Remove Snap.do Virus, Toolbar/Redirect Virus Manual Removal Instruction

Snap.do is a series of product developed by Resoft Inc. which claims to provide the perfect web browser tool such as Snap.do toolbar or other plugins to enrich Internet users’ online experience. However, according to the complaint of numerous Internet users, Snap.do has been recognized as a malign browser hijack virus which meddles with user’s regular activities. To be specific, Snap.do may often permeate onto a victim’s computer without any permission or knowledge. This may happen when Internet users visit malicious websites or some standard web pages that have been assaulted by the virus. Moreover, Snap.do is frequently bundled with some freeware or share applications that seem to be legitimate for computer users. As long as users download and install those infected programs onto computer, the Snap.do infection can be directly activated and executed automatically.

Being considered as a browser hijack virus, Snap.do virus mainly attacks popular-used browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome. By technically modifying default web browser configuration, Snap.do virus may alter user’s homepage/start-up page in a forcible fashion to http://www.search.snap.do. As a result, whenever computer users open a new tab or link in their browser, it may be redirected to the domain based on Snap.do out of control. In addition, Snap.do virus may exploit web browser loopholes to install its related Snap.do toolbar on user’s browser without awareness. This may directly lead to the slow performance while Internet users browse online. The worse thing is, some cyber criminals will utilize the chaos Snap.do virus causes to steal user’s confidential data through tracing search cookies and history on affected machine. It can be easily to tell that Snap.do could be a detrimental threat for Internet users that should be removed timely from computer.

How to Remove Snap.do Infection

Part one: Remove Snap.do from Add or Remove Program

• Go to the “Start Menu” on the bottom left of your computer’s screen.
• Locate and click on “Control Panel”.
• Find the “Add or Remove Programs” icon and double-click it.
• Here you’ll see a whole list of programs & applications that are installed on your computer. Find and select Snap.do and click “Uninstall”.
• Confirm that you want to uninstall the program by clicking on “Remove” to uninstall Snap.do.
• When it is done, you can reboot your computer to take effect.

*After that, you can simply check if the Snap.do icon is still on your computer.
- If there is a Snap.do icon on your desktop, you have to right click on it and delete it.
- Go to the “Start Menu” again, choose "All Programs", if there is a Snap.do icon still, and delete it as well.
- Go to "My Computer C", if there is a " Snap.do " file, you can delete it as well.
When all the steps are finished, you should have uninstalled Snap.do from your PC permanently.

Part two: Remove leftover and registry files of Snap.do from computer

1.    Stop Snap.do running processes in the task manager first.

2.    Delete files that Snap.do has added to your system folders and files:

%AllUsersProfile%\{random}\
%AllUsersProfile%\{random}\*.lnk

3.    Search the following registry entries in your Registry Editor and then remove all of them.

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Snap.do.DLL
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\Snap.do.EXE
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\”Shell” = “[random].exe”

How to Repair Search Engine

* Google Chrome
Open your Google Chrome->Wrench Icon > Settings > Manage Search Engines->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.

* Mozilla Firefox
Open your Mozilla Firefox->Tools > Search Icon (Magnify Glass, Arrow) > Manage Search Engines->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.

* Internet Explorer
Open your Internet Explorer->Tools > Manage Add-ons > Search Providers->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.

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