Ghostify

Posted by Max Lehmann on February 9, 2017

What is Ghostify?

We highly advise you to avoid a program entitled Ghostify as its functions in a questionable way. Upon further investigation malware experts at Anti-Spyware-101.com have classified this application as a potentially unwanted program that should not be active on any users computer. Even though it is advertised as a tool that should allow you to access various web content from all around the globe, you should know that its overall functionality is questionable, to say the least. In some instances, this program could prove to be the reason other suspicious applications might already be active on your personal computer. While this potentially unwanted program does not act in a malicious way itself, we highly advise you not to take any chances with it Ghostify and conduct its complete removal. To find out more about this devious application make sure to read the rest of this article. test test test

What does Ghostify do?

Ghostify exhibits a number of questionable features. During the initial analysis of this potentially unwanted program, our team has discovered that its whole installation procedure is quite suspicious. This is so because the user is not presented with an opportunity to chose what components of this application will be installed. In fact, during the setup process your system will be embedded with additional suspicious application, which will likely be used to download and install updates for the potentially unwanted program in question. In addition to all of this, our malware experts found out that Ghostify will also install a questionable third-party extension to the Google Chrome browser without any notification or authorization. Once all of this is done, the dubious program in question will alter your TCP/IP settings along with the DNS address. This should allow you to gain access to online content otherwise not accessible within your geographical location. Unfortunately, this service is quite unstable; thus, you will be able to fully access restricted content at all times. On top of such useless functionality, this potentially unwanted program could present you with third-party ads, pop-ups, or coupons while you are surfing the web. This might happen because the questionable browser plug-in could establish a lasting connectivity to a dubious adware server. It goes without saying that such functionality could have negative effects on the way you experience the web on a daily basis. To avoid all of this and to restore your TCP/IP settings along with the DNS address, you need to completely remove Ghostify from your personal computer. Do so by following the removal guide that we present below.

Where does Ghostify come from?

You should know that there is no way that you can obtain Ghostify from its official website. This signifies that the potentially unwanted program in questions is spread in other suspicious ways. Upon further investigation, our malware experts found out that in many cases this questionable application is distributed via bundled installers. Such setup files are notoriously used by cyber crooks to spread their questionable and even malicious software. Thus, if you already have this dubious program up and running on your PC and you did not install it consciously, make sure to check your personal computer for other potentially dangerous applications. It is critical to avoid all unauthorized download websites at all times and obtain all of your software from its official developers' websites only. This way you will lower the risk of coming across a suspicious setup file. It is also important to pay your utmost attention to every single installation procedure since you could be presented with an opportunity to cancel the installation of some potentially unwanted program by simply unmarking a single box. Finally, you need to install a professional antimalware tool to keep your computer safe and secure at all times. Such a tool is critical as it provides overall virtual security, meaning that it can warn you beforehand about any virtual threat.

How to remove Ghostify

We highly recommend executing a complete removal of Ghostify as soon as it is found up and running on your PC. It is important to follow each step with care since a complete removal is critical since traces of this application could act in suspicious ways. For example, just a few leftover files or registry entries could be more than enough for it to function. In other situation, those same traces might be used to silently restore Ghostify. You can avoid finding yourself in such a situation by simply double-checking your personal computer for potential leftovers associated with the potentially unwanted program in question as soon as you are done with the removal instructions that we provide below.

How to remove Ghostify from your computer

Windows 10

Right-click the Windows button.
Select Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
Select the unwanted program and click the Uninstall button.

Windows 8 and 8.1

Right-click your Task Bar.
Select Control Panel.
Click Uninstall a program.
Select the unwanted program and click Uninstall.

Windows 7

Click the Windows button.
Select Control Panel.
Click Uninstall a program.
Right-click the dubious application.
Select the Uninstall options.

Windows XP

Tap the Windows key on your keyboard.
Click Control Panel.
Select Add or remove programs.
Double-click the dubious program.
Confirm that you want to remove it.

How to remove leftovers of Ghostify

Open your File Explorer.
Go to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions.
Select a folder called oaocmnfllndpbbmjmniielgaanaifehp and then remove it.
Go to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
Select and remove a folder named oaocmnfllndpbbmjmniielgaanaifehp.
Go to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage.
Delete files called http_www.gostify.com_0.localstorage and http_www.gostify.com_0.localstorage-journal.
Go to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage.
Select and remove files entitled http_www.gostify.com_0.localstorage and http_www.gostify.com_0.localstorage-journal.
Go to C:\Users\[your username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
Select and remove files named Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data.
Click the Windows button.
Type regedit into the search box and then select it.
Delete registry key called com.oaocmnfllndpbbmjmniielgaanaifehp.uid from the following directories:
a) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts.
b) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts.
Delete registry key called GTFPOQUOTT Updater from the following directories:
a) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node.
b) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE.
c) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services.
d) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services.
e) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services.