Pracember Extension Removal

Can’t Remove Pracember? This page includes detailed Pracember Removal instructions!

The Pracember extension is supposed to enhance your browsing experience. Yet, it does exactly the opposite. The Pracember extension is categorized as PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program). This app is a pain in the neck. It is ad-supported. Basically, when you click on an advert displayed by the PUP, its owners will get paid. So, they programmed Pracember to block its competitors’ adverts first. Then to replace them with its own, and finally, to inject extra adverts on every website you visit. This parasite is extremely intrusive. It can ruin your browsing experience in seconds. Every page you open, every video you play, everything will be covered with commercials. You won’t be able to get any work done. The PUP will drown you in a sea of commercials. Banners, in-text adverts, and hyperlinks will blink in all imaginable colors. Your browser will struggle to load the websites correctly. The hijacker may cause both your browser and OS to freeze and crash frequently. This leads to a lot of frustration and data loss.  The malicious infection will make you avoid your own device. Ad-blocking tools are useless against the PUP. The Pracember extension is an autonomous program. It has control over your browser. It can even manipulate the search results you are exposed to. Oh, yes. This parasite injects adverts among the results, Yet, it doesn’t mark them as sponsored content. Dodgy websites pay hefty sums for their links to be displayed. Unfortunately, there is no way to distinguish the sponsored results from the organic. You shouldn’t trust anything. The best thing you can do is to take immediate measures against the hijacker. This menace has no place on your device. Track its lurking spot and delete it ASAP!

How did I get infected with Pracember?

The Pracember extension has an official download from your browser’s app store. Yet, this is far not the only distribution method it uses. The extension is also spread via software bundling, malvertising, and fake software updates. A little extra caution, however, can prevent it from succeeding. Have you been redirected to a website where a pop-up read that “Add an app to leave” or “Some change won’t be saved if you leave the page.” If yes, you have fallen victim to a very common online fraud. You should not interact with such pages. They display corrupted messages. By clicking on them you actually enable the full-screen mode of your browser or directly download apps. Instead of clicking on the provided buttons, use your Task Manager to close your web browser. Start a new session and if the malicious web page reappears, scan your PC for viruses. These redirections are probably triggered by adware on PUPs. The Pracember PUP is also often bundled together with freeware/shareware. Whenever you are installing a program, opt for the Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. Under it, you will be given the opportunity to deselect all unwanted apps that are about to be installed. Take your time to read the Terms and Conditions or to research the programs online. Before you click that “Finish” button, make sure you know what you are approving on board.

Why is Pracember dangerous?

The Pracember extension is not a program you should keep on your machine. This parasite ruins your browsing experience and slows your computer down. Yet, it is more than a simple nuisance. The PUP does not display just random commercials. No, it targets you with custom adverts. To determine your preferences, the Pracember PUP uses online espionage. This parasite monitors your browser related data. What do you think happens to the collected data? It is not simply deleted. The parasite sells every bit of information to third parties. The longer the PUP remains active on your PC, the more information will it collect. By keeping the hijacker on board you risk your private and financial information getting exposed. Keep in mind that the Incognito mode of your browser will not hide you from the furtive app. Everything you do can be recorded. A capable trickster can use this information to target you with a custom marketing campaign. Do not trust a word you read online. If an offer looks too good to be true, it probably isn’t. With the Pracember extension on board, you are far more likely to be exposed to scam websites that to legit ones. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the parasite!

How Can I Remove Pracember?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Pracember 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.

• Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Locate the process of Pracember.exe and kill it

• Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box

Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)

[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: Pracember

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Pracember 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.

Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete Pracember folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!