Ibb.co Adware Removal

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Ibb.co is the name of a sneaky adware parasite. This menace slithers into your system and turns everything upside down. The adware detects and corrupts your web browsers. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge; there is no immune program. The parasite alters their settings and opens them to malicious online interference. The Ibb.co adware follows programming to flood your browsers with targeted ads. It studies your browsing habits and uses the collected data to bombard you with relevant ads. In theory, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, the adware will display ads for sports shoes. In practice, though, the parasite unleashes an endless stream of misleading ads for sports gear. The adware has no security mechanism. It exists to generate ad revenue, not to guarantee your well-being. This intrusive parasite injects deceptive and potentially dangerous ads on every website you visit. Even web pages that are otherwise ad-free get heavy on questionable in-text and banner ads. The adware is a nightmare. It doesn’t miss a chance to interfere with your web browsing. This pest covers your screen with pop-ups every time you as much as touch your browser. It also dares pause your videos for long commercial breaks. And if you think that you are in a bad situation now, just wait. The Ibb.co adware becomes more and more aggressive with each passing day. It constantly increases the number of its ads, as well as starts browser redirection. This aggressive invader knows no boundaries. The more time you waste in debates, the worse your predicaments get. Do yourself a huge favor and remove this invader before it gets out of control. The sooner you delete this menacing adware, the better!

How did I get infected with?

The Ibb.co adware is not an ingenious virus. It cannot hack your computer. Quite the contrary: it needs you, the user, to approve its installation. No, this is not a bad joke. The adware needs you to approve its access. No permission, no admission. The adware, of course, doesn’t need to ask directly. Torrents, software bundles, fake updates; there are many ways for the parasite to trick you into giving it the green light it needs. The adware preys on your naivety. It succeeds when you let your guard down. Do not make its job easier. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act carelessly. Only your caution is powerful enough to keep your computer secure and virus-free. Even a little extra vigilance can spare you many future headaches. Do not visit suspicious websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And, of course, always take the time to install your apps properly. Don’t rush. Pay attention to the fine print. If available, use the advanced/custom setup option. More often than not, the apps we download off the Web come packed with bonus programs. The extras, as you can imagine, are often parasites like the Ibb.co adware. You can prevent the unwanted extras from installing under the advanced setup. Go through the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you cannot spare enough time to read the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Opt out the installation if you notice anything suspicious.

Why is this dangerous?

The Ibb.co adware is a complete and utter menace. It corrupts your browsers and turns them into ad-displaying slaves. The adware uses every opportunity to interrupt you with an advert of some sort. Whether you type a search query or watch a video, it is always there to annoy you. Its aggressive advertisements, however, are not harmless annoyances. They burden your browser and make it slow and unstable. You face frequent freezes and crashes. But don’t worry about that. If you must worry, worry about the things that happen in the shadows. The Ibb.co adware threatens to record sensitive information and to send it to criminals. The nasty parasite knows your every online action. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. It’s just a matter of time before the adware discovers something. And when it does, it will you that information against you. The sneaky parasite uses the gathered data to lure you into unwanted actions. This parasite shows you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. The Ibb.co adware may redirect you to scam, phishing, phony, and corrupted websites. Do not test your luck. Remove the adware before it lures you into an online trap!

How to Remove Ibb.co virus

The Ibb.co 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 Ibb.co 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 Ibb.co in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Ibb.co startup location

STEP 3: Delete Ibb.co traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Ibb.co 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 Ibb.co 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 Ibb.co 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 Ibb.co traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Ibb.co 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 Ibb.co

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 Ibb.co, 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 Ibb.co 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 Ibb.co 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.