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

Lupny.com is a search engine and news platform. The website addresses unusual occurrences rather than trivial events. Lupny.com has tabs for news, lists, quizzes, polls and videos. The news feed of the platform is divided into several sections: business, life, politics, science, sports, tech, weird news and world. You can create an account on Lupny.com. The website is available in four languages: English, Turkish, Russian and Italian. We do not advise you to use the services of Lupny.com. Security experts have discovered that the domain is connected to a browser hijacker.

What problems can the hijacker behind Lupny.com cause?

The rogue program has been developed to enable its creators to make proceeds. This happens at users’ expense. The hijacker renders the web browser’s settings to get full control over its functionality. The insidious program can infect the most common web browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge. It makes Lupny.com the homepage and default search engine. The covert tool inserts supported websites amid the regular search results. They may not be safe to visit.

The other way for the Lupny.com hijacker to take users to sponsored pages is by generating pop-up advertisements. The ads appear in different formats, including banners, in-text links, freebies, coupon boxes, inline, comparison, floating, interstitial, contextual, transitional and full-page ads. They contain redirect links, leading to sponsored domains. The adverts promote bargain shopping deals for various consumer goods. As good as they may be, keep in mind that they are not guaranteed to be legitimate.

The owners of Lupny.com have not regulated the website’s terms of use. The entity behind the domain is undisclosed. Research has discovered that the unknown organization is based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is all we know at this point. Keeping your computer protected is your burden alone. We advise you not to conduct searches using Lupny.com and to avoid unsolicited pop-up ads.

The hijacker has a backup plan in case users do not follow the advertisements. The insidious program tracks people’s sessions and collects information, stored to their system. The Lupny.com hijacker can access your browsing history, cookies, IP address, email, geographic location, telephone number, user names, passwords, PIN codes and other personal and financial details. The gathered input is sold on dark markets. It could fall into the hands of cyber criminals.

How did the hijacker behind Lupny.com get access to my computer?

You could have contacted the Lupny.com hijacker in a couple of ways. The more common way for the furtive tool to penetrate your system is through a software bundle. The hijacker travels with freeware, shareware and pirated copies of paid programs. When you launch the installation wizard of a tool you have just acquired, you need to read its terms and conditions. This is where the option for additional software would be included. It is best to opt out of all extra programs. They could be dangerous.

The other means of transportation for the Lupny.com hijacker is spam emails. The shady tool can hide behind an attached file from a bogus message. The sender behind the email will try to convince you that it contains important information. Spammers misrepresent reliable entities, like the national post, courier firms, social networks, online shops, government institutions and local police departments. To filter spam from regular postage, check the listed contacts. They should match the coordinates of the entity the sender states to be representing.

Lupny.com Removal

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 follow to permanently remove 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 Lupny.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.