Deceptive Site Ahead “Virus” Removal

Can’t Remove Deceptive Site Ahead pop-ups?

“Deceptive Site Ahead” is a warning your Chrome browser displays when you are about to load a suspicious web page. All browsers have similar security systems. Neither one is perfect. A secure site can be flagged as deceptive. That’s why you can always dismiss the warning. Unfortunately, the cooks have come up with ideas on how to use these warnings to their advantage. They have created bogus websites that imitate the design of the alerts and use them to redirect their victims to other questionable pages. It sounds complicated, but in practice, it’s as easy as pie. You land on a scam page which displays a fake “Deceptive Site Ahead” warning. You are offered a button “get me back to safety.” When you click it, you actually give your permission to be redirected. What’s the purpose of all this? Well, the pages you get redirected to are sponsored. The crooks get paid when you load them. The next logical question is why do you see the fake “Deceptive Site Ahead” warning? Because your browser is infected, of course. Somewhere on your device, a nasty adware is lurking. Don’t panic! This parasite is not a full-fledged virus, but a malicious ad-supported program. What this program does is to display adverts. It monitors your browsing-related data and uses the information to select appealing advertisements. Yet, this software has no security mechanisms. It doesn’t distinguish between legitimate and deceptive content. Anyone willing to spend some money can use it to promote. All sorts of crooks do. If you do research on adware’s safety, you will find confusing information. The fact that this piece of software has redirected you to a misleading and intentionally-deceptive page is a clear sign that you are not dealing with trustworthy software. We recommend you to remove it immediately. Otherwise, you risk becoming an easy target and falling victim of online frauds. To clean your PC manually, please follow our detailed guide below this article. If you prefer automated solutions, download a trustworthy anti-virus app.

How did I get infected with?

The adware behind the fake “Deceptive Site Ahead” alerts is not an ingenious virus. It cannot install itself. No, it needs your approval to enter. So, it uses a lot of trickery to gain your permission. It usually hitches a ride with other software. The so-called bundling technique is quite popular among software developers. They attach extra programs to the payload files of their apps. If you are not careful, you may install these extras unintentionally. What you should do is to be vigilant and doubting. If offered, select the Advanced/Custom installation option. Under it, you will be presented with a list of all additional programs that are about to be installed. Make sure you know what you are giving your approval to. Deselect all suspicious elements. Install only trustworthy apps. Bear in mind that you can deselect all extras and still install the program you originally planned to set up. Other adware distribution methods include spam email attachments, torrents, malvertising, and fake software updates. Your caution can prevent these methods from succeeding. So, don’t be lazy. Always do your due diligence.

Why are these ads dangerous?

The adware behind the“Deceptive Site Ahead” alerts can be extremely intrusive. This parasite is programmed to inject various ads on every website you open. You will notice that pages which used to be ad-free are now covered in coupons, discounts, and deals. With time passing, you will also notice that the ad-bombardment intensifies. No, your imagination is not playing games with you. The adware is actually getting more and more aggressive. It will start to redirect you to sponsored pages more often. Every time you as much as touch your browser, the adware will cover your screen with adverts. On top of that, it will go as far as to pause your online videos. You will hate the experience. Your computer will start to underperform. Your Internet Connection would also seem to be slower than usual. These inconveniences, however, have a price. All ads displayed by the adware are potential threats. The adware has no verifying mechanism. Anyone willing to pay can use it to promote. All sorts of crooks take advantage. They use the app to spread corrupted and misleading ads. With the adware on board, you are far more likely to be redirected to scam or infected web pages than to legitimate ones. Do yourself a huge favor. Remove the adware ASAP. As a bonus, the “Deceptive Site Ahead” messages will stop appearing.

How Can I Remove Deceptive Site Ahead Pop-ups?

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

STEP 2: Delete unknown add-ons from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Deceptive Site Ahead from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall unknown programs from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the any unknown 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 add-ons and extensions 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 Deceptive Site Ahead 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.