What is snap do?
Snap do is a kind of browser hijacker. It can replace your homepage and disguise as the search engine which can bring the users to the website they do not wanted. It seems like a harmless search engine-based website. However, it is regarded as adwares, for it will steal the users’ personal information to the other advertises to make money. And the advertisers will distribute the advertisement effectively. Snap do is also a browser plug-in, toolbar and extension for those common websites, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It will record your information when you surfing, for example, when you log in the FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube and other social websites, it will take down the users’ private information. What’s more, it will convert the webpage to the PDF, and let the user listen to the local radio station or other video. However, during this process, it will record your personal information and the web browsing habits which provide for the other parties.
How the PC will get infected with the snap do?
It can be downloaded and installed from the official website or via bundled the free programs. Once installed on the user’s computers, it will begin to change your browser settings. In addition, it will default the homepage as snap do .com and the search engine as the default search engine. So we should be careful about the programs which we are going to download and pay great attention to those unwanted additional free bundles.
What’s t the hazards of the snap do?
2. The personal information and the confidentiality are leaked out such as the IP address, the password and so on.
3. The homepage is default as the snap do which will distribute quantity Ads to the users .
4. Being redirected to the snap do via the online searches.
5. The users will get the suggestions when they enter the e-mail addresses or other social website addresses. Then the suggestions will link to the snap do website.
6. It will be very hard to be removed for it is an stubborn virus.
The advice to the removal of the snap do:
Restart the computer > Keep pressing F8 key before Window start-up shows > Choose Safe Mode with Command Prompt > Press Enter key.
Step 2: Open the task manager > End up the Search.snapdo.com
The snap do is the random exe.
Step 3: Search for and delete the following malicious files created by Search.snapdo.com:
%documents and settings%\all users\ application data\ Search.snapdo.com
%program files%\ Search.snapdo.com toolbar
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ Search.snapdo.com virus
C:\Users\Vishruth\AppData\Local\Temp\random.xml
C:\windows\system32\drivers\mrxsmb.sys(random)
step 4: End those Registry Entries produced by snap do
Click Start icon > Choose “run” option > type “regedit” on the space > find out and delete the following registry entries and infected files.
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”[VARIABLE]” = “%Temp%\[VARIABLE]”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\”[VARIABLE]” = “rundll32.exe %Temp%\[VARIABLE] [EXPORTED FUNCTION] 0″
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Search.snapdo.com hijacker
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “thinkpoint”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon “Shell” = “%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\ Search.snapdo.com.com.exe”
For Google Chrome:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\redbook.sys(random
Click the wrench icon > Navigate to Settings > Manage search engines > Click the X next to Snap do search engines.
For Mozilla Firefox:
Click the small search magnify glass near the search box > Select “Manage Search Engines…” > Click and delete Snap do search engines
Microsoft Internet Explorer:
Click on “Tool” icon > Manage add-on > Delete Snap do
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