Nationzoom Virus Removal Guide

More often than not computer users apply the name “virus” to a computer infection that is very far from being a genuine computer virus. Nationzoom Virus is one of such examples. It is called a “virus”, because it performs a variety of undesirable actions on your computer and your browser. However, despite the fact that it is indeed a computer infection, Nationzoom Virus is very far from being a real virus. In reality, it is a browser hijacker. Hence, browser hijacker removal methods should be applied to Nationzoom Virus in order to terminate the infection and clean your computer.

Unlike openly malicious applications, Nationzoom Virus often comes bundled with freeware applications that users download onto their computers willingly. For example, it might come bundled with Downloader Helper MaxiGet and other shareware applications. Hence, you need to exercise caution when you download free of charge applications from various file hosting websites (such as 4shared.com), because if you do not know the identity of the uploader, you might end up download an installation file that is full of additional software you do not even need.

Just like the rest of the browser hijackers from Qvo6 group, including Qone8 Virus, Dosearches, Aartemis, Delta-homes and others, Nationzoom Virus might as well arrive bundled with other adware, such as Desk365. In fact, this application is used as a medium for browser hijacker distribution quite often. Therefore, if you install the full setup of the application, your default home page and search engine will be changed to nationzoom.com, and the browser hijacker will try its best to remain on your system. It may even come with an adware helper application that runs as a service titled wprotectmanager.exe, and it helps to restore Nationzoom Virus home page shortcuts if you remove or change it manually.

As you can see, it is a very persistent infection, and although Nationzoom Virus cannot do much harm on its own, it can be extremely dangerous as a malware distributor, because the browser hijacker displays a variety of commercial advertisements on its home page and all of these advertisements are embedded with third party content. Nationzoom Virus obviously is not responsible for the third party content and thus if you accidentally click on a link that leads to a corrupted website, you might as well get infected with malware.

It is necessary to avoid such consequences, which is why you must remove Nationzoom Virus from your computer as soon as possible. Manual removal may not terminate all the browser hijacker files, so you should run a full system scan with SpyHunter free scanner to detect the files and terminate them automatically. You can also reset your browser settings to default and change some of the features manually, but if Nationzoom Virus persists, then you should definitely resort to investing in a licensed antimalware tool to protect your PC from harm.

How to reset my browser

Internet Explorer

1. Press Alt+T and click Internet options.
2. Open Advanced tab and click Reset.
3. Select Delete personal settings and press Reset.
4. Click Close.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Press Alt+H and click Troubleshooting information.
2. Click Reset Firefox on a new tab.
3. When a new pop-up dialog box appears, click Reset Firefox.
4. Press Finish to complete the reset.

Change Google Chrome Settings

1. Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
2. Under On startup, mark Open specific page or set of pages and click Set pages.
3. Delete nationzoom.com, enter a new home page address and click OK.
4. Select Manage search engines under Search.
5. Set a new default search engine, remove nationzoom.com and click Done.

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