How to remove Mojans.xyz ads pop-ups?

Written by Valdis Koks

Mojans.xyz search hijacker is a kind of malware that infuses into your personal computer, and afterwards alters the search engine configurations in your internet browser to one which it desires. It likewise makes some unpleasant modifications that can lead to private information leakages, in addition to various other malware delivery. In this article, you will see the guideline of Mojans.xyz hijacker clearing in a couple of methods, as well as additionally the solution of making your browser as good as new.

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Mojans.xyz Info

Name Mojans.xyz extension
Type Browser hijacker1
Short Description The unwanted software that amends important browser settings without the user’s permission.
Symptoms The Mojans.xyz hijacker replaces the browser parameters set by the users and replaces these settings with its own values.
Distribution Method Bundling with Freeware or Shareware, misleading pop-up ads produced by adware.
Detection Tool Inspect If Your System Has Been Affected by the Mojans.xyz hijacker.

The ways of injection of Mojans.xyz search hijackers are diverse. Many of them come from the malware spreading through the malvertising or evil-minded links of various internet sites. Occasionally, your PC can be infected with this virus with the trojan-downloader, which is put into action to spread various other malware. There is a solitary form of this undesirable program – browser plugin that can build right into any type of web browser which supports the add-on installation2.

You will not likely mount this plugin on your own, because their names are quite suspicious, and the capability is really questionable. The “creators” of Mojans.xyz hijacker usually mention that it can save the .doc/.docx files from the sites already to .pdf format, or to save the whole site on your disk. It is really hard to picture if someone may be needed in such functions in 2023, when the Internet access is not time-limited and every computer has the ability to open the needed .docx documents at Google Docs.

However, besides their uselessness, they may effortlessly be spotted in the Chrome Web Store. Of course, virus experts sound the alarm about such spam right into the official source of browser extensions, asking for the Google reaction – removing these extensions from their place. But they are still not hurrying to take care of that protection problem.

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Is the Mojans.xyz virus?

At the first blush, you may believe that these redirects are only frustrating, but not dangerous. Due to this reason a lot of people are simply playing for time as opposed to removing this malware, obtaining increasingly more possibilities of being contaminated with different other viruses, which are a lot more serious than Mojans.xyz is.

Besides the modified search engine or search results, you may also see different promotions even on those websites that do not have any kind of ads on it by default. And you can just misclick while shutting off the advertisement, and begin the downloading of an unrecognized file, which can be a malware, or a potentially undesirable application, and even ransomware – whatever the maintainers of this hijacker desire.

If your web browser is damaged because of the Azorult trojan activity, the system may begin malfunctioning in a short time – this symptome is among the most typical in case of trojan injection.

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How to remove Mojans.xyz?

First, let me say several words about prevention the Mojans.xyz virus injection. It is really easy to speak about the options of securing your personal computer from such frustrating items as browser hijackers, however, it is very easy to be caught on this lure perhaps even being a professional user. As it was pointed out above, this virus can hide after the attractive (at the first sight) promotion, or in packs with other adware you can get in dozens of ways. But despite the common difficulty of the injection techniques, it is really easy to stay clear of the Mojans.xyz hijacker appearance in your system:

  • Do not follow the dubious links;
  • Restrict the usage of pseudo-free software (one which is offered as free, but has an additional unwanted programs in its pack);
  • Leave the habit of clicking advertisements on the web. If you need to buy something, it is better to google it;
  • Avoid downloading the files from dubious sources, like forums or file sharing websites.

Preparation before removing Mojans.xyz.

Before starting the actual uninstall procedure, we recommend that you do the following introductory milestones.

  • Ensure you have this hand-operated tutorial constantly ready to utilize.
  • Carry out a back-up of every one of your data, including the saved logins, passwords and also various other qualifications. You ought to back up your information with a cloud backup option and ensure your files are protected from any type of sort of loss, also from the most severe infections.
  • Wait till the resilient backup procedure is over.

