How to remove a virus that opens ads. How to remove a virus from a browser

Viruses have always been a scourge for computer users. Windows control, and the more actively the Internet developed, the more of them became. Nowadays, the most popular viruses are those of the Adware class, which infect a computer and display various types of advertising to the user against his will. These can be pop-up advertising pages, individual banners on websites, pop-up banners and many other types advertisements. When infected computer adware virus, advertisements pop up in all browsers without exception, and this is extremely dangerous for the user. The fact is that most often such advertising leads to sites infected with viruses that are more dangerous to the computer, including malware that can encrypt files or steal users’ personal data. There are several reliable ways to get rid of ad viruses on your computer, and they will be discussed below.

Please note: The instructions below will feature from time to time Google browser Chrome. If your main browser is not this, but, for example, Opera or Yandex Browser, project the recommended actions onto it.

How to remove ads in your browser automatically

The first thing you should turn to if you have problems with a virus on your computer is antivirus applications. There are a huge number of them, both widespread and little-known. IN in this case it is recommended to choose special programs to remove Adware and Malware threats, and below we will look at a couple of such applications.

Malwarebytes Antimalware

One of the most famous free antiviruses, which is capable of fighting ad viruses is Malwarebytes Antimalware. It helps deal with malware in all browsers installed on the computer.

enjoy Malwarebytes antivirus Antimalware is extremely simple. It must be downloaded to your computer, then installed and launched. Next, select the required scanning option and wait for the results. Quick Scan antivirus takes no more than 20 minutes. Detected virus files must be quarantined or deleted.

Another one good program to combat Malware and Adware threats – this is Hitman Pro. The application is distributed for money, but the developers give users the opportunity to try its functionality for free for 30 days, which is more than enough to remove ads in the browser once.

After launching the Hitman Pro application, select the “I’m only going to scan the system once” option, which will begin the process of searching for and eliminating threats on your computer. Wait for it to complete and remove any dangerous programs found.

When your computer is scanned by antivirus software, restart it and try using the browser in standard mode. If the advertisement no longer bothers you, the threat can be considered eliminated. If the problem persists, go to manual method cleaning your computer from viruses.

How to remove pop-up ads in your browser manually

When antiviruses do not help cope with the manifestations of malicious applications on the computer, you need to try cleaning the system in manual mode. Follow the steps below in order to be sure to get rid of the adware virus.

Removing pop-up ads from task scheduler

Modern Adware viruses have learned an interesting trick - to write a command to launch a particular advertising page directly into the task scheduler. This leads to the fact that even with closed browser pages with advertisements begin to open. Eliminated this problem in the following way:

Close Task Scheduler and restart your computer. Check whether the advertising page will open in the browser under the previous system usage model. If not, we can assume that the problem is solved. If the ad still pops up, proceed to the next steps.

Examination

Very often, adware viruses make changes to the system Hosts file. If you are not particularly versed in the information that should be entered into Hosts, read the corresponding article on our website, where everything is outlined in detail.

To check the Hosts file, you need to go to system disk to the Windows\System32\drivers\etc folder and open Hosts file using a notepad. Next, look at the lines added after last line, starting with a hash. If there are such lines, remove them and save the file.

Please note: If you use unlicensed software, often when installing it, commands are written in Hosts that prohibit it from contacting the application server. Accordingly, after following the recommendation to delete all lines after the last hash, problems may arise with the operation of hacked applications on the computer.

Virus detection and removal

Viral processes often operate in background, which leads to their widespread appearance in the system and spontaneous launch of browsers with advertising pages. Naturally, viruses try to be encrypted under different names so that they are difficult to identify in the list of programs (if they exist there) and in the task manager. Here are a few names of the most common viruses that can work in the background and launch various advertisements in the browser: CodecDefaultKernel, Conduit, Search Protect, Browser Protect, Pirrit Suggestor, Mobogenie, Webalta. You should be guided by such names by following the steps described below.

The first step is to check the list installed applications for the presence of virus programs. To do this, through the “Control Panel”, launch the list of programs and components installed on the system and view it for the presence of suspicious applications. If any are found, try to find information about the program on the Internet. It is not difficult to determine that it is viral if there is a large number of complaints from users. Remove any suspicious programs and restart your computer.

If the problem persists after removing all the viruses that were found in the list of programs and components, you need to look for them using the Task Manager. To do this, launch the “Task Manager” (by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and selecting the appropriate item), and then look for suspicious ones in the list of processes. As with programs, use the Internet to determine whether a suspicious process is a virus. If yes, then click on it right click mouse in “Task Manager” and “Open file storage location”.

