Antanna Virus Removal (Chrome/Firefox/IE)

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Antanna is an ad-supported adware application. It’s an utter plague on your system. The program slithers its way inside via deceit and slyness. Then, once in, corrupts your system more and more each day. So, the more it remains, the more issues you face. And, you best believe, they grow in both number and severity. What begins as online intrusions, given time, evolves into a security threat. Don’t grant the tool that time! Do yourself a favor, and take measures to remove it as soon as you detect it. That way, you’ll avoid putting up with incessant disruptions, messing up your browsing. The repercussions, following these disruptions. And, of course, the security threat, we mentioned. Make the smart move, and don’t delay the infection’s deletion. It’s a cyber menace. One, you mustn’t underestimate. Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away. It only worsens your predicament. Acknowledge the mess, you’re stuck in, and act now. Find the adware’s hiding spot as soon as it reveals its presence. Then, delete it on discovery. We say again, the sooner the infection is gone, the better.

How did I get infected with?

Adware applications have to follow certain rules before installment. If the tool is to proceed with install, you have to allow it. It’s quite simple. Let’s elaborate. An adware has to ask you, the user, whether you agree to let it into your system. Only after you confirm that you do agree, can it carry on. Until you give it the green light, no admission. Antanna is no exception. Though, adware tools do have to follow rules, it doesn’t mean they can’t bend them a little. Most cyber infections have found ways to seek your consent, but do it in a way that keeps you clueless. They use trickery and subtlety, and fool you into admitting an infection into your system. You are oblivious to your actions. That entire scheme relies on one key ingredient. Your carelessness. If you’re not careless but are, instead, vigilant, odds are, you’ll catch the adware in the act. You’ll spot it attempting to slither in, and stop it. That’s why doing your due diligence is so crucial. It saves you countless issues and headaches. Take the time to read the terms and conditions. Remember that next time you’re installing tools or updates. Don’t choose distraction over caution. Luck only takes you so far. And, often times, relying on luck is a one-way street to infections. Attention goes a long way, and helps keep an infection-free PC.

Why is this dangerous?

As was stated above, Antanna is an ad-supported program. In case, you’re unfamiliar what that means, it’s simple. The tool’s existence rests on its ability to make money. If it’s to continue its operations, it has to generate revenue. And, it attempts to do that by creating web traffic for third-party websites. As well as, pay-per-click profits. In other words, your screen gets overrun with ads and suspicious links. Every time you browse, you get flooded with pop-ups and redirects. And, don’t think, the tool shows you randoms ones. Oh, no. It only displays ‘appropriate content.’ Everything you see got chosen for you, and you alone. Before the adware begins its bombardments and intrusions, it studies you. It spies on your online activities to learn your likes and interests. Once it gets to know you, and what appeals to you, the selection begins. The application picks what pop-ups and pages have a better shot at enticing enough to cause a click. And, clicks are what matter. Not your system’s well-being. Not your private life remaining private. The program doesn’t care about the consequences, you face, as long as there’s revenue. Every time you so much as touch your browser, you suffer an avalanche of disruptions. And, that incessant online invasion doesn’t go unnoticed. Not long after it begins, your system starts to suffer frequent crashes. Your computer slows down to a crawl, as well. And, then, there’s the privacy risk. As was mentioned, you face a risk your private life may get exposed. The Antanna program doesn’t stop at only monitoring your browsing. It takes it a step further from spying, and records everything. The tool catalogs every move you make. Then, after it determines it has stolen enough data from you, sends it. To whom? Well, to the third parties behind it. Malicious cyber criminals with agendas. Those are the people that get a hold of your personal and financial details. The question is, are you going to allow that? Or, will you do yourself a favor, and avoid the risk? Do what’s best for you and your system, and pick the latter. Get rid of the Antanna infection ASAP.

How to Remove Antanna virus

The Antanna 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 Antanna 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.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down Antanna in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Antanna startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Antanna, 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 Antanna 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 Antanna 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.