Remove Grid Drop Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Grid Drop is an adware tool. This potentially unwanted program is malicious and intrusive, not to mention, harmful. Once it latches onto your computer, issues start piling up almost instantaneously. The application slithers its way into your system quite slyly. It resorts to deception and subtlety and manages to sneak in undetected. However, once it’s in, there’s nothing subtle about it. Shortly after infiltration, it commences a bombardment of pop-up ads. Every single time you try to browse the web, you’re interrupted by a never-ending stream of pop-ups. And, since the ads will appear incessantly, they’ll lead to further damages. Because of them, you’ll start to experience frequent system crashes and a slower computer performance. Furthermore, the vexatious and damaging ads will also pose a severe malware threat. The ads are immensely unreliable. If you click on even one, by choice or accident, you’ll end up agreeing to install more malevolent tools without even realizing it. But that’s not even the worst part of getting stuck with an adware application such as Grid Drop. The absolute worst part of having to deal with such a hazardous infection is the fact that it jeopardizes your personal and financial information. The tool spies on you in an attempt to steal your private details and hand them to strangers with agendas. The question is, are you going to allow that to happen? Do what’s best for you and your computer, and get rid of this program the first chance you get! You won’t regret it.

How did I get infected with?

Grid Drop resorts to the old but gold methods of invasion to sneak into your system undetected. More often than not, it hitches a ride with freeware as it provides possibly the easiest access point. That’s because, for some reason, users seems to believe that not paying enough attention during its installation is a grand idea that doesn’t result in terrible consequences. They just rush through the whole process and don’t even bother reading the terms and conditions. Instead, they just agree to everything and hope for the best. Well, that’s a horrendous idea that leads to horrible repercussions. Unfortunately, by the time they realize the error of their ways, the damage is already done. Other preferred means of infiltration, the application often turns to includes hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links, or websites. Also, it can pretend to be a bogus system or program update, like Java or Adobe Flash Player. If you wish to prevent Grid Drop from invading your computer, just be sure to be more careful. After all, a little extra attention today can save you a lot of troubles tomorrow.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Grid Drop throws so many pop-ups your way because it’s an ad-supported application. If it is to continue its existence, it’s required to generate web traffic and pay-per-click revenue for the third parties that published it. Each ad it fools you into clicking on increases its profits, and if it fails to produce clicks, it ceases to exist. Since every click counts, the program makes sure every ad counts, as well. Instead of flooding you with random ads hoping for the best, the application bombards you with specially selected ones. To determine the “appropriate” ads for you, the tool spies on you and studies you. As soon as it slithers its way in, it starts to observe your browsing habits. When Grid Drop determines what you like and dislike, it floods you with ads corresponding to your interests. But, whatever you do, do NOT click on these pop-ups no matter how enticing they seem! They’re extremely unreliable, and a click will only lead to unwanted malware installations. Unfortunately, the program doesn’t stop at merely monitoring your online activities. It keeps a thorough record of every move you make, and when it deems it has collected enough data from you, it sends it to the people behind it. After these individuals have it, they can use it as they see fit. Are you willing to place your private life in the hands of strangers with agendas? Think long and hard before you decide.

How Can I Remove Grid Drop Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Grid Drop from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Grid Drop from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Grid Drop from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Grid Drop program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Grid Drop 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 any unknown 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 Grid Drop Leftovers

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