How to remove nJoyMovies Search (Virus Removal Guide)
The nJoyMovies Search extension changes your search settings and collects and changes data about you
nJoyMovies Search is a deceptive browser extension with a low trust score. The nJoyMovies Search extension that can read and change all your data on the websites you visit and change your search settings. Once the nJoyMovies Search extension is installed it will replace your homepage and default search settings with a nJoyMovies Search search engine such as movix.eanswers.com, gomovix.com, search.yahoo.com, or other.
The nJoyMovies Search extension is known to be advertised on websites that also advertise malware, adware, spyware, and other malicious threats (like similar browser extensions). This means that if you found the nJoyMovies Search extension attached to your internet browser without your consent or knowledge it is likely that your computer is also infected with other malicious programs that should be removed.
The nJoyMovies Search extension will be able to gather a lot of information about you. The extension permissions for the Google Chrome browser allow the extension to read and change all your data on the websites you visit (such as the things you search for and type into text fields). The extension can also manage your apps, extensions, downloads, and themes which means that it can remove and add new apps, extensions, and themes to your internet browser without your knowledge, as well as gather information about your downloads and download anything it wants.
Furthermore, the extension does not let the user know that it will change their existing browser settings such as the homepage and search engine before they install the extension.
1. Remove nJoyMovies Search extension
1. Click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon and go to More tools > Extensions.
2. Click the trashcan icon next to the Chrome extension you want to remove.
1. Open the Menu and click Add-ons.
2. Click Remove next to the Firefox add-on you want to remove.
1. Go to Tools (Alt+X) and click Manage add-ons.
2. Select the Internet Explorer add-on you want to remove with your mouse and click Remove.
1. Go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions.
2. Click the Uninstall button next to the Safari extension you want to remove.
2. Remove malware with Malwarebytes
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- Open your browser window and download Malwarebytes 3.0 Premium or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free.
- Open the executable file (mb3-setup.exe) to begin installing Malwarebytes.
- Select your language, click Next, then select “I accept the agreement,” click the Next button several times, and then click the Install button to install Malwarebytes. Click Finish once the install process is complete.
- Open Malwarebytes and click the Scan Now button on the Dashboard to begin scanning your computer.
- Click the Quarantine Selected button once the scan is finished.
- If Malwarebytes says “All selected items have been removed successfully. A log file has been saved to the logs folder. Your computer needs to be restarted to complete the removal process. Would you like to restart now?” click the Yes button to restart your computer.
3. Remove leftover malware with HitmanPro
- Open your browser window and download HitmanPro.
- Open the executable file (hitmanpro_x64.exe or hitmanpro_x32.exe) to begin installing HitmanPro.
- Click the Next button, check “I accept the terms of the license agreement,” and click the Next button again.
- On the Setup page select “Yes, create a copy of HitmanPro so I can regularly scan this computer (recommended)” and add your email address to the registration fields to begin the free trial.
- Click Next to begin scanning your computer.
- Once the Scan results are displayed click the Next button and click the Next button again on the Removal results page.
4. Clean up and fix issues with CCleaner
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- Open your browser window and download CCleaner Professional or CCleaner Free.
- Open the executable file (ccsetup.exe or other) to begin installing CCleaner.
- Click the Install button to begin stalling the program.
- Click Run CCleaner to open the program when installation is complete.
- Select the Cleaner tab and click the Analyze button.
- When the Analyze process is complete click the Run Cleaner button to clean all files.
- Next, select the Registry tab and click the Scan for Issues button to scan for issues in your registry.
- When the scan is complete click the Fix selected Issues button and Fix All Selected Issues button to fix the issues.
- Next, select the Tools tab and click Startup. Examine each area, search for suspicious entries, and delete any suspicious startup entries by selecting the entry and clicking the Delete button.
- Next, click Browser Plugins and search each internet browser for unwanted browser add-ons and extensions. Click the extension you want to delete and click the Delete button to remove it.
