adware
If you have been infected with adware, this post will show you how to get rid of it.
For starters, what is adware? Basically, it’s software that shows pop-up ads or flashing banners on your computer. Adware might even hijack your browser and force it to visit certain sites without any warning. Fortunately, this is something you can fix quite easily! All you need to do is follow these steps:
1) Check for rogue programs — get rid of anything that looks out of place or has a weird name (e.g., 12345678).
2) Look for adware settings in your control panel (Start button → Control Panel → Add/Remove Programs).
3) Install anti-virus software that can detect adware and block or remove it.
4) If you suspect your computer might be infected with adware, run an antivirus scan to make sure.
5) Reboot and clean boot Windows in Safe Mode with Networking: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_safe_mode Clean the following files with HijackThis http://www.majorgeeks.com/download6788.html Malwarebytes Anti Malware http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5608.html
6) Most importantly, change your passwords and usernames for your email addresses, banks and other sensitive sites that you use online. Make sure to use a secure password that isn’t based on information in any of your online profiles (birthday, pets’ names, etc).
7) Check all of the entries in HijackThis under “O2 - BHO:” (the entries with an “O2” prefix). If any seem to be related to adware or malware, delete them.
8) Run a scan with http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.html to be sure you didn’t miss anything and try to get rid of viruses that might have gotten away if you discard them now.
9) If your computer still has adware on it, delete its files from the Recycle Bin so you can’t accidentally reinfect your computer —> http://downloads.zdnet.com/product/729106-111259/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware-Premium-2.0.4-Setup (20MB, Windows Installer).
10) To permanently delete all traces of adware, download AdwCleaner http://labs.ad-w-a-r.com/adwcleaner/download.html and run it to identify the adware that needs to be deleted on your computer, then follow the instructions.
AdwCleaner is a free utility that searches for and removes toolbars, PUPs, browser add-ons and other potentially unwanted software from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari.
11) Clean your computer with CCLeaner http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download or CCEnhancer http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download. [ARTICLE END]
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Adware Removal Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3CAF1214-7546-4EBA-8D53-28C276A99D78&displaylang=en1 (Windows & Android)
How to remove adware: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/adware_removal (Mac)
Malwarebytes Anti Malware – Free Online Anti Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes-anti-malware
How to remove adware: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download (Mac)
ClamXav: http://clamxav.org/
AdwCleaner: http://labs.ad-w-a-r.com/adwcleaner/download
InstallerClean3 (optional): http://lenovoservicescenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/installerclean3.zip
CCEnhancer: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download (Mac)
CCleaner: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download (Mac)
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