Remember where the virus is located and reboot your computer safe mode. After this, go to the folder where the virus program was located and delete it. Then download again regular version Windows and see if the problem persists. If yes, but this process no longer starts, look for other virus processes, and if they are not found, proceed to the next step in the instructions.

Disabling extensions

Often, browser extensions are the culprits of “extra” advertising, which can pop up on all sites in a row, including launching in new windows. Each user has a set of extensions that he completely trusts, but this does not mean that they cannot contain Adware threats.

To check extensions for “purity”, you need to disable them all. Next, see if the problem with viral advertising is still there. If not, then start turning on extensions in your browser one by one and monitor the reaction until the problem appears. Accordingly, in this way it will be possible to identify the infected extension and then remove it.

Please note: Many users trust AdBlock extension, but the problem is that this extension has several clones with the same name, but completely different functionality. Most often, it is the presence of a viral AdBlock in the list of browser extensions that is the problem that leads to a large number of advertisements on website pages.

Clearing a shortcut from automatic redirection to the site

Even if you have already removed viruses following the tips given above, you should not forget about one more problem - “shortcut infection”. Simply put, in the properties of the shortcut in the “Object” line, the virus writes a page to which the user immediately lands after launching the browser. This is dangerous because this page may contain viruses that will be automatically downloaded to your computer. Make sure that the “Object” column of the browser shortcut properties is set to the direct path to the exe file.

What to do if after removing viruses

Often, after removing viruses from a computer, the user is faced with the problem that when going to any page in the browser, the error “Cannot connect to the proxy server” appears. This problem can be solved quite simply:

Hello friends If you have noticed an advertising infection that can be in Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla, then today we will figure out how to remove it and get everything back. I’ll say right away that there are many such advertising viruses today, some are more similar in behavior to a virus, some less so, but they all have one task - advertising.

For example, Searchtds, Firstsputnik, Smartsputnik, and others - all this virus programs, if you notice something like this on your computer, then it is quite possible that you have a ad virus. There are two news here, good and bad. The good thing is that this is an advertising virus, just an adware, and it is not as dangerous as ordinary viruses, that is, Trojans, worms. For example, a virus is much more dangerous than advertising viruses, since it simply encrypts files and often they cannot be returned

The guide is mainly for novice users, but my opinion is that everyone should know about the simplest mechanisms of how an ad virus works. In this guide you will learn:

• how to completely remove ad viruses from browsers;
• how to manually detect an adware virus infection;
• what are the best utilities to use to remove adware viruses;

As you already understand, ad viruses advertise something. IN Lately They have become very active, do you know why? Look for yourself - a computer is a vacation, and people don’t think much about it, but on the contrary, they relax. Without thinking twice, fools (or just hackers) took advantage of this and churned out a bunch of viruses that introduce advertising.. And you know what’s most interesting? That the impudence has reached the point where they are pushing advertisements directly onto the desktop. That is, even if the browser is not running, you may still have ads. If it is not there today, then it is quite possible that tomorrow one ad virus will download another and it will appear

But before that, open the Control Panel (for example through Start) and there find the Programs and Features icon, then look to see if there are any suspicious programs in the list of installed ones. For example, these could be:

• Application Extension is a program for changing the set of extensions in the browser, that is, if you find it, feel free to delete it;
• GamesDesktop is just an adware infection, remove it too;
• Software Updater or anything that contains the word Updater are useless programs that check for new version, often they just sit in processes and consume RAM; due to their uselessness, they can easily download other programs, including adware;
• built-in panel in browsers;

How can I tell if I have an adware virus?

Mostly these are small or significant changes in how the browser works, you may just notice a strange additional advertising, for example, even on home page search engine (which was never there). Or it may come to the point that all links on sites will change to others, and in fact you will be using a different Internet altogether

Symptoms of infection:

• when you open the browser, other sites can open at the same time, and the home page can also be changed; in order to change everything automatically or to prevent you from changing it, the virus installs a special extension;
• Slightly strange advertisements appear on different sites that were not there before; at the same time, the browser may load the processor more;
• some settings cannot be changed (rarely) or the effect of the change is zero, since they will still return to those set by the virus (often);
• at the same time, your antivirus, no matter what it is, does not report any threats; some antiviruses begin to detect such a threat after a while;
• passwords for mail, accounts in in social networks and another thing, all this is untouched and not hacked, which makes the user think that after all it is not a virus and, as a result, no removal measures are taken; many viruses are capable of installing code into the system, which will download new adware from time to time; in theory, this can only be helped by reinstalling the system;
• the appearance of left folders in C:\Program Files; the appearance of left-handed processes, some may conduct strange activity - sometimes load the processor, sometimes not; Also, when the computer is idle, the virus often starts its work, this is noticeable by the CPU load;

How to remove it correctly?

