Remove blankpage5.ru

blankpage5.ru is a website showing a search engine based on Google CSE (Custom Search Engine). Of course this Google service is being misused by owners of this search engine because it was conceived as a help for webmasters looking to provide a search tool within their websites.

blankpage5.ru on the other hand, is created under this Google service to be forced upon users as default homepage and default search engine with the help of a browser hijacker (a program that makes sure this changes are done in a quiet manner).

This parasite program is often hidden in popular free software that needs administrator rights to be installed. Once the program is executed, all browsers installed on your system will be manipulated to include this fake search engine. This problem can affect either Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Edge. The new homepage on those browsers would be then: hxxp://blankpage5.ru/i/search.html

To remove this parasite is no easy task, specially when tried manually because it was conceived to stay installed on the affected user’s computer as long as possible. The goal behind measures taken to stay installed is to earn as much money as possible through the huge amount of ads shown in blankpage5.ru. The removal guide follow below will help you get rid of this parasite with free and trustworthy tools.

How to remove blankpage5.ru ?

Remove blankpage5.ru with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. If you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
• Once the program has loaded, select Scan now.
• When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Remove blankpage5.ru with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a helpful tool developed to eliminate unwelcome toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner requires no installation and can be ran in a instantaneous to scan your computer.

• Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
• Click on the Scan button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
• Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.

Remove blankpage5.ru with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download ZHPCleaner
• Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• Accept the user agreement.
• Click on the Scanner button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
• Reboot your computer.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If you still see traces of blankpage5.ru after following all the steps above you can reset your browser performing this operation:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer

Reset default homepage (if necessary)

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer