I wrote this article to help you remove YeadesktopBR.com. This YeadesktopBR.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Yeadesktopbr.com is a search provider and entertainment platform. The website features a couple of links bars. The first gives quick access to a selection of popular websites: YouTube, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Dell, Yahoo, Walmart, Ebay, Bing, Zillow, Linkedin, Netflix and Redfin. The other set of links is for flash computer games. Although Yeadesktopbr.com contains the country abbreviation of Brazil, the content of the website is in Russian. On an intriguing note, there is a link to a Chinese website at the bottom left corner of the homepage. Another notable fact is that Yeadesktopbr.com embeds ads.

The unusual characteristics have provoked security experts to conduct research on the domain. The investigation has revealed that the Yeadesktopbr.com website is controlled by a browser hijacker. The search engine does not forward results through Bing, as stated. Rather, it returns custom results. The hijacker interferes with the search function for a purpose. The shady program supports third party content. The owners of the Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker receive commission payments for conducting advertising campaigns. To be able to use the web browser for this purpose, the rogue tool changes its settings. Your homepage and default search engine will be reset to Yeadesktopbr.com.

Using the search functionality of the web browser is not the only way to run advertising campaigns. The most effective form of promotional campaigns is the direct display of ads. The Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker will bombard you with pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, freebies, coupon boxes, in-text links, transitional, contextual, inline, floating, comparison and interstitial ads. The windows are infused with redirect links to third party websites. Be advised that the owners of the Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker agree to promote the content of all paying ad providers. They do not bother to do a scan for security reasons.

The Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker tries to attract people’s interest with shopping offers. The shady tool shows bargain deals for a wide variety of consumer goods. You can expect to see listings for clothes, accessories, technological devices, furniture, decorations, sports gear, games, gardening equipment, toys and others. The shopping suggestions may seem random, but there is a conceptual idea behind them. The hijacker monitors users’ online behavior and takes notes on their preferences. The covert program relates the ads to people’s apparent interests. This makes the advertisements more effective. Keep in mind that the sources for the ads are unconfirmed to be reliable. Following them could lead you to domains which harvest malware.

Avoiding the unsolicited advertisements will protect your computer from hidden malware, but it will not eliminate all security risks. As we alluded to earlier, the Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker has tracking capabilities. It will record various types of information from your browser, including your history, cookies, keystrokes, IP address, geographic location, postal code, email account, telephone number, demographic details, user names and passwords. Your private input can be sold on darkweb markets without your knowledge or permission.

To protect your computer from concealed threats, you have to keep your guard up at all times. The Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker can enter your system in a couple of ways. The predominant distribution technique is bundling. The furtive program can travel in a merged executable with another tool. The usual hosts are freeware, shareware and pirated applications. The download client will offer the extra tool as a bonus. You can agree to have it installed or deselect it. The option will be listed in the terms and conditions, so make sure you read them.

The other way for the Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker to gain entry into your machine is through a spam email. The sender will try to make the message seem legitimate. He can write on behalf of a reliable entity, like the national post, a courier firm, a bank, a government branch, an institution or a social network. The letter will contain an appended document. Do not be in a hurry to view a document because it seems important. This is how spammers spread malware. The attachment can transfer the payload of the Yeadesktopbr.com hijacker to your computer. Check the available contacts to confirm the legitimacy of your in-box messages.

YeadesktopBR.com Uninstall

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must perform to remove the hijacker from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove YeadesktopBR.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.