To remove this evil spirit, as well as to destroy other malicious programs, you need to approach the matter comprehensively. Namely, first carry out the ritual manual checks and, if possible, remove viral components, and then use the utilities. But, nevertheless, if you don’t have the desire or don’t have time to spend fiddling with browsers, you can safely move on to the point of removing evil spirits using special utilities (at the end of the article).

Checking the Chrome browser

I'll probably start with Google Chrome as himself popular browser. What do we do? First, check the shortcut with which you launch the browser. It should only look like this, especially pay attention to the place indicated by the arrow:

You see, at the end of the Object field the executable file of the program is indicated, that is, chrome.exe, what else could there be? After the closing quotation mark there may be an advertising site, usually starting with http://, in any case, everything after the closing quotation mark must be removed, if any.

A more dangerous option is when instead of chrome.exe there is another file, for example chrome.bat, what can you do? In general, it is better not to do anything if you are not sure. If you are an experienced user, you need to find where chrome.exe itself is located and copy it, and then do not paste it onto the desktop, but select insert a shortcut. This way you will create an original Chrome shortcut. In the folder where the original chrome.exe was found, delete all virus files, they may have names like chrome.bat, chrome.cmd, chrome.exe.exe or something similar.

The second step is checking extensions. In the Chrome browser, select Additional tools from the menu, and then Extensions:

Now look at what extensions you have and any suspicious ones - first disable them and then delete them. If you completely remove all extensions, there will be no tragedy, then you can install the necessary ones again if necessary. For example, here one extension is already suspicious - this is KMPlayer for Chrome, you can remove it:

Now check if the virus has changed home page in the browser, to do this, in the Settings section, look to see if the opening of a virus site is indicated when the browser starts. It’s better to either set the pages yourself (for example, the same search engine) or select the option to restore those tabs that were open before closing the browser:

On the same tab below, pay attention to the search settings - there may be a different search engine there:

If there is a left search engine there, then click on Configure search engines, select the search engine that suits you and then delete the left one (click the cross):

Don't forget to click Finish. This completes the preliminary manual methods for removing adware from Chrome.

Checking the Opera browser

In the Opera browser everything is almost the same, only here initially there is a slightly different file, not opera.exe, but launcher.exe, what is it? This is a special Opera launcher, it’s just that some have regular Opera, while others have portable Opera. But that's not the point. Check carefully, you should also have exactly the same value as in the Object field in the picture below. If there is opera.exe, opera.bat, opera.cmd or something similar there, then something is wrong. Find the location of the launcher.exe file from Opera and create a shortcut from it on the desktop. And delete the file that is indicated in the Object field, that is, the dummy file.

I think that you understand, everything that comes after the closing quotation mark must be deleted, it all has nothing to do with launching the browser. If, for example, http://google.com appears at the end separated by a space (even if there is no http://), this means that no matter how you change the browser settings, the Google page will always open at startup.

Properties of the original shortcut:

In my case there are no extensions at all:

Why am I saying this? The same thing with Chrome - even if you remove all extensions, nothing bad will happen. Installing some extension takes a couple of seconds, just write in search bar name of the extension and your browser, then go to official store add-ons and install.

Open the main menu of the browser, select Settings. Check if there are any strange sites that are listed in the On startup item - the value Open a specific page may be selected there, and a viral site is indicated. If there is such a site, delete it and replace it with some useful site or simply select the Continue from the same place option:

Regarding the search, make sure that there is a normal search engine, the one you use. If it is viral, then change it here:

I don’t know why, but I didn’t find the option to remove the search engine from Opera, you can only specify another one:

Click Finish to save changes

Checking the Mozilla browser

WITH Mozilla Firefox almost everything is the same, go to the shortcut properties and look at the Object field, pay attention to the folder where the browser is launched. All this should be original, as in this shortcut (only your folder can be just Program Files without x86):

Work folder you should have the same one as here, everything that differs from firefox.exe in the Object field must be deleted. That is, find where the file is located, then delete pseudo-browser launchers there, this could be firefox.cmd, firefox.bat, firefox.exe.exe and the like. And from original file Make a shortcut to firefox.exe and place it in a convenient place, for example the Desktop.

Then go to the extensions section:

You can remove all extensions, and then, if possible, install only the necessary ones. I don't have any extensions at all:

Now in the browser menu, select Settings and go to the General tab, see if it is indicated that a website should open upon startup. If there is a virus site, delete it, replace it with some useful site, or even select the option Show windows and tabs opened last time:

On the Search tab, check what the search engine is and change it if necessary. Below, I also recommend removing all search engines that you don't need and leaving one or two:

Checking Yandex Browser

The situation is the same with Yandex Browser, although recently security improvements have been made (technology), so in practice it is a little less likely to become infected with advertising viruses. However, just like in the previous versions, we look at its label, here is the original and clean one:

But here, too, as you can see, the browser file is not yandex.exe or something similar, but browser.exe, so if there is something else there, then replace it with browser.exe, and then check the browser’s working folder and delete all fake launchers (you can click the file location in properties).

