Trotux.com

Trotux.com is one more browser hijacker that causes endless annoyance while surfing the web. If you are a user that unfortunately has it fully active on their PC, do not take any chances and conduct its complete removal immediately. If you ever come across claims stating that this program could be useful in any way, you must be aware of the fact that such statements are just a marketing trick used by the developers of this hijacker to trick unsuspecting Internet users into obtaining a program without understating how it works. In reality, this devious program is only capable of causing major disruptions every single time you decide to surf the web. On top of that, it is capable of exposing your operating system to suspicious third-party content. Such invasive and potentially dangerous functionality of Trotux.com is the main reason we highly advise you to remove. Do so by following the removal instructions that we present below.

The intrusive activity of Trotux.com will start as soon as it gains full access to your personal computer. You will notice that the devious program has triggered a change of the default home page within your web browser. Since the hijacker is fully compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome it is not surpassing that a rather large number of users are affected by it. Even though the change at first might seem refreshing, you must be aware of the fact that this change will make your daily web browsing an experience of annoyance and frustration. This is so because you will virtually have no choice but to start every online session on a suspicious third-party site whether you like it or not. It is critical to note that this is not all to Trotux.com. Upon closer investigation, it has been noticed that the devious search box presented within the newly appointed home page could lead you to websites that might be hosting malicious software. It is so because you could come across a search result embedded with redirect links. Just clicking on such a result could lead you to a site with an arbitrary code execution exploit meaning that the just entering it could be more than enough to get your PC infected with some unknown malware. To keep your PC safe and secure at times, make sure to delete Trotux.com in its entirety.

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The complete removal of Trotux.com is a must if you consider yourself as a security-conscious user. Do not waste your time and follow detailed instructions that we present bellow. As soon as you are done with the manual removal of this browser hijacker, make sure to perform an in-depth analysis of your personal computer for potential leftovers related to Trotux.com. If you happen to find some, make sure to terminate them immediately. This is crucial since traces of a browser hijacker could be used to restore it without your knowledge. By removing all leftovers linked to it, you will be able to avoid such unwanted instances.

How to remove Trotux.com from your PC

1. Open the File Explorer.
2. Go to C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Unique mozilla user ID].
3. Right-click the file named prefs.js, select Open With, and click Notepad.
4. Locate and delete the user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://Trotux.com") string.
5. Now navigate to C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
6. Select and remove files that are named Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data.