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MyLuckySurfing.com virus Removal Guide

What is MyLuckySurfing.com virus?

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MyLuckySurfing.com virus

MyLuckySurfing.com is a browser hijacker [1] which takes over browsers and replaces their default search engine and homepage without the user’s permission. Like most of the viruses in this category, it typically uses the infected browser to display ads, sponsored links and generate advertising revenue for the virus creators.

To achieve even bigger profit, the app is also programmed to track your browsing habits and may also help other third-party software [2] to install on your computer. Besides, it may also unexpectedly redirect you to predetermined websites that you did not intend to visit.

Name MyLuckySurfing.com
Type Browser hijacker
Distribution Software bundles, third-party websites
Operation Alters the homepage and new tab URL; inserts a new search provider; injects ads in search results; tracks user data
Uninstall You can get rid of PUPs manually (we explain how below) or employ SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner anti-malware software
System fix After elimination of a computer infection, we recommend using FortectIntego for best results

Under closer investigation, our experts have found that this hijacker may be originating from the Yandex virus [3] branch because the software creators indicate MyLuckySurfing6@yandex.com as their contact email. Even if these two search engines are not related, the use of Yandex mail is a clue that could lead us to regard search as a work of the Russian malware school.

That's why we recommend you remove the hijacker from your computer ASAP. You can achieve quick removal with FortectIntego or similar professional antivirus tools, which will also ensure the virus never returns to your computer again.

The “About” section of the main website claims that the program travels bundled [4] with “the most of the popular software packages in the world.” The problem with such distribution, though, is that most users install the app search on their computers unknowingly.

This is mainly because the hijacker hides in the advanced installation settings, which the users are typically hesitant to opt for due to time-saving purposes. Although such a choice of distribution is technically legal, it is not necessarily very honest. No legitimate software should turn up on the computers by stealth and, more importantly, start making changes to the web browsers.

In particular, it focuses on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, but there is no reason why other web engines could not be targeted by the hijacker as well. If you find yourself under the virus radar, remove MyLuckySurfing.com from your computer without hesitation. Otherwise, instead of enjoying the “ultimate online search experience,” like the site’s creators promise, you will be struggling with a barely useful, ad-filled search engine instead.

MyLuckySurfing.com browser hijackerBrowser hijackers lure users in with a minimalistic design and false advertising.

Like most browser hijackers, this virus also collects data about its users, which may include some sensitive information such as name, gender, date of birth, country, etc., as well as some non-identifiable data such as IP address, internet provider, visited websites and the list goes on.

The greedy advertisers will not hang around while you carry out PUP removal, so hurry up before they learn about you more than you would like.

Techniques of browser hijacker infiltration

There is not a lot of variety to discuss when it comes to the ways a browser hijacker can turn up on the computer. You can assign the virus as your homepage or search engine after you come across it while browsing the internet, or the hijacker can infiltrate your system via bundled software. As you can probably presume, the latter technique is more common as the virus has been dubbed browser hijacker in the first place.

But the virus may also slip through disguised as a legitimate software update or could be simply placed on your computer as a result of a drive-by download [5]. Regardless of what techniques PUP creators choose to lure you into using this suspicious search engine, you should be careful not to take the bait.

Get rid of potentially unwanted programs

The easiest way to remove the MyLuckySurfing.com virus from the computer is, of course, the automatic one which involves a system scan with reputable antivirus software. But this technique may not be accessible to everyone since professional antivirus utilities tend to be expensive and take up a lot of space on the computer.

In such a case, you can always use manual removal instructions, which you will find at the end of this article. Keep in mind that cleaning your web browsers is imperative in order to prevent third-party advertisers from tracking your data on a regular basis (even after you eliminate all the unwanted apps.

You may remove virus damage with a help of FortectIntego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.

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Getting rid of MyLuckySurfing.com virus. Follow these steps

Uninstall from Windows

As promised, we provide manual hijacker removal guidelines below:

Instructions for Windows 10/8  machines:

  1. Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program. Uninstall from Windows 1
  3. From the list, find the entry of the suspicious program.
  4. Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
  5. If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
  6. Wait till uninstallation process is complete and click OK. Uninstall from Windows 2

If you are Windows 7/XP user, proceed with the following instructions:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel located on the right pane (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program. Uninstall from Windows 7/XP
  3. Pick the unwanted application by clicking on it once.
  4. At the top, click Uninstall/Change.
  5. In the confirmation prompt, pick Yes.
  6. Click OK once the removal process is finished.

