Remove Online Browser Advertising from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Is your computer under the constant attack of advertisements? Are you seeing random pop-ups, random pop-unders, useless banners and interstitials on every single web page you click open? Is the PC working slowly? Have you noticed that your browsers crash and freeze a lot more often than they used to? Then you should probably know that your PC has been infected with a nasty adware parasite. Online Browser Advertising is neither the most dangerous nor the most troublesome program out there and yet it’s malicious enough to fill in your computer with malware. The virus makes sure to keep you busy dealing with its endless piles of commercials but it also provides numerous other threats and issues. Even though on theory Online Browser Advertising should display discounts and deals thus saving you time and money, on practice, the situation is a lot different. This is an ad-supported program which was developed only so hackers could generate web traffic and, ultimately, make money. As you can see, your cyber safety is not a part of the picture. Money is. And when it comes to revenue, crooks don’t think twice before they expose you to a whole bunch of corrupted web links and parasites. If you’re gullible enough to trust ANYTHING brought to you by this infection, you might easily end up compromising you already compromised machine much further. We assume that’s not what you’re aiming for. Are we right? To learn more about this adware-type virus before you proceed to removing it manually, keep on reading.

How did I get infected with?

There are many plausible answers to the question how exactly Online Browser Advertising managed to bypass your caution in order to get installed. Chances are, you probably didn’t even realize when the parasite infiltrated your PC simply because such infections travel the Web in silence. Hackers usually spread them using secretive, sneaky and quite unfair techniques like software bundling, for example. This is an incredibly convenient distribution method for all types of parasites imaginable so keep in mind that some of the really virulent infections use it too. To avoid such an unpleasant scenario, always opt for the Custom/Advanced option when you download bundled freeware or shareware. That way you will remain in control of the installation process and you will not accidentally install some sneaky “bonus” program attached to the legitimate programs. It’s a lot easier to prevent infiltration at such an early stage than to deal with a virus that already got downloaded on your PC system. Remember, your cyber security depends on your actions and hackers are impressively creative when it comes to malware. You should also make the effort of reading the Terms and Conditions or the EULA (End User License Agreement) beforehand unless you’re willing to jeopardize your own security, you own machine and you own privacy. Another good piece of advice is to stay away from spam email-attachments, spam messages and third-party web links because more often than not they are corrupted and quite harmful.

Why are these ads dangerous?

No PC virus could possibly be safe so no matter how harmless this pest pretends to be, you know better than to trust hackers. Adware-type parasites can’t cause you harm directly so they try to trick you into installing more infections which will get the job done. To do so, Online Browser Advertising uses a malicious browser plug-in which the virus installs completely without your permission. Frankly speaking, your preferences are no longer relevant after your PC got infected so if you don’t appreciate being manipulated, you will not waste time dealing with this program’s shenanigans. The Online Browser Advertising browser extension is perfectly compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome so there’s no escaping the parasite’s various advertisements. Whatever browser you attempt to you, whatever website you try to visit, you will be greeted by its useless discounts, offers, deals, best prices and price comparisons. As you already figured out, all links generated by the infection are sponsored which makes them highly unreliable. That means you will have to avoid the parade of advertisement regardless of how appealing they look on the surface. Online Browser Advertising’s ads include a great variety of corrupted, fake and safe web links and the overall mess you’re about to experience can put your nerves to the ultimate test. In addition to dealing with advertisements, you have to keep an eye out for more malware disguised as program updates or additional toolbars. Basically, nothing advertised by the virus is trustworthy enough and unless you’re willing to cause your PC further damage, you will delete the parasite in an instant. Have we also mentioned that the virus steals personal data? Because it does. Adware-type programs are famous for spying on your browsing-related information which might include personally-identifiable data as well, so you can imagine what an enormous privacy threat that is. Of course, catastrophic consequences like identity theft are very rare but if you’re unlucky enough, you might end up in an extremely nasty situation. And all of it – thanks to this seemingly harmless adware application. You don’t have to help hackers boost web traffic to some questionable websites, nor do you have to provide your own browsing history, IP addresses, email addresses, etc. to greedy third parties. Online Browser Advertising is a relatively easy parasite to eliminate but it’s very important to do so fast, otherwise the virus will simply get out of hand. If you want to remove it manually, please follow the detailed instructions you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Online Browser Advertising Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Online Browser Advertising infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall Online Browser Advertising from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Online Browser Advertising from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Online Browser Advertising from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Online Browser Advertising from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Online Browser Advertising program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Online Browser Advertising from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Online Browser Advertising Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.