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The Memeware infection belongs to the extensive adware family. It’s a pestering adware application that makes a mess of your system. It invades via slyness and deceit. Then, once it sneaks its way in, proceeds with corruption. It wrecks your system’s well-being. As well as, threatens to force The Blue Screen of Death on you. Oh, yes. The dreaded blue is a possibility. It’s a rather minute one, but that doesn’t exclude it. It’s an existing threat. That’s because adware tools meddle. They do it a lot. All day, every day, they force various reshuffles on you. They interfere with your browsing experience. They can even install malware. No permission from you needed. Yes, they can fill your PC to the brim with cyber threats. And, they can do it without bothering to seek your approval. Or, inform you. You’re left to discover your predicament yourself. But the looming threat of the blue isn’t your biggest concern. The absolute worst part of having adware has to do with your privacy. The Memeware program follows specific instructions. Upon invasion, it starts to spy on your every online move. It not only tracks it, but records it, as well. Once the tool deems it has cataloged enough data, proceeds to send it. It hands it over to the third parties that published it. That’s what it’s designed to do. The adware menace has to steal and expose your private data. Memeware is bound by that same programming. So, ask yourself. What do you have to gain from it? Apart from headaches and unpleasantness, nothing. Expect no positives to accompany the adware. That’s why, experts advise towards the application’s immediate deletion. The more you prolong its stay, the more your situation escalates. Issues increase in both number and severity. Don’t allow that. Don’t allow the tool to jeopardize your privacy. Delete the adware before it gets the chance to wreck your PC. Your future self will thank you for it.
How did I get infected with?
Memeware takes over your system because you gave it the green light. Confused? Let’s explain. Well, adware applications cannot enter a user’s system without their consent. They have to ask for it. And, only proceed with installment upon receiving it. Memeware did the same thing. It sought your approval on its admission. And, you evidently gave it. If you hadn’t, the infection wouldn’t plague your PC. But do you remember the exchange? Can you recall the exact moment you gave consent? Odds are, ‘No.’ And, that’s not surprising. You have no memory of the exchange, because it wasn’t a straightforward occurrence. Infections, like Memeware, don’t outright pop-up to seek compliance. If they did, what’s to stop you from rejecting them? They can’t have that. Cyber threats don’t take chances. They take the beaten path, and turn to the old but gold means of infiltration. Freeware, corrupted links, spam email attachments, fake updates. All are valid options when it comes to a sneaky invasion. Above all, be vigilant. Caution can save you a ton of grievances. Don’t discard it. Carelessness leads to infections. Distraction, naivety, and haste lead to nothing positive. On the other end of the spectrum, it’s a different story. Always take the time to be thorough. Due diligence goes a long way. It helps keep an infection-free PC.
Why is this dangerous?
The possibility of getting your system flooded with malware. The resulting risk of The Blue Screen of Death taking over. The severe security hazard, looming over you. These are the biggest issues, you face, courtesy of Memeware. But how about the other ones? The ones, considered minor? There’s a plethora of minuscule issues that plague you daily due to the adware. For one, your browsing experience turns into an utter nightmare. Every time you so much as touch your browser, the adware makes you regret it. It bombards you with intrusions. You suffer redirects to third-party pages. All unreliable. All trouble. Open a new tab, you get redirected. Search the web, your suggested results are full of these troublesome sites. The adware even replaces your default search engine and homepage. It places a hazardous website instead. And, you have no say in the matter. One day, you find the changes, already in place. But don’t think you only suffer redirects. Oh, no. It’s called ‘adware’ for a reason. You experience a full-on waterfall of ads every time you browse. Pop-up, in-text, banner, every type of ad there is. These incessant intrusions don’t go unnoticed for long. The repercussions follow not long after they make their appearance. Your system starts to crash all the time. Your computer’s performance slows down a crawl. Are you not yet convinced of Memeware’s hazardousness? It’s a poisonous program. The more you delay its deletion, the worse your experience becomes. Don’t delay. Act against the cyber menace now. Find its hiding place, and get rid of it on discovery. It’s for the best.
How to Remove Memeware virus
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The Memeware 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 Memeware 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.
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STEP 1: Track down Memeware in the computer memory
STEP 2: Locate Memeware startup location
STEP 3: Delete Memeware traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer
STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus
STEP 1: Track down Memeware 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 Memeware 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 Memeware 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 Memeware traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer
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Open Google Chrome
- In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
- Remove the Memeware by clicking on the little recycle bin
- Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind
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Open Mozilla Firefox
- Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
- Disable the unwanted Extension
- Go to Help
- Then Troubleshoot information
- Click on Reset Firefox
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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 Memeware
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 Memeware, 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 Memeware 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 Memeware 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.