How Can I Remove Update-browser.org Virus Safely and Absolutely?

Type: Browser Hijacker/ Redirect Virus 
Alert level: Severe 
Targeted Browsers：Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, etc. 
Targeted OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8. 

Update-browser.org is a redirect virus and browser hijacker threat that is known for changing the default home page or web browser search engine automatically when it is installed or accessed. Once infected, this browser hijacker and redirect virus may change default settings without permission mainly effecting how the internet is accessed through popular web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Usually the installation of Update-browser.org will take place where a check-box is checked by default but the PC users may miss it. Once it starts, there will be with a fake browser update window to inform you should update the outdated browser. However, if you follow the steps to install the fake application, Update-browser.org will cause a lot of web redirects to promoted web pages with lots of floating ads and commercial products. If you accidentally click any of the offered links, you would be led to the installation of additional risky viruses like Trojans. What’s more, Update-browser.org virus monitors your keystrokes and gathers your important information. Then the collected data will be sold to some web criminals for illegal purposes like carrying out commercial activities or delivering spam emails. Therefore, it is recommended to remove Update-browser.org as quickly as when you find it on your computer.

What harm does Update-browser.org do?

1. Update-browser.org penetrates into computer without any recognition; 
2. Update-browser.org may bring in other terrible threats to your PC; 
3. Update-browser.org drives your personal data into high risk of exposure to the open; 
4. Update-browser.org may redirect the browser to unwanted websites that contain more viruses or spywares; 
5. Update-browser.org will degrade the computer performance significantly and crash down the system randomly.

Efficient Manual Removal for Update-browser.org Virus

Step 1 Get into the Safe Mode with Networking

Step 2 Disable any suspicious startup items.

For Windows XP: step: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items including those of Websearch.oversearch.info.

Step 3 Remove add-ons:

Internet Explorer
 1) Go to Tools -> ‘Manage Add-ons’;
 2) Choose ‘Search Providers’ -> choose ‘Bing’ search engine or ‘Google’ search engine and make it default;
 3) Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;
 4) Go to ‘Tools’ -> ‘Internet Options’; select ‘General tab’ and click website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save changes.

Google Chrome
1) Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon, select ‘Settings’;
2) Choose ‘Basic Options’;
3) Change Google Chrome’s homepage to google.com or any other and click the ‘Manage Search Engines…’ button;
4) Select ‘Google’ from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select ‘Search Result’ from the list to remove it by clicking the ‘X’ mark.

Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier’s icon and select ‘Manage Search Engine…’;
2) Choose ‘Search Results’ from the list and click ‘Remove’ and OK to save changes;
3) Go to ‘Tools’ -> “Options”. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under ‘General tab;

Step 4 Show hidden files and delete these files created by Update-browser.org:

%AppData%\[random].ini
%Temp%\[random].exe
%System%\drivers\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].sys
%CommonPrograms%\Startup\Launch\[random].lnk

Step 5 Delete all registry values related to Update-browser.org in your local hard disk C.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\[random]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\[random]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[random]

Efficient Automatic Removal for Update-browser.org Virus

Step 1 Download SpyHunter here freely.

Step 2 Double click on it to install SpyHunter.

Step 3 Open SpyHunter and click Scan Computer Now! to start scan your computer.

Step 4 SpyHunter will now start scanning your computer as shown below.

Step 5 When the scan is completed, you can see that Update-browser.org and other threats are successfully detected. Then click Fix Threats button to clean your computer.

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Tips: If you're not familiar with the manual removal, it is suggested that you back up Windows registry first before carrying out the approach, or better get help by download SpyHunter. Then your issue can be fixed directly and effectively.