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“Waiting for Neatdude.cool,” “Transferring data from Neatdude.cool,” “Connecting to Neatdude.cool.” Every time your web browser displays these messages, a questionable website pops up on your screen. And as if that’s not bad enough by “Ads by Neatdude.cool” cover every website you visit. The news is bad! A parasite triggers this unusual browser behavior. Somewhere in the corners of your OS, an adware intruder lurks. Brace yourself! You are stuck with an aggressive, ad-generating invader. The adware follows programming to redirect you to sponsored websites, as well as to flood your browser with countless adverts. It inserts banners on every web page you load, loads notifications, and plays video commercials. And as if that’s not bad enough, but it also dares turn random website-text into hyperlinks. Click nothing, though. Adware provides these annoying ads. You cannot expect this parasite to be safe. As long as it gets it fees, any crook out there can use it. More often than not, the “Powered by Neatdude.cool” ads arise unwarranted expectations. Sometimes, they even redirect to corrupted and phishing websites. Spare yourself many future headaches. Remove the adware before it gets you in trouble. Delete this menace the first chance you get!

How did I get infected with?

Adware forces the Neatdude.cool ads on you. As for the parasite, it sneaks into your computer through deception. The thing about this type of parasites is that they can’t “hack” your PC. Quite the contrary: they need you (the user) to approve their installation. No permission, no admission! The adware is bound to seek your consent. There’s, of course, a catch. Having to ask is not the same as having to do it outright. There are hundreds of tricks that camouflage the parasite and sneak it into your OS. Fake updates, corrupted links, pirated software, spam messages. You can never know where a parasite might strike from. More often than not, however, the parasites travel the web hidden in software bundles. You get the adware as a bonus to third-party applications. The adware gets installed when you “forget” to deselect it. Do not make that mistake! Don’t throw caution to the wind. No anti-virus app can protect you if you give into naivety. Only your actions can keep your PC free of infections. Always take the time to do your due diligence! Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software and updates from reputable (preferably official) sources only. And, of course, forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” setup strategy. When available, use the advanced/custom installation option. Don’t let parasite sneak behind your back. Pay attention to the fine print. Deselect all unwanted bonuses and extras!

Why is this dangerous?

As soon as the Neatdude.cool website appears, issues follow. Your browser gets flooded with ads. Pop-ups appear out of the blue. Notifications cover your screen every time you so much as touch your browser. Dozens and dozens of banners cover every website you load. Even your videos get paused for commercial breaks. You can barely get any task done. The numerous ads burden your OS and make your browser prone to freezing and crashes. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! The full extent of the corruption can be noticed only if you take a closer look at the ads. They are related to your recent online activities, aren’t they? That’s not a coincidence. Everything “Brought to you by Neatdude.cool” is targeted at you. The adware bases its ads on your online habits. This menace spies on you from the moment it invades. It studies your browsing habits and uses the gathered data against you. Do you think that ends well? Not only does the parasite turn you into an easy target but it also threatens to steal sensitive information. Some pieces of the data it collects, your search queries, for example, may leak personal and financial details. Don’t take unnecessary risks! Remove the adware the first chance you get. The sooner you delete this menace, the better!

How to Remove Neatdude.cool virus

The Neatdude.cool 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 Neatdude.cool 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 Neatdude.cool in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Neatdude.cool startup location

STEP 3: Delete Neatdude.cool traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Neatdude.cool 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 Neatdude.cool 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 Neatdude.cool 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 Neatdude.cool traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Neatdude.cool 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 Neatdude.cool

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 Neatdude.cool, 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 Neatdude.cool 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 Neatdude.cool 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.