Staticnode Adware Removal from Chrome/FF/IE

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The Staticnode adware is a nasty ad-generating parasite. It enters your computer through trickery and wreaks total havoc. Following a successful installation, the adware adds its malicious extension to your web browser. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, Opera, there is no immune browser. The parasite infects them all. This nasty intruder is programmed to generate revenue through a pay-per-click scheme. However, it is not programmed to keep its users safe, nor to value their personal space. The Staticnode adware uses aggressive and misleading strategies. It spies on your online activities and uses the collected data to target you with customized advertising campaigns. The adware knows your every online step. Which websites you visit, what search inquiries you make, what links you follow. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you from this intruder. Everything you do is recorded and analyzed. Once a sufficient amount of data is collected, the adware sends it to its owners. And this is the tricky part. These people have questionable interests. Not only do they use the data, they also sell it to third parties. Anyone willing to pay can buy it. All sorts of crooks do. Furthermore, the people that use the Staticnode adware as an advertising platform can also access the information. They use the adware and its resources to target potential customers. A capable advertiser needs very little to successfully target you with customized marketing strategies! Do be careful online. If an offer looks too good to be true, it probably isn’t! Don’t reveal your personal information. With the Staticnode adware on board, you are mo likely to end up on a bogus website than on a legitimate one. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the intruder! The sooner it’s gone, the better!

How did I get infected with?

To reach its victims, the Staticnode adware uses trickery. This parasite is not an ingenious virus, but a malicious program. And just like any other program, it needs your (the user’s) approval to get installed. No permission, no admission. That’s the rule. Unfortunately, the crooks have found a way around it. They attach the adware as an extra to the payload file of third-party software. If you are not careful and rush through the installation process of a software bundle, you might end up with more programs than you anticipated. So, don’t rush, take your time. Opt for the Advanced installation option. If it’s available, by all means, selects it. Under it, you will be presented with a list of all extras that are about to be installed. Deselect them. These third-party apps, more often than not, are malicious. Besides, if you truly needed such software, you would have downloaded it by yourself. This is your PC. You decide what to be installed on it. Don’t let others make this decision for you. Other malware distribution methods you should keep an eye out for are the good old spam emails, torrents, and fake updates. Your caution can prevent these strategies from succeeding. Always do your due diligence!

Why is this dangerous?

The Staticnode adware is extremely intrusive. It interferes with every aspect of your browsing experience. The parasite bombards you with adverts. It injects dozens and dozens of ads on every web page you load, redirects your traffic to sponsored websites and even pauses your online videos for long commercial breaks. The parasite ruins your online experience. It is a pain in the neck that is hard to be tolerated. And it shouldn’t. The longer it remains active, the worse your situation becomes. This parasite tends to get more and more aggressive with each passing day. It will intensify its advertising campaigns. The adware will force more and more ads on you. It will redirect your browser more often. You will hate the experience. But these issues are not the real problem. You should worry about the things the adware does in the shadows. The parasite jeopardizes your privacy. It threatens to expose your personal information to potential criminals. Furthermore, is allows unverified advertisers to use the data. All sorts of crooks use the adware and its resources to target potential victims. They use the collected information to prepare custom adverts. They show you what you want to see, but when you click on their ads, bad things happen. With the Staticnode adware on board, you are more likely to be redirected to a scam or infected websites than to a legitimate one! Do not risk your security! Remove this intruder the first chance you get!

How to Remove Staticnode virus

The Staticnode 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 Staticnode 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 Staticnode in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Staticnode startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Staticnode, 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 Staticnode 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 Staticnode 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.