Presence of Hijack.exefile Trojan indicates visiting a website hosting this computer threat. However, the fact of penetration keeps in secret, so many owners of the infected computers have no idea about the malicious item. It is the most detected malicious application as to the reports of many anti-viruses. We classify this object as unwanted and do not advise to keep it in the system.
Computer threats have different purposes about the targeted computer. This particular Hijack.exefile Trojan haunts cryptocurrency and uses infected computers to mine BitCoins and other digital money. It steals CPU power to conduct its activities and can install other potentially unwanted objects (adware, spyware, ransomware, keyloggers) to hijack computer completely and turn it into a robot.
Hijack.exefile
There are some symptoms which we want to share here to dispel doubts about Hijack.exefile Trojan Miner presence onto your computer. So, pay your attention to the freezing and stuttering that previously have not happened to the programs. If webpages load too long, that is also a bad sign. Plenty of Internet visitors complained on the immovable cursor despite the movements of the mouse. If you have one or several of these symptoms, it is right time to scan your system with anti-malware scanner. It will track the threat and prevent the leakage of your personal data.
To deal with the Hijack.exefile Trojan and forget about sad sire of its activity, try GridinSoft Anti-Malware tool in action and you will have no more problems with such malware. The system will stay clean all the time. The guidance below will help you to keep the system clean.
Hijack.exefile removal guide
STEP 1. Remove Hijack.exefile virus from the browser
First of all, Hijack.exefile is a browser hijackers, like many others. So, here is the simple way to remove them from the browser and get your homepage and search engine back. You just need to reset your browser settings. To do this automatically and for free, you can use the Reset Browser Settings tool from GridinSoft:
- Reset Browser Setting is a tool, included to the complex anti-malware program. So, first of all, you need to download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware (here or from the product page):
- Open the Tools tab on the top menu. Choose the Reset Browser Settings tools from the list:
- Select the browser, which is infected by Hijack.exefile, and options, that you need to reset, and just do it! (Please, be aware, that this procedure will close all instances of the selected browsers, and save your work in them before clicking on the “Reset” button):
- When this process is done, you’ll see such screen. It means, that your browser settings are default now and Hijack.exefile has been removed from your browser:
GridinSoft Anti-Malware tools tab
Reset Browser Settings options
Reset Browser completed
Video guide on how to reset browser automatically:
BUT!! Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean that Hijack.exefile hasn’t installed some malicious software directly in your system. So, we strongly recommend every user, who has the same problem, to scan his computer after the browser resetting and make sure, that PC is clean and safe.
STEP 2. Remove Hijack.exefile traces from the system
- Go back to the GridinSoft Anti-Malware main screen and choose the scan type:
- Scan your computer system:
- After the scan is completed, you will see if there is any adware on your PC. Remove the detected items by clicking on the “Apply” button:
- Finally, this window is a proof of your system’s absolutely cleanness. You removed Hijack.exefile!
GridinSoft Anti-Malware Scan Types
Anti-Malware Scan Process
GridinSoft Anti-Malware Scan Results
Removal process completed. Your system is clean!
Video guide on how to remove Hijack.exefile from the system:
STEP 3.How to prevent your PC from being reinfected with Hijack.exefile in the future.
GridinSoft Anti-Malware offers excellent solution which may help to prevent your system from being contaminated with malware ahead of time. This feature is referred to as “On-Run Protection”. By default, it is disabled once you install the software. To enable it, please click on “Protect” button and press “Start” as demonstrated below:
The useful and interesting function may allow people to prevent install of malicious software. It means, when you will try to install some suspicious file, On-Run Protection will block this installation attempt ahead of time. NOTE! If users want to allow the dangerous program to be installed, they may choose “Ignore this file” button. In case, if you want to terminate malicious program, you must select “Confirm”.
GridinSoft On-Run Protection
