Oload.cc Pop-up Ads Removal (Adware)

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The Oload.cc website is a harbinger of bad news. Its appearance indicates that your PC is no longer free of infections. An adware parasite lurks in the shadows of your OS and causes issues. The intruder is a complete and utter menace. It follows programming to flood you with countless ads. The adware inserts various banners on every website you load, opens pop-ups, and plays video commercials. It also loads sponsored, third-party web pages in new tabs, as well as turns random text into hyperlinks. No ad-blocking tool is powerful enough to shield you from the ads. Countless coupons and discounts flood your browser on a daily basis. Their great number, of course, takes a toll on your poor PC. Your browser gets sluggish and unresponsive. You face an avalanche of errors and crashes. Do not put yourself through this torture. The longer you tolerate the intruder, the worse your predicament gets! The adware constantly increases the number of its ads. Don’t wait for the situation to get out of control. As soon as the Oload.cc website pops up, take action. Find where the adware hides and delete it upon detection! The sooner you clean your computer, the better!

How did I get infected with?

Fake updates, corrupted links, malicious links, spam messages. There are myriads of ways for a parasite to reach your system. The adware behind the Oload.cc ads, however, travels the web hidden in bundles. This parasite gets installed alongside third-party apps. It infects your computer when you “forget” to deselect it. Do not give into naivety. No anti-virus app can protect you if you throw caution to the wind. The good news is that even a little extra attention can spare you an avalanche of problems. So, choose caution over carelessness. Always take the time to do your due diligence. Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software from reliable (preferably official) sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” setup strategy. When available, use the advanced/custom option. Under it, you will be able to control what apps get installed on your PC. Make sure you know what you approve. Deselect all unwanted bonus apps. And before you hit that “Accept” button, go through the terms and conditions. If you can’t read the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Opt out of the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

As soon as the Oload.cc website appears, problems follow. Your browser gets flooded with ads. Pop-ups appear out of the blue. Random text turns into hyperlinks. Commercials pause your videos. Notifications urge you to “Approve” and “Install” questionable apps. That’s the nature of the adware infection. The parasite makes a mess out of your user experience. It uses every opportunity to interrupt you with adverts. Click nothing, though! These “great deals” are not trustworthy. Adware displays them. You can’t expect them to be safe. The ads arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, they redirect traffic to scam and malicious websites. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Just take a closer look at the “Powered by Oload.cc” ads and you will notice the full extent of the corruption. These annoying pop-ups are targeted at you. The adware bases its ad selection on your browsing activities. This parasite spies on you from day one and uses every bit of data to turn you into an easy target. Do you think that ends well? The adware knows your every online step. Which websites you visit, which links you follow, which videos you watch. The Incognito mode can’t hide you. The parasite knows everything! And if you are out of luck, some pieces of data, your search queries, for example, may leak confidential details. Do not risk it! Do what’s best for you and your computer. Stop the Oload.cc ads. Remove the adware that opens them ASAP!

How to Remove Oload.cc virus

The Oload.cc 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 Oload.cc 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 Oload.cc in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Oload.cc startup location

STEP 3: Delete Oload.cc traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Oload.cc 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 Oload.cc 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 Oload.cc 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 Oload.cc traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Oload.cc 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 Oload.cc

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 Oload.cc, 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 Oload.cc 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 Oload.cc 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.