What is Google.com-weeklyprizes.com?
Google.com-weeklyprizes.com is a hazardous page that you can come upon on the Internet. The page may suddenly be opened in a new tab, or it can override your browser’s settings and set itself as the main page. If you see this source in your browser we advice to stop interacting with it and scanning the system for the presence of malware. This is because the page’s content seem to cause further redirections to the sites that make more harm than just interrupting web browsing. That’s why you need to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com hijacker as soon as possible after detection.
Symptoms of Google.com-weeklyprizes.com infection
- First and the most striking proof of having a browser hijacker is change of the main page. Usually it is a search engine page that is designed so that user would believe in its legitimacy.
- Generally, hijackers cause redirections when user makes a search query on its page or tries to reach a blocked site (usually another search engine or anti-malware sites)
- Another indicator of hijacker infection is appearance of new programs, toolbars and browser extensions that you don’t remember installing and processes in start-up queue.
- Also, you may notice the significant slowdown in the system operating, since running of the applications required for malware activity may consume a lot of CPU.
- Besides, hijacker infection may as well negatively affect the speed of Internet connection.
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com?
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Google.com-weeklyprizes.com completely. For this you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as Google.com-weeklyprizes.com files and registry entries.
We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Google.com-weeklyprizes.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Google.com-weeklyprizes.com, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Google.com-weeklyprizes.com manual removal
Uninstall Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Control Panel
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Google.com-weeklyprizes.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to Google.com-weeklyprizes.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to Google.com-weeklyprizes.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to Google.com-weeklyprizes.com
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to Google.com-weeklyprizes.com and remove it
If you experience problems with removing Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from browsers
Since some of hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Google.com-weeklyprizes.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete Google.com-weeklyprizes.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Google.com-weeklyprizes.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Google.com-weeklyprizes.com from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near Google.com-weeklyprizes.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
- Choose Remove
Reset your browsers
How to reset settings in Google Chrome
- Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
- Choose Settings
- Click Show advanced settings
- Click the Reset Settings button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Reset Firefox… button
How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools button
- Go to Internet options
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Click Reset
How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Settings
- Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
- Select everything and click Clear
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Google.com-weeklyprizes.com.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Google.com-weeklyprizes.com removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover Google.com-weeklyprizes.com.
