How to remove a virus (or redirect) and restore home page and search engine in Google Chrome

Step 1: Check your Google Chrome shortcut

1. Right click on your Google Chrome shortcut on the desktop or in the start menu or on the taskbar.
2. Choose ‘Properties.
3. Select a ‘Shortcut‘ tab.
4. Remove a malicious web site from the end of the command line.
   Pay attention! You need to check that the shortcut target is real Google Chrome!
   Correct path:
   C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\chrome.exe
   C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Application\chrome.exe
5. Click OK to save changes.

Step 2: Remove Malicious Extensions

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1.  Click on the Chrome menu icon.
2.  Choose Settings.
3.  Select Extensions.
   Also, you can type in: chrome://extensions as the URL.
4.  Remove all unknown or not used extensions. All extensions are optional for using Google Chrome!

Step 3: Next, check pre-installed extensions in Windows registry

Remove Windows registry pre-installed Chrome extensions

1.  Click Start menu, Search.
2.  Type in: regedit.exe.
3.  Go to the registry key:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432\Google\Chrome\Extensions
   If you have Windows 32-bit, you the key
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions
4. Delete all sub-keys. They are optional for using Google Chrome.

Step 4: Set your Startup Homepage

Set Chrome Startup Homepage

1.  Click on the Chrome menu icon.
2.  Choose Settings.
3.  Select Settings tab.
4.  Set “Open a specific page or set of pages” .
5.  Remove malicious URL from a list. Click on the Close button when you move a mouse pointer over an item.
6. Add your own startup homepage URL.

Step 5: Change your Default Search Engine

Set Chrome Default Search Engine

1.  Click on the Chrome menu icon.
2.  Choose Settings.
3.  Select Settings tab.
4. Click Manage Search Engine.
5. Delete malicious or unused search engines.
   Choose your favorite search engine.

Step 6: Reset your Chrome settings if your browser is still infected

Reset Chrome Settings

1.  Click on the Chrome menu icon.
2.  Choose Settings.
3. Select Settings tab.
4.  Select Show Advanced Settings.
5. Click Reset Settings.

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