Remove iLotto Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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iLotto (by Chestbox Limited) is one more malicious application you should keep an eye out for. According to its official website, iLotto is a “daily and weekly sweepstakes game which is played by selecting numbers from a grid of available numbers for each of the games”. This program is supposed to also provide you horoscopes and other similar features. Well, if iLotto really was as harmless as it claims to be, we wouldn’t be preparing a removal guide right now. And you wouldn’t be looking for a way to get rid of this program ASAP. Unfortunately, iLotto has been classified as a potentially unwanted adware-type infection. Yes, this thing is a virus. Even though adware is the least virulent type of parasite out there, that doesn’t mean it’s even remotely safe. Therefore, keeping the virus on board would be incredibly ill-advised. Remember, your computer has been compromised. The sooner you succeed in regaining control over your machine, the better. Procrastination will not fix the issue. Action will. Now, in case you’re baffled as to the purpose of adware – it’s very simple and very prosaic. ilotto comes for free which means its developers need to find some other way to make money out of their program. Here’s where the ads come in rather handy. Once the parasite lands on your PC system, it adds a troublesome extension to your browsers. Thanks to this add-on, you’re now bombarded with various pop-ups in various shapes. Prepare to be seeing a rich bouquet of pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, interstitial ads, video ads, etc. on every single website you visit. Those web links are extremely irritating, stubborn and hard to remove. That means iLotto effectively destroys your browsing experience by forcing you to deal with useless commercials on a daily basis. Being ad-supported, this pest will keep generating its intrusive pile of advertisements till the very moment you delete it. In addition, its presence slows down the PC speed significantly and causes your overwhelmed browsers to often crash/freeze. It also spies on your browsing-related information. That means iLotto collects IP addresses, email addresses, passwords, usernames, search queries, browsing history, etc. However, if you’re particularly unlucky, it might also steal some personally identifiable data as well thus causing great privacy issues. More often than not, crooks sell the private information they steal to questionable third parties with questionable intentions. You end up not even knowing where your data gets sent. Could you possibly feel safe when your private life online is no longer private? If not, proceed to removing the parasite. You will lose nothing by deleting it; on the other hand, you will gain a lot.

How did I get infected with?

To be honest, there is some slight possibility that you did install iLotto voluntarily. Did you, though? This program’s developers try to present it as a perfectly safe piece of software so you might have actually believed their empty promises. A much more plausible scenario is that the virus slithered itself onto your machine in silence. Adware is very tricky and applies mainly stealthy infiltration techniques. Take bundled software, for example. If you often install such program packages, you should keep in mind how dangerous this is. Unverified websites include at least one bonus infection alongside the safe programs in the bundle. The problem is, when you rush the installation, you remain oblivious to the parasite’s presence. Therefore, you end up installing the bonus as well. Obviously, this is a highly undesirable bonus. To prevent such sneaky installation in the future, stay away from illegitimate freeware/shareware bundles. Keep an eye on the programs you give green light to and opt for the Advanced option instead of the Basic One. This will grant you control over the installation so no parasite could sneak in behind your back. Remember that the key to safety is caution. Don’t download anything you don’t trust and take care of your device on time. You will certainly not regret it.

Why are these ads dangerous?

As mentioned already, iLotto exhibits various malicious traits. It’s the nth threat on the Web that simply doesn’t belong on your machine. Apart from annoying you with ads, the parasite also serves as a back door to malware and slows the PC speed to a crawl. Remember, it’s very important that you stay away from the commercials iLotto constantly generates. They might lead you to practically any website which leaves you exposed to all kinds of infections. None of its sponsored web links is safe, including the random software updates and other unreliable third-party commercials you might come across. This program was never really supposed to enhance your Internet experience. Therefore, why would you believe the promises of something that isn’t trustworthy? ilotto will not help you save time or money. It will only help cyber criminals become a little bit richer. They will gain revenue at your expense, though. Furthermore, iLotto seriously jeopardizes your privacy by shamelessly spying on your browsing-related activities. To delete this nuisance manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove iLotto Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete iLotto from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove iLotto from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall iLotto from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the iLotto 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 iLotto 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 iLotto 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.