How to UNINSTALL "CHROMIUM SHIELD" virus FOREVER!

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What is CHROMIUM SHIELD?

CHROMIUM SHIELD is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

CHROMIUM SHIELD detected as PUP.AD.CHROMIUM.SHIELD.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
CHROMIUM SHIELD have several types of unwanted behaviour:

  1. Displaying popup ads.
  2. Hijacking your browser.
  3. Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
  4. Inserting ads to the web pages.
 

CHROMIUM SHIELD can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
CHROMIUM SHIELD is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for CHROMIUM SHIELD in the Control Panel.
Sometimes CHROMIUM SHIELD uninstaller does not work.

 

How CHROMIUM SHIELD got on your computer?

Usually you got CHROMIUM SHIELD with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since CHROMIUM SHIELD manufacturer pays software developers for distributing CHROMIUM SHIELD within their applications, CHROMIUM SHIELD is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one CHROMIUM SHIELD problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove CHROMIUM SHIELD:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "CHROMIUM SHIELD", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
    The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
  2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
  3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
  4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
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Here’s how to remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove CHROMIUM SHIELD redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove CHROMIUM SHIELD manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see CHROMIUM SHIELD or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to CHROMIUM SHIELD in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus from running processes

Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus from Windows services

Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains CHROMIUM SHIELD in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to CHROMIUM SHIELD. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from CHROMIUM SHIELD virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus from Windows registry

Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains CHROMIUM SHIELD.

STEP 7: Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD from Google Chrome.
Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD Virus from Chrome Extensions

STEP 8: Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove CHROMIUM SHIELD from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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