How to Remove Tenorshare.com Pop-up Adware

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Tenorshare.com is a highly questionable domain. You were redirected to this page because you have an adware lurking somewhere on your computer. Do not panic! We can help you clean your machine. But first, let’s explain what an adware is and why you should remove it immediately. As a typical member of its malicious family, the Tenorshare.com adware tortures its victims with browser redirection and numerous advertisements. At first, the adware can be ignored. Yet, things will escalate quickly. Soon, every web page you open will be heavy on ad banners, in-text ads and video commercials. Your browser will struggle to display any website correctly. Your computer, too, will be affected. It will become sluggish. Some older machines may even experience frequent system crashes. This, of course, leads to data loss. At some point, you will notice that all of the adverts you are exposed to are somehow related to your hobbies and needs. This is not a coincidence. The Tenorshare.com adware displays only the ads it considers appropriate for you. To do so, it needs some inside. It needs to know you. And the Tenorshare.com adware knows you better than you might think. This sneaky little program is designed to collect data about its victims. It uses that information to choose the most appealing adverts for you. However, the adware will also sell every bit of data to third parties. And this can result in your bank account being drained or worse. You have no other choice but to remove the Tenorshare.com adware. Use a trustworthy anti-virus program to delete it completely. You can, of course, do it by yourself. For manual removal, please, follow our guide.

How did I get infected with?

The Tenorshare.com adware uses not one, but many techniques to reach its victims. Your computer might have been infected via fake software update. Or, the adware might have arrived hidden in a bundle. There are numerous possibilities. Yet, all malware distribution techniques have something in common. They rely on your negligence and carelessness. Be vigilant instead. If you keep your guard up, you can prevent these techniques from succeeding. Do not follow mysterious links. Never open spam messages and keep an eye for suspicious software updates. Be careful when you install free software. Developers often attach extra programs to the installation files of many free apps. Whenever you are installing a program, opt for advanced installation option. It can be a button or a tab. Under the Custom/Advanced installation, you will be presented with a list of all extra apps that are about to be installed. Examine the list carefully. These third party apps, more often than not are malicious. Deselect all suspicious tools. You can also deselect all extras and still install the program you originally planned to set up. Install only the tools you trust!

Why is this dangerous?

The Tenorshare.com adware generates traffic to some websites. It redirects its users directly to these pages. So, be prepared to be introduced to numerous useful applications, financial software and “great opportunities.” Do not trust a word you read. The adware has no verifying mechanism. It doesn’t check what is being promoted or who the advertiser is. Crooks often take advantage of such applications. They use the adware to display adverts for malicious applications. The adware may also redirect you to websites that are partaking in scams. You may even end up on fake web stores that sell non-existent goods. If you have the misfortune to click on a corrupted ad, you will download a virus directly on your PC. The Tenorshare.com adware is a giant hole in your security. This malicious application exposes its victims to numerous online threats. On top of that, it is also selling information about you. People with questionable interests may get in possession of your usernames, passwords, IP and email addresses. Keeping the adware on board is not worth the risk. This program shouldn’t be tolerated.

How to Remove Tenorshare.com virus

The Tenorshare.com 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 Tenorshare.com 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 Tenorshare.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Tenorshare.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Tenorshare.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Tenorshare.com 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 Tenorshare.com 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 Tenorshare.com 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 Tenorshare.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Tenorshare.com 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 Tenorshare.com

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 Tenorshare.com, 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 Tenorshare.com 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 Tenorshare.com 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.