Belly Setup Malware Removal

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Belly Setup malware is a nasty parasite. Security researchers categorize it as adware. It is an aggressive, ad-generating invader. Belly Setup sneaks into your system and detects your web browsers. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge; there is no immune app. The adware alters their settings and forces numerous reshuffles on you. The adware follows instructions to turn you into a customer. To do so, it floods your browser with advertisements. The adware injects various ads on every website you load. You would notice that even pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. It’s Belly Setup! This parasite doesn’t miss a chance to interfere with your activities. It displays banners, opens pop-ups, and pushes notifications. It even dares pause your online videos for commercial breaks. Every time you click on an ad, the adware gets paid. You, however, may refuse to cooperate. If you don’t click, the parasite changes its strategy. It becomes unbearable. Belly Setup starts browser redirection. It loads third-party websites directly in new tabs and windows. It interrupts your activities to redirect you to questionable web pages. Do not put up with this situation. The sneaky adware has no filters. It displays inappropriate content, as well as redirects your browser to deceptive websites. Do yourself a huge favor, remove this parasite before it gets a chance to get you in trouble. The sooner you remove the adware, the better!

How did I get infected with?

Belly Setup malware is not a virus. It cannot hack your computer. No, it’s an adware parasite. It follows the standard installation rules. The adware needs your (the user’s) approval to get installed. No permission, no admission. It’s very simple. Yet, if you give into naivety, if you rush and act impulsively, you may install the parasite unintentionally. The sneaky Belly Setup adware lurks in the shadows and waits for you to make a mistake. It hides in software bundles, fake updates, and torrents. All it needs to infect your OS is one moment of carelessness. Do not let your guard down. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. Only your caution is powerful enough to protect your device. Always take the time to do your due diligence. Don’t visit shady websites. Download software from reliable sources only. And make sure that you know what you install. Most of the apps we download off the Web come bundled with “bonus” programs. The extras get installed automatically if you don’t deselect them. As you can imagine, that’s hazardous. These unknown, third-party tools, more often than not, are parasites like Belly Setup. Do not let parasites sneak behind your back. Use the advanced/custom setup option. Under it, you would be able to deselect all unwanted programs. And don’t skip the terms and conditions. If you cannot go through the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Stop the installation if you notice anything suspicious.

Why is this dangerous?

Belly Setup adware is a complete and utter menace. This invader bombards you with ads and causes various issues. The sneaky parasite causes your browser to freeze and crash frequently. It may also trigger errors and cause Internet connection instabilities. The adware is like a pain in the neck: the more you tolerate it, the worse it becomes. This invader constantly increases the number of its adverts. It throws you into a whirlwind of advertisements. The more ads you see, though, the bigger the chance you click on a malicious one. Belly Setup malware is not safe. This parasite is an advertising tool. Anyone willing to pay can use it. Numerous crooks are more than happy to open their wallets. They spread deceptive, misleading, and false ads. The crooks redirect traffic to phony, phishing, and even infected websites. These criminals show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. Do not test your luck. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the adware. Delete the nasty Belly Setup parasite for good!

How to Remove Belly Setup virus

The Belly Setup 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 Belly Setup 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 Belly Setup in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Belly Setup startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Belly Setup 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 Belly Setup

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 Belly Setup, 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 Belly Setup 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 Belly Setup 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.