What is zRead Home browser plugin? — Fix Guide

The zRead Home search hijacker is an example of an average unwanted program; such applications are spread enormously these days. On this page you will see the precise directions of “zRead Home” hijacker removal in several tactics: using anti-malware programs and also hand-operated removal procedure.

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zRead Home – What is it?

“zRead Home” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is distributed as a plugin for your web browser. It is typically advertised as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that assists to browse some special details, for instance, about sport events, make your browser much more secure, enable downloading of any kind of video, and so on.

However, the “zRead Home” plugin is fairly useless due to the fact that all such functions are already integrated to your web browser and/or system. Such advertising and marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, such as pensioners or schoolchildren. But often even skilled users are getting caught on such an appeal. In certain situations, this hijacker is spread together with free tools.

Here is a info for the zRead Home hijacker

How harmful is zRead Home hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, zRead Home hijacker is also pretty harmful for web browser use. It transforms your search engine to its particular – Zread home, and additionally changes your background, putting its watermark on your wallpaper (or, in some cases, changing it to default with the specified symbol).

In addition to viewable transformations done by zRead Home hijacker, you can observe that some of your search questions are redirecting to the unknown web pages, full of weblinks and promotions – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can have web links for malware downloads. The possibility of redirecting surges if you try to open Google search page by force.

However all these actions are much more bothersome than really destructive. The main danger, especially for individuals who have a considerable amount of confidential information in their web browsers, is embedded in information collecting capabilities. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited sites, as well as various other activities are easily gathered by zRead Home hijacker.

How to remove zRead Home search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are almost always pretty very easy to delete. Most of the time, they have an independent application that can be found in the list of installed software. As a result of the certain marketing method of zRead Home hijacker, it can be quickly tracked and erased by hand. Nonetheless, if you got zRead Home in the bundle with a free applications, your system can be infected with far more dangerous malware – trojans, spyware or perhaps ransomware. That’s why I’d advise you use anti-malware tools to deal with the zRead Home PUA and all various other malware.

You can use Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of recognizing and removing various malware, including mentioned hijacker. However, major malware, that can exist on your PC in the mentioned situation, can disable the Windows antimalware program by editing the Group Policies. To avoid such circumstances, it is better to make use of GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and remove all unwanted applications on your desktop with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malicious programs, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.

You can observe the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.

To choose the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected malicious app. By default, all the viruses will be removed to quarantine.

Reverting browser settings to original ones

To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be counteracted by any virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.

After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing zRead Home hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

To reset Edge, do the following steps :

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :



2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :



2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :


After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

If you use Google Chrome

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :



2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :



3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

Opera can be reset in the next way

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :



2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

1. More information about PUAs
2. Detailed review of Microsoft Defender