Plugins Button Extension Removal (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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The Plugins Button Extension is, without a doubt, unwanted. Do you know why you’re stuck with it, though? You have an infection on your computer system. Despite its beautiful promises to be a useful application, Plugins Button is a PC virus. Keeping this adware-type pest on boars only exposes you to further trouble. Hence, we’d recommend that you get rid of the parasite as soon as possible. In this case, procrastination can’t be beneficial for you. Plugins Button usually gets downloaded in silence. It then proceeds to make modifications in silence too. Infections are impressively sneaky so all shenanigans happen behind your back. Of course, your permission (or the lack of it) remains irrelevant. Hackers are currently using your machine to gain revenue. Are you familiar with the pay-per-click mechanism? This simple scheme allows crooks to make effortless money online. All that they need is to generate web traffic to some particular pages. As you’ve probably noticed already, adware is very effective in that department. Plugins Button adds its extension to all your browsers. As a result, all of them get hijacked. Wave your everyday online experience goodbye and forget about this parasite’s bogus functionalities. Plugins Button has nothing to offer except for quick access to malware. By messing with your browsers, the parasite injects them with sponsored ads. This is how its developers gain profit but you should know how dangerous such a trick is. None of the Plugins Button ads is reliable. After all, crooks are interested in boosting web traffic, not in taking care of your online experience. Stay away from the advertisements generated by a cyber parasite. Even the most harmless-looking adware virus may turn out to be harmful beyond belief. The more time Plugins Button spends on your device, the more worrisome it becomes. Before this pest gets out of hand, take action and remove the intruder. You won’t regret it. Apart from being intrusive and dangerous, the adware is also very irritating. All websites you visit are covered in pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, interstitials and other types of ads. The commercials are stubborn and impossible not to notice. However, you have to keep in mind that clicking any of them open would be a mistake. You might land on malicious websites and accidentally download more infections.

How did I get infected with?

The method most infections use is called freeware/shareware bundling. It is just as simple and stealthy as hackers want it to be. Hence, next time you install such programs, watch out for bonus infections. One single software bundle may be infested with harmful parasites. To prevent virus infiltration, you have to pay attention during the process. It goes without saying that many PC users prefer to skip the installation. Unfortunately, rushing guarantees you no information about the programs that are about to get downloaded. Instead of skipping important steps, take your time. Preventing installation is better than having to deal with malware. Opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the Setup Wizard. In addition, check out the Terms and Conditions or EULA (End User License Agreement). You should be perfectly aware what programs are added to the bundle. Unless you keep an eye out for infections, you simply won’t know what you install till it’s too late. Another rule of thumb is to stay away from illegitimate websites and/or unverified bundles. Always be careful when surfing the Internet. Your caution will inevitably pay off so don’t be negligent even for a moment.

Why is this dangerous?

Your once trustworthy browsers are no longer in your control. They begin to redirect you, they crash and freeze. That means you’re being harassed and annoyed every single time you attempt to find anything online. Also, the pages you do manage to visit are flooded with sponsored, absolutely useless commercials. For example, coupons, deals, offers, product discounts, price comparisons. Avoid clicking any of these misleading advertisements open unless you want to jeopardize your safety further. The adware might serve as a back door to more infections. It also steals your browsing history, IP addresses and other sensitive details. Consider your private life online not private anymore. This program might even try to get to some personally identifiable data. In other words, it poses a serious threat to your security as well as your privacy. To delete it manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Plugins Button Extension virus

The Plugins Button Extension 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 Plugins Button Extension 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 Plugins Button Extension in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Plugins Button Extension startup location

STEP 3: Delete Plugins Button Extension traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Plugins Button Extension 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 Plugins Button Extension 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 Plugins Button Extension 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 Plugins Button Extension traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Plugins Button Extension 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 Plugins Button Extension

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 Plugins Button Extension, 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 Plugins Button Extension 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 Plugins Button Extension 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.