What is LookSafe, Guide to Remove LookSafe Safely

 

LookSafe is a program, claiming to help Internet users safeguard their PCs’ security via blocking fraudulent websites or domain attacks. However, recently LookSafe meddles with Internet user’s regular browsing routine by forcibly modifying existing homepage, start-up page and even error page with its own, such as Looksafesearch.com. As a matter of fact, LookSafe is not a computer virus. But according to the troubles it may bring, some security experts have identified the program as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) that may be relative to adware or browser hijacker.

Most commonly, LookSafe application may be bundled with some free programs that can be downloaded manually on networks. When Internet users download their desired program onto computer, the LookSafe application may be dropped and installed at the same time. The driver-by download often happen surreptitiously. Upon its installation, LookSafe may redirect Internet users to its appointed domain while using search engines, regardless of Yahoo, Google or Bing. Even though LookSafe is not a security threat, but it can be destructive due to it may be bundled with numerous additional PC malware such as Trojan, worm, or fake antivirus application.

How to Remove LookSafe Effectively

In computers, a legitimate program can be generally removed from computer with ease. However, this suspicious LookSafe program is hardly removed with conventional techniques such as auto removal by antivirus application or other program remover. In reality, LookSafe cannot be judged as a computer virus absolutely, and it adds difficulty to remove all its components from computer only with automated method. In this case, you may consider the helpful manual removal to clean up all its code, dll.files, registry files and leftover for good. Here is the step by step manual removal guide:

Part one: Remove LookSafe from Add or Remove Programs

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

However, sometimes you cannot find one certain file in Add/Remove Programs, thus you can try this trick as below:

1.    Firstly, you need to open the hard disk at \winnt\inf\sysoc.inf
2.    Find sysoc.inf in it, and the make a copy of it. If you afraid mistake, you should store the early arrangement first. Thus, store the copy and give the copy a different name, such as sysoc2.inf.
3.    Then open the file sysoc.inf. Each line of text in the file represents an item that can be displayed in the Add/Remove Windows Items dialogue.
4.    Delete the word HIDE for any item that you want to see in the dialogue, and do not erase the commas.
5.    After that, save the Sysoc.inf file, then close it, and reboot your computer.
6.    Then the Add/Remove Windows Items dialogue will now display the items you want.
7.    Repeat the Delete step as above, find LookSafe, and click Remove to delete it.
8.    Then you can reboot your computer, all steps are finished.

Part two: After that, you can remove all files and registry entries relative to LookSafe.

%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\*.*
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “[RANDOM].exe”

Manual approach requires certain PC tech knowledge, if you cannot handle the process alone, you’d better ask help from VilmaTech Certified 24/7 online agents, who will offer you professional support.