How to Remove Ssoption Malware

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Ssoption is not an app you should keep. This utility uses trickery to get on your system. Once installed, however, it corrupts your browsing experience. The parasite falls under the Adware category. It is an aggressive ad-generating invader which follows instructions to inject ads on every website you visit. You must have noticed that pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. That’s right! It’s the adware. It gets paid when you click on its adverts. Thus, it floods your browsers with various ads. Ssoption injects banner and in-text adverts on every website you visit. It covers your screen with pop-ups every time you as much as touch your browser. It even dares pause your online videos for commercial breaks. If you, however, refuse to click, the parasite becomes even worse. It starts browser redirection. The adware loads sponsored, third-party websites directly in your browser. Do you feel safe knowing that this pest can open any website out there? This parasite gets paid to promote, not to guarantee your security. Anyone willing to spend some money can use the adware. As you can imagine, numerous crooks are more than happy to open their wallets. They use Ssoption to redirect traffic to phony, phishing, and scam websites. Do not risk falling into an online trap! Do what’s best for you and your system’s well-being. Remove the adware ASAP!

How did I get infected with?

Ssoption is not an ingenious parasite. Quite the contrary: this adware is a simple application. It needs your, the user’s, permission to get installed. No permission, no admission. That’s the rule. The parasite is bound to ask. And it does. It asks in the sneakiest way possible. The parasite lurks in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. This parasite hides in bundles, spam emails, and torrents. All it needs to succeed is one moment of carelessness. Don’t give it that chance. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. Ssoption is not the only parasite that uses these distribution strategies. This time, an adware parasite tricked you. If you don’t change your habits, there will be a next time. And you may not be that “lucky.” Always take the time to do your due diligence! Download software from reliable sources only. When installing an app, pay close attention to the fine print. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. Under it, you would be able to deselect all bonus programs that are about to get installed. Very often, the apps we download off the web come bundled with extra programs. These extras, more often than not, are parasites like Ssoption. Make sure you know what you install on your OS. Read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you notice anything suspicious, abort the installation process immediately!

Why is this dangerous?

Ssoption is very intrusive and irritating. This parasite doesn’t miss a chance to interfere with your daily web browsing. It doesn’t matter whether you type a search query or watch a video, the adware is always there to annoy you. It floods you with ads, as well as redirects your browser to third-party pages. This pest knows no boundaries. It gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. The worse part is that it is not limiting itself to flooding your browser. The parasite exists to make money for its owners. These people cannot rely on you clicking on random adverts. They’ve programmed the adware to display appealing, targeted ads. Ssoption studies your browsing habits and bases its ads on the gathered data. In other words: it spies on you and uses the collected information against you. The adware follows you around the web not only to interrupt you with ads. It analyzes your actions, as well. When it deems it has enough information, it sends it to a remote server. Anyone can access it there. The crooks use it to create irresistible adverts. They would then push these ads to you through the adware. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. The nasty Ssoption parasite turns you into an easy target! Spare yourself many future headaches. Remove the adware before it gets a chance to cause you harm!

How to Remove Ssoption virus

The Ssoption 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 Ssoption 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 Ssoption in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Ssoption startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Ssoption, 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 Ssoption 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 Ssoption 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.