How to Remove Unstopaccess Adware

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Unstopaccess provides pop-ups nonstop. Unfortunately, that is just the first of many tricks this program has in store for you. Unstopaccess has been classified as adware and is just as annoying as all other adware-type programs. Have you been harassed by such a virus? If you’ve seen one adware infection, you’re pretty much seen them all. The Unstopaccess parasite takes over all your favorite browsers and modifies them. Without a doubt, this pest is more obnoxious that destructive. Keep in mind that adware is considered to be the least harmful type of parasite out there. After all, the Internet is full of hijackers, Trojan horses and ransomware. Compared to those, Unstopaccess is a lot less problematic. It is still a nasty PC infection, though. Many people choose to ignore adware programs thinking they are harmless. Don’t make that mistake. Any cyber virus could cause you damage if you overlook the threat it poses. To prevent serious harm, tackle the Unstopaccess parasite ASAP. This nuisance brings to you nothing but trouble. It firstly modifies your default browser setting. You’ll notice a brand new browser extension added by the virus. By installing a certain plugin, the parasite injects your browsers with ads. Sponsored, immensely unsafe ads. The Unstopaccess pop-ups are now a constant presence on your PC screen. Every single website you attempt to visit comes covered with useless, pesky commercials. Whether you’re interested in seeing these ads or not is irrelevant. Hackers did not develop this pest to make your online experience more enjoyable. In fact, they use the virus to gain profit. By generating sponsored pop-ups, Unstopaccess boosts web traffic. This is how the adware allows its creators to make money through the pay-per-click mechanism. Are you willing to support the illegal business of hackers? If the answer to this question is no (and it should be), avoid the ads. Bear in mind these stubborn commercials are sponsored and extremely unreliable. Some of them might lead you to malware and others advertise bogus products. Restrain yourself from clicking any seemingly attractive ad you might come across. Trusting the commercials displayed by a nasty cyber parasite isn’t a risk worth taking.

How did I get infected with?

The most plausible scenario doesn’t involve your authorization. No, hackers aren’t gullible enough to wait for your permission. Instead of relying on your approval, crooks rely on your distraction. That means the Unstopaccess virus was probably bundled because this is a notoriously popular technique. All sorts of malicious programs use the very same tactic so be cautious. Next time you download bundled software, pay close attention to the programs you give green light to. If you spot some infections hiding in the bundle, deselect them. Rushing the installation process lets loose the parasites that might be attached to the freeware or shareware. As you could imagine, many people choose to skip installation steps and end up installing viruses. We recommend that you opt for the custom or advanced option in the Setup Wizard. This will allow you to remain in control of the entire process so you could notice malware and prevent its installation. Instead of falling victim to some vicious cyber intruder, be attentive. You won’t regret it. Preventing malware infiltration may seem like a hassle but removing infections is a much bigger one. Be careful and watch out for parasites.

Why is this dangerous?

The Unstopaccess virus floods your PC screen with sponsored pop-ups ads. It generates various coupons, discounts, product offers, price comparisons, “best prices”. Not a single commercial should be trusted because these are sponsored. They get generated so hackers could become a little bit richer at your expense. Stay away from all advertisements Unstopaccess displays. This program causes your browsers to redirect you, to freeze and crash. It might also collect some of your browsing-related details and send them to crooks. Furthermore, the virus could attempt to collect your personally identifiable data. That may result in financial scams or even identity theft. Don’t put up with this infection’s dangerous shenanigans. To delete it manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove Unstopaccess virus

The Unstopaccess 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 Unstopaccess 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: Track down Unstopaccess in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Unstopaccess startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Unstopaccess 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 Unstopaccess 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 Unstopaccess 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 Unstopaccess traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Unstopaccess 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 Unstopaccess

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 Unstopaccess, 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 Unstopaccess 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 Unstopaccess 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.