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Apps Hat has nothing to do with hats. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with apps either. The only thing this highly questionable PC program will bring to you is issues and the sooner you get rid of it, the better. On theory, this thing is supposed to provide discounted applications for the Android users thus saving them time and money. On practice, however, Apps Hat is an adware parasite which is also classified as a PUP (potentially unwanted program). There is a reason why it’s unwanted. This malicious infection sneaks into the PC system behind your back, modifies your browsers according to its own preferences, ignores your permission (or the lack if it) completely and proceeds to wreak havoc much, much further. It does generate discounts but it also generates a huge variety of corrupted web links that lead directly to compromised websites filled with malware. It displays fake ads as well which might effectively scam you to give away your money without receiving anything in exchange. Both options are quite nasty, don’t you think? The Apps Hat’s manipulation also include a rich bouquet of corrupted and fake software updates as well as some unreliable additional toolbars. It goes without saying that due to Apps Hat’s presence, your machine will underperform, some programs could randomly pause or crash so your overall Internet experience will be obstructed. Is it worth having so many inconveniences because of one single piece of software that doesn’t work? To learn a bit more about this pest’s sneaky ways and also to learn how to remove it, keep on reading.

How did I get infected with?

This parasite poses as a legitimate application so you might have downloaded it voluntarily off of the Internet. However, that is not usually the case. Having in mind how sneaky and secretive cyber infections are, it should come as no surprise that Apps Hat probably landed on your PC without your permission. Well, technically, you did give your consent because even viruses need to be properly installed before they starts wreaking havoc. This particular parasite follows some old but gold infiltration methods and it surely doesn’t deviate much from the usual adware pattern. If this program somehow ended up installed on your PC, the most plausible explanation is that it was attached to a freeware/shareware bundle you installed. Have you recently downloaded some questionable free programs from such questionable website without paying much attention to the installation process? Then there’s your answer. Apps Hat travels the Web as a nasty “bonus” attachment to legitimate programs so unless you spot it on time and deselect it, the virus gets installed along with the other software. Talk about being sly. In order to prevent that, you should always select the Advanced or the Custom option in the Setup Wizard instead of the Basic one. Make sure you check the Terms and Conditions in advance as well so you could aware of the programs that you give green light to. Otherwise, you might seen regret your negligence.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Apps Hat doesn’t sound like the name of a particularly harmful program, does it? And yet, this thing could easily become the source of numerous cuber issues if you allow it. After it manages to trick you into installing it, the parasite then goes after your browsers. Yes, all of them. As it’s perfectly compatible with the most popular browsers out there it successfully takes down Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer so it could inject them with commercials. This happens through the malicious Apps Hat browser extension that the parasite installs without bothering to ask for permission first. Why? Because the virus doesn’t need it. Once this parasite has landed on your machine, your preferences become utterly irrelevant and the only thing you could do to regain control over the PC is to remove the virus. It’s very important to stay away from all ads and web links in general that Apps Hat generates, as we already mentioned above. None of them is reliable enough to deserve your click and none of them could be beneficial to you. Quite the contrary, some of the commercials you see on the PC screen are downright corrupted regardless of their beautiful facade as a discount or a product offer. Of course, there might be also some real ad leading to real products but do you really think this is a risk worth taking? It is not. The pesky Apps Hat program is entirely ad-supported which means nothing it displays is trustworthy because all its links are sponsored. In other words, you can no longer trust your own browser or use your own computer the way you used to before, so why allow it? Also, keep in mind that the Apps Hat parasite has no problems scanning you personal information and, of course, it goes straight to hackers. Regardless of what illegal monetizing technique they decide to apply in order to make money, there is no possible scenario in which your data will be safe. Why would you let cyber criminals use your own email-addresses, passwords, usernames, search queries and browsing history against you? Don’t become a sponsor to hackers and don’t underestimate the privacy threat this nasty program poses to you. If you want to delete Apps Hat manually, please follow the comprehensive instructions you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Apps Hat Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Apps Hat 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 Apps Hat from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Apps Hat from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Apps Hat from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Apps Hat from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Apps Hat 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 Apps Hat 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 Apps Hat 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.