If you haven’t been careful enough when installing certain kind of programs, it’s possible that a browser hijacker called Moonly, found at Mooonly.com has been installed in your computer. The term “hijacker” is due to the fact that your browser’s settings will be hijacked and replaced for settings that will work for the browser hijacker’s author needs.
If you’ve being constantly redirected towards the page shown in the picture below, either when you’re opening up the browser, trying to get to your homepage, or try to search for something via your browser’s address bar, you can be sure that this browser hijacker is installed in your computer.
This is not a virus, which is why your antivirus never reacted against Moonly. What we’re dealing with is a program that will redirect your browsing towards websites or sponsored links filled with publicity that will pay them a commission. Besides messing with your web browser, Moonly will also show fake search results like the one show above.
A lot of “browser hijackers” are poorly coded which means you’ll be facing problems related to programming bugs, including a slower and sometimes completely blocked computer. These programs are usually installed by a virus or a worm, and sometimes as a result of visiting an insecure website. However they could also be installed in a “legitimate” way as part of a freeware or hidden in a license agreement you didn’t read with enough care.
How to remove Moonly ?
Remove Moonly with AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner is a very useful tool developed to remove undesired toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner will require no set up and can be ran in a instant to examine your computer.
- Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
Download AdwCleaner - Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
- Click on the Scan button.
- After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
- Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.
Remove Moonly with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like Moonly.
- Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection) - Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Moonly.
- When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
- Reboot your computer if prompted.
Remove Moonly with Junkware Removal Tool
Junkware Removal Tool will remove Moonly from your computer, and will scan and remove any threat from your computer that is malicious.
- Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop :
Download Junkware Removal Tool - Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
- Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista, 7, or 8; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click JRT.exe and select "Run as Administrator".
- The tool will open and start scanning your system.
- Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.
Reset default homepage (if necessary)
- Open Google Chrome then go to the three stripes in the right top corner
- Select Settings
- Go to the header: On Startup
- Click on the blue link: Set Pages behind Open a specific page or set of pages
- Remove the actual homepage by clicking the X icon.
- Enter a new homepage of your choice in textbox "Enter Url..."
- Go to the header: Search
- Click on the button: Manage search engines
- Select Google.com from the list, hover over it and click blue button Make Defaults
- Hover over Moonly and click the X to remove it from the list.
- Open Mozilla Firefox and at the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, then select Options
- Click on the General tab.
- Replace the homepage with one of your choice and click on OK.
- Open Internet Explorer
- Click on the gear icon
, in the upper right part of your browser, then click again on Internet Options.. - Click on the General tab.
- Replace the homepage with one of your choice, for example: google.com
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