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What is FIREAPPEAL.FUN?
FIREAPPEAL.FUN detected as HIJACK.FIREAPPEAL.FUN.
FIREAPPEAL.FUN is appeared on your PC after installing free software, bundled with adware downloader program. Adware program changes the homepage and search engine for your web browser to FIREAPPEAL.FUN.
In addition, it changed Windows shortcuts on your desktop and in the Start Menu.
The link to FIREAPPEAL.FUN site is added into the command line.
Each time when you click on shortcut you will start displaying of FIREAPPEAL.FUN site.
You have 2 ways to remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN:
1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.
Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?
- You know only one virus name: "FIREAPPEAL.FUN", 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.
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Here’s how to remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN virus automatically:
STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)
STEP 3: Remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN 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 FIREAPPEAL.FUN redirect or other unwanted software.
How to remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN 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 FIREAPPEAL.FUN 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 FIREAPPEAL.FUN in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.
Remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN virus from running processes
STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.
Remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN virus from Windows services
Disable the services with random names or contains FIREAPPEAL.FUN 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 FIREAPPEAL.FUN. Disable unknown tasks with random names.
STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from FIREAPPEAL.FUN virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.
Remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN virus from Windows registry
Find and delete all keys/values contains FIREAPPEAL.FUN.
STEP 7: Remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN from Google Chrome.
STEP 8: Remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN from Internet Explorer.
Set Internet Explorer Homepage
STEP 9: Remove FIREAPPEAL.FUN 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.