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You must be sick and tired of the Gestyy.com website. Its URL appears in your browser’s address bar for no apparent reason. When this happens, your browser automatically loads questionably-looking websites. On top of that, it seems that the web is flooded with adverts provided by Gestyy.com. Well, you have a reason to worry. These issues are symptoms of an infection. Somewhere on your OS, the nasty Gestyy.com adware is hiding. This parasite uses trickery to enter its victims’ machines unnoticed. Once on board, it takes control of your favorite browser and turns it into an ad-displaying device. The adware is a type of unsafe ad-generating program. It injects various adverts on every website you load. For every ad you click on, it generates revenue. The more adverts it displays, the bigger the chance you click on some. And so, it floods its victims with advertisements. Banners, in-texts, hyperlinks, and video commercials meet you at every web page you load. Pop-ups and pop-unders cover your screen every time you as much as touch your browser. And of course, your poor browser gets redirected to third-party websites. This aggressive marketing hides numerous potential risks. All adverts provided by this tool are potential threats. The adware does not verify them. Neither does it check the advertiser behind them. The lack of security makes the adware a great tool in every stammer’s arsenal. With the Gestyy.com adware on board, you are more likely to be redirected to a bogus website than to a legitimate one. Bear this in mind the next time you see an irresistible online offer. Spare yourself many future headaches. Remove the adware before it lures you into some online scheme!

How did I get infected with?

The Gestyy.com adware did not hack your computer. This parasite is not that advanced. No! To enter your OS, it relies on your help. Without your approval, it cannot get installed. At some point, the adware asked for your permission and you obliged. No, this is not a bad joke. You installed the parasite. Not intentionally, of course. This sneaky parasite knows how to steal your permission. It hides in software bundles and fake updates. All it needs to succeed is one second of carelessness. Do not make its job easier. Be vigilant and doubting instead. Only your caution can keep your device virus-free. When you are about to install a new program, opt for the Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. Under it, you will be presented with a list of all additional apps that are about to be uninstalled as extras. Deselect these tools. You don’t need such software. If you truly wanted it, you would have downloaded it by yourself. Furthermore, these third-party apps, more often than not, are malicious. Make sure you know what you are giving your permission to. Read the Terms and Conditions/End User License Agreement (EULA). If you don’t have the time to do so, use an online EULA analyzer to scan the document. If you detect anything out of the ordinary, abort the installation immediately.

Why is this dangerous?

The Gestyy.com adware is extremely annoying. It can ruin your browsing experience in seconds. It bombards you with tons of adverts. Each and every one of which is a potential threat. The Gestyy.com adware has no security mechanism. It does not protect its “users.” Quite the opposite. It turns them into easy targets. This parasite monitors your browsing-related activities and uses the information for ad-targeting. Unlike similar platforms, however, it does not check the advertisers. Numerous crooks use this parasite and its resources to target potential victims. They spread misleading and oftentimes corrupted content. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click on their ads, bad things happen. An unverified advert may arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, it will redirect you to a scam and potentially infected website. The adware should not remain you your computer. This utility is way too hazardous. Do not risk your security and financial stability. Remove the Gestyy.com adware ASAP!

How to Remove Gestyy.com virus

The Gestyy.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 Gestyy.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 Gestyy.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Gestyy.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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