How to Remove Apple-panda.com Adware

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Are you constantly redirected to the Apple-panda.com website? If you are, your PC is probably infected with a malicious ad-supported program (adware). Other symptoms of the infection are: increased number of online commercials, browser crashes, and unstable Internet connection. The Apple-panda.com adware is programmed to generate web traffic to some specific web pages. It also uses a pay-per-click marketing system. Basically, for every advert you click on, the people behind the malicious app will be paid. And believe us, you will see a lot of commercials. The adware will drown you in a sea of advertisements. Every website you visit will be covered in banners and in-text ads. Random website text will be turned into hyperlinks. Your online videos will be paused for commercial breaks. You will hate the experience. However, your conditions will worsen. With every passing day, the Apple-panda.com adware will become more and more aggressive. Your browser will struggle to display any web page correctly. It may start to freeze and crash frequently. Can you imagine getting any work done in such conditions? Do not put up with this parasite. The adware is completely removable. Take immediate action. Clean your PC for good!

How did I get infected with?

The Apple-panda.com adware is not an ingenious virus. It is a simple computer application. And as any other app, it needs the user’s permission. However, do you remember approving this app on board? It is not a surprise if you don’t. The adware was programmed to trick its way in. This furtive app has deceived you. It arrived hidden in a bundle. The freeware/shareware bundling technique is quite common nowadays. Whenever you are installing a program, opt for an advanced installation option. It can be a button or a tab. Click on it. The Advanced installation is your best friend. Under it, you will be given a choice. The choice to select which apps you would wish to install on your computer. The standard installation, on the other hand, is completely automated. It will install all extras without your further approval. This is your computer. You are responsible for its security. So, always do your due diligence. Make sure you understand what you are approving on your device. Read the terms and conditions. Do not rush. Install only the programs you trust!

Why is this dangerous?

The Apple-panda.com adware is anything but a safe program. This furtive utility is programmed to spy on its victims. It records your online activities. It knows which pages you visit, which links you have clicked on and what information you enter via your web browser. With this tool on board, there is nothing private any longer. The collected data is used mostly for ad targeting. Yet, it is also sold to third parties. Criminals and people with questionable interests may get in possession of your usernames, passwords, IP and email addresses. Do not wait for this scenario to unfold. Find the exact folder the adware is installed in and delete it on the spot. The sooner you remove this parasite, the better. If you postpone the removal, however, you risk more than your private information getting exposed. The Apple-panda.com adware displays dangerous advertisements. That is right. If you click on a corrupted advert or link, you will infect your device with more malware or viruses. Hackers often take advantage of adware applications. They use them to spread malicious content. The adware may also redirect you to websites partaking in scams and financial frauds. Do not expose yourself to such risks. Take immediate measures.

How to Remove Apple-panda.com virus

The Apple-panda.com 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 Apple-panda.com 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 Apple-panda.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Apple-panda.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Apple-panda.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Apple-panda.com 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 Apple-panda.com 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 Apple-panda.com 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 Apple-panda.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Apple-panda.com 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 Apple-panda.com

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 Apple-panda.com, 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 Apple-panda.com 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 Apple-panda.com 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.