Remove Better Brain Ads (Complete Removal)

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Better Brain ads can be considered the epitome of unwanted adware programs. More often than not these programs enter your system as a plug-in, add-on or extension, which you installed yourself. Confused? You shouldn’t be. This is a distinctive feature of many such programs – they use you to open the door for them, and then enter unhindered. A preferred way for infecting your computer is through third party program installations. What you are unaware of when doing such installations, is that these free programs you’re installing are bundled with hidden source codes that slide past you undetected and then wreak havoc to your system. It doesn’t matter what browser you’re using, Better Brain ads can get to you. If you want to save yourself a lot of headaches, remove Better Brain ads from your system as soon as possible.

How did I get infected with?

Like most adware, Better Brain ads enters your system very slyly. Most times you won’t even realize you have it, until the ads start appearing. The program uses you to enter your computer, which is not an uncommon method, quite the contrary actually, but it’s one that still baffles many computer users. Better Brain ads prays on the distraction of the user. When you download and install free software or free system upgrades, be sure to read all the terms and conditions before you agree to them. Otherwise, you’re an easy victim, as haste gives such programs easy access to your system. If you are vigilant you can prevent them from ever getting onto your computer. That is the most common method of infiltration, but it’s certainly not the only one. It’s worth mentioning the old but gold way of entering someone’s computer – via a corrupt email attachment.

Why are these ads dangerous?

One sure way to know that you have Better Brain ads running around your system is the constant bombardment of pop-up ads coming your way. You will be flooded by sponsored links, which would bring profits to the distributers of the websites every time you click on them. To you, all they would bring is frustration. But you won’t get away that easy, frustration is only the first step. Better Brain ads continues on to change your settings, after which it can easily compromise your security and privacy. It can change the default home page or default toolbar, and also make it possible for it to run automatically each time you start the computer. That means there will be no escape from the pop-up ads, as you’ll be stuck with them. The best course of action is to remove the program as soon as you see the first pop-up ad appear. By doing so you’ll save yourself a lot of headaches and troubles.

How Can I Remove Better Brain Ads?

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

STEP 2: Disable Better Brain from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Better Brain from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Better Brain from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Better Brain 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 Better Brain 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 the unwanted 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 Better Brain Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, I recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.