How to Remove “Ads by Google” Adware

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Is “Ads by Google” all you see, when browsing? If that’s the case, you’re in trouble. The appearance of advertisements “Powered by Google,” “Brought by Google,” or anything of the sort, is a sign. A bad one. It’s an indication, there’s adware on your computer. Your PC harbors an adware application. And, these are malicious, invasive, quite dangerous cyber threats. They pose a plethora of problems on you, and throw you into a whirl of troubles. The longer the adware remains on your computer, the worse your predicament gets. That’s why, experts advise towards their immediate deletion. As soon as one reveals itself to you, and you realize it’s on your PC, act! Find its hiding place, and get rid of it. The sudden flood of “Ads by Google” pop-ups is an adware, revealing itself to you. Heed its signal. Act on it. The sooner you remove the infection, the better. It’s the best course of action, you can take. So, take it ASAP.

How did I get infected with?

Is “Ads by Google” all you see, when browsing? If that’s the case, you’re in trouble. The appearance of advertisements “Powered by Google,” “Brought by Google,” or anything of the sort, is a sign. A bad one. It’s an indication, there’s adware on your computer. Your PC harbors an adware application. And, these are malicious, invasive, quite dangerous cyber threats. They pose a plethora of problems on you, and throw you into a whirl of troubles. The longer the adware remains on your computer, the worse your predicament gets. That’s why, experts advise towards their immediate deletion. As soon as one reveals itself to you, and you realize it’s on your PC, act! Find its hiding place, and get rid of it. The sudden flood of “Ads by Google” pop-ups is an adware, revealing itself to you. Heed its signal. Act on it. The sooner you remove the infection, the better. It’s the best course of action, you can take. So, take it ASAP.

Why is this dangerous?

First off, you have to realize something. Only because the pop-ups say “Ads by Google,” that doesn’t mean, they have anything to do with Google. They don’t. The program, you’re stuck with, has no affiliation to the Google mogul. Neither do the ads, it keeps flooding you with. The cyber criminals, behind the program, have decided to take advantage of the name. Believe nothing they claim! Trust no promise they make! They’re tailored for deceit. And, above all, do NOT press a single pop-up, the tool throws at you. Clicks only worsen your predicament. How come? Well, say, you’re foolish enough to press a pop-up. In the world of adware, a click equals malware. Let’s explain. The pop-up ads, you see, conceal malicious tools. Every time, you press one, by choice or accident, you end up with said malware. That’s because a click is equivalent to you giving consent. It’s as if you agree to the installment of the malware, behind the pop-up. That’s why, you must NOT click even a single ad that comes your way. You’ll avoid quite the hassle, if you ignore each “Ads by Google” pop-up. But, here’s the thing. Even if you manage that, you’re still not in the clear. If you wish to be safe of the dangers of the adware, get rid of it. Otherwise, it’s not only system’s well-being that suffers. You best say goodbye to your private life, because it will no longer remain private. That’s because, adware tools follow certain programming. They’re to spy on your browsing as soon as they invade your computer. The tool starts to spy on your online habits at once. And, it doesn’t stop there. It also keeps a record of every move you make. And, after it deems it has collected enough data, it sends it. To whom? Well, to the people behind it. Unless you wish that scenario to unfold, delete the adware ASAP. Don’t allow it to steal and expose your personal and financial details. Protect it. Get rid of the cyber threat at once. Your future self will thank you for its prompt removal.

How to Remove “Ads by Google” virus

The “Ads by Google” 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 “Ads by Google” 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 “Ads by Google” in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate “Ads by Google” startup location

STEP 3: Delete “Ads by Google” traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down “Ads by Google” 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 “Ads by Google” 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 “Ads by Google” 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 “Ads by Google” traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the “Ads by Google” 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 “Ads by Google”

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 “Ads by Google”, 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 “Ads by Google” 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 “Ads by Google” 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.