Remove SuperClick Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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SuperClick is a utility developed to help you manage the information you find online more easily. It promises to enable you to search for and translate information by providing you with Wikipedia and Bing results for any online text you highlight. SuperClick does that in an in-page window, which will save you time because you will not have to open a new window to search for information. Although it is presented as a very useful tool, we do not recommend using SuperClick because it is ad-supported. This means that the software will expose you to third-party advertising which can turn out to be damaging to your virtual security because you might come across malicious content. Once SuperClick gets installed on your computer, it will start generating third-party ads which you should avoid clicking. However, it is best if you also remove the program from your computer because not only will it displaying potentially dangerous ads, but it also perform other suspicious activities.

How did I get infected with?

The fact that SuperClick is advertisement-supported is not hidden from computer users. On the contrary, it is mentioned and explained at superclickapp.com, where you can also find other useful information about the program. Unfortunately, what the website does not offer is a download link for SuperClick. This can only mean that the supposedly useful tool is distributed using other methods that are highly questionable. Virtual security specialists believe that the most popular distribution method used by adware developers is software bundling, so it will not be at all surprising if SuperClick entered your system this way. If you remember installing any software shortly before the appearance of SuperClick ads, you should know that the program must have been installed along with whatever application you acquired. Please note that only dubious applications are distributed bundled with adware, especially ones found on unofficial file sharing websites. So, make sure you avoid such websites and applications in order to keep adware and other infections away from your system.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Although SuperClick will indeed provide you with Bing and Wikipedia links when you highlight chosen text, you will also see links to unfamiliar websites. Needless to say that you should not click these links because they will lead you to sponsored third-party websites that are very likely to be malicious. The case is the same with the ads displayed by SuperClick. Clicking them will send you to unknown web pages that belong to third-party advertisers. These advertisers are anonymous, so you can never be certain whether the content they promote is harmless or not. Hence, you should not interact with any ads that appear on the websites you visit. There is one more thing related to SuperClick you should not underestimate and this is the data tracking cookies the program will install on your browser as soon as it gains access to you system. These cookies will record information about the web pages you visit, the time you spend on them, the ads you click, and so on. The collected information will be used to determine your preferences and to provide you with ads based on the in order to increase the chance of you clicking them. You can imagine how being constantly monitored can affect your privacy, so you should not tolerate this activity. Remove SuperClick and its cookies from your system right away if you want to prevent any future security-related issues.

How Can I Remove SuperClick Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete SuperClick from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove SuperClick from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall SuperClick from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the SuperClick 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 SuperClick 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 SuperClick 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.