Then go to add-ons:

And analyze installed extensions, by default Yandex Browser already comes with some add-ons, you can disable them if you don’t need them:

If you need some kind of add-on, then downloading it on the Internet is very simple, in the same Yandex, type the name of the extension and the name of your browser, and immediately the official sources where you can safely download the extension will appear in the first positions in the results.

In Yandex Browser, select Settings in the main menu and see what is listed in search engines:

If there is a virus search engine, then click Configure search engines and remove the left search, but to do this it should not be selected by default:

Internet Explorer (IE) check

Perhaps Internet Explorer the only browser whose settings are not so difficult to change, but few viruses do this. This is due to the fact that it is not very popular, everyone has it installed, but few use it

However, there may also be some jokes here. Go to the shortcut properties, if it is in the Start menu, then check anyway:

Now take a close look at this properties window:

It should be the same for you too. Approximately, because the folder may not be Program Files, but Program Files (x86), this is if you have a 32-bit system or use 32-bit Internet Explorer. The working folder should also be in this form.

No iexplore.bat, iexplore.cmd, etc., this all indicates viral changes in Windows.

Now open the Control Panel, there find the Internet Options icon and on the General tab, check if any site is installed in the home page field:

To have a blank window when Internet Explorer opens, set this value:

Usually only the home page is changed, less often, but nevertheless, toolbars (built-in panel) are also installed. This cannot be classified as a viral object, although it is true that they spread in a viral way. I have already written about one such thing, which is built not only into IE, but also into all other browsers

Internet Explorer extensions are even less popular than the browser itself, but they are still worth checking out. They are called Add-ons, to remove them or disable them, go to the Programs tab, there will be a Manage Add-ons button:

If there are suspicious elements there, then disable and delete them:

Removing malicious objects using special utilities

This is an option that may be better for you than manually checking browsers. But I think it will be useful for you to become familiar with this process.

Special utilities check your computer for viruses, modifications, check the boot region (MBR) and changes in it, browser extensions, services. In general, they check everything, but I must emphasize that I mean using a whole complex of utilities one by one. I was just convinced from my own experience that there are two good utilities, one found what the other did not find. Moreover, they are truly the best today.

List of utilities that I strongly recommend checking your computer:

• — has established itself as an excellent tool for checking services, extensions and all areas where viruses may exist; free, you need an Internet connection to check, as signature databases will be downloaded first; requires a reboot, after which a report will be provided;
• - also a super utility. Here is the first instrument and this one - this is, it seems to me, best utilities to combat ad viruses; HitmanPro will also check cookies, this is the data that sites leave on your computer; To remove viruses you need to register, but you can also enter a non-existent email address; detection and removal efficiency is excellent, tested on personal experience;
• — also a good utility, and I also consider it one of the best, it can check browser extensions; I found a malicious extension in Chrome; I recommend checking it out too;
• - also targets advertising viruses; daily updating of signature databases; intellectual heuristic analysis files for suspicious changes; can even find hidden threats, which do not even affect system performance; Malwarebytes Chameleon technology is present to counter the behavior when the virus tries to block the work of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware;
• in the last paragraph, I would like to recommend you two more utilities, but they already specialize in ordinary viruses, that is, Trojans, worms, rootkits and the like; this and , both already contain antivirus databases, find everything dangerous viruses, Trojans, file-gluing programs (this is mainly used for hacking purposes), potential software that may contain viruses, such as game trainers, program activators (crackers);

If you familiarize yourself with all these programs, then I am sure that even if there are viruses on your computer, it will not be difficult for you to get rid of them now. A comprehensive scan for suspected viruses will help clean your computer as much as possible from malicious objects.

In general, I hope that I completed my mission and introduced you well to the plan of action when you suspect that a virus has settled on your computer, or even more than one. Good luck

12.05.2016

There may be several reasons for the situation when the browser opens on its own with advertising:

1. You have installed a web browser extension that shows unwanted advertising messages.
2. You visit gaming or entertainment sites that are unsafe. From such a site you can get installation of harmful software.
3. An advertising virus has been downloaded to your computer – adware/

Dealing with the problem is not that difficult.

Task Scheduler

This is a service in Windows 10 that allows you to delete unnecessary tasks. Are you tired of ads automatically opening in your browser in a new tab, and you're wondering how to remove them? Let's take it step by step:

We told you what to do if pages with advertisements open in your browser. There is another way to get rid of this trouble.

