Thursday 1 August 2013

URL:Mal Removal Instructions - How to Get Rid of URL:Mal Completely?

Do you receive a warning message "malicious URL Blocked" from Avast every time you do a search? No matter when you use Google, Yahoo or other search engines, the alerts just show up. This indicates that your computer has been infected by URL:Mal. You need to remove it as quickly as you can to prevent your operating system. The post here shows how to remove URL:Mal effectively and completely.

Information about URL:Mal

URL:Mal is a detection for malicious URL or web page. The detection of URL:Mal covers web site that is infected with virus, Trojan, and other types of malware. If a harmful Java Script file is spotted on the web site, the detection will occur as well. Usually, Avast Antivirus detects this risky web site and warns computer users in advance. You will see the picture below:

If you ignore this alert and continue to visit the website, the virus will attack the current web browser. Your browser settings will be changed and hijacked. The opened web pages will be redirected to unwanted websites and unknown tool bars or add-ons will be installed. When you encounter this threat, please remove it immediately. If the antivirus software cannot delete it, try the following steps.

Steps to remove URL:Mal

Step 1. Reboot your computer and tap F8 key constantly before Windows launches. In the Windows Advanced Options menu, choose Safe Mode with Networking by using the up/down arrow keys and then press Enter key to proceed.

Step 2. Stop process of the threat in Task Manager.

Step 3. Remove registry entries of URL:Mal. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe” HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Interent Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ‘1’ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\!SASWinlogon HKLM\~\services\sharedaccess\\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile\AuthorizedApplications\List\ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest”= ‘yes’ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “Hidden” = ‘0’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\Advanced “ShowSuperHidden” = ‘0’
Step 4. Delete files created by the infection.
 “%windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe”= “%windir%\system32\sessmgr.exe”= URL:Mal “c:\Program Files\McAfee\Managed VirusScan\Agent\myAgtSvc.exe”= “c:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe”= “c:\Program Files\Virtual Firefox\firefox.exe” = “a:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe”= %UserProfile%\Desktop\ URL:Mal
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\URL:Mal\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\URL:Mal\Uninstall URL:Mal.lnk
 %UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\ URL:Mal\ URL:Mal.lnk
Step 5. Turn Safe Feature in web browser.
 Internet Explorer
 Open Internet Explorer->Tools->Safety->SmartScreen Filter->Turn on SmartScreen Filter.
 Google Chrome
 Open Google Chrome->Wrench icon->Settings->Check Enable phishing and malware protection.
Mozilla Firefox 
Start Firefox->Tools->Options->Security, check the options in the section and click OK.
 The steps will help you get rid of URL:Mal completely.

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