Remove Ecologicalgovernment by Ecologicalgovernment Virus

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Ecologicalgovernment is a tricky browser plugin. Seeing this extension means it is time to pay attention to your computer. You have a virus to worry about. We’re talking about a nasty adware-type program which is relatively easy to remove. However, that doesn’t give you a reason to procrastinate. As soon as you realize this infection has been downloaded, take action. Such parasites only become more and more problematic as time passes. Make sure the virus doesn’t get out of control as it could cause you quite the headache. Adware is famous for being particularly irritating. You’ll soon see for yourself just how annoying these programs are. For starters, all your favorite browsers are now modified. Their default settings get messed up by the virus. That is because the infection is altering them to serve hackers’ malicious purposes. As you could imagine, crooks aren’t trying to enhance your online experience. Such parasites get developed to boost web traffic. Needless to say, the Ecologicalgovernment pop-ups are extremely effective in that department. These commercials all get generated by the adware and are intrusive beyond belief. Not a single one of the ads is to be trusted, though. Even if you thought the commercials were attractive, stay away from them. Clicking a sponsored link could lead to more infections getting installed. If you click a corrupted commercial, you’ll get redirected to a dangerous website. That’s how you will accidentally download more parasites. Another possibility is to fall victim to some online scam by purchasing a non-existent product. As mentioned, hackers’ very last concern is to create a program that would be beneficial for you. The adware-type nuisance injects your browsers with sponsored ads. Hackers need to generate commercials to gain revenue through the pay-per-click mechanism. Do you really want to participate in their schemes? In order not to become a sponsor of crooks, avoid clicking the Ecologicalgovernment pop-ups. That includes all advertisements the parasite might display. Discounts, coupons, price comparisons, “best prices”, etc. You might also come across random software updates or other third-party ads. Put your safety first and restrain yourself from clicking anything open. Note that Ecologicalgovernment.com is one of many unreliable domains out there. This website serves as the advertising platform that brings ads to you. It helps hackers spread malware as well as spam online. To save yourself some serious trouble, ignore the ads and tackle the parasite.

How did I get infected with?

The easiest explanation has nothing to do with your permission. How did the parasite get installed when you never gave it green light? Keep in mind that cyber infections are secretive. Instead of relying on your consent, viruses wait for your negligence. As most PC users are negligent when downloading bundled software, that’s the method hackers usually use. They attach a certain “bonus” program to the bundle and rely on the fact you’d rush the installation. Unfortunately, if you do, your device gets infected. In the future, opt for the Custom option in the Setup Wizard. Skipping important steps could allow all sorts of infections to get downloaded. You’re the one who will have to remove the intruder afterwards so make no mistake. Be cautious during the installation and watch out for additional programs. Reading the Terms and Conditions or EULA (End User License Agreement) is another must. Also, stay away from illegitimate freeware/shareware bundles and unverified programs. Last but not least, don’t hesitate to delete all questionable emails or messages you might receive. Those could turn out to be corrupted and harmful as well.

Why is this dangerous?

The Ecologicalgovernment pop-ups cover all pages you visit. Wave surfing the Internet goodbye now that you’re stuck with adware. This program effectively hijacks all your browsers and brings along piles of commercials. To make matters worse, the virus spies on your browsing history to adjust its ads. Ultimately, hackers want you to click their sponsored, tailored commercials open. That is how they gain revenue at your expense. You also get constantly redirected to Ecologicalgovernment.com and other questionable pages. Hackers could attempt to monitor some of your personally identifiable information so take no chances. To delete the parasite for good, please follow our detailed manual removal guide down below.

How to Remove Ecologicalgovernment virus

The Ecologicalgovernment 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 Ecologicalgovernment 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 Ecologicalgovernment in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Ecologicalgovernment startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Ecologicalgovernment, 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 Ecologicalgovernment 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 Ecologicalgovernment 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.