Removing “Welcome to nginx” Redirect

By mhel On July 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment

For the second time, I have encountered the “Welcome to nginx” virus or redirect in my laptop PC. During the first infection, I researched online for the solutions on how to remove the virus from my PC and thought I was successful back then until I was redirected again to a blank, white space page with “welcome to nginx” banner.

I have encountered “nginx” in Google Chrome so I will share with you the solutions I made as recommended by different websites in removing the nginx redirect:

Open the “wrench” symbol at the upper right side of your browser
Click “settings”
Click “history”
Click “clear all browsing data” and when the popup appears, select “the beginning of time” then proceed to clicking “clear browsing data”
Wait until the system finishes the clearing process
Close the browsers and restart the computer

This time, the redirect will be gone if the virus is simply in the cookies or downloaded data from the browsing history. Double check the if the redirect changes the IP of your pc by:

Open the “wrench” symbol at the upper right side of your browser
Click “settings”
Click “show advanced settings” found at the foot of the page
Browse down the page and look for “network” and click “change proxy settings”
Down the “internet properties” box, you will find the “local area network (LAN) settings,” click “LAN settings”
If the configuration is using a proxy server, uncheck the “use a proxy server” box
Click OK to close the browser
Restart again

These are real simple, easy-to-follow procedures to get rid of the nginx virus. Why should we do this?

According to system protection sites, nginx is a type of an “internet browser hijack” which may result to slowing down of computer to a worst-case, irredeemable condition as it occupy space in your PCs CPU. It may perform unauthorized actions on your computer system. It may also compromise your computer and your privacy as it add items unknown to you in your favorites and bookmarks list as well as unwanted ads and/or toolbars.

If after doing the steps above, you still find yourself having problems caused by nginx, the solution would be more than changing the settings and clearing history but using a malware or anti-virus program that would permanently remove it.

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