Remove Mercury Grips Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Mercury Grips is just another annoying example of adware with a fancy name that you definitely don’t need on your computer. Like most programs of that kind, this infection is promoted as harmless and it’s supposed to enhance your Internet experience. And like most programs of that kind, it’s not only completely worthless but also potentially very dangerous. Even though adware is not among the most virulent infections out there, it’s still a computer threat that is perfectly capable of causing damage if given enough time. To prevent such consequences, you don’t really have options other than to break free of the infection’s grip and remove Mercury Grips from your computer.

How did I get infected with?

Mercury Grips doesn’t have an official website so it can’t be installed on its own. That means the virus found some sneaky and rather unfair method to enter your computer. For example, bundled software provides you a great opportunity to install a whole package of programs at once but it also provides hackers with the chance to get you infected with malware. How often do you download bundled programs? And how often do you read the Terms and Conditions that they come with? Rushing through the installation process might turn out to be a crucial mistake as cyber criminals rely precisely on your lack of patience and try to trick you into installing Mercury Grips as well as many other threats. To prevent that, you have to keep in mind to always be careful and go through all programs that you’re about to install on your device. If you don’t want a parasite on your PC, then it’s up to you to stop it.

Why are these ads dangerous?

It certainly isn’t safe. Above all, this is a computer virus. It was created from hackers for the sole purpose of bringing them benefits. You may ask, how cyber criminals’ interests concur with yours? They don’t. Having said that, you should remember that everything Mercury Grips displays on your computer screen is there for a reason and could be potentially dangerous. Avoiding the Mercury Grips ads is highly recommended, however, it isn’t an easy task as all pages you visit will be piled under pop-ups, pop-unders, in-texts, interstitials, banners, discounts and coupons. Seeing the page itself becomes quite a challenge. This is incredibly annoying adware as it will certainly make sure it doesn’t remain unnoticed. Mercury Grips creates a browser add-on and because it’s compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, there is no way to be avoided. The ads are going to appear everywhere until you delete the infection that caused them. We have to remind you these ads are extremely unsafe and unreliable and clicking any commercial could install even more infections on your computer. You never know which link is corrupted and which isn’t so the only way to make sure your cyber safety is guaranteed is to get rid of Mercury Grips. Apart from the commercials that flood you and the constant redirection to unknown websites, this virus also steals browsing-related information so the hackers can use it for their illegal marketing purposes. Of course, this entire chaos will affect the PC speed and even the Internet connection. To avoid further damage, don’t waste time and follow the guided instructions bellow. Make sure Mercury Grips is completely deleted and regain control over both your browser and internet activity.

How Can I Remove Mercury Grips Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Mercury Grips from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Mercury Grips from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Mercury Grips from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Mercury Grips 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 Mercury Grips 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 Mercury Grips 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.