Removing software

What should I do if, when I start my computer, a browser with advertisements opens on its own? Need to remove unnecessary software.

AdwCleaner program

This software is designed to combat ad viruses. It doesn’t see everything else, so it’s not a replacement for a full-fledged antivirus. Download it from the link (adwcleaner.ru) and install it.

It is good because it cleans the registry, carefully removing all traces of adware.


Click the Scan button and everything will be done.

Browser shortcuts

Sometimes a virus attributes itself directly to the launch of a program. Check it out. Find the shortcut on your desktop. For example, Chrome. Right-click on it and select "Properties".

Check that nothing else is specified after the startup file.

If you find something other than quotation marks, delete it. Tabs or windows with advertisements will no longer open.

Protection in Yandex browser

If you use this software, then you can take advantage of the special Adguard function. Click on the menu and select add-ons.

In the “Security” section, check that Adguard is activated.


After that unwanted messages will lock automatically and stop opening.

As soon as the adware notices that Internet access is open, it immediately tries to launch the browser and open one or another advertising site in it. Moreover, immediately after loading one site, another opens and if you do not close it constantly advertising windows, then after some time, the malicious activity of the ad virus will cause the web browser or your computer to simply freeze.

Therefore, if when you open any page, even one on which you have not seen advertising before, you are greeted by a large number of banners and pop-up advertisements, or when you turn on your computer, the browser starts on its own, immediately showing an advertising site unknown to you, then this only means one thing: your Personal Computer an ad virus has penetrated. You need to check your computer as quickly as possible, find and remove adware, as its presence can lead to slow work operating system, reduced loading speed of websites, freezing of web browsers and even theft of your personal information and data that you enter into your Internet browser.

How to remove an ad virus

Without any doubt, an adware virus harms your computer. Therefore, it is necessary to quickly and most importantly completely remove adware. To get rid of the adware virus you need to follow step by step guide which is given below. You will need to use several free programs designed specifically to combat malware and adware, and also perform several simple steps with operating system settings and installed internet browsers.

We strongly recommend that you follow all the steps, since each part of the instruction is important in its own way, and only by completing it completely can you be sure that your computer has been cleaned of adware and is protected from possible adware infections in the future. You may need to restart your computer or browser while following these instructions, so we recommend that you print this guide or bookmark this page. If during the process of removing an ad virus you have questions or something doesn’t work out, just write to us about it. We will be happy to advise and help cure your computer.

Remove adware using Control Panel

The process of removing adware from an infected computer is the same for all versions of the operating system. Windows systems, starting with Windows XP and ending with Windows 10. First of all, you need to check the list installed programs on your computer and remove all unknown, unnecessary and suspicious applications.

Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7

Click on the Start button. In the menu that opens, click on Control Panel. As shown below.

Windows 8

Click on the Windows button.

On the right top corner find and click on the Search icon.

In the input field type Control Panel.

Press Enter.

Windows 10

Click on the search button

In the input field type Control Panel.

Press Enter.

The Control Panel will open and select “Uninstall a program.”

A window will open showing a list of all installed programs. Look in it for programs whose names include the name of advertising sites or sites that open independently when you turn on the computer. To speed up your search for adware, we recommend that you sort the list of installed programs by installation date.

Once you have found suspicious program, select it and press the button Delete/Change.

Then simply follow the Windows instructions. If there are no suspicious programs in the list or the adware is not removed, then try using a free program.

Remove ad virus from browser using AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is free program does not require installation on a computer. She can check operating system for the presence of adware, potentially unnecessary programs, applications that change the settings of Internet browsers, after which it can easily remove them. Moreover, AdwCleaner has the ability to detect and remove malicious and adware extensions in the most common browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Yandex and Edge.

Download AdwCleaner using the following link.

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Select your Desktop as the folder where this program will be saved. If you do not do this, by default, the AdwCleaner program will be written to the Downloads folder. When the program has finished downloading, launch it. You will see the main AdwCleaner window similar to the one below.

Click the "Scan" button to begin searching for adware and other malware on your computer. Depending on the number of files on your hard drive, the speed of your processor and other factors, the scanning process can last from 5 minutes to several tens of minutes. While scanning your computer, the program will show how many threats (adware and malware components) have already been found. Once the scan is complete, you will see a list of malware and adware components found, similar to the example shown in the following figure.

To remove detected threats, click the “Clean” button. This will start the process of transferring ad virus and malware components to quarantine. If AdwCleaner asks you to restart your computer, then allow the program to do so.

