Ideapuls Redirect Pop-Up Removal

Can’t Remove Ideapuls hijacker virus? This page includes detailed Ideapuls Removal instructions!

Ideapuls is yet another browser hijacker. This parasite corrupts your web browser and throws you into a whirlwind of ads, redirects, and pop-ups. The parasite follows programming to generate revenue through pay-per-click and pay-per-visit mechanisms. It displays sponsored content and makes money when you interact with them. Do you think that ends well? The news is bad. Ideapuls has no filters nor security mechanisms. Any crook out there can use it to flood your browser with deceptive, obscene, and corrupted ads. Do not put up with this parasite. It opens your browser to numerous online threats and ruins your browsing experience. Your best course of action is its immediate removal. The more you tolerate it, the worse your situation gets. Bear in mind that Ideapuls constantly increases the number of its ads, as well as find new ways to annoy you. What starts as an occasional ad banner turns into an ad plague. The parasite inserts unreliable banners on every website you visit, opens pop-ups, and loads websites in new tabs and windows. It also turns random text into hyperlinks, as well as pauses your videos for commercial breaks. The hijacker doesn’t miss a chance to annoy you. Its numerous ads burden your poor browser and cause performance issues such as freezing and crashes. Don’t wait for the parasite to get out of control. Find where this menace hides and delete it for good.

How did I get infected with?

Ideapuls sneaks into your computer through trickery. This parasite hides in bundles, fake updates, corrupted links, spam messages, and pirated software. It travels the web camouflaged and infects naive users. Don’t make its job easier. This parasite can’t infect your PC if you take the time to do your due diligence. The hijacker needs you (the user) to approve its access. No permission, no admission! There’s, of course, a catch. Having to seek approval is not the same as having to do so outright. The parasite lurks in the fine print and infects your PC when you “forget” to deselect it. Don’t make that mistake! No anti-virus app can protect you if you throw caution to the wind. Only your actions can prevent infections, so make the right decision: choose caution over carelessness. Don’t visit dodgy websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And, of course, don’t skip installation steps. Opt for the advanced/custom setup wizard. Deselect the unwanted bonus apps and go through the terms and conditions. Remember that even a little extra attention goes a long way. Don’t hesitate to abort an installation process if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Ideapuls redirects are just the beginning of an ad invasion. Pop-ups appear out of the blue, random text turns into hyperlinks. Commercials pause your videos. You can’t so much as touch your browser without getting your screen covered in notifications. Click nothing! The ads are not trustworthy. Everything “Powered by Ideapuls” is unreliable and potentially dangerous. These pop-ups, banners, and hyperlinks arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, they lure people into sharing sensitive information, downloading malware, or subscribing to unneeded and overpriced services. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! You can realize the full extent of the problem only if you take a close look at the advertisements. You are under surveillance! The ads are not random but targeted at you. They are based on the websites you visit, the links you follow, the videos you watch. That’s the nature of the hijacker. Ideapuls studies your browsing habits and uses your preferences against you. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any crook out there can use this hijacker and its resources against you? Do you believe that the parasite collects information for advertising purposes only? Don’t be naive! The parasite works for shady operators who don’t have your best interest in mind. These people sell everything on the black market. Their practices jeopardize both your privacy and security. Don’t let them leak your confidential data! Remove Ideapuls ASAP!

How to Remove Ideapuls virus

The Ideapuls 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 Ideapuls 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 Ideapuls related processes in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Ideapuls startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Ideapuls related processes 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 Ideapuls 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 Ideapuls 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 Ideapuls traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Ideapuls, 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 Ideapuls 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 Ideapuls Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your whole system or network 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.