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Kibik.co.in is a cause of bothersome webpage redirects
Kibik.co.in is an ad-generation application that is known for its ability to fill the users’ screen with nagging web ads. Aside from that, Kibik.co.in can automatically redirect user searches to pre-defined webpages and modify the default browser’s search engine and homepage settings. You most probably have had a situation where you download software you need from a relatively safe website, click the “Approve” button without checking the installation options and when you finish the installation process and return to your browser (be it Chrome, Firefox, Explorer, or some other one), you find that one or more third-party toolbars, buttons, and components have appeared there.
What capabilities does the Kibik.co.in malware possess?
Most people come to know that their browser has been hijacked when they start to experience an intrusive stream of different advertisements – banners, pop-ups, and links that redirect to unfamiliar sites. Bust most commonly, the change in the default browser’s search engine and/or the homepage address is the most obvious symptom. If you have Kibik.co.in on your machine, in the next lines, we’ll explain how to uninstall this program and remove all its modifications and potentially undesirable components. Even though such browser hijackers are not as dangerous as, say Trojan viruses or Ransomware, we advise you to pay close attention to the information that follows and carefully use the instructions in the removal guide below to deal with the undesirable software.
What is Kibik.co.in?
Kibik.co.in is a browser hijacker and If you are familiar with the above scenario, then you should know that this is one of the most common ways that you can install a browser hijacker like Kibik.co.in on your system. To your relief, what has happened to you is very normal and many web users tend to be faced with the same issue when they install new software on their computers through automatic installation and free download sources.
How harmful are the Kibik.co.in Pop-ups?
The Kibik.co.in virus typically aims to modify your browser’s options without asking for approval because in this way it can display various sponsored ads, banners, and pop-up messages on your screen and redirect you to third-party websites that promote certain products and services without being interrupted.
How did you add Kibik.co.in to Chrome?
The Kibik.co.in virus can be installed on your device along with another free app like Alrucs Service, Sync Search, Magna Engine or when you communicate with spam, free installers, automatic updates, and advertising. The changes that Kibik.co.in can apply are not fatal for your system but their result is always the same: every time you start a new browsing session, you will be subjected to more advertising material than usual.
What is the purpose of the redirects to Kibik.co.in?
That being said, it is a good idea to remove this program before its pop-up ads and page redirects become an unbearable web browsing problem for you. Another good reason for uninstalling Kibik.co.in is that you can never tell where its messages can redirect you. There are sites and web ads that contain infected links where viruses and malware such as Ransomware and Trojans can be found. That’s why keeping a program that can auto-reroute you to unfamiliar web locations can contribute to your accidental exposure to such security hazards. If you follow the steps found in the guide below, however, you can restore your browser’s default settings and limit the redirect and the ad-generation activity.
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Remove Kibik.co.in Virus
To try and remove Kibik.co.in quickly you can try this:
- Go to your browser’s settings and select More Tools (or Add-ons, depending on your browser).
- Then click on the Extensions tab.
- Look for the Kibik.co.in extension (as well as any other unfamiliar ones).
- Remove Kibik.co.in by clicking on the Trash Bin icon next to its name.
- Confirm and get rid of Kibik.co.in and any other suspicious items.
If this does not work as described please follow our more detailed Kibik.co.in removal guide below.
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.
Some of the steps may require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.
Next, Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don’t know how to do it).
Uninstall the Kibik.co.in app and kill its processes
The first thing you must try to do is look for any sketchy installs on your computer and uninstall anything you think may come from Kibik.co.in. After that, you’ll also need to get rid of any processes that may be related to the unwanted app by searching for them in the Task Manager.
Note that sometimes an app, especially a rogue one, may ask you to install something else or keep some of its data (such as settings files) on your PC – never agree to that when trying to delete a potentially rogue software. You need to make sure that everything is removed from your PC to get rid of the malware. Also, if you aren’t allowed to go through with the uninstallation, proceed with the guide, and try again after you’ve completed everything else.
- Uninstalling the rogue app
- Killing any rogue processes
Type Apps & Features in the Start Menu, open the first result, sort the list of apps by date, and look for suspicious recently installed entries.
Click on anything you think could be linked to Kibik.co.in, then select uninstall, and follow the prompts to delete the app.
Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc, click More Details (if it’s not already clicked), and look for suspicious entries that may be linked to Kibik.co.in.
If you come across a questionable process, right-click it, click Open File Location, scan the files with the free online malware scanner shown below, and then delete anything that gets flagged as a threat.
After that, if the rogue process is still visible in the Task Manager, right-click it again and select End Process.
Undo Kibik.co.in changes made to different system settings
It’s possible that Kibik.co.in has affected various parts of your system, making changes to their settings. This can enable the malware to stay on the computer or automatically reinstall itself after you’ve seemingly deleted it. Therefore, you need to check the following elements by going to the Start Menu, searching for specific system elements that may have been affected, and pressing Enter to open them and see if anything has been changed there without your approval. Then you must undo any unwanted changes made to these settings in the way shown below:
- DNS
- Hosts
- Startup
- Task
Scheduler - Services
- Registry
Type in Start Menu: View network connections
Right-click on your primary network, go to Properties, and do this:
Type in Start Menu: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
Type in the Start Menu: Startup apps
Type in the Start Menu: Task Scheduler
Type in the Start Menu: Services
Type in the Start Menu: Registry Editor
Press Ctrl + F to open the search window
Remove Kibik.co.in from your browsers
- Delete Kibik.co.in from Chrome
- Delete Kibik.co.in from Firefox
- Delete Kibik.co.in from Edge
- Go to the Chrome menu > More tools > Extensions, and toggle off and Remove any unwanted extensions.
- Next, in the Chrome Menu, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Clear browsing data > Advanced. Tick everything except Passwords and click OK.
- Go to Privacy & Security > Site Settings > Notifications and delete any suspicious sites that are allowed to send you notifications. Do the same in Site Settings > Pop-ups and redirects.
- Go to Appearance and if there’s a suspicious URL in the Custom web address field, delete it.
- irefox menu, go to Add-ons and themes > Extensions, toggle off any questionable extensions, click their three-dots menu, and click Remove.
- Open Settings from the Firefox menu, go to Privacy & Security > Clear Data, and click Clear.
- Scroll down to Permissions, click Settings on each permission, and delete from it any questionable sites.
- Go to the Home tab, see if there’s a suspicious URL in the Homepage and new windows field, and delete it.
- Open the browser menu, go to Extensions, click Manage Extensions, and Disable and Remove any rogue items.
- From the browser menu, click Settings > Privacy, searches, and services > Choose what to clear, check all boxes except Passwords, and click Clear now.
- Go to the Cookies and site permissions tab, check each type of permission for permitted rogue sites, and delete them.
- Open the Start, home, and new tabs section, and if there’s a rogue URL under Home button, delete it.
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