How to Remove Adware.Elex.Shhkrst

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Adware.Elex.Shhkrst is the latest version of the infamous Adware.Elex. If you have dealt with adware before, you know what a menace they are. Adware.Elex.Shhkrst is not an exception. This furtive parasite is not a virus, but an extremely intrusive application. It sneaks into your computer unnoticed and takes full control of your favorite web browser. Adware.Elex.Shhkrst uses your browser as a spying device. Everything you do online is recorded, cataloged and analyzed. The collected data is kept on a remote server. The data contains detailed information about your online habits. Which pages you visit, what links you tend to follow, favorite websites, color preferences, your search inquiries, etc. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you from the adware. The question is: what will the adware do with the data? Well, Adware.Elex.Shhkrst is a type of advertising platform too. Advertises subscribe to its services and get access to its victims’ data. They can use the adware to target you with custom commercials. You must have noticed that you are exposed to an increased number of online advertisements, haven’t you? The adware is behind this too. This utility injects various ads on every web page you open. It can also redirect your web traffic to sponsored pages and pause your online videos for commercial breaks. The adware can ruin your browsing experience in second. This parasite exposes your privacy and security at risk! Do not put up with this situation! We recommend you to delete it immediately. We have provided a detailed removal guide below this article. If you prefer automated solutions, you can always use a trustworthy anti-virus app. You have options. Choose your removal method and act!

How did I get infected with?

The Adware.Elex.Shhkrst adware is distributed via trickery. It usually hitches a ride with other software. We are talking about software bundling. Developers often attach extra programs to the payload files of many popular programs. When you start the installation of such a bundle, you will face two setup option: Standard and Advanced. The Standard option is a completely automatic process. Once you start it, you lose control over it. The setup wizard will install all apps that have arrived in the bundle. To prevent this, select the Advanced installation. Under it, you will be given the opportunity to deselect all unwanted apps. Install only the tools you trust. Read the Terms and Conditions/EULA. If you spot anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately. Other malware distribution techniques include torrents, spam emails, and fake software updates. Your caution, however, can prevent these techniques from succeeding! Always do your due diligence! Even a little extra caution goes a long, long way!

Why is this dangerous?

Adware.Elex.Shhkrst is extremely intrusive. Every time you go online, it will bombard you with dozens and dozens of commercials. When you least expect it, the adware will open pop-ups right under the cursor of your mouse. On top of that, it will redirect your browser to third-party websites. Yet, all these issues are nothing compared to what the app does behind your back. It is spying on you. Constantly! Every online step you take is recorded. But wait. There is more. The adware sells access to the collected data. Anyone willing to pay can use the adware and its resources. All sorts of crooks take advantage. They use the Adware.Elex.Shhkrst to redirect web traffic to many highly questionable websites. They also bombard the adware victims with tons of misleading advertisements. Be very careful what you do online. Restrain yourself from online purchases and don’t get your hopes up. With the adware on board, you are very likely to be exposed to scam websites and adverts. Be vigilant and doubting! Think twice before you click on the next “great deal.” IT might as well be fake. Your best course of action is the immediate removal of Adware.Elex.Shhkrst.

How to Remove Adware.Elex.Shhkrst virus

The Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Adware.Elex.Shhkrst startup location

STEP 3: Delete Adware.Elex.Shhkrst traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst

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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst, 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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 Adware.Elex.Shhkrst 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.