Nationzoom.com virus - How to remove

Nationzoom.com virus is a browser hijacker that can be installed to random computers together with freeware from the Internet. The program can be bundled with various music players, video recorders, download managers, etc. If you want to avoid it you should pay attention to the installation steps of such programs. If you see any pre-checked boxes offering to install additional unknown applications, always take off them.

If Nationzoom.com virus has already managed to enter your system you will notice it when using Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. At first, the program sets your default search provider and homepage to Nationzoom.com. These changes are made without asking for a user’s permission just like in case of the infiltration of this hijacker. For this reason the program is considered to be a potentially unwanted application.

Although Nationzoom.com looks like a normal search page in fact it promotes commercial websites all the time. It adds them to your search results making them irrelevant to your queries. Although it doesn’t harm your computer, the program is very annoying and it hinders your browsing. The aim of such behavior is to earn money from every visit to the sponsored websites.

You are highly recommended to remove Nationzoom.com virus from your system as soon as you detect it. Go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs list and uninstall it from there. It is recommended to uninstall ALL programs added on the same date as problems have appeared. Some versions of this virus install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with Spyhunter or other reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can remove the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

How To remove Nationzoom.com virus from Internet Explorer:

1. Click arrow on the right of search box
2. Do following: On IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, On ie7 click change search defaults
3. Remove the Nationzoom.com from the list

How To remove Nationzoom.com virus from Firefox :

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
5. Search for ‘browser.newtab.url’. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.
6. If the settings revert and scan with anti-malware programs are clean: Close Firefox, open file explorer and enter %AppData% in the address bar. enter user.js in search box. If this file exists, rename it and start Firefox again. You will have to repeat the steps above.

How To remove Nationzoom.com virus from Google Chrome:

1. Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines.
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from the list.
5. Go back to settings. On Startup choose open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).

TopRemove shortcut hijack (all browsers) (optional): If your browser opens Nationzoom.com virus page on startup only, try this:

• Right click on your browser icon. Choose Properties;
  
• Open Short cut tab;
  
• Delete Nationzoom.com virus part from target field.

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