Remove Clkmon.com (Permanent Removal)

 

Clkmon.com just took over your homepage and you cannot change it?

Clkmon.com is a custom sponsored internet search engine, and a PUP. Since this is an advertisement supported portal, it is classified as an adware. It has malicious traits, and hence, it is not advisable to keep the program on your system. Clkmon.com is downloaded and installed in your system without your consent when you download infected 3^rd party freeware. You could have also downloaded free ware or visited an infected site. It installs in the background and its presence in your system goes undetected till it makes changes on your internet browsers and slows down the usage experience. While downloading 3^rd party freeware, make sure you select the custom installation and not the default installation settings. This will help in ensuring that you do not download any unwanted malware. 3^rd party software like various video and music players and editors, or infected file sharing programs like VUZE could be bundled with malicious programs like Clkmon.com and other malware. Once installed, Clkmon.com will change your default search engine and homepage and will constantly keep redirecting you to various sponsored websites, every time you conduct a search or try to browse. Your homepage and default search engine will then be, storage.clkmon.com.com or search.clkmon.com.com, respectively. You will incessantly be shows adverts and pop-ups, disrupting work and browsing time. These constant redirects are not only annoying, but they also disrupt work, bringing down performance, and cause the browser to slow down, or even crash. Clkmon.com will also install various other add-ons, malware and spyware in the background, without your consent, exposing personal data to advertisers. These programs could be as or more malicious than Clkmon.com.

How Can I Delete Clkmon.com?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the clkmon.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: Uninstall clkmon software from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Change clkmon.com homepage in Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently remove clkmon.com software leftovers

STEP 1 : Uninstall Clkmon.com from your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

 

Locate the Clkmon.com program related software 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 Clkmon.com from Chrome, Firefox or IE

• Open Google Chrome
• In the Main Menu, select Tools —> Extensions
• Remove the Clkmon.com extension 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 clkmon.com add on
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon 
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the clkmon.com browser helper object.
• Click on Internet options 
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Close IE

Permanently Remove clkmon.com Leftovers

Nevertheless, manual removal is successful, I recommend to scan with any professional antimalware tool to identify and remove any malware leftovers.