Ads by TS “Virus” Removal

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You must be sick and tired of seeing adverts signed by TS. It seems that this advertiser is all around the web. Every website you visit either promotes TS or has adverts provided by it. You cannot get a simple task done without being interrupted by content provided by TS. You can barely stand your browser. Do not blame your poor app, it’s not its fault. A nasty adware parasite forces it to display the numerous advertisements. The Ads by TS adware has managed to enter your computer undetected and is now causing trouble. This intruder is extremely intrusive ad-generating program. It is programmed to take control of your web browser and to flood it with various ads. The parasite generates revenue when you click on its advertisements. To make sure you click, it uses trickery. The intruder monitors your browser-related data and uses the collected information as a base for relevant targeting. Thus, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, you will be presented with ads for sports shoes. It looks great on paper. In practice, however, you only get bombarded with tons of unreliable ads. The adware has no security mechanism. It doesn’t verify its ads nor the advertisers behind them. Numerous crooks take advantage of the situation. They use the adware to reach potential victims. Bear this in mind the next time you see an irresistible online offer. If it looks too good to be true, it probably isn’t. the adware is more likely to redirect you to a bogus website than to legitimate one.

How did I get infected with?

No adware cannot infect your system on its so. The Ads by TS pest is not an exception. You suffer its influence because you were careless and negligent. The parasite tricked you into installing it. You either clicked on a corrupted link, downloaded a fake update, or installed a malicious bundle. The Internet is a dangerous place. Don’t forget that or you might fall into a trap. Be careful what you online. Only your caution can protect you. Learn your lesson. Don’t let parasites like the adware trick you ever again. Download your software from reputable sources only. When you start an installation process, take your time to read the terms and conditions. If you cannot spare enough time to read the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. And, of course, make sure you use the Advanced installation option. Only under it will you be able to see all changes that are about to be made to your OS. If additional programs are about to be installed, deselect them. If you truly needed such apps, you would have downloaded them by yourself. This is your computer, you decide what to be installed on it. Don’t let others make this decision for you. Besides, these unknown third-party apps, more often than not, are malicious parasites like the Ads by TS adware. Install only the apps you want and trust!

Why is this dangerous?

The Ads by TS adware is a complete and total menace. It interferes with your every online action. Every link you follow, every website you load, every video you watch, everything is covered with adverts. The obnoxious parasite doesn’t leave you alone for a second. You cannot get any work done because of it. Every time you as much as touch your browser, numerous pop-ups cover your screen. Do not put up with this. The more you tolerate the adware, the worse your conditions become. This intruder gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. It will display more and more ads. The more ads you see, the bigger the chance you click on a corrupted one. As we already mentioned, the adware does not verify its content. An unverified advert may arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, it will redirect you to scam and potentially infected websites. Numerous online scams are run through the adware. It’s just a matter of time before one trick you into revealing sensitive information. Do not risk it. The Ads by TS adware jeopardizes both your privacy and security. This intruder has no place on your computer. Act against it now! The sooner you remove it, the better!

How to Remove TS virus

The TS 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 TS 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 TS in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate TS startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 TS, 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 TS 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 TS 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.