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CurveLayer is part of the PUP adware family. That’s the most annoying and obnoxious category of cyber infections. Adware applications slither into your system undetected, and corrupt it. Once they settle, their programming kicks in, and they make a mess. And, make no mistake! Once they start, they don’t stop unless you remove them from your PC altogether. So, with each passing moment, the mess only grows and worsens. So, don’t allow the application even a single additional moment after detection! As soon as you become aware of its existence, get rid of it! The more time you grant it on your PC, the more opportunities it has to wreck it. So, take action immediately after seeing the first pop-up “Powered by CurveLayer.” Take it as a sign to act. As a warning. Don’t ignore it. You WILL regret it if you do. Do yourself a favor, and find and delete the adware as soon as the opportunity presents itself. You’ll save yourself a ton of troubles and headaches with its prompt deletion.

How did I get infected with?

CurveLayer cannot enter your system unless you permit it to do so. The tool has to ask you whether you agree with its installment. And, can go along with it, only after receiving your consent. So, how do you suppose it gets it? Think about it. If it came out and blatantly asked whether you agree to install it, you’d just deny it. You wouldn’t just agree to allow adware into your system, would you? Well, it’s exactly because of that, the tool does not ask openly. It doesn’t take chances. It turns to deception and trickery, and dupes you. It does, indeed, seek your permission for its install. It just does it in the most covert way possible. More often than not, the application uses freeware as a means of invasion. It’s one of the easiest means of gaining your consent. Since, most users don’t even read the terms and conditions when dealing with freeware. That’s a horrible strategy. One, which ends up with you agreeing to install malware, and not even realize it. Always take your time to read the terms and conditions! Don’t rush! Don’t give into gullibility and distraction! Infection prey on them. They need your carelessness to slither in undetected. Don’t make it easy for them/. Be thorough, vigilant, and attentive. Attention goes a long way.

Why is this dangerous?

When CurveLayer background audio ads dupes you into installing it, you’re in trouble. Brace yourself for a bad time. Adware tools are immensely intrusive. They meddle in everything. They mess with your system settings. They perform unwanted, unapproved reshuffles. They turn your browsing into a hellish experience. For example, the adware can replace your homepage and search engine. One day, you find a new unreliable website in their stead. Then, it redirects you to that and other suspicious sites when you browse. And, of course, it puts you through an utter bombardment of pop-ups. Each time you open your browser, a new tab, type in a search, you get interrupted. And, since these interruptions occur all the time, they lead to even more issues. Your system starts to crash all the time. And, your computer’s performance slows down to a crawl. But as annoying as these issues are, they’re the minor inconveniences you face. By far, the worst one has to do with your privacy. The CurveLayer program jeopardizes your private life. It threatens to steal and expose your personal and financial details. The application follows specific programming. It begins to spy on your browsing from the moment it invades your PC. The tool keeps track and catalogs your every online move. Then, once it decides it has gathered enough information, sends it. It hands it off to the third parties that published it. People, who can then use it as they see fit. Do you think that’s a risk, you’re willing to take? Do you think it’s worth it? To gamble with your personal and financial details? And, for what? A worthless potentially unwanted program, which throws you into a world of problems. Do yourself a favor, and get rid of the CurveLayer adware ASAP.

How to Remove CurveLayer virus

The CurveLayer infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the CurveLayer 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.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down CurveLayer in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate CurveLayer startup location

STEP 3: Delete CurveLayer traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down CurveLayer in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate CurveLayer startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean CurveLayer virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean CurveLayer traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the CurveLayer by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by CurveLayer

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for CurveLayer, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove CurveLayer argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove CurveLayer Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.