Workno.ru virus. How to delete? (Removal tutorial)
The characteristics of Workno.ru browser hijacker
Workno.ru virus is a browser hijacker that mostly targets Russian-speaking countries. However, it acts quite differently from other browser hijackers. Usually, after infiltrating computer’s system, browser hijackers set their websites as homepage or search engine. But this browser hijacker sets other websites and covers itself under dcubege.ru or iztiwe.ru domains. However, these domains redirect to Workno.ru.
On the website, users can find news, weather forecast, horoscopes, exchange rates, etc. Also, it provides the search engine. We do not recommend browsing this website and using this search engine. Both of them can cause damage to your computer. When you notice suspicious modifications in your browser, you have to remove Workno.ru without any doubts, excuses or delays. This parasite won’t disappear magically. It’s your job to get rid of it and Reimage can help you to do it.
Every time you launch a browser, you will be redirected to Workno.ru. This website is full of malicious links and misleading advertisements. So, if you are curious and want to check what is on this website, your curiosity and cause other computer infections. However, it’s not the only opportunity to get more viruses or malware.
The Workno.ru virus redirects users to strange third-party websites. These sites might look safe, but it just an illusion. Also, you might notice and increased amount of advertisements popping up while you’re browsing. If you look attentively to them, you might realise that they become more and more familiar to what you have recently searched for online.
Indeed, this browser hijacker spies on you and generates advertisements based on your interests. It’s the only way to encourage you clicking them! However, you can avoid Workno.ru redirect problems and suspicious advertisements by eliminating the browser hijacker from your computer.
Bear in mind that you should never trust a program that sneaked into your computer without asking your permission. The creators have some shady aims, and you can stop them by initiating Workno.ru removal.
Go to 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, open 'Add/Remove Programs').
If you are 'Windows 10 / Windows 8' user, click on Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen to open 'Quick Access Menu'. Then click 'Control Panel' and select 'Uninstall a Program'.
Right-click every suspicious program and select 'Uninstall'
Right-click on web browsers' icon and click 'Properties'
Open 'Shortcut' tab and erase 'http://isearch.babylon.com...' or other shady URL
Click on 'Go' to open a drop-down menu and select 'Applications'.
Click on each malicious application and select 'Move to Trash'
Open browser menu and go to 'Manage add-ons'
To eliminate malicious applications, right-click on each of them and click 'Disable'
Delete suspicious URL, type in your preferable site name and click 'Apply' to save
In 'Advanced' tab, click 'Reset'. Then tick 'Delete personal settings' and click 'Reset'.
Open Settings and click on 'Choose what to clear' button
Click 'Clear'
Right-click the Start button again and choose 'Task Manager'
Right-click on 'Microsoft Edge' and choose 'Go to details' option
If 'Go to details' option does not show up, choose 'More details' instead
Locate all entries that relate to Microsoft Edge and click 'End Task'
Open Microsoft Edge folder on your PC, click every entry with the right mouse button and select 'Delete'
Locate where Windows PowerShell is, right-click on it and click on 'Run as administrator' option
Copy and then paste the necessary command and hit 'Enter'
Open browser menu and go to 'Add-ons'
Go to 'Extensions' and locate malicious browser add-ons. Hit 'Remove' button to delete each entry
Open 'General' tab and delete the URL from 'Home Page' field or just simply click 'Restore to Default'. Then click on 'OK' button to apply changes.
Open menu by clicking on the indicated icon and on '?'. Then select 'Troubleshooting Information'.
Hit 'Reset Firefox' button a few times
Open browser's menu, then click 'Tools' and 'Extensions'
Find malicious extensions and click on the Trash bin icon to remove them
Open browser's menu, then go to 'Settings' and select 'Set pages' under 'On startup' section
Remove malicious search sites by clicking 'X'
Once you open browser's 'Settings', click on 'Manage search engines...' button
Remove malicious search sites by clicking 'X'
When in 'Settings', click Show advanced settings and then find 'Reset browser settings' button. Click on it.
Click 'Reset' to finish the removal process.
Click on 'Safari' and then select 'Preferences'
Go to 'Extensions' and remove untrustworthy extensions
Go to 'General' section and find Homepage field. Delete suspicious URL and replace it with a URL of your choice.
Click on 'Safari' and then select 'Reset Safari...'
Select all checkboxes and click 'Reset'
How is it distributed?
The browser hijacker doesn’t have an official website that provides a download link. So, it has other ways to get inside users’ computers. Potentially unwanted programs are usually distributed bundled with free programs that users download from the Internet. Therefore, you can expect Workno.ru hijack when you download and install freeware. The program is added to installers as an ‘optional download.'
You can find and stop these optional programs from getting on your PC if you choose ‘Advanced’ or ‘Custom’ installation mode. To protect your computer from unwanted programs, you have to monitor installation process. Many users still believe that software installers disclose about additional programs. Honestly, it rarely happens.
The easiest way to remove Workno.ru
This browser hijacker is a little bit trickier compared to other viruses in this category. So, you should dedicate Workno.ru removal for a professional anti-malware program. Malware removal tools are capable of finding and deleting all malicious components, additional tools and other suspicious files related to the virus. However, it’s possible to do it by yourself.