Delete from macOS

Remove items from Applications folder:

  1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
  2. In the Applications folder, look for all related entries.
  3. Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash) Uninstall from Mac 1

To fully remove an unwanted app, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:

  1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
  2. Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
  3. In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries and then delete them.
  4. Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the related .plist files. Uninstall from Mac 2

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

  1. Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
  2. From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
  3. Click on Uninstall at the bottom. Remove extensions from Edge

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Privacy & security.
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. Select everything (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear. Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

  1. Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
  2. Then find On startup section.
  3. Click Disable if you found any suspicious domain.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running. Reset MS Edge

If this solution failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method. Note that you need to backup your data before proceeding.

  1. Find the following folder on your computer: C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
  2. Press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select all folders.
  3. Right-click on them and pick Delete Advanced MS Edge reset 1
  4. Now right-click on the Start button and pick Windows PowerShell (Admin).
  5. When the new window opens, copy and paste the following command, and then press Enter:

    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose Advanced MS Edge reset 2

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove. Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now. Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. On the left side, pick Reset settings.
  3. Select Restore settings to their default values.
  4. Confirm with Reset. Reset Chromium Edge

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

To make sure no residue files of the virus are left on your computer, go through the list of software installed on your browser and delete the ones you do not recall installing on the computer yourself. Then, reset the browser.

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
  2. Select Add-ons.
  3. In here, select unwanted plugin and click Remove. Remove extensions from Firefox

Reset the homepage:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
  2. Choose Options.
  3. Under Home options, enter your preferred site that will open every time you newly open the Mozilla Firefox.

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data…
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data, as well as Cached Web Content and press Clear. Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information. Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox…
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox. Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

You will clean your Chrome browser from the undesirable PUP by deleting its related components and resetting the browser. You will find instructions on how to do that in the instructions below:

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
  2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all the suspicious plugins that might be related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove. Remove extensions from Chrome

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data. Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings. Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

Remove unwanted extensions from Safari:

  1. Click Safari > Preferences…
  2. In the new window, pick Extensions.
  3. Select the unwanted extension and select Uninstall. Remove extensions from Safari

Clear cookies and other website data from Safari:

  1. Click Safari > Clear History…
  2. From the drop-down menu under Clear, pick all history.
  3. Confirm with Clear History. Clear cookies and website data from Safari

Reset Safari if the above-mentioned steps did not help you:

  1. Click Safari > Preferences…
  2. Go to Advanced tab.
  3. Tick the Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  4. From the menu bar, click Develop, and then select Empty Caches. Reset Safari

After uninstalling this potentially unwanted program (PUP) and fixing each of your web browsers, we recommend you to scan your PC system with a reputable anti-spyware. This will help you to get rid of MyLuckySurfing.com registry traces and will also identify related parasites or possible malware infections on your computer. For that you can use our top-rated malware remover: FortectIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.

How to prevent from getting browser hijacker

Stream videos without limitations, no matter where you are

There are multiple parties that could find out almost anything about you by checking your online activity. While this is highly unlikely, advertisers and tech companies are constantly tracking you online. The first step to privacy should be a secure browser that focuses on tracker reduction to a minimum.

Even if you employ a secure browser, you will not be able to access websites that are restricted due to local government laws or other reasons. In other words, you may not be able to stream Disney+ or US-based Netflix in some countries. To bypass these restrictions, you can employ a powerful Private Internet Access VPN, which provides dedicated servers for torrenting and streaming, not slowing you down in the process.

Data backups are important – recover your lost files

Ransomware is one of the biggest threats to personal data. Once it is executed on a machine, it launches a sophisticated encryption algorithm that locks all your files, although it does not destroy them. The most common misconception is that anti-malware software can return files to their previous states. This is not true, however, and data remains locked after the malicious payload is deleted.

While regular data backups are the only secure method to recover your files after a ransomware attack, tools such as Data Recovery Pro can also be effective and restore at least some of your lost data.

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