Redirected by Pcinstantalert.com - How to Uninstall

Pcinstantalert.com is a bogus search domain designed by cyber hackers to display various advertising and track how they perform by advertiser. It is also classified as potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware due to its evil features.
In general way, installed browser (such as IE, Firefox or Chrome) will pop up Pcinstantalert.com window or you’ll be redirected to this suspicious site after your PC encountered with the PUP. These pup-up ads or new tabs are mainly strange looking: they either prompt you to update your Flash Player or involve in a variety of advertising content including games, losing weight and making money, etc. As for other type of ads generated by Pcinstantalert.com will mislead you to unknown and dubious websites and then attempt you to complete a certain deal or pay for services that are definitely useless for you.
Moreover, Pcinstantalert.com adware is able to track your browsing cookies and all websites in addition to bombard you with a constant stream of pop-ups. It collects your browsing habit and related data including how their pop-ups perform for delivering relevant ads and content though you never allow it does so. In the end, it may cause you being victim of financial theft and identity theft. To protect your computer from Pcinstantalert.com, it’s highly recommended to uninstall it as soon as possible. Now please follow the removal guide explained below.

Possible symptoms caused by Pcinstantalert.com

1. Numerous pop-ups keep appearing on your PC screen in increasing frequency.
2. You are constantly driven to sites that have nothing to do with the subject you searched for.
3. Anti-virus and firewall software won’t start.
4. Internet stops working frequently.
5. Unknown software has been installed without your authorization.

How to repair search engine?

* Internet Explorer
Open your Internet Explorer->Tools > Manage Add-ons > Search Providers->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.

* Google Chrome.
Open your Google Chrome->Wrench Icon > Settings > Manage Search Engines->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.

* Mozilla Firefox
Open your Mozilla Firefox->Tools > Search Icon (Magnify Glass, Arrow) > Manage Search Engines->Remove any unnecessary Search Engines from the list and make a certain search engine you prefer as your default search engine.

How to get rid of Pcinstantalert.com manually

In case any mistake might occur and cause accidental damages during the virus removal, please spend some time in making a backup beforehand. Then follow these steps given as below. 

Part one- Clear all the cookies of your affected web browsers.

Internet Explorer:

Open Internet explorer window

Click the "Tools" button

Point to "safety" and then click "delete browsing history"

Tick the "cookies" box and then click “delete”

Mozilla Firefox:

Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy

Click "Remove individual cookies"

In the Cookies panel, click on "Show Cookies"

To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the "Remove Cookie button"

To remove all cookies click on the "Remove All Cookies button"

Google Chrome:

Click on the "Tools" menu and select "Options".

Click the "Under the Bonnet" tab, locate the "Privacy" section and Click the "Clear browsing data" button.

Select "Delete cookies and other site data" and clean up all cookies from the list.

Part two- Close all suspicious processes in task manager.

(Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.).

Part three- Remove malicious files of redirect

1. Open Folder Options: clicking the Start button> Control Panel> Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options. After that, click the View tab.

2. Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

3. Get rid of the listed files created by Pcinstantalert.com:

%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe

Part four- Delete malicious registry entries related to this browser hijacker redirect:

Pcinstantalert.com adds corrupt entries in the compromised computer's registry so it can hide deeply without you knowing. Again search for and delete the related registry entries listed below:

(Click Start button> click "Run" > Input "regedit" into the Run box and click ok)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\random HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\5ATIUYW62OUOMNBX256 “(Default)”=”1

Automatic Removal Tool (Recommended)

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Step 1. Click the Download icon below to install SpyHunter on your PC.


Step 2. After the installation, run SpyHunter and click “Malware Scan” button to have a full or quick scan on your computer.


Step 3. Choose Select all>Remove to get rid of all the detected threats on your PC.

Conclusion: This is a self help manual guide requiring expert skills to handle. If you’re not that computer savvy, you're not recommended to download SpyHunter to help you.