Remove Thinknice Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Thinknice is classified as adware. This potentially unwanted program resorts to slyness and finesse in order to slither its way to your computer, and once it latches on, it cause a whole bundle of troublem. The most blatant one you’ll be forced to endure on a daily basis is most certainly the flood of pop-up advertisements. Every single time you try to use your browser, you will be bombarded by pop-ups. Aside from being vexatious, the ads’ appearance is also quite damaging. It leads to a slower computer performance and also causes frequent system crashes. But the problems don’t stop there. What’s worse than the ads is the fact that Thinknice jeopardizes your privacy. Once the program invades your PC, it starts to spy on you in an attempt to steal your private information. Make no mistake! If you do nothing and allow it to remain in your system, it will succeed! Protect yourself and your computer, and prevent these troubles from occurring by deleting Thinknice as soon as you realize it has infected your system. Your future self will thank you for it.

How did I get infected with?

Thinknice resorts to the usual antics in order to gain access to your system. The application is so resourceful when it comes to sneaking in that you don’t even realize you have permitted its installation until the ads start popping up. That’s right. Not only does the tool dupe you into installing it, but it also manages to keep its presence a secret from you. Its most commonly used method of invasion is through freeware. That’s because users tend to pay little to no attention when going through its installation process. For some reason, they believe that it’s a divine idea to skip reading the terms and conditions, and just agree to everything in haste. Well, it’s not. In fact, it’s not even an “okay” idea. It’s a horrendous one, which leads to repercussions of the unpleasant variety. If you wish to avoid having to deal with these consequences, be more careful and don’t rush! Remember that a little extra attention can go a long, long way. Other preferred ways of infiltration Thinknice often turns to include hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links, or websites. Also, the application can pose as a false system or program update.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Thinknice is an ad-supported tool, whose primary objective is to use you in order to make money for the third parties behind it. If it wishes to continue its operations, the program is required to generate web traffic and produce pay-per-click revenue for the individuals who published it. Each ad you click on is profit for them. That’s why, the application leaves nothing to chance. It doesn’t throw random ads your way and hope for the best. Instead, it does its homework on you and learns what your preferences include. The tool spends some time monitoring your browsing habits so as to get a better idea of what you like and dislike. Once it knows which ads will spark your interest and result in a click, it floods you with them. So, the pop-ups that are infuriating you to no end, are specially chosen for you, and you alone. However, do not make the colossal mistake of clicking on Thinknice’s ads! Even a single click on a single ad will most certainly result in more unwanted malware installations. Do your best to avoid the ads no matter how enticing they seem. Unfortunately, the malware won’t be your biggest issue. That’s because the application doesn’t stop at merely observing you. It catalogs every move you make and then sends the information it has collected from you to the people who support the tool. Then these wicked strangers can use it as they see fit, and there’s nothing you can do to stop them. Just try to imagine what they could do with access to your personal and financial information. The possibilities are endless and quite frightening. Do what’s best for you and your computer, and delete Thinknice at once! You won’t regret it.

How Can I Remove Thinknice Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Thinknice 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: Uninstall Thinknice from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Thinknice from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Thinknice from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Thinknice from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Thinknice program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Thinknice from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Thinknice Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.