Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
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Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
This article has been created in order to help explain what exactly is the Syndication.exosrv.com browser hijacker and how to remove this unwanted software from your computer plus how to stop it from displaying browser redirections.
A new browser hijacker that has been detected by security researchers. The nefarious software’s main purpose is to convince victims that it is a legitimate program which aims to help with the online activities on their browsers. However, the software’s end goal is to cause different browser redirects that lead via the domain Syndication.exosrv.com and in addition to those, change the default search engine page and new tab page on the computers It’s installed on. If you are one of the affected by this browser hijacking program, we advise that you read this article to learn how to remove it from your computer and stop browser redirects, related to syndication.exosrv.com.
Threat Summary
Name
Syndication.exosrv.com
Type
Browser Hijacker
Short Description
Aims to modify the settings on your web browser in order to get it to cause browser redirects and display different advertisements.
Symptoms
Your web browser begins to display various types of online advertisements, which results in slowing down of your PC.
Distribution Method
Bundled downloads. Web pages which may advertise it.
Detection Tool
See If Your System Has Been Affected by Syndication.exosrv.com
The primary method which may be used to spread the Syndication.exosrv.com browser hijacker on users’ computers is believed to be via bundled installers. This method is predominantly used by most unwanted programs to slither onto the computers of users without being flagged as an unwanted program, since when you install something legitimate, it is not detected by most security programs. Such freeware installers are often programs that you download very often, for instance media players, torrent downloaders and several other free programs. By default, the installers of those programs do not have other programs embedded in them but usually, most third-party websites often bundle their programs in a way that it is difficult to spot this during the installation process. This is because the prompt that asks you to agree to add the Syndication.exosrv.com browser hijacker, claims that it is a “free extra” and is well hidden within one of the many installation steps in the “Custom” install options.
Syndication.exosrv.com Hijacker – Analysis
Once installed on your computer, this program aims to heavily modify your web browser. To do that, the Syndication.exosrv.com may attack the Windows Registry sub-keys of the web browsers installed on the victims’ computers in order to add registry entries in them, configured in a way that the hijacker changes your home page and new tab page to possibly Syndication.exosrv.com or other related domains. This makes the web page to be opened automatically, driving traffic to the domain.
And in addition to this, when we checked the domain itself, we have detected numerous security issues with it, such as the lack of encryption and security on the web page:
In additon to this, there were multiple tracking technologies used by Syndication.exosrv.com that are of different types:
Such tracking technologies are often various kinds used to obtain different information from your computer. The most often used trackers by such browser hijackers are:
Cookies.
LSOs or Flash Cookies.
Pixels.
Geo-Locators.
Tags.
These types of tech are used to obtain different information from your online activity, every time you open your web browser. This information may be of the following types;
The online searches you perform.
Data on your browsing history.
The places you click on.
Your keyboard typings.
Information about your bookmarked sites.
This data may be used for different, often nefarious purposes by the creators of Syndication.exosrv.com, whose main goal is to display advertised content on your computer, among which can be the following types of ads:
Browser redirections.
Pop-ups.
Online banners.
Highlighted text advertisements.
In general, the advetisemetns, displayed by Syndication.exosrv.com may lead to thrid-party websites with the goal to boost hoax traffic to those domains, but the browser hijacker may also pose several risks to users this way. These risks may vary from leading you to third-party sites that may be malicious and infect your computer with more viruses or websites of a scamming nature that may scam you out of your information or money. These are more than enough reasons for security experts to regard Syndication.exosrv.com as an indirect threat to the security of computers and recommend it’s removal as soon as possible.
How to Remove Syndication.exosrv.com PUP
In order to get rid of this unwanted program, reccomendations are to follow the removal instructions that are underneath this article. They are divided in manual or automatic removal steps. If manual removal does not seem to help or you lack the expertise, the most effective removal method according to security researchers is to automatically remove the Syndication.exosrv.com – related software with the aid of an andvanced anti-malware program. Such tool will scan your computer for all intrusive software and remove it plus ensure that your system remains safe and secure against future intrusions as well.
Note! Your computer system may be affected by Syndication.exosrv.com or other threats. Scan Your PC with SpyHunter SpyHunter is a powerful malware removal tool designed to help users with in-depth system security analysis, detection and removal of threats such as Syndication.exosrv.com. Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
To remove Syndication.exosrv.com follow these steps:
1. Uninstall malicious programs from Windows
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Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!
We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter
Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria
How to Uninstall malicious programs 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:
Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).
In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).
This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.
2. Clean your Browser and Registry from Syndication.exosrv.com
Remove Syndication.exosrv.com by cleaning your Browser and Registry.
Remove an extension from Mozilla FirefoxRemove an extension from Google Chrome Remove an extension from Internet Explorer Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge Fix registry entries created by Syndication.exosrv.com on your PC.
Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu.
Select the unwanted extension and click “Remove“
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.
Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“
From the opened “Extensions” menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its “Remove” button.
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.
Start Internet Explorer:
Click on the gear icon labeled ‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’
In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window.
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’.
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.
Start Edge
Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
From the drop menu select “Extensions”.
Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries on your computer to change different settings. This is why cleaning your Windows Registry Database is recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit long and tampering with registries could damage your computer if not done properly you should refer and follow our instructive article about fixing registry entries, especially if you are unexperienced in that area.
IMPORTANT! Before starting the Automatic Removal below, 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.
Use SpyHunter to scan for malware and unwanted programs
3. Scan for malware and unwanted programs with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool
Scan your PC and Remove Syndication.exosrv.com with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Syndication.exosrv.com and remove them.2. Scan with SpyHunter, Detect and Remove Syndication.exosrv.com. Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
Step 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.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.
Step 1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Malware/PC Scan’ tab. A new window will appear. Click on ‘Start Scan’.
Step 2: 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.
Step 3: If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.
Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future
IMPORTANT! Before reading the Windows backup instructions, we highly recommend to back up your data with a cloud backup solution and insure your files against any type of loss, even from the most severe threats. We recommend you to read more about it and to download SOS Online Backup.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
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Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
VPN is a service that keeps your web browsing secure and private. Stop mass surveillance and browse freely by using a VPN. Keep your data encrypted, your IP hidden and your location changed!
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
This article has been created in order to help explain what exactly is the Syndication.exosrv.com browser hijacker and how to remove this unwanted software from your computer plus how to stop it from displaying browser redirections.
Remove an extension from Mozilla Firefox
Remove an extension from Google Chrome
Remove an extension from Internet Explorer
Remove an extension from Microsoft Edge
Fix registry entries created by Syndication.exosrv.com on your PC.
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Syndication.exosrv.com and remove them.
Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
