Best way to remove the r.looksmart.com?

What is the r.looksmart.com? 

r.looksmart.com is a software program that installs itself on your PC, and then proceeds to try and con you into buying the "upgraded" version of it by showing a series of false virus infections. Although it has been designed to resemble a leading legitimate anti-spyware program (called NoAdware), this software is nothing but a scam, which should be avoided at all cost. r.looksmart.com is classified as a dangerous computer virus which is able to sneak into the target computer. Many computer users don't know how it enters into the computer quietly. It infects your computer through different ways, such as spam email attachments and websites containing malicious script or fake codec. Many of the victims may have tried a lot of antivirus programs but still cannot successfully delete it. Its malicious files scatter in the computer system so as to prevent the removal of antivirus programs. Therefore, you should manually remove it. The above manual removal is quite dangerous and complicated, which needs sufficient professional skills. Therefore, only computer users with rich computer knowledge are recommended to implement the process because any errors including deleting important system files and registry entries will crash your computer system.

r.looksmart.com Manual Removal Guides: 1.Reboot the PC and keep pressing F8 key on the keyboard upon PC startup but before logging in. Hit the arrow keys to choose “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then tap Enter key to enter Safe Mode with Networking.

2.Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this Trojan, the name of the process of it is random.

3.Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

4.Open Registry entries. Search malicious files and registry entries related to r.looksmart.com and then remove all of them.

Why Your Computer Is Infected By This Nasty Virus?

r.looksmart.com virus intrudes users' PC as a default homepage or search engine when you install certain free software downloaded from the internet. Most of users will ignore it and then set Websearch.amaizingsearches.info redirect as your homepage or search engine unknowingly. Once infected with Websearch.amaizingsearches.info redirect virus, it will hijack your homepage and search engine. When you open your browser, you will see the homepage is redirected to Websearch.amaizingsearches.info/?r=…; but your search result is from Google. Besides the new tab will always appear to be this website; and the related unwanted extension may be added on your browsers, too.

How to Remove the r.looksmart.com?

Removing r.looksmart.com is actually quite easy if you know how. This tool has been created to work in much the same way as other rogue antivirus tools, meaning that if you are able to find the files that it needs, then you can get rid of this program off your PC for good. Fortunately, we've been able to remove this tool using the following method: Stop the program running by killing its processes Remove the program files it needs to run Unregister its virus components from Windows Clean out all the corrupt files it leaves in the registry Using this method can make your computer able to run a lot faster and smoother. Fortunately, it's something that a lot of people can do be cause it's VERY basic stuff. However, you need to know which files and folders to remove if you are going to try this method, and they can be found on our website. In order to Remove r.looksmart.com, you want to be able to perform the method I have just posted, but by removing all the right files. You can perform r.looksmart.com Removal by using the tutorial on our website.

Key sentences to judge if your computer has been infected r.looksmart.com 1. Your computer is something not normal as usual such as running very slowly. 2. When you open the Task Manager, you can find some strange progress which you never found before. 3. Some of your computer functions are unavailable or some normal legal program can’t run or there are unusual conditions of them. 4. It always constantly happens that your system has errors somewhere. 5. Lately, your computer system will be totally destroyed.