Eduratsu Virus

Browser Hijacker
by Violet George
December 31, 2022
Anti-virus offerOFFERSome threats reinstall themselves if you don't delete their core files. We recommend downloading SpyHunter to remove harmful programs for you. This may save you hours and ensure you don't harm your system by deleting the wrong files.
Download SpyHunter (Free Remover*)
*7-day Free Trial w/Credit card, no charge upfront or if you cancel up to 2 days before expiration; Subscription price varies per region w/ auto renewal unless you timely cancel; notification before you are billed; 30-day money-back guarantee; Read full terms and more information about free remover.

Eduratsu

Browser hijacker apps like Eduratsu are surely not software pieces that you would want to have inside your browser. Eduratsu alters the settings and configurations of the browser and may disrupt your browsing experience. 

Eduratsu

The browser you are using could be Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox or some other popular browsing program and it won’t really matter as far as the effects of a hijacker in it are concerned. The apps of this category can enter pretty much any browser so no matter how safe and secure it is, it is likely still not going to be immune to a hijacker invasion.

Once Eduratsu or another similar app enters the main browser in your system, you will probably notice changes to the search engine that is set as your default one as well as in the homepage and the new-tab page addresses. In addition to that, there could be invasive page-redirects and ad generation during your browsing time that make it difficult and frustrating for you to normally browse the Internet. For example, you may get some large pop-up on your screen exactly when you are about to click on something else and instead of clicking on the link or button that you intended to click on, you’d be tricked into interacting with the hijacker’s pop-up, banner, redirect ad or whatever other piece of unwanted advertisement it has put on your screen.

Over time, this could really become quite irritating and may even sometimes expose you to certain Internet risks (we will tell you more about this later. There is some good news, however, and that is the fact a hijacker app is normally not something that would directly damage or mess with your system. Software pieces of this category aren’t similar to Trojans, spyware or ransomware cryptoviruses as they are usually not used for conducting cyber crimes. That being said, you must still know that it isn’t advisable to click on any of the ads that such software may display inside your browsing program.

SUMMARY:

NameEduratsu
TypeBrowser Hijacker
Danger LevelMedium (nowhere near threats like Ransomware, but still a security risk)
Detection Tool

anti-malware offerOFFER *Read more details in the first ad on this page, EULA, Privacy Policy, and full terms for Free Remover.

If you have a Windows virus, continue with the guide below.

If you have a Mac virus, please use our How to remove Ads on Mac guide.

If you have an Android virus, please use our Android Malware Removal guide.

If you have an iPhone virus, please use our iPhone Virus Removal guide

Please follow all the steps below in order to remove Eduratsu!

How to remove Eduratsu

  1. First, click the Start Menu on your Windows PC.
  2. Type Programs and Settings in the Start Menu, click the first item, and find Eduratsu in the programs list that would show up.
  3. Select Eduratsu from the list and click on Uninstall.
  4. Follow the steps in the removal wizard.

What we suggest you do first is, check the list of programs that are presently installed on the infected device and uninstall any rogue software that you find there:

  • From the Start Menu, navigate to Control Panel ->>> Programs and Features ->>> Uninstall a Program.
  • Next, carefully search for unfamiliar programs or programs that have been installed recently and could be related to Eduratsu.
  • If you find any of the programs suspicious then uninstall them if they turn out to be linked to Eduratsu.
  • If a notification appears on your screen when you try to uninstall a specific questionable program prompting you to just alter it or repair it, make sure you choose NO and complete the steps from the removal wizard.

Remove Eduratsu from Chrome

  1. Click on the three dots in the right upper corner
  2. Go to more tools
  3. Now select extensions
  4. Remove the Eduratsu extension
  • Once you open Chrome, click on the three-dots icon to open the browser’s menu, go to More Tools/ More Options, and then to Extensions.
  • Again, find the items on that page that could be linked to Eduratsu and/or that might be causing problems in the browser and delete them.
  • Afterwards, go to this folder: Computer > C: > Users > *Your User Account* > App Data > Local > Google > Chrome > User Data. In there, you will find a folder named Default – you should change its name to Backup Default and restart the PC.
  • Note that the App Data folder is normally hidden so you’d have to first make the hidden files and folders on your PC visible before you can access it.

How to get rid of Eduratsu on FF/Edge/etc.

  1. Open the browser and select the menu icon.
  2. From the menu, click on the Add-ons button.
  3. Look for the Eduratsu extension
  4. Get rid of Eduratsu by removing it from extensions

If using Firefox:

  • Open Firefox
  • Select the three parallel lines menu and go to Add-ons.
  • Find the unwanted add-on and delete it from the browser – if there is more than one unwanted extension, remove all of them.
  • Go to the browser menu again, select Options, and then click on Home from the sidebar to the left.
  • Check the current addresses for the browser’s homepage and new-tab page and change them if they are currently set to address(es) you don’t know or trust.

