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The IQ Test 2017 pop-up ads are caused by a virus. As you know already, having an infection on board is a worrisome situation. No type of parasite is to be underestimated so don’t ignore the virus. Take action instead. Locate and uninstall this pesky intruder before things get out of control. Luckily, the virus belongs to one relatively harmless family of parasites. You’re stuck with an adware-type program. Adware can’t cause you damage directly which is why it uses pop-ups. You’ve noticed how intrusive these ads are, haven’t you? The IQ Test 2017 pop-up ads currently cover every single website you visit. Or, should we say, attempt to visit. Browsing the Internet while having a parasite on board is a difficult task. The adware may not be particularly destructive but it is incredibly stubborn and annoying. It won’t take you long to witness just how problematic these programs are. Once this infection gets installed, your browser settings get altered. That’s the beginning of a long list of malicious traits. As you could imagine, things are only going to become worse from here. A brand new extension gets added to your browsers. Neither your consent nor your permission was in any way involved in these changes. Obviously, hackers didn’t create the parasite to help you surf the Internet. They created it to make money online. In case you’re unfamiliar with the pay-per-click mechanism, you should know this method is commonly used by crooks. All that hackers need in order to gain profit is to modify your browsers. By adding a malicious plugin, the adware injects your browsers with ads. Sponsored, tailored, very specific ads. Apart from the fact these pop-ups are irritating, they are also unreliable. The only reason your PC screen is flooded with ads is that crooks gain revenue. Their profit comes at your expense, though. There is no getting rid of the nasty IQ Test 2017 pop-up ads and your browser settings are altered. In addition, the adware redirects you to unknown websites. It also causes your PC to underperform. Your browsers might start crashing or freezing on a daily basis too. And that’s not all. To make the mess complete, this infection monitors your browsing-related data. It sneakily spies on your browsing history, IP addresses, email addresses. Your passwords and usernames get stolen as well. If you thought this trick was immensely dangerous, you were right. Hackers could sell your details for marketing purposes. As a result, you may experience some serious privacy issues that must be prevented.

How did I get infected with?

The parasite didn’t seek any authorization to get installed. Why not? Because malware simply doesn’t need the victim’s permission. More often than not, such parasites rely on stealthy techniques to get spread online. Take freeware and shareware bundling, for instance. This is perhaps the most popular method at the moment. It is used by all kinds of viruses you could think of. Browser hijackers, ransomware, Trojan horses. This time you downloaded an obnoxious adware program. If you’re unlucky next time, though, you may install something a lot more harmful. To prevent that, always watch out for infections during the installation process. If you spot a potential threat, don’t hesitate to deselect it. That may save you quite the hassle afterwards. Opting for the Custom or Advanced option in the Setup Wizard is a must. Make sure you check out the entire bundle before you install anything. A single moment of haste is enough to compromise your safety. We’d recommend that you also check out the Terms and Conditions. Even though reading these can’t be classified as a fun activity, it will help you keep your device virus-free.

Why is this dangerous?

The parasite injects all your browsers with useless pop-up ads. As mentioned, the endless pile of commercials stops you from surfing the Web at peace. You now have to constantly avoid annoying, obsessive advertisements in various shapes. This adware-type pest may generate coupons, discounts, product deals, best prices, price comparisons. Remember that these ads are sponsored which makes them untrustworthy. Clicking any sponsored ad is a rather big risk that you shouldn’t be willing to take. The IQ Test 2017 pop-up ads may redirect you to malicious pages full of parasites. Also, some of the advertisements could turn out to be fake. The only way to prevent further damage is by deleting the adware. The sooner, the better. You will find our detailed manual removal guide down below.

How to Remove IQ Test 2017 virus

The IQ Test 2017 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 IQ Test 2017 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 IQ Test 2017 in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate IQ Test 2017 startup location

STEP 3: Delete IQ Test 2017 traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down IQ Test 2017 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 IQ Test 2017 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 IQ Test 2017 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 IQ Test 2017 traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the IQ Test 2017 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 IQ Test 2017

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 IQ Test 2017, 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 IQ Test 2017 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 IQ Test 2017 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.