How to Remove CastVPN Adware “Virus”

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The CastVPN utility is not a trustworthy app. It is an ad-generating parasite which falls under the Adware category. The parasite sneaks into your computer through trickery and wrecks everything. Once on board, the adware wastes no time. It takes over your web browsers and turns them into ad-displaying tools. The parasite forces various ads on every website you visit. When you click on them, it generates revenue. Thus, it has no intentions of limiting the number of its ads. Quite the contrary, it floods its victims of advertising content. The adware gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. It’s so pushy, that it’s often referred to as a “virus.” Luckily, it’s not a full-fledged virus. Yet, it is more than capable of causing harm. The CastVPN adware is not safe. This parasite is created to generate revenue. Neither your comfort nor security is part of the deal. The adware opens your browser to surveillance and targeted ads, it monitors your browsing-related data and bases its ads on the collected information. In other words: the adware turns you into an easy target by spying on you. Do not test your luck. The CastVPN adware displays irresistible adverts because it knows your preferences. These “great deals,” however, are more likely deceptive than legitimate. Anyone willing to pay can use the parasite and its resources. Numerous crooks do! They prepare customized ad-campaigns and force them on you. They show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. Spare yourself many future headaches. Remove the CastVPN adware before it lures you into an online trap!

How did I get infected with?

The CastVPN adware cannot hack your computer. This parasite does not target individual users. It uses mass-distribution strategies to reach a broad spectrum of potential victims. It lurks behind fake updates, software bundles, and torrents. The key to its successful distribution is not the used method, but your, the user’s, negligence. These strategies deliver the parasite to your system. They don’t install it. You do that! You install the parasite by not paying attention! No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. The CastVPN aware tricked you once. Learn your lesson and don’t repeat the same mistake ever again. Download your software from reputable sources only. When available, use the advanced, custom setup option. Do not give into naivety. If additional apps are about to be installed as bonuses, deselect them. These unknown apps, more often than not, are parasites. Also, before you click on the “Accept” button, read the terms and conditions. You can, of course, speed up this step by using an online EULA analyzer. If you detect anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately!

Why is this dangerous?

The CastVPN adware is very intrusive. It interferes with your every online action. It doesn’t matter whether you type a search inquiry or watch a video, the parasite is always there to annoy you. It loads shady websites and opens numerous pop-ups. To make the matters even worse, it gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. Do not put up with this situation. The aggressive advertising takes a toll on your system. The adware causes system underperformance and Internet connection instability. You may also experience browser crashes and odd errors. The bad news is that these annoying issues are not the real problem. The CastVPN adware is not an annoyance you can ignore. This pest jeopardizes both your privacy and security. The parasite spies on you. It’s just a matter of time before it discovers something sensitive. Even if it doesn’t, the seemingly insensitive data can also be used against you. The adware uses every bit of information to target you. It floods you with irresistible adverts which are very likely to redirect you to dangerous websites. Numerous crooks use the adware and its resources. They use the adware to redirect traffic to phishing and infected pages. The crooks know how to lure you into unwanted actions. They are after your personal and financial details. They may also trick you into installing rogue software. Don’t risk it! Do what’s best for you and your system’s well-being. Remove the CastVPN adware ASAP!

How to Remove CastVPN virus

The CastVPN 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 CastVPN 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 CastVPN in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate CastVPN startup location

STEP 3: Delete CastVPN traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down CastVPN 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 CastVPN 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 CastVPN 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 CastVPN traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the CastVPN 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 CastVPN

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 CastVPN, 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 CastVPN 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 CastVPN 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.