Remove Sarah.Runtnc.net Adware from Chrome, Firefox, Edge, IE

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The appearance of the Sarah.Runtnc.net website is a clear sign that there is something wrong with your browser. This page is not to be trusted. It is associated with a nasty adware parasite. If your browser behaves oddly, you should scan your computer. The Sarah.Runtnc.net adware has very obvious symptoms: browser redirection, increased number of online advertisements, video commercials, slow and unstable Internet connection. The adware is an extremely intrusive ad-generating program which opens your browser to surveillance and targeted ads. Basically, the parasite monitors your browsing-related activities and uses the collected data as a base for better ad-targeting. Thus, if you enter “sneakers” into some search engine, the adware will display adverts for sports shoes. It sounds great on paper. You see adverts for items you that you want. Unfortunately, there is a catch. The adware does not verify its ads. Neither does it check the advertisers behind them. Numerous crooks use this app as an advertising platform. They show you what you want to see, but they don’t deliver the promised. If an ad looks too good to be true, it probably isn’t. An unverified advert may arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worse, it will redirect you to bogus websites. The Sarah.Runtnc.net adware cannot be beneficial to you. Quite the contrary. It ruins your browsing experience. This parasite interferes with every aspect of your browsing sessions. It injects ads on every website you open, redirects your web traffic to sponsored platforms and even pauses your videos for commercial breaks. You cannot get a simple task done without being interrupted. The parasite is like a pain in the neck. The more you tolerate it, the worse it becomes. This intruder gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. So, do not wait. Act now! Remove the adware before it gets out of control!

How did I get infected with?

The Sarah.Runtnc.net adware did not infect your computer by itself. This parasite is not that advanced. No, it received help. Your help! You either clicked on a corrupted link, downloaded a rogue app, or installed a malicious freeware extra. To enter your OS, this parasite needs your approval. No permission, no admission. That is the rule. Unfortunately, the crooks have found a way around it. They trick you into installing the parasite unintentionally. All they do is to attach the adware to the payload file of some third-party software. When you start the installation of such a bundled app, you would be asked to choose between a standard and an advanced installation. Which one do you usually prefer? If your answer is the standard, change your habits. This setup option is automatic. It installs all extras without your explicit approval. If you select the advanced one, however, you will be presented with a list of all extras. You can deselect all unwanted apps and still install the program you originally planned to set up. Make sure you know what you give your permission to. Read the Terms and Conditions/End User License Agreement (EULA). If you don’t have the time to do so, use an online EULA analyzer to scan it. If you spot anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately. Even a little extra caution goes a long way. So, do your due diligence. Make sure your device is always protected!

Why is this dangerous?

The Sarah.Runtnc.net adware is not to be underestimated. It is in control of your browser. The adware knows your every online step. What is even worse, it knows how to use the collected data. The parasite turns you into an easy target. It floods you with irresistible advertisements. Yet, when you follow them, you end up on dodgy websites. Numerous online scams are promoted through adware parasites. The crooks use the adware and its resources to prepare irresistible online offers. They push the offers on you, but when you click, bad things happen. Do not reveal sensitive information. Always make sure you are on the right website. There are scam web pages that imitate the design of well-known online platforms. The crooks want you to revel your usernames, passwords, credit card details or other sensitive information. If you fall into the trap, they will drain your bank account, hack into your accounts and cause trouble. Be very careful what you do online. Do not put up with this parasite. Remove the Sarah.Runtnc.net adware ASAP!

How to Remove Sarah.Runtnc.net virus

The Sarah.Runtnc.net 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Sarah.Runtnc.net startup location

STEP 3: Delete Sarah.Runtnc.net traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Sarah.Runtnc.net 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Sarah.Runtnc.net 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net

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 Sarah.Runtnc.net, 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net 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 Sarah.Runtnc.net 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.