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Alphago is classified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). This parasite is working on your machine and is the reason why you are exposed to so many advertisements recently. You must have noticed the ads, haven’t you? Every website you visit is covered with ad banners. Every link you follow opens additional tabs in your web browser. Pop-up windows interrupt your normal browsing sessions. All this is due to the Alphago application running on your device. So, stop blaming your web browser. This parasite is quite invasive. Yet, there is a silver lining. You can remove it easily if you act promptly! Use our guide to do it manually or run a complete system scan with a trustworthy anti-virus program. Don’t waste time. Otherwise, you risk losing your privacy and, eventually, money. This application can never be beneficial for you. On the contrary, it can be harmful. To select the right kind of ads for you, this tool will monitor your online activities. In other words, it will spy on you. There is nothing private anymore. Alphago will become your shadow. It knows your favorite websites, which pages you view, what search inquiries you make and even what you are buying online. Thus, if you enter “shoes” into some search engine, the malicious app will flood you with ads for similar items. But this is not the only use of the collected data. Once Alphago has sufficient data on you, it will send it to its owners. Can you guess what will they do with this information? Well, whatever they want. They can use it to target you with even more ads, or they can sell it for a bigger profit. As strange as it may sound, there are people willing to buy such information. You won’t be so surprised once you realize that Alphago can see your email addresses, usernames and passwords. It would be wise to stay away from your banking accounts while this parasite remains active on your computer. You should not put up with this. Track this parasite down and delete it on the spot!
How did I get infected with Alphago?
You already know that Alphago is a program that is installed on your computer. Now, you must be wondering who installed it? Well, the answer is right before your eyes. You did it. These types of parasites need the user’s permission to operate. There is no other way. However, they don’t need to ask you openly. This tool must have arrived in a bundle, masked as a useful tool. Do you remember installing software recently? And which installation method did you choose? The standard option or the advanced one? There are two things you should know about these installation techniques. First, the standard/fast installation method is completely automatic. It will install all extras that come along with the program you downloaded off the web. And second, the advanced installation is your best friend. This option is misrepresented as a complicated process, suitable for IT experts only. However, it is not. Developers are just trying to discourage you from using it. Only by using the advanced installation wizard can you see all attached programs that come along. Deselect them. You don’t need this extra software. Take your time. Consider the situation. If you truly needed such apps, you would have downloaded them by yourself.
Why is Alphago dangerous?
Alphago is an obnoxious program that jeopardizes your cyber security. It is spying on you, as well as, selling your data to third parties. It is also exposing you to numerous questionable advertisements. This program uses the so-called pay-per-click marketing system. For every ad you click on, the people behind Alphago will be paid. Nothing unusual here. However, you should know that this tool does no check its clients. Anyone willing to spend some money can use Alphago to promote. Hackers often use such programs to spread malicious ads. If you have the misfortune to click on such an advertisement, a virus may be downloaded directly to your computer. There, of course, is no way to tell which ads are corrupted and which are not. Therefore, don’t trust anything you see on your display while Alphago remains active on it.
How Can I Remove Alphago?
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If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Alphago 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.
- Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
- Locate the process of Alphago.exe and kill it
- Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box
Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)
[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: Alphago
Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command
Type “Appwiz.cpl”
Locate the Alphago 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.
Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete Alphago folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!