{"id":63182,"date":"2016-10-20T21:30:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/?p=63182"},"modified":"2016-10-20T21:30:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T18:30:09","slug":"remove-virus-internet-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/howto\/remove-virus-internet-explorer.htm","title":{"rendered":"How to remove a virus from Internet Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertAbove\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div><h1>How to remove a virus (or redirect) and restore home page and search engine in Internet Explorer<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Check your Internet Explorer Shortcut<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; background: url('https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/greatis\/shortcut.png'); width: 360px; height: 200px;\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; bottom: 22px; left: 160px; width: 200px; color: #3333; font-size: 10px;\">WEBSTARTS.BIZ<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right click on your Internet Explorer shortcut on the desktop or in the start menu or on the taskbar.<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8216;<strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Select a &#8216;<strong>Shortcut<\/strong>&#8216; tab.<\/li>\n<li>Remove a malicious web site from the end of the command line.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Remove Malicious Add-ons from Internet Explorer:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertMiddle\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_63183\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-internet-explorer-addon.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63183\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63183\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-internet-explorer-addon.png\" alt=\"Remove malicious Internet Explorer add-on\" width=\"694\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-internet-explorer-addon.png 694w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/remove-virus-internet-explorer-addon-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remove malicious Internet Explorer add-on<\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;gear&#8221; icon, &#8220;Manage Add-ons&#8221; or choose in menu &#8220;Tools&#8221;, &#8220;Add-ons&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Choose an item and click\u00a0<strong>Remove<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Step 3: Set your Homepage for Internet Explorer<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63185\" style=\"width: 452px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63185\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63185\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png\" alt=\"Set Internet Explorer Homepage\" width=\"442\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage.png 442w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-homepage-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set Internet Explorer Homepage<\/p><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;gear&#8221; and choose &#8220;Internet Options&#8221;. Also, you can use main menu &#8220;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&#8220;, &#8220;<strong>Internet Options<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Edit your home page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Step 4: Set Internet Explorer Search Engine<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63186\" style=\"width: 677px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-search-engine.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63186\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63186\" src=\"http:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-search-engine.png\" alt=\"Set Internet Explorer Search Engine\" width=\"667\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-search-engine.png 667w, https:\/\/greatis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/set-internet-explorer-search-engine-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Set Internet Explorer Search Engine<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;gear&#8221; and choose &#8220;<strong>Manage Add-ons<\/strong>&#8220;. Also, you can use main menu &#8220;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&#8220;, &#8220;<strong>Manage Add-ons<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Select &#8220;<strong>Search Providers<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Delete malicious search providers.<br \/>\nSet your favorite search engine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Step 5: Reset your Internet Explorer to Default Settings<\/strong><br \/>\nIf the previous steps do not help you:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&#8221; in the main menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Internet Options<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Advanced<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Reset<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/greatis\/web\/reset-ie-1.gif\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/greatis\/web\/reset-ie-1.gif\" alt=\"Remove privilegesbox.net from Internet Explorer. Steps 1-2\" width=\"276\" height=\"437\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/greatis\/web\/reset-ie-2.gif\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36633 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/greatis\/web\/reset-ie-2.gif\" alt=\"Remove privilegesbox.net from Internet Explorer. Steps 3-4\" width=\"451\" height=\"562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpInsert wpInsertInPostMy wpInsertBelow\" style=\"padding: 0px;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to remove a virus (or redirect) and restore home page and search engine in Internet Explorer Step 1: Check your Internet Explorer Shortcut WEBSTARTS.BIZ &nbsp; Right click on your Internet Explorer shortcut on the desktop or in the start menu or on the taskbar. Choose &#8216;Properties. Select a &#8216;Shortcut&#8216; tab. 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