Remove Climbingsu.com Pop-up Virus (“Add Extension” Scam)

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The Internet is definitely not a safe place. It is roamed by malicious applications and dangerous viruses. One second of carelessness may cost you a lot. The newest online threat is the Climbingsu.com website. This page is highly suspicious. Currently, it is trying to lure its victims into installing browser extensions. The website displays messages stating that by leaving the web page, some changes you’ve made will not be saved. The page also enables your browser’s full-screen mode and uses audio messages to disorientate you. Leave this page! You have no reason to stay. Do not trust anything you see on it. And most importantly, do not install its malicious applications. Unfortunately, the fact that you were redirected to the Climbingsu.com website is evidence enough that your device is no longer infection-free. You have a malicious ad-supported program (adware) on board. This furtive utility redirects your browser to sponsored websites. It has no verifying mechanism. The crooks often use such applications to redirect its victims to websites partaking in scams. So, be prepared. Expect to be introduced to hundreds of “great opportunities,” financial software and PC optimization tools. The Climbingsu.com adware will also inject adverts on all websites you visit. Coupons, discounts, and deals will blink in all imaginable colors. Pop-up windows will force you to watch videos. With every passing day, the ad campaign will get more and more aggressive. Eventually, your computer will become sluggish and unresponsive. Some older machines may start to freeze and crash frequently. Do not wait to see what will happen with your device. Track the Climbingsu.com adware down and delete it on the spot. You can do it manually by following our guide. Of course, a trustworthy anti-virus application can finish this task for you. The sooner to take action against the adware, the better!

How did I get infected with?

There are many known adware distribution methods. The most commonly used one is, undoubtedly, the freeware/shareware bundling technique. The scheme is quite simple. Developers would attach extra programs to the installation files of many free apps. When you start the installation of such a bundle, you will face two setup options: a fast/standard one and a custom/advanced option. Which one do you prefer? If your answer is the standard setup, you must change your habits. This option is fast only because it is automatic. Once you initiate it, you lose control over the process. It will install all additional programs that were attached to the bundle. If you are given a choice, select the advanced option. Under it, you will be presented with a list of all extras that are about to be installed. More often than not, these extras are malicious. Make sure you understand what sorts of apps you are approving on your system. Read the terms and conditions/EULA. If you spot anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation on the spot. Keep in mind that you can deselect all extras and still install the program you originally planned to set up. The key to a secure and infection-free computer is caution. Always keep your guard up. Torrents, spam emails, and fake software updates are commonly used malware distribution methods. Yet, you can never know where an infection might strike from. So, keep your anti-virus up to date.

Why is this dangerous?

The Climbingsu.com adware can be quite problematic. Even though it is not a full-fledged virus, the adware acts as an open door for many online threats. It displays unverified commercials and redirects its victims to shady websites. If you have the misfortune to click on a corrupted advert, you will download viruses or more malware directly on your computer. There, unfortunately, is no way to tell which adverts are corrupted and which are not. You cannot avoid the commercials either. The Climbingsu.com adware is designed to generate clicks. It will trick you into clicking on adverts unintentionally. At the most unexpected times, the furtive utility will open pop-up messages right under the cursor of your mouse. It will also redirect you to websites that are designed to trick its visitors into installing software. The Climbingsu.com adware has no place on your PC. At the very least, it is extremely annoying. Do not let this furtive app remain on your computer. Take immediate action! Clean your device for good!

How to Remove Climbingsu.com virus

The Climbingsu.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 Climbingsu.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 Climbingsu.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Climbingsu.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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