Remove Helper King Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Helper King is a program that will demonstrate its existence on your PC by displaying countless pop-up and banner ads on your screen when you browse the web. Because of this, Helper King falls in the category of adware which makes it an unreliable program that you should delete as soon as possible. Helper King ads are most likely to present you with deals for certain products which you should ignore because they are not genuine. The ads will surely disrupt your online activity because they will show up on every single web page you access, making your regular browsing sessions an annoying experience. The bigger problem with Helper King ads, however, is their connections to potentially dangerous third parties. This means that there is a great chance that the ads will put your system at risk of infections, which is why you should refrain from clicking them. What you should also do is delete Helper King so that it stops displaying its intrusive ads.

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How did I get infected with?

The Helper King application is not the type of software program you could acquire even if you wanted to. It is not officially represented at its own website and therefore cannot be downloaded. As a typical adware application, Helper King slithers into the computer using deceptive tactics. One way for it to get installed is attached to freeware. This only refers to free applications that are acquired from unreliable file sharing websites. They tend to be distributed bundled with adware and other potentially unwanted programs that get installed on your system as additional along with the chosen app. In most of the cases you are informed about these additional programs during the setup process. Unfortunately, the majority of users, probably you too, do not pay attention to the information they are provided with and miss the chance to decline the setup of unwanted software. Keep that in mind next time you find a random free app interesting and decide to download it.

Why are these ads dangerous?

The greatest concern about Helper King ads is their origin and the content that is inserted in them. All these ads come from remote adware servers and promote the content of third parties. Although it says “Powered by Helper King” at the bottom of each ad, it does not mean that they have been created by the application. Helper King is just a means used by the third parties to advertise their products and services. There is no information provided about these third parties, which is the main reason why you should not trust the ads. The developers of Helper King are interested in the content that is promoted through their app as long as they get paid for that. This suggests that anyone can take advantage of Helper King’s advertising services, which includes cyber criminals. Hence, if you do not want to become a victim of cyber crime, you should not let yourself be led to unknown websites by Helper King ads. It is also in your best interests to remove the application from your computer because it will slow it down and will make your system vulnerable towards hackers’ attacks.

How Can I Remove Helper King Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Helper King 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 Helper King from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Helper King from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Helper King from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Helper King from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl

Locate the Helper King 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 Helper King 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

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

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  • Close IE

Permanently Remove Helper King 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.

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