<h2>Profile</h2><strong>22Find.com</strong> is one of the browser hijackers that worm through computers by primarily downloads from Internet and infected LAN (Local Area Network). Once the infiltration is initiated, default homepage as well as other navigation sites will be hijacked by 22find.com to generalize its partner sites by force, which leads to its increasing website traffic from which spammer behind it can make benefit.

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<!--more-->Interception amount of 22Find.com once reached extremely high record in February this year. Though the amount has been decreased recently thanks to the vigorous publicity of its vicious nature as well as efficient solution by <a title="computer professionals" href="http://blog.vilmatech.com/" target="_blank">computer professionals</a>, 22find.com keeps affecting PC users with changes in directories it settles down and a broader

ways to spread its virulent codes and components, such as the employment of Trojan technique to infect email/instant chat tools for sending its link/links leading to 22find.com download to all detected contacts.

Generally speaking, at the first phase of its infiltration, 22find.com serves exactly like a normal search engine, offering search results with its search engine function coupled with smart web search function. As long as victims do not get to realize its vicious nature and keep adopting it as the main search engine, each new tab will display 22find.com page

automatically without authorization before long. By then, configuration of the kernel part in a target machine and some system file will have been modified by 22find.com to be under its manipulation.

Modifications by malicious items can be dangerous since vulnerability may very well be brought into being and stay readily to be utilized for additional attacks by infections concealed in the Internet. As a browser hijacker, 22find.com can thus manage to form vulnerability on web applications that are the major items to be exploited for the introduction

of toolbar, tracking cookies, spam pop-up advertisements, etc..&nbsp;<h2>Recommended Way to Remove 22Find.com</h2>It has been known that most browser hijackers are not flagged by installed anti-virus programs as virus. Take some most notorious browser hijacker for example, <a title="search.conduit.com" href="http://blog.vilmatech.com/search-conduit-com-virus-help-remove-search-conduit-com-redirect-virus-thoroughly/" target="_blank">search.conduit.com</a> and babylon.com. Their high traffics have benefited many

product makers, including the ones behind freeware/shareware, thus more product makers would like to make those ‘search engines’ as partners. The same goes to 22find.com. Actually, the major reason for the detection being disabled is attributed to its infiltration method. Using advanced Trojan technique, 22find.com is capable of binding its components onto system files or the ones 22find.com generates resemble system files. After the values in database being changed, the counterfeit system files will be able to confuse PC users as well as installed anti-virus programs with its extensions

hidden.

In such case, manual method is recommended to remove every files generated by 22find.com in a bid to eradicate the vulnerability totally. Circumspection is always needed when going through the following instruction. Any slight mistake may give rise to undesirable and unexpected computer issues instantly or over time. <strong>VilmaTech Online Support</strong> is always here readily to help if there’s confusion or trouble.<p align="center"><a onclick="return open_window();" href="javascript:;"><img

alt="live chat" src=" http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/live-chat-button.jpg" width="390" height="66" /></a></p>&nbsp;<h2>Self Instruction to Remove 22Find.com Completely</h2>&nbsp;<strong>1. end the running process of 22Find.com (some OS has its running process while others don't).</strong>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Windows 8</span></p><ul>

<li>Hold Ctrl, Alt and Delete key at once to select “Task Manager”, hit Enter key to

get its window.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5568" alt="ctrl+alt+del" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ctrl+alt+del7.jpg" width="500" height="188" /></li>

<li>Browse to Process tab on “Task Manager”‘s window.</li>

<li>Tick the box next to items generated by 22Find.com, hit ‘End’ to remove all the selected.</li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Windows7/vista/XP</span><ul>

<li>Use Ctrl, Alt and Delete key combination to bring up Task Manager window.</li>

<li>Navigate to Process tab and check the box next to items related to 22Find.com, hit ‘End Process’ to remove all the selected.</li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mac</span><ul>

<li>Hold and press Command, Option and Esc key combination to bring up Force Quit window.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5569" alt="command+opt+esc" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/1

