Remove Gloyah.net “Virus” (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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If “Ads by Gloyah.net” flood your web browser, you are in for trouble. These annoying pop-ups indicate that your PC is no longer free of infections. Adware lurks in the shadows of your OS and wreaks utter havoc. The intruder follows programming to bombard you with ads. It inserts banners on every website you visit. You will notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. No ad-blocking tool is powerful enough to shield you from the ads. Pop-ups appear out of the blue. Commercial pause your videos. Random text turns into hyperlinks. The adware uses every opportunity to interrupt you with ads. Its numerous interruptions, of course, burden your browser. The numerous ads make your poor program prone to freezing and crashes. You face an avalanche of errors. The adware is so aggressive that it’s often referred to as a “virus.” The good news is that this parasite is not a virus. It doesn’t corrupt your entire system, neither does it run malicious processes. Sadly, the parasite is no safe either. Its ads threaten to redirect you to dangerous websites, as well as to lure you into installing malware. Bear this in mind the next time you see an irresistible ad. Everything “Powered by Gloyah.net” is unreliable. These ads arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, they redirect traffic to malicious websites. Spare yourself many future headaches. As soon as the Gloyah.net website appears, take action. Find where the parasite hides and remove it upon detection!

How did I get infected with?

The Gloyah.net website pops up by courtesy of adware. The parasite sneaks into your computer and throws you into a whirlwind of ads. But don’t imagine an ingenious cyber attack. No! The adware is not a virus. It can’t “hack” your PC. This intruder is a simple application. As such, it needs you, the user, to approve its installation. No permission, no admission! The adware is bound to seek your consent. And it does! It always asks. But it does so in the sneakiest way possible. This parasite hides in the fine print. It gets installed when you “forget” to deselect it. Do not make that mistake! The adware preys on your naivety. Your vigilance, on the other hand, prevents it from succeeding. So, choose caution over carelessness. Don’t visit shady websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And, of course, forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” setup strategy. 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 a malicious extra. Don’t rely on luck. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. Deselect all unwanted bonus apps. And before you click on the “Accept” button, go through the terms and conditions. If you can’t read the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Even a little extra attention can spare you an avalanche of problems. Opt out of the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The adware behind the Gloyah.net ads is a complete and utter menace. This parasite uses every opportunity to bombard you with ads. Whether you watch a video or browse your favorite website, the adware is always there to annoy you. It’s annoying ads, however, are not the problem. They are merely the side effects of the adware’s operations. Confused? Just take a closer look at the ads. Everything “Brought to you by Gloyah.net” is related to your recent online activities, isn’t it? That’s because these ads are targeted at you. The adware doesn’t waste time with random ads. No, the parasite studies your browsing habits and bases its ad campaign on the collected data. In other words: the adware spies on you and uses the gathered data to turn you into an easy target! This menace records and analyzes your every move. It knows which websites you visit, which links you follow, what videos you watch. The Incognito mode can’t hide you. The adware knows everything! And when it deems it has enough information, it proceeds to sell it. Do you think that ends well? Some pieces of data, your search queries, for example, may leak personal and financial details. Do not take unnecessary risks! Protect yourself and your privacy. Remove the adware ASAP!

How to Remove Gloyah.net virus

The Gloyah.net 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 Gloyah.net 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 Gloyah.net in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Gloyah.net startup location

STEP 3: Delete Gloyah.net traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Gloyah.net 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 Gloyah.net 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 Gloyah.net 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 Gloyah.net traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Gloyah.net, 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 Gloyah.net 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 Gloyah.net 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.