Remove Soso Desk Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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The Soso Desk program is yet another adware-type infection. Even though this thing is supposed to be perfectly harmless, you know better than to trust hackers. Or at least you should. Soso Desk has also been classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP); if it spends enough time on board, you will witness its entire malicious potential unleashed. Does that idea sound like fun to you? No? Then don’t hesitate because procrastination cannot solve your problem. Action can. The sooner you uninstall Soso Desk, the better; after all, why would you need such a pest on board? This thing exposes you to malware and effectively annoys you in the process. To begin with, it usually gets installed without your knowledge. Once the parasite lands on your machine, it begins to modify your browser settings and, once again, doesn’t bother to ask for any authorization beforehand. Once Soso Desk has messed with your browsers, you can no longer trust them. Thanks to a malicious add-on that the virus installs, your browsers are now injected with pop-ups. That means you will inevitably stumble across annoying, stubborn and absolutely useless commercials on a daily basis. What’s even worse is the fact those web links are utterly unreliable. The Soso Desk parasite is ad-supported and generates commercials to gain profit for its developers. And it generates all types of commercials because whether they are malicious or not doesn’t matter. What matters is that hackers gain revenue online. However, their profit might come at your expense if you click a corrupted ad. Remember, there ARE some incredibly dangerous commercials among the safe ones so keeping Soso Desk on board is quite a gamble. Also, this pesky infection starts collecting private data the minute it gets installed so your privacy is jeopardized as well. The parasite’s shenanigans mainly include stealing your browsing history and search queries but, if you’re particularly unlucky, Soso Desk might steal some personally identifiable information as well. There’s a rich variety of monetizing techniques online so you never know for sure where and for what purpose your personal data gets sent. Hackers usually send it to (questionable) third parties for marketing purposes which puts you in a very vulnerable position. In addition, the virus slows the PC speed to a crawl, causes your browsers to crash/freeze and disrupts your entire Internet experience. Long story short, Soso Desk wreaks havoc. To learn how you could uninstall this pest manually, please keep on reading.

How did I get infected with?

So how did Soso Desk invade your machine? In case you’ve recently downloaded freeware or shareware bundles off of the Internet, there’s your answer. Adware-type infections are stealthy so they don’t tend to manifest the fact your PC is getting compromised. Hackers want you to remain oblivious to the installation for as long as possible. Don’t let them fool you. To prevent virus infiltration, always opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the setup wizard instead of the Basic one. Keep in mind that rushing the installation is quite a bad idea because you might accidentally install all kinds of parasites alongside the software you want. Most freeware bundles you will find on illegitimate websites include at least one infection as a bonus. It goes without saying that this is a bonus you certainly DO NOT want. To be able to spot the intruder on time, check out the Terms and Conditions or the End User License Agreement (EULA) in advance. This way you will be entirely in control of the process and there will be no malware installed on your machine. Also, stay away from spam messages or spam email-attachments; they are unreliable as well.

Why are these ads dangerous?

The nasty Soso Desk ads flood your PC screen for one very simple (and also very irritating reason) – money. To be more exact, hackers’ money. This program starts generating web traffic towards some specific pages which means your safety is not even a part of the picture. Hackers are willing to display various infections disguised as alluring commercials. That means you have to restrain yourself from clicking anything Soso Desk brings upon you. Chances are, if a certain advertisement is currently on your computer screen, hackers want it to be there. And hackers can’t be trusted. The only way to stop the parade of suspicious coupons, discounts, product deals, price comparisons, etc. is by removing the virus itself. This piece of malware has nothing beneficial to offer you. Therefore, it doesn’t belong on your computer. The parasite seriously compromises your safety, floods your PC with potentially harmful pop-up ads, slows down the PC speed and exhibits many more malicious traits. And, if you keep it on board, you’re practically becoming a sponsor of cyber criminals. It’s rather clear that Soso Desk has to be uninstalled ASAP so don’t waste time. To get rid of this nuisance manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Soso Desk Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Soso Desk from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Soso Desk from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Soso Desk from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Soso Desk 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 Soso Desk 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 Soso Desk 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.