Remove King Translate Redirect from PC

Easy methods to delete King Translate Redirect

King Translate Redirect is a program created by Koyote-Lab Inc that allows translating words, documents and texts and also displays video, audio results relating to inputted queries. At the first appearance, it looks like a useful tool like as Google translator. Once installed on the device, it might not only alters browsers settings but also display tons of ads. However, it has features of the potentially unwanted applications or adware apps.

Initially, King Translate Redirect replaces the internet browsers settings such as homepage to searchnu.com and default search engine to www1.search-results.com. It manipulates your search results and show inorganic outcomes that are mixed with commercial contents and other forms of advertisements. You are continuously flooded with thousands of annoying ads and pop-ups that make your web session complex. These ads include sponsored links and lead you to unknown web portals upon being clicked.

It may also reroute you to potentially dangerous websites that are filled with malevolent contents and cause more threats to your device. Moreover, this program also track internet browsing behavior including IP addresses, web pages visited, browser type and cookies information and share them with hackers for bad intentions. This software is not a virus or malware and therefore users are recommended to eliminate this program from their system as soon as possible.

Intrusion tactics of King Translate Redirect:

This program is promoted through its official website as software capable of helping PC users to translate words, documents and entire texts to various languages. However, it has also been found that PUP can get inside through the software marketing method called bundling. Bundling is the term used to describe as the stealth installation of unwanted apps takes place with regular software. Typically, information about additional attached components is not revealed properly as they are hidden behind custom/advanced options or other similar settings of download/installation processes. When users leave those settings unchanged they download or install PUAs along with programs that have them included in their download or installation setups. Sometimes, unwanted downloads or installations can be caused by clicking on ads that are specifically designed to execute malicious scripts.

How to avoid installation of PUAs?

To avoid installation of King Translate Redirect and other unwanted programs, users are advised to be very attentive when downloading and installing any free software and browsing internet. During installation, choose custom or advanced options of installation processes rather than quick or typical and opt out of installation of additional programs. Apps and files should only be downloaded from official websites and via direct links.

Other tools like third party installers, unofficial pages, p2p sharing networks etc should not be used as they commonly offer bundled content. Further, adverts on shady websites should not be clicked as those ads could open untrustworthy pages or even download, install unwanted apps. To remove King Translate Redirect and eliminate unwanted browser redirects, users are recommended to use some powerful antivirus removal software.

Threat summary

Name: King Translate Redirect

Type: Redirect, Adware, Malicious Domain

Short Description: Each browser application on your computer could get affected. The redirect can land you on dozens of unknown web pages and you might see a lot of advertisements.

Symptoms: You will see a lot of redirects, scams, advertisements and even malicious content such as scareware trying to force you to buy a product you don’t actually need.

Intrusion methods: deceptive pop-up ads, pirated software, free software installers, suspicious links, illegal patches, malicious websites, unsafe file sharing networks and so on.

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic removal guide have been discussed below under this article in step by step manner.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove King Translate Redirect:

Remove the related items of King Translate Redirect using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing King Translate Redirect issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (King Translate Redirect) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to King Translate Redirect removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to King Translate Redirect still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove King Translate Redirect plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in King Translate Redirect removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete King Translate Redirect (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.