What is Windowserror.co?
Windowserror.co is a malicious domain which is used to offer a bogus technical support pop-up or “security alert" to trick you into buy the bogus or rogue software or the fake technical services. And the Windowserror.co pop-up might be caused by adware or PUP that often infiltrate your computer without knowledge and consent. And it can be compatible with your common browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Hence, you should never take it slightly.
Screenshot of Windowserror.co pop-up:
If you computer gets infected with Windowserror.co, you will get some annoying fake message claiming that your PC is infected or has a virus, and then recommend you to call the given number on the popup page to get technical assistance. You should never be cheated. It attempts to trick you into calling their number and pay for the so-called support service. If you see those pop-ups when you are browsing online, you should ignore them.
Nasty Traits of Windowserror.co
- It changes your browser default settings, your DNS setting and displays various pop-up ads.
- It can redirect you to unsafe websites which may contain other malware or even virus;
- It degrades you computer performance.
- It may introduce more additional unwanted programs or even malware and viruses to your PC.
- It causes other problems such as blue screen, browser hijackers and computer shut down;
- It helps hackers control your computer and steals your personal data.
Eliminate Windowserror.co With Easy Solutions
>>Method one: Manually remove Windowserror.co.
>>Method two: Remove Windowserror.co Permanently with Spyhunter Antivirus software.
>>Method one: Manually remove Windowserror.co.
Step 1: Open Windows Task Manager and close all Windowserror.co running processes.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)
Step 2: Remove Windowserror.co from browsers.
Internet Explorer
1) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Manage Add-ons';
2) Choose ‘Search Providers’ → choose ‘Bing’ search engine or ‘Google’ search engine and make it default;
3) Select ‘Windowserror.co’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;
4) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Internet Options’, select ‘General tab’ and click ‘Use default’ button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.
Google Chrome
1) Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon, select ‘Settings';
2) Choose ‘Basic Options’.
3) Change Google Chrome’s homepage to google.com or any other and click the ‘Manage search engines…’ button;
4) Select ‘Google’ from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select ‘Windowserror.co’ from the list remove it by clicking the “X” mark.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier’s icon and select ‘Manage Search Engines….';
2) Choose ‘Windowserror.co’ from the list and click ‘Remove’ and OK to save changes;
3) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Options’. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the ‘General tab';
Step 3: Open the Registry Editor and delete the following registry entries:(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)
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 two: Remove Windowserror.co Permanently with Spyhunter Antivirus software.
- Give your PC intuitive real-time protection..
- Detect, remove and block spyware, rootkits, adware, keyloggers, cookies, trojans, worms and other types of malware.
- Spyware HelpDesk generates free custom malware fixes specific to your PC.
- Allow you to restore backed up objects.
(3) After installation, you should click on " Malware Scan " button to scan your computer, after detect this unwanted program, clean up relevant files and entries completely.
(4) Restart your computer to apply all made changes.
Optional solution: use RegCure Pro to optimize your PC.
After using manual and automatic methods, you may get rid of Windowserror.co. if you want to optimize your PC, you can download the powerful tool RegCure Pro.
2. Double-click on the RegCure Pro program to open it, and then follow the instructions to install it.
Warm tip:
If you do not have much experience to remove it manually, it is suggested that you should download the most popular antivirus program SpyHunter to help you quickly and automatically remove all possible infections from your computer.