.tmp
%UserProfile%\Recent\snl2w.drv
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.exe
%UserProfile%\Recent\tjd.tmp
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Virus Sweeper.lnk
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\Virus Sweeper.lnk

The related registry entries to be removed are as follows:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VSweep.DocHostUIHandler
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3F2BBC05-40DF-11D2-9455-00104BC936FF}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform “97680312703″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “Virus Sweeper”

Please, be aware that manual removal of Vm-onlinescan.net hijacker is a cumbersome procedure and does not ensure complete deletion of the malware, due to the fact that some files might be hidden or may automatically reanimate themselves afterwards. Moreover, manual interference of this kind may cause damage to the system. That’s why we strongly recommend automatic removal of Vm-onlinescan.net hijacker, which will save your time and enable avoiding any system malfunctions and guarantee the needed result.

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