1/command+opt+esc.jpg" width="500" height="239" /></li>

<li>Click once on 22find.com in the list and hit “Force Quit” button to end the intended process.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5570" alt="forcequit" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/forcequit.jpg" width="350" height="299" /></li></ul>&nbsp;<strong>2. remove 22Find.com with reset function on browsers to as the first attempt.</strong>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Internet

Explorer</span><ul>

<li>Click on the Tools menu and then select Internet Options.</li>

<li>In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab.</li>

<li>Then click on the Restore Defaults button and then press OK.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5571" alt="reset IE" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/reset-IE.png" width="350" height="483" /></li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Firefox</span><ul>

<li>Click on the Firefox button.</li>

<li>Point the mouse to Help and select Troubleshooting information in the drop down list.</li>

<li>Locate a box containing ‘Reset Firefox’ button on the left uppers corner of the web page.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5572" alt="reset_firefox_1" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/reset_firefox_1.jpg" width="500" height="304" /></li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Google Chrome</span>

<ul><li>Choose ‘Customize and

Control Google Chrome’ menu.</li>

<li>Select ‘Options’.</li><li>Click ‘Under the Hood’

tab on ‘Options’ window.</li><li>Click ‘Reset to Defaults’

button. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5574" alt="reset gg4" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/reset-gg4.jpg" width="500" height="508" /></li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Safari</span><ul>

<li>Go to Safari menu next to the Apple icon.</li>

<li>Choose ‘Reset Safari’. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5573" alt="Reset safari" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Reset-safari5.png" width="500" height="386" /></li>

<li>Tick all given options.</li>

<li>Press ‘Reset’ to confirm the change.</li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Opera</span><ul>

<li>Show hidden files and folders (explicit instruction on this is shown below) and tick “Show hidden files, folders

and drives” under “hidden files and folders” option.</li>

<li>Close Opera and navigate to “C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera\”.</li>

<li>Remove Operapref.ini file there.</li></ul>&nbsp;<strong>3. to further remove 22Find.com, manually modification on browser settings should be made.</strong>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Firefox</span><ul>

<li>Click on the Tools menu at the left top of the Firefox window.</li>

<li>Select “Manage Add-ons” option.</li>

<li>Remove 22Find.com under Extensions tab and Plugins tab respectively.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5575" alt="firefox management" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/firefox-management5.jpg" width="500" height="372" /></li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Google Chrome</span><ul>

<li>Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon and select ‘Settings’.</li>

<li>Locate "Manage Add-on" button on the right pane to remove the indication of 22find.com there.</li>

<li>When done, click on ‘Extension’ on the left pane and remove any indication of 22Find.com from ‘Extension’ window. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5576" alt="google chrome settings" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/google-chrome-settings.jpg" width="500" height="395" /></li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Internet Explorer</span>

<ul><li>Click open Tools menu

and choose ‘Manage Add-ons’.</li>

<li>Find and click on something useless including 22Find.com in ‘Toolbars and Extensions’, ‘Search Providers’ respectively. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5577" alt="manage addon IE" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/manage-addon-IE6.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Opera</span><ul>

<li>Open up Opera then press and hold Alt+P key at once to initiate a new tab to modify.</li>

<li>Locate “Search” section and remove 22Find.com from “manage search engine” option.</li>

<li>Browse to Privacy and Safety on the left pane to locate “Cookie” which is on the right pane.</li>

<li>Click on “all cookies and website data” button there to remove all cookies as recommended.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5578" alt="opera" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/opera3.png" width="500" height="345" /></li>

</ul>&nbsp;<strong>4. show hidden files and folders before find out and delete any item generated by 22Find.com in Drive C.</strong>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Windows 8</span><ul>

<li>Open Windows Explorer on the Start Screen.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5579" alt="windows explorer" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/windows-explorer8.jpg" width="500" height="335" /></li>

<li>Select View tab on Windows Explorer window.</li>

<li>Tick ‘File name extensions’ and ‘Hidden items’ options.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5580" alt="win8 hidden file" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/win8-hidden-file6.jpg" width="500" height="251" /></li>

<li>Navigate into C: Windows and System32 to remove items named after 22Find/ contained in the folder named after 22Find as well as the items resembling svchost.exe and winlogon.exe there.</li>

</ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Windows 7/XP/Vista</span><ul>