Use Zemana Anti-malware to remove adware virus

Zemana Anti-malware is an application that is not as widely known as AdwCleaner, but nevertheless has no less capabilities in finding and removing ad viruses and malware. Moreover, unlike AdwCleaner, Zemana actively uses cloud technologies, which allows you to reduce the size of the installer, as well as improve the ability to detect various adware, even those that are constantly changed by its authors in order to make it difficult for antiviruses to detect and remove it.

Download Zemana program AntiMalware using the link below and save it to your Desktop.

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When the download process is complete, run the file you downloaded. You will see the Installation Wizard window, just follow its instructions.

Once the Zemana Anti-Malware installation is complete, open the main program window.

To scan your computer, find and then remove adware and other malware, you need to click the “Scan” button. Scanning a computer takes on average 10-30 minutes. How fewer files on the computer and the greater its performance, the faster the check will be carried out. During the scanning process, Zemana Anti-Malware will show the number of files that need to be scanned, as well as a list of malware and adware components found.

When the scan is complete, click Next to remove the detected ad viruses and malware and quarantine them.

Get rid of adware with Malwarebytes

If you did not find adware in the list of installed programs, and the AdwCleaner and Zemana Anti-malware utilities did not help you remove the adware virus, then we recommend checking your computer using the well-known Malwarebytes Free program. In addition, even if the previous steps of this instruction helped get rid of intrusive advertising, then anyway, you should check the system using this program. Malwarebytes Free is an application designed to search for and remove various malware and adware, viruses, bootkits, ransomware, etc. This program does not conflict with classic antivirus, so you can safely install and run it.

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Once the download process is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the Program Installation Wizard window. Just follow his instructions.

When the installation process of the Malwarebytes program on your computer is completed, the main window of the program will open in front of you.

Malwarebytes will automatically start the update process, please do not interrupt it. When the update is complete, click on the “Run scan” button. This will start the process of searching for malware and adware on your computer. This process can last from several tens of minutes to half an hour. In some cases, when there are a lot of files on the computer or the operating system speed is not high, the scanning procedure may take about 1 hour.

Once the computer scan is completed, the program Malwarebytes Anti-malware will show you a list of found components of adware viruses and other malware.

To remove detected malware and adware, simply click the “Quarantine selected items” button. This will start the cleaning process on your computer. During the cleaning process, you may need to restart your computer. This is ok, let the program do it.

Remove adware in Chrome by resetting browser settings

Resetting Chrome settings is an easy way to get rid of the consequences of your browser being infected by an ad virus or malicious extension. With its help, you can also restore your home page and search engine to default. Even if, after completing the previous steps, you do not observe any manifestations of adware activity, we recommend that you complete this step.

Launch the Google Chrome browser, after which you need to open its main menu. To do this, click on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). You will see a menu like the following picture.

Here click on the “Settings” item. You will see a page that allows you to change basic Chrome settings. Scroll down until you see the “Show advanced settings” link. Click on it. A list will open on the same page additional settings. Scroll down the page again until you see the Reset Settings button. You need to press it. The browser will ask you to confirm your actions.

Confirm your actions by clicking on the “Reset” button. Chrome will begin the factory reset process. This will restore initial settings browser and will help you get rid of the consequences of infection with an adware virus.

Reset Firefox to remove adware

Resetting Firefox settings is a built-in procedure that will allow you to remove the consequences of an adware virus and restore the changed browser settings to their default values. I want to emphasize that during the process of resetting your settings, your personal data will not be affected, bookmarks and passwords will be saved.

If Mozilla Firefox is not running, then first of all you need to open the browser. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). A menu will open in which you need to click on the icon in the form of a question mark (). Another small “Help” menu will open, an example of which is shown in the figure below.

Find the “Problem Solving Information” item and click on it. It will open in a browser window new page. In its upper right part, find the “Customize Firefox” section and click on the “Clean Firefox” button. Firefox will ask you to confirm your actions.

Click the "Reset Firefox" button to confirm that you want to reset your browser settings. As a result, Firefox settings will be reset to their original settings, which will allow you to get rid of the consequences of browser infection by adware or malware.

Remove adware in Internet Explorer by resetting browser settings

Resetting Internet Explorer settings is convenient way remove the effects of the adware virus on the browser and restore its original (initial) settings.

In the window that opens, select the “Advanced” tab, and in it click on the “Reset” button. A small “Reset settings” dialog box will open in front of you. Internet settings Explorer". You need to check the box “Delete Personal settings", then click the Reset button. Do not forget, if necessary, to do backup copy your bookmarks.

The browser will begin the reset procedure. When it is completed, simply click on the “Close” button. Unlike other browsers, you need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Thanks to these steps, you can restore normal work Internet Explorer that has been broken harmful actions advertising virus.

