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Catered to You is the rather original name of one very unoriginal program. It’s the nth malicious creation of SuperWeb LLC. and in case you’ve heard of that company before, you should already know what to expect out of every single thing they have ever developed. It seems like SuperWeb LLC. has took it as a personal challenge to fill in the Web with as much malware as physically possible and, unfortunately, they are doing relatively good so far. The Catered to You virus is a typical representative of the adware family and it’s also been classified as a PUP (potentially unwanted program). You will not need much time to realize precisely how malicious this thing is, though. Once it manages to slither itself onto your machine, it starts wreaking havoc almost immediately and bombards you with issues. Being ad-supported, the parasite generates its sponsored web links which simply cannot remain unnoticed. This program may not shine with originality but it’s just resourceful enough to flood your PC screen with pop-ups, pop-unders, interstitials, banners, hyperlinks, video ads, etc. so no matter how titanically great your patience is, there comes a point when your entire Internet experience will be effectively demolished. In addition, the virus offers tons of unreliable program updates, bogus product offers and third-party web links. Due to the parasite’s devious presence, the speed of your computer will be slowed down considerably and to top it all, Catered to You is also perfectly capable of stealing browsing-relating and other personal information. Long story short, this pest of a program is definitely not what your PC needs so the sooner you uninstall it, the better. If you want to learn more about this sneaky infection before you proceed to removing it, then keep on reading.

How did I get infected with Catered to You?

Adware-type parasites are famous for their trickery. The nasty Catered to You virus, as you can imagine, is no exception. This thing usually travels the Web via lies and deceit so if you encounter its presence on your PC system, you might think that you never agreed to install it. Only you did. You just didn’t realize it because such parasites rely mainly on secretive and highly unfair infiltration techniques. They normally get attached to some questionable freeware or shareware bundles and if you’re careless enough, you could easily install the parasite alongside the legitimate software you wanted. It goes without saying that you don’t need a bonus virus, right? What’s much more worrisome here is the fact that adware is not the only potential cyber issue that uses this sneaky distribution method. For example, Trojans follow the same pattern. Are you nervous yet? Remember, every time you download software, especially if it comes bundled and especially if it comes for free, be cautious. Don’t allow hackers to fool you and don’t agree to install anything that you don’t want installed. To protect your machine, always opt for the Custom or Advanced option in the Setup Wizard and avoid unverified websites because, more often than not, they are not trustworthy. Also, make sure you stay away from all types of spam email-attachment, spam messages from unknown senders and third-party web links that you might stumble across while surfing the Web. Your caution depends of your actions; keep that in mind.

Why are is Catered to You dangerous?

As we mentioned already, Catered to You doesn’t deviate from the classic adware pattern in any department. After successful installation (behind your back), the parasites installs its malicious browser extension (behind your back) and starts making modifications to your browser settings (again, behind your back). You can clearly see how sly and manipulative this virus is but that’s not even the worst part. Thanks to the Catered to You browser add-on and its compatibility with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, you will be seeing a parade of pop-ups on every single web page you try to visit. You may think this is annoying, obstructive and useless but it’s also very dangerous. As the web links generated by the parasite are entirely sponsored, some of them ARE corrupted. This program doesn’t discriminate between safe and unsafe ads so there is no telling which kind you came across with unless you click it open. Is this really a risk worth taking, though? Despite its beautiful promises about enhancing your browsing experience, Catered to You doesn’t hesitate to do the exact opposite. It also doesn’t hesitate to steal your personal data even though it was originally never supposed to do so. How comfortable do you feel knowing that hackers have free access to your browsing history, search queries, IP address, email addresses, passwords and usernames? We’d assume not much. Crooks usually sell the data they collect to some suspicious third parties in order to gain profit but, honestly, whatever monetizing system they decide to use, your private information is no longer private. All in all, this program shares quite a lot of similarities with all the other adware-type parasites online so you should know better than to leave it unattended on your system. It most certainly does NOT belong there. If you want to delete the pesky Catered to You parasite manually, please follow the comprehensive removal guide you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Catered to You?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Catered to You 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 Catered to You from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Catered to You from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Catered to You from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Catered to You from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Catered to You 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 Catered to You 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 Catered to You 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.