Remove PortaldoSites.com
If the internet search is redirected via "PortaldoSites.com", your PC has been infected by a browser hijacker. Remove the adware from your browser in order to be able to use the usual homepage or search engine again. To do this, first delete the add-on from Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox and then free your computer from the virus residues.
Remove browser adware PortaldoSites.com from Google Chrome
To prevent you from being redirected to the "PortaldoSites.com" page in Google Chrome, proceed as follows:
- Click on the cake symbol with the three stripes in the top right corner.
- Then move the mouse over the "Tools" item. Then click on the "Extensions" menu item.
- Look for add-ons from "PortaldoSites.com" in your extensions and remove them by clicking on the trash.
Delete PortaldoSites internet search from Internet Explorer
You can find out how to remove the "PortaldoSites.com" browser virus from your Internet Explorer here:
- Click the gear icon in the top right.
- After you click on the menu item "Manage add-ons", a new window opens. There click on "Toolbars and Extensions".
- Look here for entries from "PortaldoSites.com". Right click on the entry and click on the menu item "Deactivate".
How to remove PortaldoSites.com from Mozilla Firefox
The hijacker is also quickly deleted from the Mozilla Firefox browser. Follow these steps:
- After clicking on the "Firefox" button in the top left, click on the "Add-Ons" menu item.
- Now click on "Extensions".
- Here you search for "PortaldoSites.com". Once you have found the entry, click on "Remove" and the virus is deleted from your Firefox browser.
Remove remnants of the browser virus from Windows
To ensure that the virus is completely removed from your system, you should also delete the remnants using the Windows Control Panel.
- Open the "Control Panel" and click on "Uninstall a program" (Windows 8).
- In Windows 7 you will find the installed programs in the Control Panel under "Programs and Features".
- Uninstall any entry that points to "PortaldoSites.com".
To remove all remaining remnants from your computer, you should then download a cleaning tool such as AdwCleaner and run it on your PC.
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