If you find your default homepage and search engine are hijacked by an unknown application called Cassiopesa, and both your homepage and search engine are replaced by http://www.cassiopesa.com instead of original one. Every time you open a new tab, you are always redirected to some unknown even malicious websites. It is quite clear that your computer gets infected with Cassiopesa this questionable browser. If have suffered it before, you will know that how annoying it is. This post will show you the detailed removal steps to permanently eliminate this threat from your PC. Please keep reading.
3. • CASSIOPESA.COM is identified as a
browser hijacker that can penetrate into
web browsers secretly and block users’
access to other regular websites. This type
of browser hijacker is often bundled with
certain freeware installers and rogue
programs.
4. • Once inside, your browser like IE, Chrome
and Firefox will be set to redirect you to
CASSIOPESA.COM. This browser hijacker
is very much like a web search engine, but
it is of no use. The action of this browser
hijacker is to collect your searching
keywords and generate commercial ads
based on your searching queries. That is
why you usually see commercial ads when
you do search online.
5. • In order to cause panic, this website usually
fabricates deceptive security alerts. For
example, this website could say that
Windows Firewall security is damaged. You
can fix the problem via a customer helpline.
Don’t trust in this pop-up message.
6. • The so-called helpline could recommend
paid service to you. Once unknown third
parties remotely control your PC, they will
possibly stealthily collect your information
for malicious purposes. As you can see,
CASSIOPESA.COM is a pernicious website
that will cheat your money and make the
PC vulnerable to attack. Please get rid of
this adware program from computers
without delay.
7. • How to Remove Cassiopesa From
IE/Firefox/Chrome
• http://guides.uufix.com/how-to-permanently-
and-quickly-remove-cassiopesa-from-
iefirefoxchrome/
8. • #1: Uninstall the malicious program
• Enter control panel to look for any
suspicious programs hat have installed on
your PC
• • Navigate to the Control Panel by typing
“Control Panel” in the Start Menu and
clicking it in the results.
9. • • [Start Menu Picture]
• • Click “Programs” on the new window,
then “Uninstall Program.“
• • Search For CASSIOPESA.COM and
other suspicious programs – uninstall them.
10. • #2: Remove CASSIOPESA.COM From
Chrome
• Look for any suspicious extensions that you
many not be aware of sitting installed in
your Chrome browser
• • Open Google Chrome, type
“chrome://extensions/” and press Enter.
11. • • Click on “Developer Mode” on the top
right and look for CASSIOPESA.COM and
anything that might be related to it. Copy
their IDs (the string of letters) then remove
them.
• • Type Regedit in the Windows Start
Menu and press Enter. Go in :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREGo
ogleChromeExtensions and delete the
entries corresponding to the suspicious IDs
you recorded.
12. • #3: Remove CASSIOPESA.COM From
Firefox
• • Open Firefox, type “about:support” and
press Enter.
• • Click Refresh Firefox on the right and
confirm.
13. • #4 Remove CASSIOPESA.COM From
Internet Explorer
• • Open IE, click the Gear icon on the up
right, then on Toolbars and Extensions and
disable any suspicious extensions.
14. • #5 Remove any Leftovers
• Use Ctrl + Shift + Esc to look for unknown
processes.
15. • Open your Task Manager by pressing
Ctrl+Shift+Esc at the same time, then go in
the Processes tab. Search for anything
suspicious, open it by right-clicking on it and
choosing Open File Location, then delete
that folder.
16. FOR MORE DETAILS
• GO TO:
• http://guides.uufix.com/how-to-
permanently-and-quickly-remove-
cassiopesa-from-iefirefoxchrome/
