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Hit the Lights virus has persistently attached to itself in my Google Chrome. I tried to remove it but it was no where to be found in programs list. Antivirus software could not detect it. Any removal tips???

Hit the Lights Description

Hit the Lights is a malware program that is harmful to your computer system. Hit the Lights malware can be distributed via junk email attachments, hacked websites and various free applications. You may not notice its existence until it suddenly appears in your program list or on your browser extensions. Unfortunately, the removal of Hit the Lights is not so easy. No matter how many times you try reinstalling browsers or try system restore Hit the Lights still remains there. It is really very stubborn. Running in the background of your system, Hit the Lights takes up lots of network resources. Thus, your internet speed will become very slow and sluggish. What’s more, Hit the Lights is able to deliver large amounts of commercial pop-up ads on your computer. It may bring in other malware infections, like browser hijacker viruses, trojan horses, worms, spyware, rogue antivirus programs and so on. If you do not take feasible measures to remove Hit the Lights thoroughly, it will even keep track of your online activities and steal your computer privacy. In order to avoid more serious problems and protect your private data, you should remove Hit the Lights from your computer immediately. Here below we offer detailed manual removal instructions for your reference.

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Hit the Lights Is Not Safe

#1 Hit the Lights gets installed on your computer without any consent.
#2 It seriously affects your browsing experience
#3 Hit the Lights hijacks your browser homepage
#4 It slows down Internet speed
#5 Hit the Lights can monitor your online activities and collect your personal data
#6 It is difficult to get rid of and may open system backdoors for other malware infections.

How to Manually Remove Hit the Lights?

Since Hit the Lights cannot be removed from control panel and antivirus applications all fail to pick it up, you have to remove it manually. Before starting the operation, please back up your important data.

Step1. Open task manager and stop the processes of Hit the Lights running in the background.

 

Hit the Lights.exe

Step2. Delete all files and folders related to Hit the Lights

 

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%progran files%\ Hit the Lights.exe
%documents and settings%\all users\Application Data\ Hit the Lights.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\serial.sys
C:\Users\Vishruth\AppData\Local\Temp\random.xml
C:\windows\system32\drivers\mrxsmb.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\redbook.sys(Hit the Lights)

Step3. Remove all the registry keys that Hit the Lights added (Press Win key and R key at the same time>type regedit>click OK)

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MATS\WindowsInstaller\{EAF386F0-7205-40F2-8DA6-1BABEEFCBE89}\2014.07.30.07.52.18]
"ProductName"="Hit the Lights"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASAPI32]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Muvic_RASMANCS]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{EAF386F0-7205-40F2-8DA6-1BABEEFCBE89}]
"DisplayName"="Hit the Lights"
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3825580999-3780825030-779906692-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{50f25211-852e-4d10-b6f5-50b1338a9271}]
"DisplayName"="Hit the Lights"

Note: sufficient computer skills will be required in removing Hit the Lights. If you are not a computer savvy, you’d better not to delete the hidden files by yourself, or your system may crash. Need some help with getting rid of Hit the Lights malware? Live Chat with Mitechmate Online Expert Now. Your Problem Will be Fixed within 3O Minutes. www.mitechmate.com