If using MS Edge/IE:

  • Start Edge
  • Select the browser menu and go to Extensions.
  • Find and uninstall any Edge extensions that look undesirable and unwanted.
  • Select Settings from the browser menu and click on Appearance.
  • Check the new-tab page address of the browser and if it has been modified by “Eduratsu” or another unwanted app, change it to an address that you’d want to be the browser’s new-tab page.

How to Delete Eduratsu

  1. Open task manager
  2. Look for the Eduratsu process
  3. Select it and click on End task
  4. Open the file location to delete Eduratsu
  • Access the Task Manager by pressing together the Ctrl + Alt + Del keys and then selecting Task Manager.
  • Open Processes and there try to find a process with the name of the unwanted software. If you find it, select it with the right button of the mouse and click on the Open File Location option.
  • If you don’t see a “Eduratsu” process in the Task Manager, look for another suspicious process with an unusual name. It is likely that the unwanted process would be using lots of RAM and CPU so pay attention to the number of resources each process is using.
  • Tip: If you think you have singled out the unwanted process but are not sure, it’s always a good idea to search for information about it on the Internet – this should give you a general idea if the process is a legitimate one from a regular program or from your OS or if it is indeed likely linked to the adware.
  • If you find another suspicious process, open its File Location too.
  • Once in the File Location folder for the suspicious process, start testing all of the files that are stored there by dragging them to our free online scanner available below.
  • Each file will be scanned with up to 64 antivirus programs to ensure maximum accuracy
    This scanner is free and will always remain free for our website's users.
    This file is not matched with any known malware in the database. You can either do a full real-time scan of the file or skip it to upload a new file. Doing a full scan with 64 antivirus programs can take up to 3-4 minutes per file.
    Full ScanUpload New File
    Drag and Drop File Here To Scan
    Drag and Drop File Here To Scan
    Loading
    Analyzing 0 s
    Each file will be scanned with up to 64 antivirus programs to ensure maximum accuracy
      This scanner is based on VirusTotal's API. By submitting data to it, you agree to their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and to the sharing of your sample submission with the security community. Please do not submit files with personal information if you do not want them to be shared.
    • If the scanner finds malware in any of the files, return to the Processes tab in the Task Manager, select the suspected process, and then select the End Process option to quit it.
    • Go back to the folder where the files of that process are located and delete all of the files that you are allowed to delete. If all files get deleted normally, exit the folder and delete that folder too. If one or more of the files showed an error message when you tried to delete them, leave them for now and return to try to delete them again once you’ve completed the rest of the guide.

    How to Uninstall Eduratsu

    1. Click on the home button
    2. Search for Startup Apps
    3. Look for Eduratsu in there
    4. Uninstall Eduratsu from Startup Apps by turning it off
    • Now you need to carefully search for and uninstall any Eduratsu-related entries from the Registry. The easiest way to do this is to open the Registry Editor app (type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter) and then open a Find dialog (CTRL+F key combination) where you have to type the name of the threat. 
    • Perform a search by clicking on the Find Next button and delete any detected results. Do this as many times as needed until no more results are found. 
    • After that, to ensure that there are no remaining entries lined to Eduratsu in the Registry, go manually to the following directories and delete them:
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Random Directory. 
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run/Random
    • HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/Main/Random

    What are the potential dangers that may be associated with Eduratsu?


    Eve if this piece of software isn’t something that could threaten your virtual safety and privacy in the same way that ransomware or a Trojan horse virus could, it is nonetheless an app that you are not supposed to keep on your computer if you care about the security of the machine. It is no secret that one of the most popular methods used by hackers to spread malware is through the implementation of infected and misleading malvertisements.
    Though Eduratsu itself isn’t specifically programmed to show you such unreliable and potentially dangerous ads, it might as well do that since its main goal is to show you as many web adverts as possible without much regard about the quality of the individual ad messages. Because of this, it’s simply better to get rid of Eduratsu by uninstalling it from your computer. Instructions on how to easily and effectively do that can be found within the guide that we have posted on this page.


    About the author

    blank

    Violet George

    Violet is an active writer with a passion for all things cyber security. She enjoys helping victims of computer virus infections remove them and successfully deal with the aftermath of the attacks. But most importantly, Violet makes it her priority to spend time educating people on privacy issues and maintaining the safety of their computers. It is her firm belief that by spreading this information, she can empower web users to effectively protect their personal data and their devices from hackers and cybercriminals.

    View all posts

    Leave a Comment