Remove Ads by Virtual from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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“Ads by Virtual” is yet another adware pest you might stumble across online. If you have some experience dealing with such nasty programs, you already know what to expect out of this one. However, the fact that it doesn’t shine with originality in any department doesn’t mean this program is harmless. Quite the opposite. There is nothing safe about having a virus on your PC system and you know it. So why are you hesitating? The “ads by Virtual” infection and its never-ending pile of malicious pop-ups become more and more dangerous as time passes. As you could imagine, it’s very important that you take quick, adequate measures. This program exhibits numerous undesirable traits so it simply doesn’t belong on board. The sooner you manage to get rid of “ads by Virtual”, the better. You will lose absolutely nothing by deleting this tricky piece of software BUT you will gain quite a lot. The virus gets activated immediately after installation so its manipulations start right away. To begin with, “ads by Virtual” modifies your browser settings in order to serve hackers’ questionable purposes. Not your own. It goes without saying that hackers’ plans about your machine greatly mismatch yours. The only reason why crooks keep developing adware is about as simple as it’s unpleasant. And it involves money. Thanks to the pay-per-click mechanism and some equally dubious monetizing platforms crooks gain easy profit online. However, their money comes directly at your expense. The pop-ups generated by this virus are extremely unreliable because hackers don’t have a single reason to take care of your safety. What matters is their revenue. That means as long as hackers gain their money, you will be bombarded with pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, interstitial ads, video ads, etc. In addition, the parasite’s sponsored web links might include bogus software updates and fake security warnings. The machine itself gets significantly slowed down and your overwhelmed browsers start to crash/freeze. Just to top it all, “ads by Virtual” poses an immense danger for your privacy. This nuisance collects IP addresses, email addresses, passwords, usernames, it monitors your entire browsing history and search queries. Unfortunately, it might also steal some personally identifiable data and financial information. Are you nervous already? You should be because due to the parasite’s trickery your private data might be sent into the wrong hands. Hackers usually sell the information they collect to unreliable third parties. That means “ads by Virtual” is capable of causing you serious damage. Don’t allow it.

How did I get infected with?

There are many plausible explanations why your PC is now compromised. However, the most popular infiltration technique at the moment is freeware bundling. That means you probably installed something that you didn’t check thoroughly beforehand. If you often download questionable freeware or shareware bundles off of the Internet, you might want to reconsider this habit in the future. You ended up infected with adware this time, which is the least dangerous type of Virtual pest out there. The Web is infested with malware, though. Some much more virulent kinds of parasites (browser hijackers, Trojans, ransomware) use the same method. To prevent virus installation, make sure you’re constantly cautious online. Stay away from unverified websites and their unverified software. Also, take your time to read the EULA (End User License Agreement). This might not be a particularly fun thing to do but it could save you tons of problems later on. Skipping installation steps would be a terrible mistake because you’re practically leaving your machine vulnerable to all malicious programs attached to the bundle. And, trust us when we say this is not a risk worth taking.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Not only is adware sneaky and resourceful, but it’s also very dangerous. That only leads us to the logical conclusion that the  “ads by Virtual” program has to be removed ASAP. Otherwise it will keep on harassing you till you end up in an even nastier situation than your current one. As we mentioned, the parasite installs a highly malicious browser extension which works just fine with three of the most commonly used browsers out there. Yes, that means Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are no longer trustworthy. It’s strongly recommended that you avoid clicking ANY of the numerous pop-ups this virus generates. Now that all your browsers are infected, you’re constantly one careless click away from malware. Clicking some corrupted web link disguised as an alluring product commercial will only cause you more trouble. Same things goes for the various program updates and other unreliable third-party web links the parasite displays. Make sure you avoid all pop-ups and remove the virus itself before it goes completely out of control. To delete this nuisance manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Virtual Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Virtual 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: Uninstall Virtual from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Virtual from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Virtual from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Virtual from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Virtual 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.

STEP 2 : Remove Virtual from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Virtual Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.