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About this browser hijacker

DriverMax Virus is yet another browser hijacker to add to the already huge list of similar infections that could arrive into a OS without the user realizing it. It is able to do that as it’s adjoined to freeware and when inattentive users set up that free applications, they unintentionally authorize the redirect virus to invade as well. The browser hijacker is not going to damage your computer directly as it is a rather low-level computer infection. Despite that, you ought to not keep it installed. You will find that your browser’s settings have been modified and reroutes to sponsored pages are occurring. Additionally it might also reroute you to dangerous content. You are recommended to abolish DriverMax Virus as it provides no beneficial features and puts your computer in unnecessary danger.


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Hijacker distribution ways

Freeware normally comes with extra offers, like adware and redirect viruses. While those items are optional, most users set them up anyway since they opt for Default settings during freeware installation. If you want to prevent unneeded items from uninstalling, make sure to always opt for Advanced settings, as that is where the unneeded items are hiding. There are a lot of free software that come with adjoined items, so always opt for Advanced to avoid unneeded installations. Those items might not bring about any issues at all, but they might also bring about serious malicious program contaminations. If you run into it terminate DriverMax Virus.

Why is DriverMax Virus deletion crucial

Upon entrance, the redirect virus will instantly modify your browser’s settings. Whenever your net browser is opened, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, you will run into the browser hijacker’s advertised page being opened instead of your normal home web page. It will become apparent pretty quickly that changes are not changeable unless you first erase DriverMax Virus. The set homepage is rather simple, it will show a search box and probably advertisements. You ought to be aware that the search tool you are provided could be insert promotional web pages into the search results. Know that you could end up downloading some kind of malware if you were to get led to questionable websites by the search engine. So as to stop this from happening, uninstall DriverMax Virus from your machine.

DriverMax Virus removal

Manual DriverMax Virus deletion is possible so you can try that, just take into account that you will need to discover the hijacker by yourself. If you don’t think you can do it, you can have professional termination utilities delete DriverMax Virus. Whichever way you use, ensure that you uninstall the hijacker fully.

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Learn how to remove DriverMax Virus from your computer

Step 1. How to delete DriverMax Virus from Windows?

a) Remove DriverMax Virus related application from Windows XP

  1. Click on Start
  2. Select Control Panel winxp-start Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Choose Add or remove programs winxp-control-panel Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Click on DriverMax Virus related software winxp-add-remove-program Remove DriverMax Virus
  5. Click Remove

b) Uninstall DriverMax Virus related program from Windows 7 and Vista

  1. Open Start menu
  2. Click on Control Panel win7-start Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Go to Uninstall a program
  4. win7-control-panel Remove DriverMax Virus
  5. Select DriverMax Virus related application
  6. Click Uninstall win7-remove-program Remove DriverMax Virus

c) Delete DriverMax Virus related application from Windows 8

  1. Press Win+C to open Charm bar win8-charm-bar Remove DriverMax Virus
  2. Select Settings and open Control Panel win8-menu-control-panel Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Choose Uninstall a program win8-programs-features Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Select DriverMax Virus related program
  5. Click Uninstall win8-uninstall-program Remove DriverMax Virus

d) Remove DriverMax Virus from Mac OS X system

  1. Select Applications from the Go menu. mac-os-x-go-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  2. In Application, you need to find all suspicious programs, including DriverMax Virus. Right-click on them and select Move to Trash. You can also drag them to the Trash icon on your Dock. mac-os-x-application-trash Remove DriverMax Virus

Step 2. How to remove DriverMax Virus from web browsers?

a) Erase DriverMax Virus from Internet Explorer

  1. Open your browser and press Alt+X
  2. Click on Manage add-ons ie-alt-x Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Select Toolbars and Extensions
  4. Delete unwanted extensions ie-toolbars-extensions Remove DriverMax Virus
  5. Go to Search Providers
  6. Erase DriverMax Virus and choose a new engine ie-search-provider Remove DriverMax Virus
  7. Press Alt+x once again and click on Internet Options ie-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  8. Change your home page on the General tab ie-option-general Remove DriverMax Virus
  9. Click OK to save made changes

b) Eliminate DriverMax Virus from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla and click on the menu
  2. Select Add-ons and move to Extensions firefox-menu-options Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Choose and remove unwanted extensions firefox-extensions Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Click on the menu again and select Options firefox-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  5. On the General tab replace your home page firefox-homepage Remove DriverMax Virus
  6. Go to Search tab and eliminate DriverMax Virus firefox-search-engines Remove DriverMax Virus
  7. Select your new default search provider

c) Delete DriverMax Virus from Google Chrome

  1. Launch Google Chrome and open the menu
  2. Choose More Tools and go to Extensions chrome-more-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Terminate unwanted browser extensions chrome-extensions Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Move to Settings (under Extensions) chrome-set-pages Remove DriverMax Virus
  5. Click Set page in the On startup section chrome-set-homepage Remove DriverMax Virus
  6. Replace your home page
  7. Go to Search section and click Manage search engines chrome-manage-search Remove DriverMax Virus
  8. Terminate DriverMax Virus and choose a new provider

d) Remove DriverMax Virus from Edge

  1. Launch Microsoft Edge and select More (the three dots at the top right corner of the screen). edge-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  2. Settings → Choose what to clear (located under the Clear browsing data option) edge-settings Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Select everything you want to get rid of and press Clear. edge-clear-browsing-data Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Right-click on the Start button and select Task Manager. task-manager-open Remove DriverMax Virus
  5. Find Microsoft Edge in the Processes tab.
  6. Right-click on it and select Go to details. task-manager-processes Remove DriverMax Virus
  7. Look for all Microsoft Edge related entries, right-click on them and select End Task. task-manager-end-task Remove DriverMax Virus

Step 3. How to reset your web browsers?

a) Reset Internet Explorer

  1. Open your browser and click on the Gear icon
  2. Select Internet Options ie-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Move to Advanced tab and click Reset ie-advanced-tab Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Enable Delete personal settings
  5. Click Reset ie-reset-window Remove DriverMax Virus
  6. Restart Internet Explorer

b) Reset Mozilla Firefox

  1. Launch Mozilla and open the menu
  2. Click on Help (the question mark) firefox-menuhelp Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Choose Troubleshooting Information firefox-menu-help Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Click on the Refresh Firefox button firefox-reset Remove DriverMax Virus
  5. Select Refresh Firefox

c) Reset Google Chrome

  1. Open Chrome and click on the menu chrome-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  2. Choose Settings and click Show advanced settings chrome-advanced-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  3. Click on Reset settings chrome-reset Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. Select Reset

d) Reset Safari

  1. Launch Safari browser
  2. Click on Safari settings (top-right corner)
  3. Select Reset Safari... safari-reset-menu Remove DriverMax Virus
  4. A dialog with pre-selected items will pop-up
  5. Make sure that all items you need to delete are selected safari-reset Remove DriverMax Virus
  6. Click on Reset
  7. Safari will restart automatically

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