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How To Remove PHOTOR Virus In Easy Steps How To Remove PHOTOR Virus In Easy Steps
Browser hijacker | 09/19/2017

How To Remove PHOTOR Virus In Easy Steps


Photor Extension is a browser extension proclaiming to improve your browser search experience. The program also states that it makes your browser more beautiful by changing its background with inspiring photos.

It also claims to help the users to shop in their budget. It says that you will get the best deals, discount offers, promo codes etc., with online shopping from its site. It also displays that you will get prizes or rewards with every shopping transaction. However, these alerts seem very attractive but it can affect your personal identity severely if you trust it. Actually, it is a trick of the hackers to fool the gullible users. They can secretly record your financial data by tracking the online session and use them for cyber-crime activities.

Photor

Targeted Browsers

  1. Google Chrome
  2. Mozilla Firefox
  3. Internet Explorer
  4. Opera

Effects of Photor Extension in your system.

  1. Photor Extension can interrupt the online session of the users by showing uncountable pop ups, advertisements, banner ads, promotional ads on the screen.
  2. Clicking on Photor Extension links will open new tabs with the links of phony sites.
  3. it changes user’s default search engine that displays altered search results leading to sponsored as well as harmful web-pages.
  4. Photor degrades of PC speed and performance.

Methods of infiltration of Photor Extension

  1. Usually you get PHOTOR as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since PHOTOR manufacturer pays software developers for distributing PHOTOR within their applications, PHOTOR is often included as part of the installer.
  2. By visiting corrupted and hacked links mostly which includes pornographic sites.
  3. Using infected Uninstallation drives and peripheral -USB, flash drive.
  4. By opening unknown spam email attachments.

How to Remove Photor Virus?

You can remove it using the given methods:

Method-Automatic: Using Photor RemovalTool

Scan your PC with:

        1. Download Photor RemovalTool by clicking on the given link:
             Photor RemovalTool

        2. As soon as you open the downloaded file a security warning will pop-up as shown below, click on ‘Run’ button.

            run box

            NOTE: You will not see this pop-up in Windows 10.

        3. A pop-up window will appear again. Click on ‘Yes’.

           Setup

        4. Automatically it will detect and show the active threats present in your system.

        5  A setup window will appear. Click on ‘Next’ button to start the process of installation.

        6. To remove all the threats which are detected, click on ‘Clean Now’.
            Infected

            NOTE: If any browser are still running, close all the open browsers before proceeding.
            Close Browser

        7. A pop-up will show you all the infected files, folders and registry entries has been removed successfully.
            Cleaned

Tips to Prevent Photor From Infecting Your System:

  1. Enable your popup blocker: Pop-ups and ads in the websites are the most adoptable tactic used by cyber criminals or developers with the core intention to spread malicious programs. So, avoid clicking uncertain sites, software offers, pop-ups etc.
  2. Keep your Windows Updated:To avoid such infections, we recommend that you should always keep your system updated through automatic windows update. By doing this you can keep your device free from virus. According to survey, outdated/older versions of windows operating system are an easy target.
  3. Third party installation:Try to avoid freeware download websites as they usually install bundled of software with any installer or stub file.
  4. Regular Back up: Regular and periodical backup helps you to keep your data safe in case the system is infected by any kind of virus or any other infection. Thus always backup important files regularly on a cloud drive or an external hard drive.
  5. Always have an Anti-Virus: Precaution is better than cure. We recommend that you install an antivirus like McAfee or a good Malware Removal Tool like Free Malware RemovalTool. Apart from this we would suggest a regular updating of these software to detect and avoid latest infections.
  6. Install a powerful ad-blocker for ChromeMozilla and IE.

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