How to remove MVPN

What is MVPN

MVPN, in the context of cybersecurity, refers to a malicious browser extension that acts as a browser hijacker. This extension is designed to inject advertisements and redirect searches without the user’s consent. It is important to distinguish this from legitimate Mobile Virtual Private Networks (mVPNs), which are used to maintain secure and persistent connections across various network changes. Once installed, the MVPN extension modifies the browser’s configuration to redirect all search queries through a specific search engine. This is typically done to generate ad revenue or to collect user data. The exact search engine used can vary, but it is often a lesser-known or malicious search engine designed to exploit user data. MVPN primarily targets popular web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. The extension can be installed and integrated into these browsers, redirecting searches and injecting ads. Chrome and Firefox users may find their searches redirected and advertisements injected into their browsing experience, while Edge users are not immune, as the extension can also hijack this browser, altering search settings and displaying ads.

How MVPN infects computers

MVPN typically infects computers through deceptive installers. These installers can be bundled with legitimate software downloads from unofficial sources or through misleading advertisements. Once the installer is executed, the MVPN extension is added to the user’s web browser without their knowledge or consent. Common infection vectors include phishing emails, infected USB drives, bundled downloads, and malvertising. For instance, users may receive emails with links or attachments that, when clicked or downloaded, install the MVPN extension. Malware can also be preloaded onto USB drives, which automatically install the extension when connected to a computer. Additionally, legitimate applications downloaded from untrusted sources may come bundled with the MVPN extension, and clicking on malicious advertisements can lead to the installation of the MVPN extension.

1. Download MVPN Removal Tool
2. Remove MVPN from Control Panel and Applications
3. Remove MVPN extensions from browsers
4. Reset browser search and homepage settings
5. Alternative way to remove MVPN search redirects
6. Clean browser shortcuts from MVPN
7. How to protect from threats like MVPN

Remove MVPN manually for free

Here is a manual step-by-step tutorial for full MVPN removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of the MVPN an installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Note: MVPN can be installed as Google Chrome extension as Administrator (you may see Installed by enterprise policy or Your browser is managed by your organization inscription near it), and this will not allow removal. Therefore, before starting removal process, perform these actions:

1. Start the Command Prompt by clicking the Start menu button and typing command prompt (or just searching for “command prompt” in Windows 10 search field). Right click on the Command Prompt result and choose Run as Administrator.



2. Type in and execute the following commands:

   
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
gpupdate /force

Remove MVPN from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing MVPN you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “MVPN”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, or Mac.

Remove MVPN from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find MVPN or other suspicious program.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove MVPN from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find MVPN or other suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove MVPN from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find MVPN or other suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove MVPN from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall MVPN from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate MVPN or other suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate MVPN or other suspicious program in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove MVPN from Windows 11:

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the Apps tab on the left side.
4. Click Apps & features and locate MVPN or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on 3-dots icon near it and then click Uninstall button near it.
6. Depending on the type of application (Windows Store app or classic Win32 app) it will be removed immediately or you will need to confirm the action and go through standard uninstall procedure.

Remove MVPN from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. MVPN might have an Uninstaller.
3. Otherwise, drag MVPN from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall MVPN in Windows

In some cases, MVPN won’t uninstall and gives you the message, that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall MVPN. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the MVPN folder and files. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall MVPN in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove MVPN or other suspicious program

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Cannot uninstall MVPN in MacOS

If you can’t uninstall MVPN using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of MVPN. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag MVPN from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with MVPN.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling MVPN from Control Panel or Applications often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has a browser extension and it may still be active in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove MVPN extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find MVPN extension.
4. Click the Remove button to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Find MVPN extension.
4. Click three-dots icon near it and choose Remove in the menu.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find MVPN extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) edge://extensions.
3. Find MVPN extension.
4. Click Remove link under the name of extension.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove MVPN from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable MVPN, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable MVPN or other suspicious extensions.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, MVPN does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser.
2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
3. Find MVPN or other suspicious extensions.
4. Click Uninstall button.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

MVPN installs a search engine (boyu.com.tr) that hijacks your browsers. Here is the instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab, and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. On the left panel expand Advanced options.
4. Choose Reset and clean up.
5. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Google Chrome > Settings > Advanced

Reset and clean up

Reset Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox button in opened dialog window to confirm.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser
2. Click on 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
3. On the left panel find and click Reset settings option.
4. Click on Restore settings to their default values link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
2. Choose Settings and click Advanced on the left side and choose Browser.
3. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on Restore settings to their original defaults link.
4. Confirm by clicking Reset button.

Alternative way to remove adware browser extensions and reset browser settings

For safe and effective browser extension removal use avast! Browser Cleanup utility. Run it with administrator privileges and remove all extensions with bad rating including related to MVPN. You can also reset your browser settings for each of your browsers: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

Download Avast Browser Cleanup

Cleaning browsers shortcuts

You can clean your browser shortcuts manually right-clicking on your browser icon, choosing “Properties” and removing hijacker address from “Target” field (leave just the path to your browser). However it is easier to use free Shortcut Cleaner from BleepingComputer. Download it here – its FREE:

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How to protect from threats, like MVPN, in future


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Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs like MVPN may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of the anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-virus programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats like MVPN.

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