Restore shortcuts modified by adware

While the adware virus is active on the computer, in addition to the fact that it shows a large number annoying advertising, it can also change the shortcuts of programs located on the Desktop and the Start menu. Most often, adware simply adds an argument like “http://address of the advertising site/” to the Shortcut Object field of all Internet browsers, but there are cases when instead executable file browser installs a completely different file. The goal of these shortcut changes is to force the user to view ads every time they open the browser.

To clear infected shortcuts, you need to right-click on it and select “Properties”. A window will open in front of you as in the example below.

Here, open the “Shortcut” tab and find the “Object” field. You need to click inside it with the left mouse button, a vertical line will appear - the cursor pointer, use the cursor keys (right arrow on the keyboard) to move it as far as possible to the right. If you see that text in the form “http://address.advertising.site” has been added here, then it needs to be deleted.

After you have deleted the address added by the ad virus, simply click on the “OK” button. Similarly, check and cure all shortcuts that, when double-clicked, automatically open various advertising sites.

Remove adware from task scheduler

At the last stage of removing adware and other malware from the infected computer, you need to pay attention to the Task Scheduler, check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all tasks that were added by adware, since they can automatically open various advertising sites and download to the computer new malware and adware.

Search on your keyboard Windows keys(Windows logo button) and R (Russian K). Press these buttons at the same time. You will be shown a small dialog box with the title “Run”. In the input line, enter “taskschd.msc” (without quotes), then click Enter key. Launch Task Scheduler. On the left side of its window, select “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown in the example below.

In the middle part of the Task Scheduler window you will be shown a list of installed tasks. Start with the top, first task on the list. Select it by clicking the left mouse button. A little lower its properties will open. Here, select the Actions tab. You need to look through all the jobs one by one to find the one that was created by an adware virus or other malware. To find a malicious task, look at what it is doing on your computer. If you see something like “explorer.exe hxxp://site address” or “chrome.exe hxxp://site address,” then you can safely delete such a task. If you are not sure what a particular task does, check it through our website or in search engine, by the name of the file being launched. If a task tries to run a file about which there is information that it is a virus, then obviously this task also needs to be deleted.

To delete a task created by adware or malware, you need to right-click on it and select “Delete”. Repeat this for all jobs created by malicious and advertising programs. An example of deleting a task created by an adware virus is shown in the figure below.

After removing all malicious jobs, close the Task Scheduler.

Block ads

We recommend installing an ad blocker that will help you block ads, including those generated by adware. An ad blocker, such as AdGuard, is a program that will remove ads from sites you visit and block malicious and misleading pages from loading in your web browser. Moreover, experts in the field computer security We recommend using ad blockers to protect yourself as much as possible on the Internet.

Click the Skip button to close the installer and use standard settings, or the Start button to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the blocker AdGuard advertising.

Now, every time you turn on your computer, the AdGuard ad blocker will launch automatically and block ads, pop-ups, and the loading of malicious or misleading websites. You can get acquainted with all the features of this ad blocker at any time, just double-click on the AdGuard icon, which is located on your Desktop.

How your computer became infected with an adware virus

The infection process is as follows. You are looking for the program you need using Yandex or Google. Click on the first suitable link and you will be taken to a large hosting file. This site certainly does not raise any suspicions. Next, you click again to download the file you need. So, the file that you downloaded is not the program itself, but its installer. When launched, it installs not only the application you need, but also an adware virus. Most often, installing these additional programs you can turn it off, just carefully read everything that will be shown to you at all stages of the installation. Forget about automatically clicking the Next button!

More and more often, modern PC users are faced with a problem in which the browser itself launches with advertising. This phenomenon cannot always be considered dangerous. Most often, the user will be able to cope with the failure on his own. In addition, there are often cases in which the browser is launched at a person’s command, and then various advertising pages and banners open in it. Next we will tell you everything about how to deal with this problem. What features of dealing with the spontaneous launch of the corresponding application are recommended to be paid attention to? How dangerous is the situation?

Settings

As already mentioned, quite often the fact that the browser itself starts with advertising does not cause any significant harm to the computer as a whole. But this does not mean at all that the phenomenon can be ignored.

Spontaneous launch of an Internet surfing application with advertising and banners may be due to incorrect settings. For example, similar phenomenon often found in Google Chrome.

In order to get rid of the phenomenon being studied, it is recommended to simply reset everything. It is best to use special utilities, which are available in every program for accessing the Internet. With their help, it is proposed to clear absolutely all settings.

1. Open the appropriate program.
2. Go to "Settings".
3. Select menu items related to saving data (cache, cookies, history) and format them (clear them).
4. Restart your PC.

Virus

Does the browser launch itself with advertising? The most common reason for this situation is PC infection by viruses. Depending on what type of computer infection has penetrated the operating system, the principle of dealing with the problem will change.

