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Check2push.com is an adware-related website. If it pops up on your screen, prepare for trouble. Your computer is no longer infection-free. The Check2push.com adware lurks in the corners of your OS and wreaks havoc. This parasite targets your web browsers. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, there is no immune program. The adware corrupts them and takes over your user experience. This parasite follows instructions to generate ad-revenue. It displays ads in your browser and gets paid when you click. But don’t imagine an ad or two. The more ads you see, the bigger the chance you click. And thus, the adware floods your screen with banner, pop-up, and in-text advertisements. This invader knows no boundaries. It even dares pause your online videos for commercial breaks. If you, however, still resist clicking, it changes its strategy. The adware starts browser redirection. It loads sponsored pages in new tabs and windows. This aggressive advertising, however, is not harmless. The Check2push.com adware takes a toll on your device. You face system underperformance, crashes, and Internet connection instability. The parasite exists to make money. Neither your comport nor well-being is part of the deal. Do not put up with this parasite. It cannot be beneficial to you. Quite the contrary – it is very likely to redirect you to dangerous websites. Do what’s best for you and your system. Remove the adware ASAP!

How did I get infected with?

The Check2push.com adware is not an ingenious virus. It cannot hack your computer. No, the adware is not that advanced. To enter your OS, it needs an invitation. As you can imagine, though, it knows how to steal one. The parasite relies on your carelessness. It lurks behind software bundles, fake updates, and torrents. All it needs to succeed is one second of carelessness. Do not make its job easier. Be vigilant and doubting. Your caution can prevent infections. Stay away for shady websites. Download your software from reputable sources only. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. And, of course, read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you cannot spare enough time to read the whole document, scan it with an EULA analyzer. Abort the installation if you detect anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Check2push.com adware is like a pain in the neck: the more you tolerate it, the worse it becomes. It all starts with an occasional advert, but it soon escalates to a constant online interference. The more time this past has, the more aggressive it becomes. The adware tends to get out of control. But don’t worry about that. Your main concern should be the privacy issue. The Check2push.com adware jeopardizes both your privacy and security. This parasite studies your browsing habits so it can turn you into an easy target. In other words: the adware spies on you and uses the collected information against you. The adware knows your every online action. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. Once the parasite deems it has enough data, it proceeds to send it. Do you think that ends well? Anyone willing to pay can use the adware and the data it collects. Numerous crooks do! They use the information to create customized scams. The crooks show you irresistible adverts, yet, when you click, bad things happen. These criminals are after your personal and financial details. They may also try to lure you into installing rogue software. Do not risk it! Your best course of action is the immediate removal of the Check2push.com adware. The sooner it’s gone, the better!

How to Remove Check2push.com virus

The Check2push.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 Check2push.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 Check2push.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Check2push.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Check2push.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Check2push.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 Check2push.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 Check2push.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 Check2push.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Check2push.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 Check2push.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 Check2push.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 Check2push.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 Check2push.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.