If you decide to remove Workno.ru manually, follow our prepared instructions bellow. Before you start, we have to tell you that this method is suitable for experienced computer users only.
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Malwarebytes MalwarebytesCombo Cleaner, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareMalwarebytes Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove Workno.ru virus, follow these steps:
Uninstall Workno.ru in Windows systems
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Go to Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, open Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, click on Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen to open Quick Access Menu. Then click Control Panel and select Uninstall a Program.
- Remove Workno.ru and programs related to it
Now, take a look at the list of programs and find Workno.ru or other programs that you do not remember installing. -
Right-click on these programs and select "Uninstall." Then click OK to save changes.
- Delete Workno.ru from Windows shortcuts
Right-click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and click Properties. -
Now, go to Shortcut tab and find Target field. Then delete the URL that is associated with your virus.
Follow the same steps as explained above with all other shortcuts of Internet browsers, including Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Please check Start Menu, Desktop, and taskbar to find all shortcuts.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariUninstall Workno.ru in Mac OS X system
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Users who use OS X should click on Go button, which can be found at the top left corner of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Workno.ru or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Delete Workno.ru from Internet Explorer (IE)
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Delete suspicious browser add-ons
Launch Internet Explorer, and then open IE by clicking on the Gear icon, which is located at the top right corner of the Internet browser. Then, click Manage Add-ons. -
Manage Add-ons window will appear on your screen. Now, search for Workno.ru and other questionable browser add-ons. Right-click them on each of them and select Disable.
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If virus altered your homepage, change it:
Click the Gear icon at the top right corner of the Internet browser and then click Internet Options. Stay in General section. -
Now, delete malicious URL and enter
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Reset all Internet Explorer settings
Click on Gear icon and then opt for Internet options. Then go to Advanced section. - Click Reset.
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A new window appears, and then you have to tick Delete personal settings and click Reset to finalise Workno.ru removal.
Eliminate Workno.ru virus from Microsoft Edge browser
Reset settings in Microsoft Edge (Technique No.1):
- Open Microsoft Edge browser, then click on More button, which is situated at the top right edge of the screen
- Select Settings from the drop down menu.
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When the Settings panel appears, find Clear browsing data section and hit Choose what to clear button.
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Then mark all components that you wish to delete and after that hit Clear.
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Right-click the Start button (that has Windows logo on it) and choose Task Manager.
- Go to Processes tab and look for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and select Go to details. If there is no Go to details option, select More details and carry out previous instructions.
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Once Details tab appears, look for entries that contain Microsoft Edge name. Right-click on such individual entries and choose End Task option to terminate them.
Reset Microsoft Edge (Technique No.2):
In case the Technique No.1 did not help you to fix the problem, use advanced Edge reset option.
- Important: you must backup your files before you use these tips
- Locate this folder on your PC:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe. -
Select all items in this folder and right-click with your mouse. Select Delete.
- Click on the Start button (that has Windows Logo on it) and in Search my stuff field, type in window power.
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With the right button of your mouse, click on every entry and select Run as administrator.
- Once you get Admin's rights, Windows PowerShell window should show up shortly. Paste this line:
after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and hit Enter.Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
After completing these steps, Microsoft Edge should be Workno.ru-free.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariDelete Workno.ru from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
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Delete suspicious browser extensions
Launch Mozilla Firefox, and then open menu (click a button at the top right corner). Then, go to Add-ons → Extensions. -
Now, locate Workno.ru and other suspicious extensions. Click Remove to eliminate them.
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If virus altered your homepage, change it:
Open Firefox menu (click the button at the top right corner), and go to Options → General. - Delete malicious URL and then enter the address of the website that you want to set as your homepage.
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Click OK to save the changes.
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Reset all Mozilla Firefox settings
Click on the Firefox at the top left corner and then click the question mark. Then, select Troubleshooting Information. -
Reset Firefox to its default state message should appear then. You will see Reset Firefox button. Click this button a few times and finalise Workno.ru removal.
Delete Workno.ru from Google Chrome
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Remove malicious extensions
Launch Google Chrome, and then open menu (click a button at the top right corner). Then, go to Tools → Extensions. -
Now, look for Workno.ru and other suspicious extensions and then click the trash icon to remove them.
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If virus altered your homepage, change it:
Open menu and select Settings. -
Find Open a specific page or set of pages under On startup section and click Set pages.
- An additional window should pop-up. Here, remove dubious URLs and add a new page that you wish to set as a homepage.
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Open Chrome menu and go to Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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In Search Engines..., configure default search engine settings. Remove untrustworthy ones. We advise you to leave only Google or another reputable website of your choice.
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Reset all Google Chrome settings
Open menu by clicking the button at the top right corner of Google Chrome, and go to Settings. -
Scroll down to find Reset browser settings button. Click on it.
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Click Reset to approve this action and finish Workno.ru removal.
Delete Workno.ru from Safari
- Delete suspicious browser extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for Workno.ru or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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If virus altered your homepage, change it:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General. -
Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by Workno.ru, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.
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Reset all Safari settings
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Workno.ru removal process.
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