The algorithm of actions in this case boils down to the following instructions:

1. Download the corresponding utility from the official Doctor Web website.
2. Launch Dr. Web Cure.
3. In the scanning settings, select browsers, all sections hard drive and other media.
4. Scan your PC and applications. The browser must be closed.
5. Wait for the test results. If viruses are detected, clean them. To do this, there are two buttons “Treat” and “Delete”. It is recommended to click on the first one first, and only then on the second inscription.

At the end of the process you will have to restart your computer. Now you can observe the behavior of the OS. Does the browser launch itself with advertising?

Reinstallation

Then you can use one more little trick. Usually it helps if you have only one working browser on your computer. You can 100% remove all settings and parameters of an application by deleting it. Accordingly, some users may try by reinstalling the browser.

The process boils down to the following steps:

1. Open "Start" - "Control Panel".
2. Go to the "Add and Remove Programs" section - "Uninstall...".
3. Wait for everything to load completely installed software. Find the problematic browser in the list that appears.
4. Select the corresponding line with the cursor. Click on "Delete".
5. In the Uninstall Wizard, check the box next to “Delete all settings.”
6. Wait until the browser is removed. Install it again. Restart the computer after initialization.

This approach only helps occasionally. It is usually effective in situations where the launch of a browser with advertising is caused by a worm or a minor system glitch.

Task Scheduler

But that's not all! Does the browser launch itself with advertising? How to remove this phenomenon? If all previously suggested steps have been completed, it is possible that the virus has already been removed. But its remains are preserved somewhere. They cause the browser to launch.

For example, you can check "Scheduler Windows jobs". If it contains a task that launches an application for accessing the Internet along with advertising, then the only correct solution is to remove this component.

So, to cancel a malicious task, you need to:

1. Open "Control Panel". She is in "Start".
2. Visit the "Administration" section. Here you need to click on “Task Scheduler”.
3. In the left part of the window, click on the inscription "Library...".
4. Study all the tasks that appear on the right. Must be given Special attention components with the parameter "When Windows startup". To do this you will have to open the "Action" tab.
5. Click on the "Delete" button if the "Action" specifies launching the browser not from the root folder of the application.

This is where all the action ends. After these manipulations, the application for accessing the Internet should work normally.

Autorun

Of course, there are exceptions. If the browser starts on its own and opens ads, you can check Windows autorun. Many viruses are registered here, which makes them difficult to remove.

To bring your idea to life, you need:

1. Press the key combination Win + R.
2. Write msconfig in the line that appears. Click on Enter (“Run”).
3. Find all suspicious documents. It is recommended to focus on the “Publisher” column. Highlight everything that seemed suspicious or dangerous.
4. Select the "Disable" function. To do this, right-click on the corresponding line and click on this command.

A small note - if in Windows startup In principle, there is a browser, it is also recommended to disable it. Otherwise, if the virus has already been removed from the PC, the application for accessing the network will open on its own when the operating system boots.

Shortcut properties

What other secrets and techniques can help the user? If the browser automatically launches with advertising, you need to check the shortcut properties this application. This advice also helps in situations where the application to log out world wide web Advertising and banners constantly pop up.

What to do? Required:

1. Find a shortcut for a particular browser. Right-click on it.
2. In the functional menu that appears, select “Properties”.
3. Go to the "Shortcut" tab.
4. Pay attention to the "Object" field. It must be scrolled to the very end.
5. Erase everything that was written after the executable file with the name of the browser (for example, opera.exe). Usually, if there are viruses, the address of the opening site is written here.
6. Save changes by clicking "Ok".

On practice this technique really helps. Only most often in relation to a browser filled with advertising and spam that does not launch on its own.

PC Registry

Does the browser launch with “Vulcan” advertising or any other? There is no reason to panic. The user must check the operating system registry and clean it. This can be done either manually or automatically. It is preferable to use the second option. We will stop there.

1. Download and run CCleaner app. This utility designed to work with the computer registry.
2. In the left menu, select the registry, browsers and all to scan sections of hard disk.
3. Click on the "Analysis" button. After a while it will change to “Cleaning”. Click on this button too.

Additional Applications

Does the browser launch with “Vulcan” advertising or something similar? In this case, you will have to act quickly. Often this phenomenon is accompanied by the installation of additional programs and applications that cause the browser to launch.

To get rid of the problem being studied, you need to:

1. Open "Control Panel" and go to "Uninstall Programs".
2. Find all suspicious applications. For example, "Vulcan".
3. Select programs and click on the "Delete" button.
4. Clear your PC registry.

Basically, that's all. Now it’s clear what to do if the browser itself starts with advertising. If all of the above steps do not help, you will have to reinstall the operating system and format the hard drive.