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

You’ve recently started getting bombarded with countless intrusive adverts and seek the source of this unusual browser behavior? The abundance of suspicious looking ads and pop-ups, along with unauthorized modifications in browser settings, are signs of a browser hijacker infiltration. The Prizemediayou.com redirect is another symptom of this annoying malware infection.

Hijackers are capable of many malicious deeds. One of them is their ability to steal whatever information they find valuable, like passwords, credit card numbers, IP addresses, Login ID, browsing history and search queries, etc. Hijackers can alter your browser settings with ease, as well as install nasty toolbars, add-ons or extensions that will seemingly be useful, when in fact, they exist only to assist the hijacker in its mission. The generated advertisement content proves to be very beneficial for both the developers behind this browser hijacker and the promoted pages.

How did you get infected with this annoying cyber parasite? Well, there are many ways for the hijacker to infiltrate your browser. The most common means of distribution include software bundling, fake update requests, dubious links and ads, spam emails, etc. If you happen to receive a suspicious email from an unknown sender, we advise you not to open it. More often than not, spam email contains malicious software that can easily infect your computer once you’ve opened it.

You should also be cautious when you get emails from companies that claim to be eBay, PayPal, Amazon, etc. Learn how to differentiate the real from the fake sender. Some users fall victim to hackers, by opening emails with eye-catching titles, often referring to bank accounts. Another thing we recommend our readers to do, in order to avoid a potential malware attack, is to opt for Custom or Advanced installation, instead of a Quick one.

Before you get a heart attack, it is important to note that browser hijackers are not considered to be real viruses. That’s because they attack your browser only, not the entire PC system. However, that doesn’t mean they are harmless. You will gain no positives from its stay on your computer. You see, the longer you let it roam free, the worse the consequences will get. At some point, your browser will start to crash or freeze because it won’t be able to catch up with all the ads that will keep popping up. Sooner or later it will stop responding and you won’t be able to do any kind of work on your browser.

Furthermore, danger lurks behind the generated adverts as well. By clicking on them, there is a chance that you might get redirected to infected websites that seek to harm your PC. If you keep this malicious parasite on your computer and do nothing to remove it, your online privacy and security will be non-existent. We strongly suggest that you follow our detailed instructions below, in order to get rid of this browser hijacker before it is too late!

Prizemediayou.com Removal

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you know how to do this, 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.

Please, follow the steps precisely to remove Prizemediayou.com 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 to the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

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