How to remove Trotux.com Redirect

What is Trotux.com

Trotux.com – is a malicious web-browser software, that also known as hijacker program. What is hijacker? Hijacker – it is a program, that integrates into users browsers and changes its settings. You may notice, that browser starts work with suspicious webpage, moreover you can’t change the homepage. Usually it is a search engine that poses as good one, but its results are bad and contains advertisements. Also such search engines display sponsored links. Furthermore, hijacker may slow browser and computer performance. We recommend to get rid of Trotux.com as soon as possible, so you can surf the web without troubles.

There are two solutions of this problem. One is to use special Removal Tool. Removal Tools delete all instances of malware by few clicks and help user to save time. Or you can use Manual Removal Guide. Manual Removal Guides help user to remove malware manually. This method needs time and knowledge at IT sphere.

Trotux.com Removal Guide

1. Download Trotux.com Removal Tool.
2. Remove Trotux.com from Windows (7, 8, 8.1, Vista, XP, 10) or Mac OS.
3. Remove Trotux.com from browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari).
4. What should you do if Trotux.com won’t uninstall.
5. How to protect PC from future infections.

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Manual Trotux.com Removal Guide

Below is step-by-step instructions to remove Trotux.com from Windows and Mac computers. Follow this steps carefully and uninstall it from Control Panel, remove malicious browser extensions from browsers and remove files and folders belonging to Trotux.com.

Uninstall Trotux.com from Windows or Mac

Windows 7/Vista:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Click Uninstall a program (if computer’s settings are sorted by Category);
   Click Programs and Features (if computer’s settings are sorted by Icons);
4. Find programs potentially related to Trotux.com;
5. Click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Windows 8/8.1:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search (If you are using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.);
2. Enter control panel in the search box, then tap or click Control Panel;
3. Under View by: select Large Icons, then tap or click Programs and features;
4. Find programs potentially related to Trotux.com;
5. Tap or click the program, then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Windows 10:

1. Tap or click Start and choose Settings;
2. In opened menu choose System;
3. Under System menu tap or click Apps & features tab;
4. Find Trotux.com and other suspicious programs that can be related to it;
5. Tap or click on the program, then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Confirm action by clicking Uninstall.

Windows XP:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs;
4. Find programs potentially related to Trotux.com and click on them;
5. Click to Remove;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or wait until program will be uninstalled.

Mac OS:

1. On the Finder menu click Go;
2. On the right side choose Applications;
3. Locate Trotux.com;
4. Move it to trash bin;
5. Follow on-screen instructions;

Remove Trotux.com add-on from browsers

Trotux.com can install add-ons or extensions in major browsers. With help of this add-ons it will display ads and pop-ups and redirect you to malicious sites. To perform full removal it is necessary to delete Trotux.com and related add-on from all browsers.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome;
2. Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E or Alt+F, then click Settings;
3. Click Extensions;
4. Find Trotux.com or another extension, which is related to Trotux.com;
5. Click on bin icon to remove extension.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Press Alt+T, or click on gear icon in the right-top corner;
3. Click Manage Add-ons;
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions;
5. Find Trotux.com and click Disable;
6. Click More information button;
7. Click Remove.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox;
2. a)Press Alt+T or Click Tools on the top of the browse, then click Add-ons;
   b)Type “about:addons” in address bar or pressing Shift+Ctrl+A;
3. Click Extensions;
4. Find Trotux.com;
5. Click Disable or Remove.

Safari:

1. Start Safari browser;
2. In the menu choose Safari > Preferences;
3. Click Extensions tab;
4. Find Trotux.com;
5. Click Uninstall button.

Trotux.com won’t uninstall:

Sometimes, some malicious process or service won’t allow user to uninstall Trotux.com or remove is files. In such case, you can boot Windows in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with networking go to Control Panel and try to uninstall Trotux.com. Safe Mode does not allow malicious processes or services to start with Windows.

Learn how to boot in Safe Mode in different versions of Windows.

How to reset browser settings?

After removing malware, we recommend to reset browser settings to default.

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome;
2. a) Click on Options Icon or press Alt+E, Alt+F, then click Settings;
   b) Type “chrome://settings/” in address bar;
3. Click a link Show advanced settings;
4. Turn down and click Reset settings;
5. Click Reset.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Press Alt, click Tools, or Click on Gear Icon;
3. Click Internet Options;
4. Click Advanced tab;
5. Click Reset;
6. Mark Delete Personal Settings, Click Reset.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox;
2. a) Press Alt+H, then click Troubleshooting Information;
   b) Type “about:support” in address bar;
3. At the Right-Top Corner click Reset Firefox;
4. Click Reset Firefox.

How to prevent malware infection?

Since Trotux.com classified as adware, it needs a method to infiltrate into personal computer. And the most usable method is “bundling”. What is it? Bundling – is method of software installation without user’s agreement.

To disable installation of bundled software pay attention to every step of installation process. Be careful while installing different software, especially freeware. Use advanced and custom setup settings, there are hided options of installation process.

Learn how to prevent malware infection in Windows effectively.