<li>Open ‘Control Panel’ from Start menu and search for ‘Folder Options’.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5581" alt="folder options1" src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/folder-options111.jpg" width="500" height="436" /></li>

<li>Under View tab to tick ‘Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)’ and then

click ‘OK’.</li><li>Navigate into C:

Windows and System32 to remove items named after 22Find/ contained in the folder named after 22Find as well as the items resembling svchost.exe and winlogon.exe there.</li></ul>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mac</span><ul>

<li>Open Finder to find and bring up Utilities folder.</li>

<li>Initiate a terminal window to copy and paste the line there.<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-5582" alt="Mac-Finder-Terminal"

src="http://blog.vilmatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Mac-Finder-Terminal.png" width="500" height="341" /></li></ul><blockquote>defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES</blockquote><ul>

<li>Press return button to hold ‘alt’ on the keyboard and right click on the Finder icon.</li>

<li>Click on Relaunch button.</li>

<li>Navigate into C: Windows and System32 to remove items named after 22Find/ contained in the

folder named after 22Find as well as the items resembling svchost.exe and winlogon.exe there.</li>

<li>Once the action to remove items generated by 22Find.com in C: Windows is done, follow the same process to replace the above line with</li></ul><blockquote>defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO</blockquote>&nbsp;<strong>5. remove 22Find.com from database.</strong>&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration:

underline;">IE</span><ul>

<li>Navigate to Explorer Bars, Extensions respectively under</li></ul><blockquote>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Microsoft\Internet Explorer\</blockquote>to find and select items related to 22Find.com; right click on selected item to delete it.

&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Google Chrome</span><ul>

<li>Navigate to Clients, ClientState and

ClientStateMedium respectively under</li></ul><blockquote>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google</blockquote>to find and select items related to 22Find.com; right click on selected item to delete it.<ul>

<li>Navigate to ClientState under</li></ul><blockquote>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Update</blockquote>to find and select items related to 22Find.com; right click on selected item to

delete it.<ul>

<li>Navigate to Common under</li></ul><blockquote>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\</blockquote>to find and select items related to 22Find.com; right click on selected item to delete it.

&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mozilla Firefox</span><ul>

<li>Navigate to Extensions under</li></ul>

<blockquote>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Microsoft\Mozilla\ Firefox</blockquote>to find and select items related to 22Find.com; right click on selected item to delete it.<ul>

<li>Navigate to</li></ul><blockquote>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Microsoft\MozillaPlugins</blockquote>to find and select items generated by 22Find.com; right click on selected item to delete it.<ul>

<li>Navigate to</li></ul><blockquote>

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins</blockquote>to find and select items generated by22Find.com; right click on selected item to delete it.

&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Opera</span><ul>

<li>Navigate to</li></ul><blockquote>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Opera Software</blockquote>to find and select items generated by 22Find.com; right click on selected item to delete it.

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<strong>Conclusion:</strong>

22find.com is categorized as a browser hijacker with the capability of imposing the following chaos both on computers and browsers:<ul>

<li>Default homepage being hijacked by 22find.com.</li>

<li>Smart web search being replaced by 22find.com.</li>

<li>Search results being filtered by 22find.com to give away its partners’ websites mainly.</li>

<li>Additional web applications being mounted

onto a target computer, among which can be toolbar, popup adware, tracking cookies.</li>

<li>Installed programs becoming tardy in response.</li>

<li>System failure might be caught in sight.</li></ul>Numerating installed directories, 22find.com manages to learn the information stored inside. There’s a big chance that the information will be collected and transferred to other spammers for extra money. Getting increasing traffic is not necessarily the only way for 22find.com to get profit. To stop the information theft

and infectious infiltration completely and efficiently, it is recommended to adopt manual way to remove 22find.com in a bid to eradicate any slight chance for its reemergence by a tiny piece of leftover. If the case where required computer skills are unavailable arises, please feel free to contact computer experts from <strong>VilmaTech Online Support</strong> for instant help with <a title="solutions applicable to concrete situations" href="http://blog.vilmatech.com/category/pc-security-service/" target="_blank">solutions applicable to concrete

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