How to Remove Bat.happy1090.com Pop-up

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If your browser is flooded with “Ads by Bat.happy1090.com,” the news is bad. Your computer is no longer free of infections. An adware parasite hides in the shadows of your OS and wreaks advertising havoc. Brace yourself! You are stuck with a complete and utter menace. The intruder follows programming to drown you in a sea of ads. Whether you watch a video or browse your favorite website, the adware always finds a way to bombard you with ads. It inserts banners on every website you visit, opens pop-ups, plays commercials. And it doesn’t stop here. The adware also loads sponsored, third-party websites in new tabs, as well as turns random text into hyperlinks. On top of that, it displays annoying notifications that push you to “Accept” unwanted modifications. Click nothing, of course! Everything “Brought to you by Bat.happy1090.com” is unreliable and potentially dangerous. You are dealing with a parasite that has no filters nor security mechanism. Its ads often redirect web traffic to dangerous websites. They arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, they lure people into online traps. Spare yourself many future headaches, remove the adware now. Take action as soon as the Bat.happy1090.com pop-ups appear. Find where the intruder hides and delete it upon detection.

How did I get infected with?

Adware is behind the Bat.happy1090.com pop-ups. This parasite sneaks into your computer and throws you into a whirlwind of ads “Powered by Bat.happy1090.com.” Don’t, however, mistake its aggressive nature for a symptom of virus infection. The adware is a simple app that has standard limitations. It, for example, can’t get installed without your approval. No permission, no admission! The adware, of course, knows how to ask. This trickster steals your approval in the sneakiest way possible. It hides in the fine print and gets installed when you “forget” to deny it access! Do not make that mistake! The adware, just like many other parasites, hides in bundles, fake updates, corrupted links, spam messages, and pirated software. Its tricks prey on your naivety. Your diligence, on the other hand, prevents them from succeeding. The good news is that even a little extra attention goes a long way. So, make the right decision – choose caution over carelessness. Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software and updates from reliable (preferably official) sources only. And don’t skip installation steps. Opt for the advanced/custom setup option. Deselect the unwanted, bonus apps and go through the terms and conditions. Don’t hesitate to abort the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Bat.happy1090.com pop-ups are annoying and irritating. You can’t so much as touch your browser without getting your screen flooded with countless “Ads by Bat.happy1090.com.” If you, however, take a moment to examine these ads closely, you’ll realize that these annoying ads are a warning. You are in serious trouble! The ads are not random but targeted at you. They are related to the websites you visit, the links you follow, the videos you watch, the search queries you make. Even your activities under the Incognito mode trigger ads. That’s because you are under surveillance! The adware doesn’t waste time with random advertisements. No, it studies your browsing habits and uses your preferences against you. Do you think that ends well? The adware not only turns you into an easy target but also threatens to leak sensitive information! This parasite doesn’t keep the gathered data confidential. Quite the contrary – it sells it. Every crook out there can buy your information. And if you run out of luck, some pieces of data, your search queries, for example, may leak personal and financial details! Do not risk it! Protect yourself and your privacy – remove the adware ASAP!

How to Remove Bat.happy1090.com virus

The Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Bat.happy1090.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Bat.happy1090.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.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 Bat.happy1090.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.