Also known as: En.4yendex.com homepage, En.4yendex.com new tab, En.4yendex.com redirect, En.4yendex.com search, En.4yendex.com startpage Type: Browser hijacker
What is En.4yendex.com
Have you become that your browser permanently opens En.4yendex.com site instead of your homepage? It is a sign that your browser’s settings changed and your computer is infected with a malicious software from the internet browser hijackers family. You need to perform the instructions below as soon as possible to remove En.4yendex.com and block the ability to penetrate the computer more dangerous viruses and trojans.
A malicious software that changes the settings of internet browsers on En.4yendex.com usually affects only Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge. However, possible situations, when any other internet browsers will be affected too. The En.4yendex.com browser hijacker may change the Target property of a web-browser’s shortcut, so every time you start the internet browser, instead of your startpage, you will see a completely different page.
The En.4yendex.com hijacker may also change the default search engine that will virtually block the possibility of finding information on the Internet. The reason for this is that the En.4yendex.com search results may open a huge number of ads, links to malicious and misleading web pages. Only the remaining part is the result of your search request, loaded from the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Bing.
Instructions, which is shown below, will allow you to remove En.4yendex.com from the Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge and other internet browsers. Technically, En.4yendex.com hijacker infection is not a virus, but it does bad things, and it changes the settings of your web-browser. Moreover, with this browser hijacker infection, an adware can be additionally installed on to your personal computer, that will show a lot of advertisements, hindering or completely blocking the work in the browser. Often such advertising may recommend to install other unknown and unwanted software or visit malicious sites.
How to En.4yendex.com browser hijacker infection get installed onto personal computer
The En.4yendex.com hijacker infection usually spreads bundled with various free programs. Most commonly, it may be bundled within the installation packages from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar web sites. So, you should run any files downloaded from the Internet with great caution, read the User agreement, Software license and Terms of use. In the process of installing a new program, you should choose a Manual, Advanced or custom installation mode to control what components and additional applications to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your personal computer with an browser hijacker infection like En.4yendex.com.
How to remove En.4yendex.com (Manually)
The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you to remove En.4yendex.com hijacker manually from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.
- Uninstall En.4yendex.com associated software by using Windows Control Panel
- Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove En.4yendex.com redirect
- Remove En.4yendex.com from Chrome
- Remove En.4yendex.com from Firefox
- Remove En.4yendex.com from Internet Explorer
Uninstall En.4yendex.com associated software by using Windows Control Panel
Press Windows key , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below. Click “Uninstall a program” It will open a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs.
Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove En.4yendex.com redirect
During the installation, this browser hijacker infection may also change the web-browser’s shortcuts, adding “http://en.4yendex.com” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you start the web-browser, it will show this annoying web site. To clear the browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text “http://en.4yendex.com” that has been added here. You need to remove it. When the text is removed, press the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your browsers, as they may be infected too.
Remove En.4yendex.com from Chrome
Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button. Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.
Remove En.4yendex.com from Firefox
Open Mozilla Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (). In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on Refresh Firefox button. Confirm your action. Click on the Refresh Firefox.
Remove En.4yendex.com from Internet Explorer
Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Internet Options. In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings window. Select the Delete personal settings check box, then click on Reset button. You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Remove En.4yendex.com with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.
Remove En.4yendex.com infection manually is difficult and often infection is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free that are completely clean your PC. Moreover, the free software will help you to remove adware and toolbars that your personal computer may be infected too.
Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware
(MBAM) from the link below.
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
Once downloaded, close all programs and windows on your personal computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup like below.
When the installation begins, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on your PC.
Once installation is complete, you will see window similar to the one below.
Now click on the “Scan Now” button to start scanning your computer for the hijacker that cause a redirect to En.4yendex.com. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Remove Selected” button. The MalwareBytes Anti-malware will start to remove En.4yendex.com infection related files, folders, registry keys. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.
Block En.4yendex.com and other similar malicious sites
To increase your security and protect your PC against new annoying advertising links and malicious web-sites, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous advertising banners and web sites. Moreover, the software can block the show of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.
Download AdGuard program using the following link.
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Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.
Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.
You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your PC, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, web-pages such En.4yendex.com, as well as other malicious or misleading pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.
Remove En.4yendex.com hijacker and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.
If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove this infection, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for browser hijackers, adware, PUPs, toolbars. Also you can ask for help our Myantispyware team below.
Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
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Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024
Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.
Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.
Press “Start” button to perform a system scan for En.4yendex.com adware and malicious extensions. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.
Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will display a prompt.
Click “OK”. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer.
When your computer is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.
How to ask for help the Myantispyware team
If you are seeking a help for En.4yendex.com removal then follow these steps.
- Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop. HijackThis download
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Version: 2.0.5
Author: OpenSource
Category: Security tools
Update: November 7, 2015
- Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
- Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop
- Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
- Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with En.4yendex.com removal.
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