What is Cloud-connect.net?
Cloud-connect.net is classified as a browser hijacker which tends to infect search virus programmed to hijack Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Normally, it pretends to be a regular website providing you certain functions as information display or other website functions. Actually, it is a browser hijacker which is not classified as a computer virus, but it can bring malicious troubles as virus does. It is a newly released online fraud and is very difficult to be deleted. Usually, hacker bundled this hijacker with free programs. When users are not careful to remove checked boxes in custom installation; this hijacker will be downloaded and installed automatically. Once the browser of infected computer is corrupted, many annoying pop-ups will show up on random websites, which will block users from accessing online resources efficiently.
Since this browser hijacker can attack all the browsers as Google Chrome, Firefox and IE, it is very hard to remove from the infected computer by simply deleting it form the affected browsers. In addition to replace the default homepage and search engine as well as displaying insecure search results, it also do some other activities to slow down the system performance. Just in one word, you are not recommended to set this site to be your homepage and use it to search online resources. The most effective thing to deal with it is to take actions to remove it form your browsers and reset the default settings to avoid commercial ads and stop helping its developers get profits. In order to prevent the attacks of such threat, you’d better download a security tool to defense your computer.
Problems caused by Cloud-connect.net
As long as being infected with Cloud-connect.net, there will be unhappy changes happened to your system as well as browser.
1. This adware will display loads of advertisements on your screen, either as pop-ups or banner (sometimes the ads take up the whole screen—for it will increase the possibility of being clicking on by users).
2. Cloud-connect.net is maliciously bundled with other malware. It is often bundled with browser hijacker and it is able to alter your homepage, default search engine so as to push the promotion of its own domain. For example, they will replace your browser homepage with its own homepage, and redirect every one of your destined webpages to its own. This could be more than disturbing, since you may not be browsing or visiting any other websites unless you delete Cloud-connect.net completely out of your computer.
3. After Cloud-connect.net is installed on, computer system will slow down greatly. One reason is that when Cloud-connect.net runs, it takes up Memory. And even if you close it on Task Manager, it can still work in the background to avoid your noticing. The other reason is that the bundled extensions that come with Cloud-connect.net will automatically run as long as being activated which will also take up capacity of CPU and Memory.
Cloud-connect.net removal Instructions
Automatic Removal (Using SpyHunter)(Download Tools Now)
Please be aware that manual removal is a rather risky and complex process that requires a high level of computer troubleshooting skills. So it is only recommended to advanced PC users. If you are an average PC user, we sincerely recommend you to download SpyHunter on your computer and use it to remove Cloud-connect.net. It is a professional and powerful removal tool which has the ability to detect and remove all types of unwanted programs and threats from your computer without causing any side effect. It can deeply scan your computer to find out and delete the browser hijacker automatically within a few minutes. Please follow the below steps to download it on your computer.
Step 1: Download SpyHunter on your computer by clicking on the below button.
Step 2: Install it on your computer by following the installation wizard. When you finish the installation, launch the removal tool to perform a full system scan to find out the threat.
Step 3: When the scan finishes, check the scan result and then click the Remove button to delete all the detected threats from your computer.
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Method 2. Manually remove Cloud-connect.net from your computer.
Sometimes, you can restore the browser settings which are set by potentially unwanted programs back to the previous state you wish manually. Uninstalling the relevant programs and disable additional browser toolbars or extensions, changing the homepage and search engine can often fix browser hijacking issues. Follow the guide below and you will be able to get rid of the hijacker.
Uninstall Mindspark products or relevant programs via Control Panel
Windows 8/8.1
In the Programs and Features window, make sure that program you wish to remove is selected and then click Uninstall button.
Windows 7/Vista
Click on Start button, click on Control Panel and then click on Uninstall a Program under Programs.
Search for and click on the Mindspark application or relevant program and click on Uninstall button.
Windows XP
Click on Start button, go to Control Panel and then double click on Add/Remove Programs. From the list of all programs installed on your system, select the program associated with the hijacker and click on Uninstall/Change button.
