Remove Nova.rambler.ru Redirect Virus Effectively

I thought my browser was attacked by a criminal virus a few days ago. If I search for something on browser and then do the clicking on the webpage, it will direct me to a strange website that¡¯s obviously not what I expect. Like I clicked on a link to open an amazon page, and it brought me to something called Nova.rambler.ru . This is really annoying. I tried to run security scan but it detected nothing. Is there any way to get rid of it quickly?

What is Nova.rambler.ru?

Nova.rambler.ru is a malicious website implanted with browser hijacker or adware that is able to hijacker browser and compromise system. It¡¯s designed to perform illegal tasks. Once your browsers are infected, it will means that some information about your online activities may be furtively collected by this redirect virus, for examples, how frequent you visit a website, how long you stay on a webpage, what you search, and even what you type in a banking-related website. As soon as the browser is hijacked, the junk files and useless cookies will leave inside the history record. It is dangerous to leave this hijacker inside the computer.

Since many users are redirected to the website, cyber criminals can make use of the web traffic to improve sales. The third parties are able to increase traffic and get users¡¯ search items and deliver the related advertisements or products to the target PCs. The sponsored links in the website may redirect you to blank pages, advertising sites, or the websites containing malicious codes which can attack your computer. In addition, it is capable of installing a stubborn toolbar that cannot be deleted easily in regular way. Nova.rambler.ru provides no uninstall feature so it is difficult for you to get rid of it and security tools also fail to detect it. In a word, the redirect virus does no good to your computer and should be removed as soon as possible.

Follow the instructions below to eliminate the threat manually. If you are afraid of damaging the system when dealing with the virus by yourself, use a professional removal tool instead.

Payloads of the Redirect Virus

1 It frequently sends out error messages and misleading ads to trick users to buy their products.

2 It will trace your computer resource and online history to steal your valuable information aggressively.

3 It may drop other types of threats like virus, Trojan and spyware onto your computer to do more harmful actions.

4 Personal information including credit card number, password or security card number has been stolen and sent to remote server by email.

5 Your default DNS configuration is changed and you sometimes cannot go to your favorite sites.

6 It changes the default browser homepage and search engine without any consent.

Nova.rambler.ru Browser hijacker removal guide:

Nova.rambler.ru browser redirect can attack browsers and modify the settings to cause a lot of problems. The most annoying thing is that it redirects you to unwanted websites and changes your default homepage against your will. What¡¯s worse, random malware like Trojans may be downloaded and installed on your PC and your computer becomes more vulnerable. Since the browser hijacker interrupts your browsing, stopping you from visiting some legitimate sites and redirects you to insure websites, you need to remove Nova.rambler.ru timely.

Step one: set the default homepage back
For Internet Explorer:
1. Click on Browser Tools
2. Select Manage Add-Ons on the tools window
3. Click Search Provider
4. Here you can see many kinds of search engine option as Bing and Google, select your favorite one to be a default homepage.
5. Choose Search Results and click on Remove icon to eliminate it
6. Click Tools, select Internet Options and then the General tab. Here you can option a website you like and save it.
c. Select the unwanted address and click ¡®Remove¡¯ to remove it;
For Google Chrome:
1. Open Customize and control
2. Click on Settings
3. Select on Basic Options icon
4. Here you can reset your homepage (e.g.Google.com£©
5. Once you choose a default homepage, click on Manage Search Engines and then click Google to be your default search engine.
6. Remove it from the browser by clicking Nova.rambler.ru and then the X¡¯ mark
For Mozilla Firefox:
1. Click Manage Search Engine
2. Select Search Results and then click Remove option, click OK
3. Open Tools, under the General tab, set Google.com as default homepage
Step two: locate related files of the redirect virus and remove them from the computer
%AllUsersProfile%
%AllUsersProfile%\Programs\{random letters}\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~r
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\~dll
Step three: Remove Cookies on all Browsers
Internet Explorer:
a. Click options on the browser and then choose Internet Options
b. Open General tab, click Delete Browsing History to remove all related cookies
c. Select cookies and click Delete
Firefox:
a. Click option
b. Select Privacy and then click on Remove Individual Cookies icon
c. Delete relevant cookies list on the box
Google Chrome:
a. Click option
b. Open Under the Bonnet tab
c. Select Privacy and then click Clear browsing data
d. Delete all cookies
Step four: Remove Malicious Registry
a. Open Registry Editor on the start menu
b. Type in Regedit and click OK
c. Remove all the following registry entries
HKEY
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings ¡°CertificateRevocation¡± = ¡®1¡¯
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments ¡°SaveZoneInformation¡± = ¡®0¡¯


Note: If the above methods don¡¯t work out for the situation in your PC, please check again if you have strictly followed the guidance.