Remove YellowMoxie.com virus (Removal Guide)

YellowMoxie is a browser hijacker, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it will change your browser homepage and default search engine to yellowmoxie.com.

YellowMoxie will display advertisements and sponsored links in your search results, and may collect search terms from your search queries. The YellowMoxie.com hijack is used to boost advertising revenue, as in the use of blackhat SEO, to inflate a site’s page ranking in search results.

YellowMoxie it’s technically not a virus, but it does exhibit plenty of malicious traits, such as rootkit capabilities to hook deep into the operating system, browser hijacking, and in general just interfering with the user experience. The industry generally refers to it as a “PUP,” or potentially unwanted program.

YellowMoxie homepage got on your computer after you have installed a freeware software (video recording/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this browser hijacker.
For example, when you install DivX Player, you will also agree to change your browser homepage and default search engine to yellowmoxie.com.

However when you uninstall DivX Player from your computer, your web browser’s default settings will not be restored. This means that you’ll have to remove YellowMoxie.com from your favorite web browser manually.

You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this YellowMoxie browser hijacker. Be very careful what you agree to install.
Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don’t trust.

How to remove YellowMoxie hijack (Virus Removal Guide)

This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove YellowMoxie from your Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome.
Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, STOP and ask for our assistance.
STEP 1: Remove YellowMoxie.com from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome
STEP 2: Remove YellowMoxie browser hijacker with AdwCleaner
STEP 3: Remove YellowMoxie virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
STEP 4: Double-check for the YellowMoxie infection with HitmanPro

STEP 1: Remove YellowMoxie.com from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome

Remove YellowMoxie from Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer, click on the gear icon  (Tools for Windows XP users) at the top (far right), then click again on Internet Options.
   
2. In the Internet Options dialog box, click on the Advanced tab, then click on the Reset button.
   
3. In the Reset Internet Explorer settings section, check the Delete personal settings box, then click on Reset.
   
4. When Internet Explorer finishes resetting, click Close in the confirmation dialogue box and then click OK.
5. Close and open Internet Explorer.

Remove YellowMoxie from Mozilla Firefox

1. Remove YellowMoxie extensions from Firefox.
   At the top of the Firefox window, click the orange Firefox button, then select Add-ons.
   
   Select the Extensions tab, then remove Proxy Tool and any other unknown extensions from Mozilla Firefox. Depending on what program has installed the YellowMoxie hijack, the extension might have a different name or not be installed. It’s recommended that you remove any unwanted or unknown extension from Mozilla Firefox.
   
2. Reset your default search engine and homepage from YellowMoxie.com to their default.
   To reset your search engine and homepage to their default, we will use the SearchReset extension.This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.
   You can download SearchReset from the below link, and then we will just need to install it to revert Firefox to its default settings.
   Get SearchReset for FirefoxOpens the Firefox Add-ons page in a new tab.
   

Remove YellowMoxie from Google Chrome

1. Remove YellowMoxie extensions from Google Chrome.
   Click the Chrome menu   button on the browser toolbar, select Tools and then click on Extensions.
   
   In the Extensions tab, remove YellowMoxie and any other unknown extensions by clicking the trash can icon.
   Basically, if you have not installed an extension, you should remove it from your web browser.
   
2. Set Google Chrome default search engine from YellowMoxie.com Search to Google.
   Click the Chrome menu   button, then select Settings and click on Manage search engines in the Search section.
   In the Search Engines dialog that appears, select Google and click the Make Default button that appears in the row.
   
   Search for YellowMoxie in the Search Engines list, and click the X button that appears at the end of the row.
   
3. Change Google Chrome homepage from YellowMoxie.com to its default.
   YellowMoxie has modified your Google settings to open their webpage whenever you start your browser, so we will need to revert this change.
   Click the Chrome menu   button, then select Settings and click on One the New Tab page in the On Startup section.
   

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STEP 2: Remove YellowMoxie.com browser hijacker with AdwCleaner

1. You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below link.
   Download AdwCleanerFree official download. Nothing to install.
2. Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the AdwCleaner icon.
   
   If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
3. When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button as shown below.
   
   AdwCleaner will now start to search for YellowMoxie malicious files that may be installed on your computer.
4. To remove the YellowMoxie malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
   
   AdwCleaner will now prompt you to save any open files or data as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the OK button.

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STEP 3: Remove YellowMoxie.com virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

1. You can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free from the below link,then double click on it to install this program.
   Download MalwarebytesFree official installer. Your download starts right away.
2. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the setup process.
   Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, click on the Finish button.
   
3. On the Scanner tab, select Perform quick scan and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer.
   
4. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer as shown below.
   
5. When the Malwarebytes scan will be completed,click on Show Result.
   
6. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected.Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.Make sure that everything is Checked (ticked) and click on the Remove Selected button.
   

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STEP 4: Double check for the YellowMoxie infection with HitmanPro

1. You can download HitmanPro from the below link, then double click on it to start this program.
   Download HitmanProOfficial Sophos download. Free scan, free 30-day trial to remove threats.
2. HitmanPro will start and you’ll need to follow the prompts (by clicking on the Next button) to start a system scan with this program.
   
3. HitmanPro will start scanning your computer for malware, as seen in the image below.
   
4. Once the scan is complete,you’ll see a screen which will display all the infected files that this utility has detected, and you’ll need to click on Next to remove these malicious files.
   
5. Click Activate free licenseto start the free 30 days trial and remove all the malicious files from your computer.
   

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Your computer should now be free of the YellowMoxie infection. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future.
If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove YellowMoxie hijacker from your machine, please start a new thread in our Malware Removal Assistance forum.