Remove Metagmae.org “Virus” (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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If your browser keeps getting redirected to the Metagmae.org website, you are in for trouble. Adware triggers this unusual browser behavior. A sneaky parasite lurks in the shadows of your OS and makes a mess out of your browsing experience. Brace yourself! The Metagmae.org pop-ups are just the beginning of an ad invasion. You are stuck with an aggressive, ad-generating parasite. The intruder follows programming to flood you with countless ads. It inserts various banners on every website you visit, opens pop-ups, and plays commercials. You will notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. No ad-blocking app is powerful enough to shield you from the advertisements. The adware covers everything with “Ads by Metagmae.org.” Click nothing, though. As everything displayed by the parasite, the ads are unreliable. They are often misleading and deceptive. Some are even corrupted. That’s the nature of the adware. It is a deceptive menace that not only ruins your browsing experience but also threatens to lure you into online traps. Do not put up with this parasite. As soon as you become aware of the infection, take action. Find where the adware hides and delete it upon detection! That’s your best course of action!

How did I get infected with?

Adware displays the Metagmae.org website. This menace sneaks into your computer and throws you into a whirlwind of ads. Don’t imagine ingenious cyber attacks, though. The adware can’t hack your computer. Its infiltration process is far more mundane. The parasite relies on slyness and preys on your naivety. It infects your PC when you “forget” to deny it access! Confused? Well, the thing about adware is that these parasites need you, the user, to approve their installation. No permission, no admission! The adware is bound to seek your consent. And that’s the catch. Having to ask is not the same as having to do so outright. The parasite steals your approval in the sneakiest way possible. This menace lurks behind bundles, pirated software, corrupted links, and spam messages. It travels the web camouflaged and infects your PC when you let your guard down. Don’t make that mistake! No anti-virus app can protect you if you throw caution to the wind. Only your vigilance is powerful enough to prevent infections. Even a little extra attention can spare you an avalanche of problems. So, don’t be lazy! Always take the time to do your due diligence. Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software and updates from reliable (preferable official) sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” setup strategy. When available, use the advanced/custom option. You should not, of course, skip the terms and conditions. If you can’t read the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Opt out of the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Metagmae.org website is a harbinger of bad news. As soon as it pops up, corruption follows. Countless ads flood your browser. Banners blink in all imaginable colors. Notifications urge you to “Add” or “Update” questionable apps. Commercials pause your videos. You can’t get a simple task done. Dozens and dozens of “great deals” flood your browser on a daily basis. Their great number, of course, takes a toll on your OS. The ads overload your browser and make it prone to freezing and crashes. You face an avalanche of errors and malfunctions. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. You can notice the full extent of the corruption only if you take a closer look at the ads. Everything “Powered by Metagmae.org” is related to your browsing activities, isn’t it? That’s because you are under surveillance. The adware spies on you from day one. It bases its ads on the websites you visit, the links you follow, the videos you watch. Don’t even think that the Incognito mode can hide you. The parasite knows your every online step! And when it deems it has enough data, it proceeds to sell everything! Do you think that ends well? Some pieces of data, your search queries, for example, may leak personal and financial details. Don’t risk it! Protect yourself and your privacy. Remove the adware ASAP.

How to Remove Metagmae.org virus

The Metagmae.org 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 Metagmae.org 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 Metagmae.org in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Metagmae.org startup location

STEP 3: Delete Metagmae.org traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Metagmae.org 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 Metagmae.org 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 Metagmae.org 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 Metagmae.org traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Metagmae.org 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 Metagmae.org

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 Metagmae.org, 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 Metagmae.org 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 Metagmae.org 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.