Remove DigiHelp Ads (Complete Removal)

 

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If you come across advertisements labeled “Ads by DigiHelp”, “Powered by DigiHelp”, or “Brought by DigiHelp”, there is no doubt that the DigiHelp application is present on your system. This program is advertisement-supported and is not promoted as performing any particular functions. The ads it displays are various and are also supposed to be useful, however, all they will ever do is to interrupt you while you surf the web. Another thing you should keep in mind is that there is a great chance to get exposed to a number of threats by the ads, so keeping the application generating them would not be a wise decision.

How did I get infected with?

The DigiHelp application is represented at digihelp.info, which is supposed to be its official websites. Still, the provided web page is not trustworthy because it is identical to the web pages of other adware programs created by SuperWeb LLC. This means that the information given is general and that the download button is inactive. Applications from the SuperWeb family are known to be mainly distributed bundled with freeware. Thus, you should be careful where you acquire free apps from and how you install them because skipping any setup steps may result in allowing adware and other potentially unwanted programs to enter your system.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Adware applications are created to provide revenue for their developers. They are once paid by third-party sponsors to promote their content, and they also receive money every time users click the displayed ads. Although this may seem harmless to you, it is not. The content displayed to you may turn out to be damaging because the links the ads contain may lead you to malicious websites. You can never be certain what web page you will land on if you click an ad by DigiHelp, so it would be best if you avoid doing so. What you should also do is to delete the application responsible for the appearance of the dubious ads.

How Can I Remove DigiHelp Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the DigiHelp 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 DigiHelp from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Disable DigiHelp from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove DigiHelp from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall DigiHelp from Your Computer

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

Type “regedit”

Navigate and Remove ONLY the following Registry Values. Important! Leave the Browser Helper Objects Key Untouched

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
Value: DigiHelp
Data: {5bee7be9-df29-4c14-a18e-2bdd06205e29}

and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
Value: DigiHelp
Data: {5bee7be9-df29-4c14-a18e-2bdd06205e29}

 

Navigate to your Program Files folder and delete the DigiHelp software files.

STEP 2 : Remove DigiHelp from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove the unwanted add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove DigiHelp Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, I recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.