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Feedgeo.com is an adware-related website. If it pops up on your screen, prepare for trouble. Your computer is no longer infection-free. The Feedgeo.com adware lurks in the shadows of your OS. This parasite is very sneaky. It uses trickery to slither into your computer unnoticed. Once in, however, it changes its behavior. The adware becomes very pushy and annoying. It corrupts your web browsers and takes over your browsing experience. The adware floods your browser with advertising content. Every time you go online, numerous pop-ups cover your screen. Your favorite websites are heavy on coupons and advertisements. Even your videos get paused for commercial breaks. The adware knows no boundaries. It uses misleading and unethical strategies to generate ad revenue. This parasite exists to make money. Neither your comfort nor security is part of the deal. To target you with relevant ads, the adware monitors your browsing activities. It uses the collected information for ad selection. In theory, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, the parasite would display ads for sports hoes. In practice, though, the adware drowns you in a sea of unreliable advertisements. It doesn’t matter whether you type a search inquiry or watch a video, the adware is always there annoy you. It even dares load sponsored pages in your browser. And that’s the tricky part. These sponsored pages, more often than not, are scam and phishing websites. Numerous crooks use the Feedgeo.com adware as an adverting platform. They take advantage of the collected information to create irresistible adverts. When you click, however, bad things happen. Do not risk your security. The Feedgeo.com is a hazardous parasite. It has no place on your computer.

How did I get infected with?

The Feedgeo.com adware does not target individual users. This parasite is not that advanced. It uses standard distribution strategies to reach a broad spectrum of potential victims. We are talking about software bundles, torrents, fake updates, spam emails, and corrupted links. One second of carelessness is all the adware needs to enter your computer. The thing about the adware is that it needs an invitation to get on board. No permission, no admission. As you can imagine, though, there is a way around that rule. The parasite relies on misleading language and your naivety. If you let your guard down, you are very likely to end up with a parasite. Your caution, however, can keep your device secure and virus-free. Do not visit shady websites. Download your software from reputable sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” installation strategy. Most of the free apps we download off the web come bundled with bonus apps. The extras, however, are often parasites like the Feedgeo.com adware. To prevent the unwanted extras from installing, use the advanced/custom setup option. Under it, you would be able to control the installation process. Also, before you click on that “Accept” button, read the terms and conditions. You can, of course, speed up this step by using an online EULA analyzer. If you detect anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately.

Why is this dangerous?

The Feedgeo.com adware is very intrusive. It interferes with your every online action. You cannot get a simple task done without being interrupted. This aggressive advertising, however, takes a toll on your computer. The adware causes system underperformance and browser crashes. Your Internet connection may also become slow and unstable. Don’t focus too much on these issues, though. These are nothing compared to the things that happen behind your back. The Feedgeo.com adware threatens your privacy. This intruder spies on you from the moment it invades. And when it collects enough data, it sends it to its publishers. Do you think that ends well for you? Of course, it doesn’t. You are dealing with criminals. These people use the data against you, as well as sell access to it. Anyone willing to pay can use the adware and its resources against you. The crooks usually create customized ads and force them on you. They show you irresistible offers. But, when you click, you get redirected to dangerous websites. The Feedgeo.com adware runs numerous online scams. Its ads are more likely misleading and fake than legitimate. Do not put up with this parasite. Don’t let it lure you into an online trap. Act against the invader. Remove the adware for good!

How to Remove Feedgeo.com virus

The Feedgeo.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 Feedgeo.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.

STEP 1: Track down Feedgeo.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Feedgeo.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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