Remove Bodloster.com “Virus” (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

Can’t Remove Bodloster.com ads? This page includes detailed ads by Bodloster.com Removal instructions!

Bodloster.com is a deceptive website. It tricks its visitors into approving unwanted notifications. Do not interact with this page. Exit it without clicking on anything. If it reappears, scan your system for malware. This website is a harbinger of bad news. Its reappearance is a sign of adware infection. Your device might harbor the Bodloster.com adware. Do not panic! This parasite is not a virus. It is a hazardous app that influences to your web browsers only. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera. There is no immune program. The adware corrupts your favorite browsers and throws you into a whirlwind of adverts. Brace yourself! The adware is a complete and utter menace. It injects in-text and banner ads on every website you visit. You would notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on “great offers.” No ad-blocking tool is powerful enough to stop the ad invasion. Pop-ups appear every time you so much as touch your browser. Notifications flood your screen. Even your videos get paused for commercial breaks. That’s the nature of the adware. It uses every opportunity to interrupt you with an advertisement of some kind. The more ads you see, the bigger the chance you click on one. And when you do, the parasite gets paid. It gets even more money when you visit a sponsored website. Thus, the adware also loads sponsored, third-party pages in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? Do not risk ending up in humiliating and embarrassing situations. The Bodloster.com adware has no place on your system. Remove this parasite before it gets a chance to get you in trouble.

How did I get infected with?

The Bodloster.com adware is not a virus. It cannot hack your computer. This parasite is a simple app. It needs you, the user, to approve its installation. That’s right! No permission, no admission. The adware is bound to seek your approval. And it does. It always asks. But it does so in the sneakiest way possible. The Bodloster.com adware is a trickster. It hides in the fine print. The adware lurks behind torrents, fake updates, bundles, and spam messages. It hides in the shadows and attacks when you let your guard down. Do not make that mistake. Don’t throw caution to the wind. No anti-virus app can protect you if you give into naivety. Only your actions can keep your OS secure and virus-free. Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” installation strategy. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. Make sure you know what you install. Read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you cannot spare enough time to go through the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Even a little extra attention can spare you an avalanche of problems! Opt out of the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Bodloster.com adware is a complete and utter menace! As soon as it invades, corruption follows. Your browser gets flooded with adverts. You cannot get a simple task done without encountering advertisements. The numerous ads, of course, take a toll on your browser. They make your poor program prone to freezing and crashes. And as if that’s not bad enough, but the adware also loads questionable and inappropriate websites. You have reason to be anxious. This adware has no filters nor security mechanisms. As long as it gets its fees, anyone can use it to promote. Hundreds of crooks take advantage. They employ the parasite to spread deceptive content. Do not test your luck. The Bodloster.com adware turns you into a target. It threatens to redirect you to deceptive and potentially corrupted pages. This parasite is a nightmare. So not put up with it! Do what’s best for you and your system’s well-being. Find where this parasite lurks and delete it upon detection! The sooner, the better!

How to Remove Bodloster.com virus

The Bodloster.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 Bodloster.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 Bodloster.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Bodloster.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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