Googleleadservices.com is one tricky browser hijacker suddenly appearing in PC user’s computer and taking charge of the search service from then on. Whenever the infected browser was launched, users would be surprised to find the homepage was changed to Googleleadservices.com and the original one was already gone, which is definitely not their intention to do. Have to say that this unfamiliar webpage is very difficult to be replaced and too stubborn to remove, even the users have tried so many times to reset the browser, Googleleadservices.com page still showed up anyway, making the masses of users frustrated and almost give up on it.
Since Googleleadservices.com stuck in the browser, more and more strange web address, service links and components would be secretly added in the bookmarks toolbar and the add-on bars, in order to induce the ignorant users to click and go to the specific advertising pages, so that it could make a profit. Googleleadservices.com was created to cooperate with advertisers, with the main purpose of promoting sales and attracting customers. Even some users did not want to visit this kind of ads sites and type other keywords or address, Googleleadservices.com still can block the corresponding search results and forcibly redirect them with no concession, which is so unfair for the innocent users.
Googleleadservices.com could bring plenty of pop-up ads into the computer as well. As long as the users are surfing on the internet, they will get nonstop pop-ups showing in every corners of the screen, constantly disturbing them from whatever they are doing. In most cases, these pop-ups are inserted with sponsored links by cyber crooks, waiting for the victims to click on them and coaxing them to make online transactions. In this case, there might be the possibility of users being defrauded and ended up with huge losses and miserable consequences. More than that, as the Googleleadservices.com hid in the browser, monitoring and recording user’s privacy such as their input details, browsing habits, history, preferences, query logs, etc. That is definitely a violation and must be stopped right now.
So, the best solution is to remove Googleleadservices.com without hesitation. If PC users wants to figure out more solutions about this cunning hijacker, please feel free to have a chat with the VilmaTech Online Experts by clicking on the button.
1. Concurrently press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys, waiting till the Task Manager window shows up.
* There is another option to click on the Start menu, open the Run Command and type “taskmgr” in the search bar.
2. Click on the Processes tab, search for all the suspicious tasks of Googleleadservices.com, end it one by one.
3. Close the current window.
1. Press the windows key in the keyboard to open the Start menu, find out the Control Panel then click on it.
2. In the showing panel, find out the Programs, then click on the link named Uninstall a program.
3. In the showing programs list, search for Googleleadservices.com program and highlight it, then click on Uninstall.
4. Then follow the wizard to finish the removal.
5. After you finished, go back to the programs list to check if Googleleadservices.com has been successfully removed.
1. Click on the Start button, open the Run Command, then type “regedit” in the box and press Enter key to continue.
*For Windows 8 users, you could type “regedit” in the App search box, and find out the Registry Editor in the search results. Just to click and open it then.
2. In the Registry Editor, find out all the related registry entries of Googleleadservices.com in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE branches, delete them carefully.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “SD2014” = “%AppData%\\.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = “”%LocalAppData%\.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “SD2014” = “%AppData%\\.exe”
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\safemode\command “(Default)” = “”%LocalAppData%\.exe
3. Show up the hidden files in the system.
*Open the Folder Options, then click on the View tab. Choose the Show hidden files and folders and remove the check mark on the Hide protected operating system files(Recommanded) item. Then the hidden files and folder of Googleleadservices.com will show up.
%CommonAppData%\
%LocalAppData%\
%Temp%\
%AppData%\p1.exe
4. Find out all the files of Googleleadservices.com and delete them.
5. Close the window, and reboot the computer to apply the modifications you just made.
1.Start the Internet Explorer, click on Tools then the Internet Options.
2.Click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button.
3.Click on the General tab, in the homepage box, put a new URL in it as the default homepage.
4.Click OK to save the changes and restart the Internet Explorer.
1.Open the Mozilla Firefox, click on the Firefox menu button. then locate the Help then click on the Troubleshooting Information.
2.In the showing Troubleshooting Information page, click on the Reset Firefox button.
3.Confirm the reset request.
4.Click the Firefox button and choose the Options.
5.Click the General tab, type a new address as the homepage in the box, then click OK. Restart the Mozilla Firefox.
1.Launch the Google Chrome and select the Settings in the list.
2.Click Show advanced settings.
3.Click on Reset browser settings button.
4.In the Settings windows, go to the Appearance section then click on the Show Home button.
5.Click on the Change link, type a new URL in the box then click on OK. Restart Google Chrome.
Even Googleleadservices.com is not exactly a virus, it is still worthy to pay attention to it and deal with it timely before things getting serious and irreversible. To avoid being infected with annoying browser hijacker, users should never go to unfamiliar websites which are on suspicion of carrying with tons of hijackers or unwanted programs, waiting for the innocent users to get infected, installing in the computer system without user’s awareness and permission. Once finding strange webpage has replaced the original homepage, users should consider that the browser might be hijacked, then running the installed antivirus to scan the whole system, in order to find out this unwelcome invader and remove it completely before it causing serious damage. Meanwhile, virus or malware could also be bundled with spam mail and attachments, we should never open a email from unfamiliar sender, especially for the one coming with a tempting download, which is the most likely to be corrupted by virus.
If you have trouble removing the stubborn hijacker, please make a contact with VilmaTech Online Experts by clicking on the button, they will be glad to help.
