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What is CETORI?
CETORI detected as PUP.AD.CETORI.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
CETORI have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
CETORI can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
CETORI is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for CETORI in the Control Panel.
Sometimes CETORI uninstaller does not work.
How CETORI got on your computer?
Usually you got CETORI with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since CETORI manufacturer pays software developers for distributing CETORI within their applications, CETORI is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one CETORI problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
You have 2 ways to remove CETORI:
1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.
Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?
- You know only one virus name: "CETORI", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others. - UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
- 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.
- UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
- UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!
Here’s how to remove CETORI virus automatically:
STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 3: Remove CETORI 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 CETORI redirect or other unwanted software.
How to remove CETORI 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.
You can see CETORI 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.
STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to CETORI in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.
Remove CETORI virus from running processes
STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.
Remove CETORI virus from Windows services
Disable the services with random names or contains CETORI 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.
Delete any task related to CETORI. Disable unknown tasks with random names.
STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from CETORI virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.
Remove CETORI virus from Windows registry
Find and delete all keys/values contains CETORI.
STEP 7: Remove CETORI from Google Chrome.
STEP 8: Remove CETORI from Internet Explorer.
Set Internet Explorer Homepage
STEP 9: Remove CETORI from Mozilla Firefox.
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.