How to Remove Acc Setup “Virus”

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Acc Setup is a parasite. The good news is that it’s not a full-fledged virus. It falls under the Adware umbrella. It is an aggressive ad-generating invader. Do not underestimate it, though. The Acc Setup adware is capable of causing trouble. This parasite enters your computer through trickery and corrupts your web browser. It forces numerous reshuffles on you. You would notice that everything seems different. Every time you as much as touch your browser, dozens of messages and alerts cover your screen. Pop-ups and pop-unders appear for no apparent reason. Every website you visit is heavy on in-text and banner ads. That’s right; it’s the adware. This parasite follows instructions to flood your browser with advertising content. Every time you click on its ads, it gets paid. And thus, it never stops. The Acc Setup adware knows no boundaries. This aggressive invader even dares pause your online videos for commercial breaks. If you, however, refuse to click, the adware starts browser redirection. The nasty parasite loads third-party websites in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? Do not put up with this torture! The more time this parasite spends on your system, the worse your situation becomes. Remove the Acc Setup adware before it gets a chance to get out of control. The sooner you clean your system, the better!

How did I get infected with?

The Acc Setup adware gets installed only after you approve it. No, that’s not a bad joke. The parasite needs an invitation to enter your OS. No permission, no admission. If you, however, don’t pay attention to the fine print, you may install it unintentionally. The adware hides in torrents, fake updates, spam emails, and software bundles. It lurks in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. All it needs to succeed is one second of carelessness. Do not give it that chance. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. The key to a secure and infection-free device is caution. Download software from reliable sources only. Do not rush through any installation process. Forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” installation strategy. More often than not, the apps we download off the Web come bundled with free “bonuses.” The extras are usually parasites like the Acc Setup adware. Under the Advanced/Custom setup option, you would be able to deselect all unwanted extras. Make sure you know what you are approving on your device. If you notice anything suspicious, abort the installation process immediately!

Why is this dangerous?

The Acc Setup adware has no place on your computer. The parasite is a complete and utter menace. It doesn’t miss a chance to interfere with your online activities. It doesn’t matter whether you type a search query or watch a video, the adware is always there to irritate you. This parasite is so menacing and aggressive that it’s often referred to as a “virus.” Luckily, it’s not a virus. Yet, it might infect your browser with one if you do not remove it. The Acc Setup adware is not a harmless annoyance. This parasite opens your browser to numerous online threats. The adware gets paid to promote, not to guarantee your security. This pest displays deceptive and misleading ads. It redirects web traffic to questionable and corrupted websites. And to top it all off, the adware also jeopardizes your privacy. The Acc Setup adware spies on you from the moment it invades. It collects information about your online habits. The parasite follows you around the web and analyzes your every step. When it deems it has enough data, it sends it to a remote server. Anyone can access the information there. Numerous crooks use it to create irresistible, yet deceptive adverts. They would then push them to your browser through the adware. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. These criminals take advantage of the adware. They also use it to redirect you to scam, phishing, and phony websites. Do not risk it! Remove the Acc Setup adware before it gets a chance to lure you into an online trap!

How to Remove Acc Setup virus

The Acc Setup 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 Acc Setup 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 Acc Setup in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Acc Setup startup location

STEP 3: Delete Acc Setup traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Acc Setup 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 Acc Setup 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 Acc Setup 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 Acc Setup traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Acc Setup 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 Acc Setup

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 Acc Setup, 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 Acc Setup 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 Acc Setup 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.