Search2000s.com is a deceptive website and includes a bundle of malicious software that gets installed automatically during installation of Search2000s.com. once it installed, your browser settings will automatically be modified and will prohibit from browsing your main browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. It will also generate some annoying pop ups that will lead to frustration.
Here’s is the simple steps to remove Search2000s.com from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox.
For Internet Explorer
- Open browser Internet Explorer. Click the Tools button at top right side, under Tools button select Internet Options at bottom.
- A window will appear, Under the General tab, do one of the following:
- Use Current: To set the page you’re on as your home page, select Use current.
- Use Blank: To set a blank home page, click Use blank.
- Use Default: To reset the home page to back your configuration systems, click Use default.
- Select OK.
For Google Chrome
- Open browser Google Chrome. Click the Chrome menu button at top right side then select Settings.
- Three Radio buttons will display, select the option of, Open a specific page or set of pages. Click Set pages link.
- A new pop-up window will appear, enter the URL that you want. And select OK button.
For Mozilla Firefox
- Go to Firefox menu bar and select Options button.
- A new window will appear, select the General panel. In the Startup section, under Home Page: select Restore to Default.
- Reset hosts file.
- Create a new file on the desktop and save it as Text Documents (*.txt). Then rename the file name as hosts.
- Copy the following text to the file and save it:
For Windows 7- Click Start button and then click Run. Type into the following file in Run box and click OK button: %WinDir%System32DriversEtc
- Select the Hosts file, and rename it Hosts.old.
- Copy or move the Hosts file that you created before to the %WinDir%System32DriversEtc folder.
Now nothing needs to do, just Restart Windows system by clicking Start button and tap Shutdown then tab Restart.
Users can now easily get rid of this davastating software but the question arises how many times will you remove it manually as the computer is not safe while surfing the Internet. Prepare yourselves before gets attacked by web criminals, download ads blocker that could block pop-ups and annoying ads.
Be Attentive and Careful!