Step 1: Uninstall Mojans.xyz and related software from Windows

Here is a method in few simple stages that should have the ability to uninstall most applications. Either you use Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, these milestones will work well. Moving the app or its folder to the Trash can be a very wrong idea. In case you do that, remnants of the app may remain, and that can cause the unstable performance of your system, malfunctions with the file type associations and other unpleasant behavior. The effective solution to get an app off your device is to remove it manually. To do that:

1. Keep holding the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will soon arrive.

Windows keyboard R

2. In the field that appeared, type in “appwiz.cpl” -1  and choose OK – 2.

Run appwiz.cpl

 

3. This will open a window with all the apps available on the device. Choose the app that you want to get rid of, then choose “Uninstall

Follow the steps above and you will successfully get rid of most unwanted apps.

Step 2: Get rid of Mojans.xyz from all your available browsers.

Mozilla FirefoxGoogle ChromeInternet ExplorerMicrosoft Edge

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox. Go to its menu window

2. Choose the “Add-ons” icon in the menu.

3. Find the unwanted extension and select “Remove

Mozilla Firefox Add-ons Remove

4. Upon deleting the extension, reload Mozilla Firefox, closing it with the help of a red “X” button in the upper right corner and start it again.

1. Launch Google Chrome and go to its drop menu

Google Chrome drop menu click

2. Click on “Tools” and then in the extended menu select “Extensions

Google Chrome Tools select Extensions

3. In the “Extensions” menu find the unwanted extension and apply the “Remove” button related to it.

Google Chrome Extensions Remove

4. As soon as the extension is deleted, reload Google Chrome by closing it by means of the red “X” button at the top right corner and launch it again.

1. Launch Internet Explorer

2. Click on the gear icon marked ‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and choose ‘Manage Add-ons’

Manage-add-ons

3. In the “Manage Add-ons” window, locate the extension you want to delete and then click “Remove”. A pop-up window will come up to inform you that you are about to delete the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and choose “Remove”.

Internet Explorer extension removal

4. Once the unwanted extension is deleted, reload Internet Explorer by shutting it down from the red “X” button located at the top right corner and launch it again.

1. Launch Edge

2. Access the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

3. From the drop menu choose “Extensions”.

Microsoft Edge menu Extensions

4. Locate the suspected dangerous extension you want to delete and then click on the Remove button.

Microsoft Edge Extensions Remove

Step 3: Clean any registries that could be added by Mojans.xyz on your device.

The usually attacked registries of Windows machines are the following:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

You can access them by going to the Windows registry editor and getting rid of any values added by Mojans.xyz. Follow the steps below:

  1. Start the Run Window command once again, type “regedit” and click OK.Window command regedit
  2. As soon as you open it, you can freely go to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are displayed above.Window command Run and RunOnce keys
  3. You can delete the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and deleting it.Window command regedit delete the value virus

Tip: To locate a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and select “Modify” to find which file it is set to run. If this is the malware file location, delete the value.

Step 4: Scan for Mojans.xyz with Loaris Trojan Remover

1. Click on the “Download” button to proceed to Loaris Trojan Remover download.

It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by Trojan Remover. Click on the corresponding links to check License AgreementPrivacy Policy.

2. Click “Install” to start.

Loaris Trojan Remover Install

There were 4 scan types suggested:

  • Standard Scan.
  • Full Scan.
  • Custom Scan.
  • Removable Scan.

 

3. After the installed has finished, click on the ‘Scan’ tab. Click on ‘Full Scan’.

Loaris Trojan Remover Full Scan

4. Once the scanning is started, Loaris will initiate the thorough analysis of your device and may soon identify specific threats currently slowing down the performance of your system. Make sure to wait until the scanning is completed to let the software fully evaluate the safety of your workstation.

Loaris Trojan Remover - scan in process

5. After Loaris Trojan Remover has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button. There were options to move the files to quarantine, ignore or delete them.

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If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

 

  1. About browser hijackers on Wikipedia
  2. Possible danger of free browser extensions

About the author

Valdis Koks

Security engineer, reverse engineering and memory forensics

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