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Name Windows-delight.info
Type Browser Hijacker, Fake Tech Support
Short Description Windows-delight.info offers fake tech support services that cannot be trusted.
Symptoms Display of fake BSODs, system alerts, errors, etc..
Distribution Method Via freeware packages (bundling), or visiting suspicious websites.
Detection tool Download SpyHunter, to See If Your System Has Been Affected By Windows-delight.info

Windows-delight.info is classified as a browser hijacker specifically designed to promote PC2Techs.com website, which offers bogus tech assistance. Users may be tricked into calling 1-855-233-9250 for technical support but they will not receive any help. Instead, they will expose their systems at risk. Windows-delight.info’s removal is then highly recommended.p12_0000

Windows-delight.info Description

The main purpose of browser hijackers is to redirect users to a particular website, which in many cases is malicious. It’s the same with Windows-delight.info – once it enters your system, it will alter your browser home page and settings without your permission and then it will display BSOD messages and pop-ups that your system is at risk. The purpose of these fake messages is to scare the victims into believing that their system is infected by a dangerous threat and the only way to fix it is to call the provided number for technical support.

Calling 1-855-233-9250, however, will not help you sort out the issue. The tech specialists who will respond, mean no good and you risk exposing your system to even greater threats. You may accidently grand them access to your system and they could gain control of your PC and steal valuable information.

Windows-delight.info Distribution

Windows-delight.info is likely to sneak into your system without your permission and via freeware you download from the Web. Luckily, you have the option to disable the bundling and save yourself a whole lot of trouble if you carefully watch the installation of any free programs you download from the Web.

How to Remove Windows-delight.info

The pop-ups Windows-delight.info generates claim to be from Microsoft. They usually say that a suspicious activity has been detected on your PC. Keep in mind, however, that the program behind these messages is the one at fault. Not only should you not trust it, but you must remove the browser hijacker from your computer as soon as possible. In order to do so, make sure you use a trustworthy anti-virus program that will scan your whole system, and remove all malicious components from it. It will also continue to protect your system from future threats.

In case you prefer to remove Windows-delight.info yourself, follow the manual steps below.

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1. Restore the settings in your browser

1. Remove Windows-delight.info from your browser

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Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

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Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

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Select Windows-delight.info and click “Remove“

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After Windows-delight.info is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

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  • Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

 

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  • From the opened “Extensions” menu locate Windows-delight.info and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

 

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  • After Windows-delight.info is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

 

Start Internet Explorer:

 

  • Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

 

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  • In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

 

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Select Windows-delight.info to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

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After Windows-delight.info has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
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From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on Windows-delight.info
Click ‘Uninstall’

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A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Windows-delight.info. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Windows-delight.info will be removed.

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How to Remove Windows-delight.info from Windows.

Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Windows-delight.info

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1. Hold Windows key() + R

2. The "Run" Window will appear. In it, type "msconfig" and click OK.

3. Go to the "Boot" tab. There select "Safe Boot" and then click "Apply" and "OK".
Tip: Make sure to reverse those changes by unticking Safe Boot after that, because your system will always boot in Safe Boot from now on.

4. When prompted, click on "Restart" to go into Safe Mode.

5. You can recognise Safe Mode by the words written on the corners of your screen.

Step 2: Uninstall Windows-delight.info and related software from Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

1. Hold the Windows Logo Button and "R" on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear.

2. In the field type in "appwiz.cpl" and press ENTER.

3. This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press "Uninstall"
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.

Step 3: Clean any registries, created by Windows-delight.info on your computer.

The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by Windows-delight.info there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:

1. Open the Run Window again, type "regedit" and click OK.

2. When you open it, you can freely navigate to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are shown above.

3. You can remove the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and removing it.
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.

IMPORTANT!
Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.

Step 4: Scan for Windows-delight.info with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Click on the "Download" button to proceed to SpyHunter's download page.

It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

2. After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

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3. After the update process has finished, click on the 'Malware/PC Scan' tab. A new window will appear. Click on 'Start Scan'.

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4. After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the 'Next' button.

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If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.


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Get rid of Windows-delight.info from Mac OS X.

Step 1: Uninstall Windows-delight.info and remove related files and objects

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1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:

2. Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:

3. In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to Windows-delight.info:

Tip: To quit a process completely, choose the “Force Quit” option.

4. Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.

5. In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to Windows-delight.info. If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.

6: Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference. Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to Windows-delight.info. Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.

7: Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:

  • Go to Finder.
  • In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
  • Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
  • If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.

In case you cannot remove Windows-delight.info via Step 1 above:

In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:

Disclaimer! If you are about to tamper with Library files on Mac, be sure to know the name of the virus file, because if you delete the wrong file, it may cause irreversible damage to your MacOS. Continue on your own responsibility!

1: Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:

2: Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:

3: Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as Windows-delight.info. If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.

You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:

→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.

Step 2: Scan for and remove Windows-delight.info files from your Mac

When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as Windows-delight.info, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.

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Remove Windows-delight.info from Google Chrome.

Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu

Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"

Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.

Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.


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Erase Windows-delight.info from Mozilla Firefox.

Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window

Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.

Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"

Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.


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Uninstall Windows-delight.info from Microsoft Edge.

Step 1: Start Edge browser.

Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".

Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.

Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.


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Remove Windows-delight.info from Safari.

Step 1: Start the Safari app.

Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.

Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".

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Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.

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Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.

Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.

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A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the Windows-delight.info will be removed.

How to Reset Safari
IMPORTANT: Before resetting Safari make sure you back up all your saved passwords within the browser in case you forget them.

Start Safari and then click on the gear leaver icon.

Click the Reset Safari button and you will reset the browser.


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Eliminate Windows-delight.info from Internet Explorer.

Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'

Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.

Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.

Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.

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