Remove Cloud-connect.net from Internet Explorer
Step1. Remove the MyWay New Tab extension from IE
Click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the IE browser or click on Tools and then click on Manage add-ons.
Click on Toolbars and Extensions on the left and search for the add-on you want to delete and click Remove button.
(Please note that the extensions are not listed under the MyWay brand and they could be under the brand name of the extension, such as Filmfanatic, FromDocToPDF and Weatherblink, that is installed on your computer. This applies to Firefox add-ons and Chrome extension which you need to remove as mentioned below.)
Step2. Remove MyWay homepage from IE
Click on the gear button/Tools and then click on Internet Options.
In the General tab, delete Cloud-connect.net from the Home page section and then type the address of the site you prefer, such as www.google.com into the box.
Click Apply button and save the changes and then click on OK button.
Step3. Disable the unwanted search engine in IE
Click on the gear icon/Tools and click on Manage add-ons, click on Search Provides under Add-on Types in the left, select the provider you don’t want and click Remove. If you want to set Google as your default search engine, highlight it and then click on Set as default button.
Delete Cloud-connect.net from Google Chrome
Step1. Remove MyWay New tab from Chrome browser
Click on the Customize and Control Google Chrome button at the top right corner, click on More tools and then click on Extensions.
From the list of installed extensions, search for the extension you wish to remove and click on the trashcan icon to delete it.
Step2. Delete Cloud-connect.net homepage from Chrome
Click on the Customize and Control Google Chrome button and then click on Settings from the drop-down menu.
In the Chrome Settings page, check Open a specified page or set of pages under Startup section and then click Set pages.
Delete the unwanted item and type the address of the site you want in the editable field and click OK.
Under Appearance section, check Show Home button and then click on Change.
Type the address of the site you’d like in the editable filed next to Open this page and then click OK.
Step3. Remove the search engine you don’t want from Chrome.
In the Chrome settings menu, locate to Search section and click on Manage search engines… button.
In the pop-up Search engines screen, highlight the search engine you want and click on Make Default. Locate the unwanted search engine and click X button to remove it then click Done button.
Clean up Cloud-connect.net from Mozilla Firefox
Step1. Remove MyWay New tab from Firefox browser
Click on button or click on Tools and then click on Add-ons from the drop-down menu.
In the Extensions tab, search for the add-on you wish to remove and click Disable or Remove button.
Sometimes, you are allowed to check the option that remove the MyWay home page and restore to your previous settings when the extension uninstall confirmation dialog appears. This will easily restore your homepage without letting you to manually delete the MyWay homepage from the browser. If this option doesn’t occur, follow the step below to continue.
Step2. Delete the unwanted homepage from Firefox.
Click on button or click on Tools and then click on Options in the drop-down menu.
In the Firefox Options page, make sure you select General tab on the left, then delete Cloud-connect.net and type the address of the desired site in the Home Page editable filed.
Alternatively, you can open the website you prefer then click on Use Current Pages button to set that page as your homepage.
Step3. Remove the unwanted search engine from Firefox.
In the Firefox Options page, click on Search tab on the left and then select a desired search engine such as Google under Default Search Engine section.
To remove the unwanted search engine, search for it under Once-click Search Engines section and select it then click Remove button to clean up it.
In Conclusion:
Cloud-connect.net is a dangerous browser hijack redirect. It can change your Internet settings easily once it has the chance to get into your computer, this browser hijacker may infect your Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Firefox at the same time. You will be redirected frequently when you go online, what is worse, a lot of pop-ups can be made by it and your browser can be stopped as well. This browser hijack redirect is created to collect information and money from the victims. If you can not remove it completely, it may protect itself by updating its process. Cloud-connect.net will cause great damage if you just let it stay on you computer. Do not hesitate, what you need to do is to remove this browser hijack redirect to protect your computer, or you may become one of the victims by this tricky thing.
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