How to Get Rid of Tny_cassiopesa.com Browser Hijacker?

My chrome is hijacked by tny_cassiopesa,com. I searched for the program that caused this browser hijacker and removed it, but my chrome kept getting hijacked. Please help remove this hijacker. Thank you.

What is Tny_cassiopesa.com?

Tny_cassiopesa.com claims to be a good search website that enhances computer users’ web browsing. However, it is a troublesome browser hijacker that will affect computers running Windows OS, especially Windows 8 and Windows 7. Usually, this browser hijacker enters users’ computers stealthily by downloading software that might have bundled with PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs). You should be careful with anything you want to download and install to your computer. Otherwise, you will suffer from a series of problems.

Tny_cassiopesa.com can compromise all brands of internet browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It can modify your new tab URL, homepage, and default search engine, replacing them with others related to tny_cassiopesa,com. Besides, it can also install other unwanted applications to your computer and add unwanted extensions or toolbars to your browsers. Surfing the internet with this nasty browser hijacker can be both disturbing and dangerous. You’d better remove it in case it invades your privacy and leads to severe infections.

How to Remove Tny_cassiopesa.com?

Tny_cassiopesa.com has ability to mess up your internet browsing and compromise your personally identifiable information. You can follow the guides below to get rid of it and better secure your computer. If you need better way to get rid of tny_cassiopesa.com, you are recommended to use SpyHunter.

Method 1: Manually Remove Tny_cassiopesa.com
Method 2: Automatically Get Rid of Tny_cassiopesa.com with SpyHunter

Method 1: Manually Remove Tny_cassiopesa.com

Step 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together and stop Tny_cassiopesa.com or browser processes in the Windows Task Manager.



Step 2. Uninstall Tny_cassiopesa.com from Control Panel

For Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Press the “Start” button.
2. Select “Control Panel” from the menu.
3. Choose “Programs & Features”.
4. Find “Tny_cassiopesa.com” in the list of installed programs.
5. Select it and press “Uninstall” or right-click the program and select Uninstall.

For Windows XP and other Windows operating systems

1. Press the “Start” button.
2. Select “Control Panel” from the menu.
3. In the Control Panel, select “Add/Remove Programs”.
4. Find “Tny_cassiopesa.com” in the list of installed programs.
5. Select it and press “Uninstall”.

 (Optional Step) Reset Internet Explorer by the following guide (take IE as an example):

Open Internet Explorer >> Click on Tools >> Click on Internet Options >> In the Internet Options window click on the Connections tab >> Then click on the LAN settings button>> Uncheck the check box labeled “Use a proxy server for your LAN” under the Proxy Server section and press OK.

Step 3. Remove unwanted add-ons from web browser.

Internet Explorer

Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons >> Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove items related to Tny_cassiopesa.com.
Move to Search Providers >> select  items related to Tny_cassiopesa.com and remove it.

Google Chrome

Go to Customize and control Google Chrome (top right menu) >> Tools/Settings >> Extension >> Remove suspicious extensions

 

Reset your settings on On startup >> Set pages, Appearance >> Change, and Search >> Manage search engines...

 

 Mozilla Firefox

Open menu >> Add-on >> remove items related to Tny_cassiopesa.com

 

From Menu >> Option >> General. You can rewrite your home page URL or Restore to Default

Step 4. Restore home page and clear all the cookies of your affected web browsers.

Since the tricky virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users to delete all the cookies before a complete removal.

Google Chrome:

• Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options"
• Click the "Under the Bonnet" tab, locate the "Privacy" section and Click the "Clear browsing data" button.
• Select "Delete cookies and other site data" and clean up all cookies from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy
• Click "Remove individual cookies"
• In the Cookies panel, click on "Show Cookies"
• To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the "Remove Cookie button"
• To remove all cookies click on the "Remove All Cookies button"

Internet Explorer:

• Open Internet explorer window
• Click the "Tools" button
• Point to "safety" and then click "delete browsing history"
• Tick the "cookies" box and then click “delete”
  

Step 5. Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files.

(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.



(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).



(3). Clean all the malicious files about this infection as below.

%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

Step 6. Delete related malicious registry entries.

Open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter. )



Delete all the vicious registries as below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\<random>Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\supWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" =
"http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"

 Method 2: Get Rid of  Tny_cassiopesa.com with SpyHunter

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Optional Suggestion: Regcure Pro - a wonderful Registry Cleaner

If you find some registry errors, such as dll file errors in your computer, Regcure Pro will be a good choice to quickly and powerfully clean your windows registry and protect your system files.

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Final Tip：

Tny_cassiopesa.com can cause a lot of troubles. Usually, the manual tips above may help your get rid of it. But if you fail, you can download powerful remover to get rid of it.