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Home › Browser Hijacking › How to manually remove Portalne.ws (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge)

How to manually remove Portalne.ws (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge)

Myantispyware team October 11, 2016     No Comment    

Also known as: Portalne.ws homepage, Portalne.ws new tab, Portalne.ws redirect, Portalne.ws search, Portalne.ws startpage
Type: Browser hijacker

What is Portalne.ws

The Portalne.ws is classified as browser hijacker. The appearance of Portalne.ws in the Internet browser means that your PC is infected with a browser hijacker, which makes changes to the Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera and Mozilla Firefox settings, replacing the home page and search engine by default. So, if you find that when you start your browser, it opens this annoying site, then you do not need to wait, you need as quickly as possible following the instructions below and remove the Portalne.ws hijacker.

http://portalne.ws/ Search the Web | Fast links to your favorite sites

http://portalne.ws/ Search the Web | Fast links to your favorite sites

As mentioned before, the Portalne.ws browser hijacker may also change the default search system that will lead to virtually blocked the possibility of finding information on the Internet. The reason for this is that the Portalne.ws search results show a large number of advertising links, links to malicious and misleading Web sites. Only the remaining part is the result of your search request, loaded from the major search engines. Use these search results can lead to that you infect your computer even more dangerous virus or trojan.

Often, the computer that has been infected with the Portalne.ws browser hijacker will be also infected with an adware, which will show a lot of unwanted ads. This may be pop-ups, text links in the web pages, banners where they never had and more, replacing legitimate ads with malicious advertising that will offer to download and install malware and unwanted programs or visit the various dangerous and misleading Web sites.

How to Portalne.ws infection get installed onto computer

The Portalne.ws infection usually spreads bundled with various free programs. Most commonly, it may be bundled within the installation packages from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar web sites. To avoid infection in the future, you just need to follow a few simple rules: carefully read the “Terms of Use” and the “software license”, select only a Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode, which enables you to make sure that the program you want to install, do not infect your computer with infection like the Portalne.ws browser hijacker.

Even removing the free software that contains this browser hijacker, your browser’s settings will not be restored. Therefore, you must follow the steps below to restore your homepage and search engine.

How to manually remove Portalne.ws

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually remove Portalne.ws browser hijacker from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.

  1. Uninstall Portalne.ws associated software by using Windows Control Panel
  2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove Portalne.ws redirect
  3. Remove Portalne.ws from Chrome
  4. Remove Portalne.ws from Firefox
  5. Remove Portalne.ws from Internet Explorer

Uninstall Portalne.ws associated software by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key windows key, then click Search windows search. Type Control panel and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click Start and select Control Panel. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

windows control panel.jpg

 

Click Uninstall a program ControlPanel Uninstall

It will open a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove Portalne.ws redirect

When breaking into a computer, this browser hijacker may also change a desktop shortcut for Chrome, Firefox and IE, adding “http://portalne.ws” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you start the browser, it will open this annoying web-site.

To clear a browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text “http://portalne.ws” that has been added here. You need to remove it.

clean a shorcut

When the text is removed, press the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your browsers, as they may be infected too.

Remove Portalne.ws from Chrome

Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (google chrome menu button). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option.

chrome drop-down menu

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button.

chrome advanced settings

Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.

Remove Portalne.ws from Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (Mozilla Firefox menu button). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (firefox help button).

firefox settings menu

In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on Refresh Firefox button.

firefox troubleshooting info window

Confirm your action. Click on the Refresh Firefox.

Remove Portalne.ws from Internet Explorer

Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (internet explorer tools menu icon). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Internet Options.

reset internet explorer tools menu

In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings window. Select the Delete personal settings check box, then click on Reset button.

reset internet explorer settings

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

How to remove Portalne.ws with Antimalware

Remove Portalne.ws manually is difficult and often infection is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free that are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free software will help you to remove adware and toolbars that your computer may be infected too.

  1. Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM) from the link below.

    Malwarebytes Anti-malware
    Malwarebytes Anti-malware
    297041 downloads
    Author: Malwarebytes
    Category: Security tools
    Update: April 15, 2020
  2. Close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup.
  3. Click Next and follow the prompts.
  4. Once installation is complete, click on the “Scan Now” button to start scanning your computer for Portalne.ws infection. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
  5. When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Remove Selected”. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.

How to block Portalne.ws

To increase your security and protect your computer against new annoying ads and malicious web sites, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous ads and web-pages. Moreover, the software can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of websites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

  1. Download AdGuard program using the following link.

    Adguard
    Adguard download
    22425 downloads
    Version: 6.4
    Author: © Adguard
    Category: Security tools
    Update: November 15, 2018
  2. After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the Setup Wizard program window. Follow the prompts.
  3. After installation is complete, click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
  4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-up ads, sites such Portalne.ws, as well as other malicious or misleading web page. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

If the problem with Portalne.ws is still remained

if MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove this browser hijacker, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for browser hijackers, adware, PUPs, toolbars. Also you can ask for help our Myantispyware team below.

  1. Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

    AdwCleaner
    AdwCleaner download
    187951 downloads
    Version: 8.0.8
    Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
    Category: Security tools
    Update: October 9, 2020
  2. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is started, press “Scan” button to perform a system scan for Portalne.ws.
  3. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report. Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will display a prompt. Click “OK”.

How to ask for help the Myantispyware team

If you are seeking a help for Portalne.ws removal then follow these steps.

  1. Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
    HijackThis
    HijackThis download
    3656 downloads
    Version: 2.0.5
    Author: OpenSource
    Category: Security tools
    Update: November 7, 2015
  2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
  3. Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop
  4. Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.

  5. Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the New Topic button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
  6. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem.
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Author: Myantispyware team

Myantispyware is an information security website created in 2004. Our content is written in collaboration with Cyber Security specialists, IT experts, under the direction of Patrik Holder and Valeri Tchmych, founders of Myantispyware.com.

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