How to Uninstall Chromium Virus

Windows Chromium Virus Removal Guide

Step 2. Find Unwanted Processes

Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab (the “Details” 
Tab on Win 8 and 10).
Try to determine which processes are dangerous.

Right click on each of them and select Open File Location.
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After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders.

Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner 
doesn’t flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections.

Step 3. Remove Chromium Virus From Start Up Location

Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.

Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up
You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them.

Startup > Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.
Hold the Start Key and R – copy + paste the following and click OK:

Step 4. IP and DNS Settings

notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:

If there are suspicious IPs below “Localhost” – write to us in the comments.

Open the start menu and search for Network Connections (On Windows 10 you just write it after clicking the Windows button), press enter.

1. Right-click on the Network Adapter you are using —> Properties —> Internet Protocol Version 4 (ICP/IP), click Properties.

2. The DNS line should be set to Obtain DNS server automatically. If it is not, set it yourself.

3. Click on Advanced —> the DNS tab. Remove everything here (if there is something) —> OK.

Step 5. Remove Chromium Virus From All Browsers

Note: After you complete this step, the threat will be gone from your browsers. Finish the 
next step as well or it may reappear on a system reboot.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut —> Properties.

Note: We are showing Google Chrome, but you can do this for Firefox and IE (or Edge).

Properties —–> Shortcut. In Target, remove everything after .exe

Step 6. Remove Chromium Virus From All Browsers

Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.

Inside, press CTRL and F together and type the threat’s Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don’t show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. — It could be any one of them, ask
us if you can’t discern which ones are malicious.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

If the guide doesn’t help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free
online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!