How to Remove Lil Setup Malware

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Lil Setup is yet another parasite. This piece of malware falls under the Adware category. It is an aggressive, ad-generating invader. Once it manages to sneak into your computer, it corrupts every browser you have. Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, there is no immune program. The adware has the power to alter their settings and to turn them into ad-displaying tools. Lil Setup follows orders to flood you with in-text and banner adverts. You would notice that even websites that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. That’s right; it’s the parasite. It gets paid when you click on these ads. The more advertisements you see, the bigger the chance you click. And so, the adware doesn’t miss a chance to interrupt you with an advert of some kind. The Lil Setup adware knows no boundaries. This parasite even dares pause your online videos for commercial breaks. If you, however, refuse to click, it adapts its strategy and becomes even more intrusive. The adware gets more and more aggressive with each passing day. It increases the number of its adverts, as well as starts browser redirection. The parasite loads third-party websites directly in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? Do not put up with this invader. Locate the adware’s lurking spot and delete it upon detection. The sooner this parasite is gone, the better!

How did I get infected with?

The Lil Setup adware is not an ingenious virus. No malware is. These parasites are applications. They need you, the user, to approve their installation. Don’t imagine a straightforward exchange, though. The Lil Setup parasite is a trickster. It knows how to sneak in behind your back. The adware lurks in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. All it needs to succeed is one second of carelessness. Don’t make its job easier. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. Be vigilant and doubting. Parasites, such as Lil Setup adware, tend to use torrents, spam emails, software bundles, and fake updates. These distribution strategies deliver the parasite to your device, but they don’t install it! If you pay close attention to the fine print, you can prevent the infection. When available, use the Advanced/Custom setup instead of the Fast/Standard one. Don’t rush. Take your time to do your due diligence. Read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you cannot spare enough time to read the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Always remember that even a little extra caution goes a long, long way!

Why is this dangerous?

The Lil Setup adware is not a mere annoyance. This aggressive invader takes a toll on your device. You face system issues such as underperformance and crashes. These problems, as severe as they may seem, are nothing compared to the things that happen behind your back. The adware puts your privacy in jeopardy. This invader threatens to steal sensitive information and to send it to unknown criminals. The Lil Setup adware spies on you from the moment it invades. It studies your browsing habits and uses the information against you. The adware knows your every online step. And when it deems it has enough data, it sends it to a remote server. How do you think that ends? The collected data is not insensitive. The crooks use it to create customized adverts. They would then push the irresistible ads to your browser through the adware. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. The Lil Setup adware gets paid to advertise, not to guarantee your online security. This parasite is very likely to redirect you to scam, phishing, and even infected websites. Do not risk it! Remove the adware before it gets a chance to lure you into an online trap!

How to Remove Lil Setup virus

The Lil Setup 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 Lil Setup 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 Lil Setup in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Lil Setup startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Lil Setup 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 Lil Setup

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 Lil Setup, 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 Lil Setup 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 Lil Setup 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.