Remove “Ads X” Adware (Chrome/Firefox/IE)

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Ads X is the name of an adware application. As soon as the tool invades, you get flooded with advertisements. In-text, banner and pop-up ads take over your screen all day, every day. No matter what you do, ads appear, at every turn. The adware makes their presence an inescapable presence. They become an unavoidable part of browsing. Their end-game is clicks. The infection aims to get you to click on as many ads as possible. That’s why, it doesn’t bombard you with random ones. Oh, no. You get stuck with ads, chosen for you and your eyes only. How can that be? Well, it’s simple. The Ads X program spies on you. After it invades, but before it begins its intrusions, it spies on you. The tool keeps track of everything you do online. Which sites you visit, which links you click on, what you browse for. It’s quite prolific with its espionage. Once it gets to know you better, and learns your interests, it makes the proper selection. And, your screen gets overrun with the appropriate content. Every ad you see, and site you get redirected to, got purposefully placed in front of you. Despite the apparent appeal of the ads and links, press nothing! Don’t trust anything, the adware throws your way. Everything is unreliable! Clicks only further your grievances. If you click a single ad, you risk allowing malware into your system. Don’t take any risks! Protect yourself from the nastiness of Ads X. Find and delete the dreadful adware at once.

How did I get infected with?

The Ads X application is masterful in the art of invasion. It not only slithers into your system, but does so undetected. How? That seems quite the impossible feat, doesn’t it? Especially, when you consider it needs to ask for your permission on its entry. And, unless you give it, no access! So, with that in mind, do you recall saying YES to Ads X? Odds are, you don’t. And, that’s not surprising. Don’t be too hard on yourself, though. It was anything but a straightforward inquiry. You got duped. Yes, there was an exchange. But it wasn’t anything, you’d expect. Let’s explain. The adware did ask if you agree to install it. Only, it did so via slyness and subtlety. The old but gold invasive means come in rather handy. Freeware, spam emails, fake updates. The tool can even pretend to be a fake update. Like, Adobe Flash Player or Java. It’s up to you to look through its deceit, to spot it attempting invasion. And, deny it entry! Don’t give into naivety and distraction. Don’t rush. Infections prey on carelessness. They need you to skip doing due diligence, and leave your fate to luck. Don’t oblige. Don’t make their invasion easier. Do yourself a favor, and choose caution over carelessness. It helps to keep infections out.

Why is this dangerous?

The presence of the Ads X tool poses grave danger your way. The infection doesn’t only mess up your system’s well-being. Its reach extends further. Yes, the tool wreaks utter havoc on your PC. It floods your screen with interference. And, doesn’t let you make a single move, without intrusions. It causes frequent system crashes. And, slows down your computer’s performance to a crawl. But all that pales in comparison to the security threat. Yes, you face a severe security threat, because of the adware. The nasty tool follows programming to steal your sensitive information. And, then, expose it to the cyber criminals behind it. Make no mistake! It follows through on that! Given enough time on your PC, it fulfills its thieving agenda. You see, the adware doesn’t only spy on your browsing to get a sense of what appeals to you. It also does it, to get a hold of your personal and financial details. And, once it does, it sends them to these strangers with questionable intentions. Don’t allow that! Protect yourself and your PC! Don’t stand by as the infection messes with your system’s well-being. And, jeopardizes your security. Get rid of the Ads X threat the first chance you get. As soon as the opportunity presents itself, delete it from your computer. It has no place there.

How to Remove Ads X virus

The Ads X 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 X 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 X in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Ads X startup location

STEP 3: Delete Ads X traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Ads X 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 X 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 X 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 X traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Ads X 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 X

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 X, 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 X 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 X 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.