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Thursday, August 11, 2016

How to remove Trotux.com redirect (Virus Removal Guide)

Annoyed with Trotux.com advertisements? Want to stop Trotux.com popping up? How to remove Trotux.com browser hijacker? If you are seeking for effective removal tutorials to get rid of Trotux.com, please read this post and you will get what you want here.

Fake Internet search engines are often very similar, such as TheSearch.net, “Warning: Internet Security Damaged” and ProxyGate Ads we had analyzed before. All pretend to be useful, however, the purpose of websites such as trotux.com is simply to generate revenue for the developers.

Solution 1: Step by Step Remove Trotux.com Manually


Step 1. End all of the running processes related to Trotux.com before removing it from the computer as well as web browsers

1.Right click on the Taskbar
2.select Start Task Manager
3.find out and click End Process to stop all running processes of this adware

Step 2. Remove Trotux.com or other suspicious programs recently installed from control panel

For Windows 7 Users:
1.Click on "Start" button
2.Select"Control Panel"
3.click on"Programs and Features" option
4.click "Uninstall" to remove unwanted programs

For Windows 8 Users:
1.Right click "Start" button
2.Click on"Control Panel" option in the menu
3.Click "Uninstall a Program" to open the list of installed programs
4.Select malicious program and click "Uninstall" button

Step 3. Remove all suspicious add-ons or extensions of Trotux.com or other unwanted programs recently installed from your web browsers

For Google Chrome:
1.Open Google Chrome -> click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon with three short stripes on the top right corner -> click on Tools -> click on Extensions
2.Look for suspicious extensions in the list, then click Disable to delete them one by one.

For Internet Explorer:
1.Click Tools in the Menu bar and then click Internet Options.
2.Click Programs tab, click Manage add-ons and disable the suspicious add-ons.

For Mozilla Firefox:
1.Start Firefox and press Ctrl+Shift+A on the keyboard at the same time (or click Tools > click Add-ons ) to open Add-ons Manager window.
2.Look for suspicious add-ons on the Extensions and Plugins. Highlight each one individually and click remove.

Step 4. Reset Your Web Browsers

Reset Google Chrome:
1.Start Google Chrome and click on the browser "Menu button" (three bars in the right top corner) -> select "Settings" menu option
2. Click on "Show advanced settings" option -> Click on "Reset browser settings" button -> click on "Reset" to ensure the operation

Reset Internet Explorer:
1.Start Internet Explorer and click on "Settings"/ gear icon in the right top corner -> click on "Internet Options"
2.Click on tab "Advanced" > click "Reset" button > click on the option "Delete personal Settings" > Click on "Reset" button > Restart your browser


Reset Mozilla Firefox:
1.Start Mozilla Firefox -> Click on "Menu" (three bars in in the right top corner) or Firefox -> Select "Help" and click "Troubleshooting information"
2.Click on "Reset Firefox" -> Click on "Reset Firefox" to confirm the operation -> Click on "b" to restart Firefox

Note: If you feel the manual Trotux.com removal is difficult for you or you are too lazy to follow the instructions to remove it, there is another option for you. The following removal guide is easier and also optimize your PC performance. Go and try it.

Solution 2: Effective method to remove Trotux.com (automatically remove with SpyHunter) 


Step one: Click “Download” to free download SpyHunter.


Step two: Run its exe file to install the program according to the instruction.The installation progress lasts a few minute, please be patient.


Step three: Launch SpyHunter and click “Scan Computer Now!”to start a full system scan.


When the Quick Scan is done, Trotux.com and other threats in your PC are detected successfully.


Step four: Choose “Select All” and then click “Remove” to finish all the threats removal.


(Note: SpyHunter is only free for malware detection, the full version of SpyHunter is strongly recommended if you want a better and overall protection for your PC.)-----Click here to download

To avoid similar hijacks, there are two tips for you to enjoy a wonderful surfing experience.


 1.Pay attention to the fine print Read the fine print carefully before you install any software downloaded from the Internet and opt out of bundled extras (if allowed) because some browser hijacking software may be bundled with legitimate software.

2. Download from reputable or official websites. Usually, the unwanted programs (Trotux.com, TheSearch.net) are bundled with other free applications from the web. If you need to go to reputable websites to download the program you want, you’d better search for relevant information about it. If it is OK, go to its official site or other reliable sites to download and install it.





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