Remove Ozip Browser Hijacker

Suddenly Ozip took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

The sudden, unexpected presence of Ozip (Search.ozipcompression.com) is a clear sign of trouble. If you stumble across this program’s search engine, know you’ve fallen victim to a browser hijacker. Hijackers are a particularly unpleasant sight on any computer; especially yours. Apart from being extremely annoying, problematic and  utterly useless, Ozip is also dangerous. That means you’re jeopardizing your very own safety/privacy by keeping the hijacker on board. To begin with, we’re talking about a PC infection. This thing is malicious. It usually gets spread online via stealth and lies, then it modifies your browser settings. As you could imagine, your preferences are irrelevant. Remember, Ozip was originally developed to serve hackers’ purposes. Not yours. Therefore, every single web link generated by this sneaky infection should be avoided. That includes search results, various advertisements, pop-ups, questionable software updates, etc. Practically anything you see on your computer screen is unreliable. However, it might be rather difficult to stay away from all web links displayed by Ozip. Immediately after installation, the virus replaces both your default search engine and default browser homepage with its domain. As we mentioned, though, its domain is not trustworthy. This program comes for free which should have been your very first red flag concerning Ozip’s reliability. You might be interested to know that its developers need to generate web traffic in order to gain profit. Do you see the scheme already? The Ozip virus doesn’t discriminate between safe and unsafe web links so it generates both kinds. As long as hackers keep gaining their questionable revenue online, their sneaky hijacker will keep on redirecting you. The problem is, nobody guarantees you safety after clicking some of the links Ozip forces on you. Even though this program is supposed to drastically enhance your browsing experience, in reality, it drastically worsens it. You can no longer surf the Web knowing that you’re now constantly one step away from malware. Keep in mind Ozip will proceed to modify your browser settings much further afterwards. You could also come across new, random, suspicious-looking toolbars that you never agreed to install. To put an end to Ozip’s aggravating shenanigans, all you have to do is uninstall the virus. This parasite also puts your privacy in danger by collecting personal information. To sum up, you have numerous reasons to get rid of the hijacker. And not even a single one to keep it on board.

How did I get infected with?

Hijackers follow the classic infiltration pattern. They usually get attached to safe software so unless you pay close attention to your machine, you might install many infections alongside the programs you want. Hackers apply mainly stealthy, secretive methods in order to spread their infections online. Make sure you check out the programs you install one by one because such a thorough check could save you lots of time and energy later on. Same thing goes for the Terms and Conditions or EULA (End User License Agreement) – reading them may seem like a time-consuming thing right now but it will be beneficial in the long run. Remember, you have to be aware what you accept. Rushing towards the “I accept” button leaves you uninformed about what exactly you end up installing. It’s highly recommended  to opt for the Advanced/Custom option in the Setup Wizard as well. This way you will remain in control of the software that you download so no potential intruder could sneakily invade your PC. Also, avoid spam messages from unknown senders, spam email-attachments, third-party commercials, unverified websites, etc. Those are usually unreliable and very dangerous. It goes without saying that preventing virus infiltration is much easier than uninstalling a parasite.

Why is this dangerous?

Once this pest gets installed, problems begin right away. The parasite is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer so it effectively infects all three of the most commonly used browsers. As mentioned, Ozip also modifies your default search engine and favorite browser homepage. This way you’re forced to use its questionable domain every single time you surf the Web. Unfortunately, all the “accurate” search results it displays are actually sponsored and incredibly unreliable web links. Hijackers don’t aim at improving your browsing experience; their one goal is to boost web traffic towards unknown, unsafe pages. Clicking a corrupted link might automatically bring more infections upon you. Apart from potentially malicious web links, Ozip also generates third-party ads, various pop-ups and pop-unders, etc. which are just as unreliable as the search results. To get rid of this irritating parasite manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you’ll find down below.

How to Remove Ozip virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Ozip infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The Ozip adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall Ozip from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean Ozip from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Ozip leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall Ozip from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove Ozip homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Ozip by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove Ozip Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.