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• What are home.tb.ask.com and search.tb.ask?
• Dissemination routine of home.tb.ask.com and search.tb.ask
• The troubles from home.tb.ask.com and search.tb.ask
• Follow thread to remove home.tb.ask.com and search.tb.ask
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Search.tb.ask.com and Home.tb.ask.com?

Yep, there’s relationship between search.tb.ask and home.tb.ask.com. One will notice that the interface of the two browser hijackers is identical while the URL is quite different from one another. As a matter of fact, search.tb.ask and home.tb.ask.com is one object and thus I would like to talk about them in just on article.

Where Do I Get Search.tb.ask.com/ Home.tb.ask.com?

As a freeware, drive-by download is the major way for their propagation. Usually speaking, installing extension, toolbar or search engine will run into search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com. This well explains why there are additional web applications on the targeted browser/machine after harassed by the browser hijacker as it needs to return the favor. Therefore, one should pay close attention to the bundled programmed during the set up session and non-tick the programs that you don’t desire.

Troubles You Might Get Due to Home.tb.ask.com and Search.tb.ask.com

1. Additional applications will be installed without knowledge and consent to consume the internal resource.


2. Relentless ads will appear to keep the background processes busy and thus slow down page-loading speed and even worse, create a chance for infections to penetrate.


3. As soon as the search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com controlled machine is affected by virus, the JS computing technique to help contribute to a more excellent marketing strategy will be utilized maliciously to record any in-put information. This could lead to identity theft and money loss.

Learn the Way to Remove Home.tb.ask.com and Search.tb.ask.com

A – end the services related to search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com.

 



Windows7/vista/XP
Win+R key combination > Run box > type “services.msc” > Enter key > double click on suspicious service > check “path to executable” > end/remove the ones with “path to executable” directing to search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com.

Windows 8
Windows Explorer > Administrative Tools > Service icon > double click on suspicious service > check “path to executable” > end/remove the ones with “path to executable” directing to search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com.



Mac OS X
Finder menu > Services >“Services Preferences” >“Services” on the left pane > check “path to executable” > end/remove the ones with “path to executable” directing to search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com.




B – remove the extensions associated with search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com.



Tools menu >“Manage add-ons” >‘Toolbars and Extensions’> check the creation day of extensions there > remove the ones created on or after search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared >‘Search Providers’ > remove the ones created on or after search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared.


Tools menu >“Options” >‘Add-ons’ > check the creation day of extensions by clicking on “More info” > remove the ones created on or after search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared >‘plugins’ > remove the ones created on or after search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared.


Spanner icon > Tools > extensions > remove the ones created on or after search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared.

 
Menu > Extensions >“Manage Extensions” > remove the ones created on or after search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared.


Safari Menu > Preference > Glims/Extension > remove the ones created on or after search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared.




C. Show hidden files and folders to remove Temp file and the ones related to search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com.





Windows 7/XP/Vista
‘Control Panel’ > 'user accounts and family safety' > 'Folder Options’ > View tab > tick ‘Show hidden files and folders' and non-tick 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)’ > ‘OK’.

Windows 8
Start screen > Windows Explorer > View tab > tick ‘File name extensions’ and ‘Hidden items’ options > OK button.

a.when done, remove the given items:

C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Local\Temp\
C:\WINDOWS\Temp
C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Local Settings\Temp
C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet File

b. navigate to the following directories and remove the items generated on and after the date when search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared:

C:\Windows
%SystemDriver%\
C:\Program Files\
C:\windows\system32\
C:\users\user\appdata\local\
C:\Users\[your username]\Documents\
c:\users\[username]\appdata\locallow\

Mac OS X
Finder > Utilities folder > Terminal > copy and paste "defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES" > return key > copy and paste the "killall Finder" > return key.

a. remove temp files and folders:

Finder > Utilities folder > terminal:

1. type

   cd ~/Library/Logs
   sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/*

   and press Return button.


2. type

   rm -rf ~/Library/Safari/Downloads.plist
   cd ~/Library/Caches
   sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/*

   and press Return button.

b. access the following locations to remove the items generated on and after the date when search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com appeared:

Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ 
Home folder/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ 
Applications
Dock
Display

D. Modify Hosts file.


Windows
Win+R key combination > type CMD > hit Enter key > type "ping search.tb.ask.com"/ "ping home.tb.ask.com" > Enter key > note down the IP address > navigate to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc > click open Hosts file > paste the IP address to the last line > save file.

ping search.tb.ask.com to stop it from hijacking

ping home.tb.ask.com to stop it from hijacking

Mac OS X
Finder launchpad icon > Utilities > Terminal > type "ping search.tb.ask.com"/ "ping home.tb.ask.com" > Enter/Return key > note down the IP address > shift+command+g key combination > type “etc” (/private/etc/hosts) > Enter/Return key > click open Hosts file > paste the IP address to the last line > save it to modify host file.

What search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com does is to help intercept and direct traffic to the sites that pay it. To get more partners and thus more revenues, search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com would make the most out of JS computing technique to help track down PC users’ online whereabouts and contribute to a more efficient marketing strategy; and would help download as many applications as possible. Therefore, one should keep removing the dropped down items after the removal of search.tb.ask/ home.tb.ask.com so as to make sure that your computer is not compromised and to prevent its re-image.

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