What is Lampy Lighty?
Lampy Lighty is a potentially unwanted software that comes on your PC without user’s consent. Lampy Lighty hijacks your browser (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox), it can modify the browser’s settings and change the your homepage. Lampy Lighty also can modify the search results and redirect user to ad sites (eBay, Amazon, LightInTheBox and so on). This program deals with the dissemination of advertisements. Lampy Lighty displays coupons and banners with a ton of ads. Many of the proposals of this program doesn’t real, that’s why users risk spending money for nothing. Lampy Lighty created to make money, it’s a useless program. In addition, this program can collect your personal data (e.g. history of your browsing) and transmit it to third parties. Lampy Lighty can become a conduit for other malicious programs. This is not a virus, but this program can deliver a lot of trouble, so we recommended you to remove it right now.
How Lampy Lighty gets on your PC?
Malicious programs such as Lampy Lighty, come to the computer as an extension to the browser. Scheme of penetration of potentially unwanted software can change constantly. Most often, these programs (extension) come into your PC without the user’s consent, but it is worth noting that this is due to the negligence of the user. Many ad sites create their own download managers. Each time when you download some free software, try to pay attention to what you are offered to install. Sometimes, simply uncheck the element that seems suspicious to you. Always try to read the user agreement, don’t hurry to click “Next”. Carefully follow the installation process. Resort to using third-party programs that can help you to protect your computer. If your PC is already infected, then use our instructions listed below.
How to remove Lampy Lighty from your computer?
To uninstall Lampy Lighty remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.
In our view, there are 3 products that potentially have Lampy Lighty in their database. You can try to use them for removing Lampy Lighty.
Recommended Solution:
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Alternative Solution:
Norton Antivirus – detects files, registry values and folders of viruses that show the same behavior as Lampy Lighty.
You can try both of these products to remove Lampy Lighty
Or uninstall Lampy Lighty manually.
Removing from Control Panel
Windows XP:
- Click Start.
- Control Panel.
- Then click Add or Remove Programs.
- Find Lampy Lighty.
- Click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.
Windows 7/Windows Vista:
- Click Start.
- Then Control Panel.
- Click Uninstall a Program.
- Find Lampy Lighty and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.
Windows 8/Windows 8.1:
- Open the Menu.
- Click Search.
- After that click Apps.
- Then Control Panel.
- Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
- Find Lampy Lighty, select it and click Uninstall.
Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).
After that remove Lampy Lighty from your browser.
Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome
- Push Alt + F.
- Click Tools.
- Choose Extensions.
- Find Lampy Lighty.
- Click the trash can icon to remove it.
Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Firefox.
- Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
- Choose Lampy Lighty.
- Click Disable or Remove button.
Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.
Internet Explorer:
- Open IE.
- Push Alt + T.
- Click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions.
- Click Disable Lampy Lighty.
- Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
- Click Remove button.
- If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.
Learn more about removing extensions from IE.
Remove following registry entries:
no information
Then remove following files:
Lampy Lighty.dll
And following folders
%PROGRAMFILES%Lampy Lighty
Written by Rami Douafi