How to Remove Deskgram “Virus” (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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If your browser is flooded with adverts “Powered by Deskgram,” prepare for trouble. The appearance of these annoying pop-ups is a warning. Somewhere in the corners of your OS, the sneaky Deskgram adware lurks and causes problems. The invader is a nightmare. It follows programming to drown you in a sea of adverts. This parasite injects various 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 coupons and discounts. Notifications and pop-ups appear out of the blue. Questionable websites load in new tabs and windows. That’s the nature of the adware. It uses every opportunity to interrupt you with an advert of some kind. The more advertisements you see, the bigger the chance you click on one. And when you do, the parasite gets paid. That’s right! The adware profits from ruining your browsing experience. That’s its main function: to generate revenue through pay-per-click and pay-per-visit mechanisms. Your comfort and well-being are not part of the deal. As long as the adware gets its fees, anyone can use it to advertise. Numerous crooks take advantage of the situation! They employ this parasite to spread deceptive content. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. Do not put up with that. Deskgram floods you with questionable content. It threatens to redirect you to phishing, phony, and corrupted websites. Spare yourself many future headaches, remove the adware right now. Delete this menace ASAP!

How did I get infected with?

Deskgram uses trickery to sneak into your system. The thing about this adware is that it cannot get installed without your (the user’s) approval. No persuasion, no admission. That’s the rule. The adware is bound to seek your approval. And it does. It always asks. But it does so in the sneakiest way possible. This adware hides in the fine print. It lurks in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. Do not make that mistake. The adware strikes when you least expect it. Your actions can prevent its tricks from succeeding. Do not visit shady websites. Download software and updates from reliable (preferably official) sources only. And don’t rush through the setup process. More often than not, the apps we download off the web come bundled with bonus software. If you rush, if you don’t pay attention to the red flags, you might install malicious extras. Don’t give into naivety! No anti-virus app can protect if you throw caution to the wind. If available, use the advanced/custom setup option. Under it, you would be able to deselect all suspicious extras. 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 caution can spare you an avalanche of problems. Opt out of the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

There is no such thing as safe adware. Deskgram is not an exception. This parasite is a complete and utter menace. It ruins your browsing experience, as well as endangers your security. This nasty parasite threatens to steal sensitive information and to send it to unknown individuals with questionable agendas. Do not underestimate the situation! Deskgram harvests personal information. It spies on you from the moment it invades. The adware knows you every online step. What websites you visit, what links you follow, what videos you watch. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. The adware knows your browsing habits. It also knows how to use this information for targeted advertising. The parasite bases its ads on your online activities. In theory, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, the adware should display offers for sports shoes. In practice, though, the parasite floods you with countless adverts for sports gear. It doesn’t sound too dangerous, does it? Well, no one said that these “great offers” are legitimate. More often than not, they are fake, misleading, or deceptive. Anyone willing to spend some money can use the adware and its resources. Numerous crooks are more than happy to open their wallets. They create customized adverts and bombard you with their deceptive content. Do not put up with this. Don’t risk falling into an online trap! Do yourself a huge favor. Remove Deskgram ASAP!

How to Remove Deskgram virus

The Deskgram 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 Deskgram 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 Deskgram in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Deskgram startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Deskgram, 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 Deskgram 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 Deskgram 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.