Remove Onclickads Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Are you seeing an excessive amount of pop-ups on your PC screen? Is your computer constantly flooded with irritating discounts, coupons, product deals, best prices, price comparisons, etc.? Do your browsers often crash and freeze due to the never-ending parade of commercials? Then it’s safe to say you’re dealing with adware. In this particular case the program that’s harassing you is called Onclickads. It’s a classic, painfully unoriginal adware parasite which works the same way all similar adware-type infections do. Firstly, the virus sneaks itself on board without your permission. Then it installs a malicious add-on which injects all your browsers with pop-ups. From this moment on you’re forced to stumble across ads every single time you browse the Web. Or, should we say, attempt to browse the Web. It goes without saying that your browsing experience is no longer fun when you have to avoid nasty commercials on a daily basis. At the least you will waste your time. The Onclickads virus is very resourceful and problematic so it tirelessly covers all websites with ads. Annoying, isn’t it? No matter how great your patience is, at some point you will inevitably get upset with the endless pile of stubborn commercials. As mentioned already, the Onclickads takes over your entire Internet experience. However, what’s even worse is the fact those pop-ups are unreliable. Onclickads is ad-supported which is why it comes for free. Its developers, though, still need to figure out a way to gain profit. This is where the dubious pay-per-click mechanism comes in handy. Thanks to the ads, Onclickads generates web traffic which brings revenue to hackers. The problem is, this program doesn’t discriminate between safe and corrupted web links so it generates both kinds. You could easily land on some immensely dangerous website infested with malware thus infecting your PC much further. Some of the pop-ups might be fake and lead to non-existent products. Therefore, you could either compromise your PC or lose your money trying to purchase a bogus product. Both options sound equally nasty, don’t you think? In addition, the Onclickads virus also starts monitoring your browsing-related activities the very minute it gets downloaded. That means your IP addresses, email addresses, passwords and usernames, browsing history and search queries could easily end up in the wrong hands. Furthermore, if you’re particularly unlucky, the parasite might even steal some personally identifiable data which exposes you to serious privacy dangers. It’s enough mentioning financial scams and, the worst case scenario, identity theft. Just to top it all, Onclickads significantly slows down the PC speed and causes your browsers to underperform as well. Even your Internet connection might have some issues. Long story short, there is absolutely nothing to lose by removing Onclickads. On the other hand, there’s definitely a lot to gain.

How did I get infected with?

You didn’t download the parasite voluntarily, did you? Then you’re probably very curious to know how exactly Onclickads landed on board. Well, remember that it’s a PC virus we’re talking about. All infections are sneaky and usually travel the Web in silence. The longer you remain oblivious to the installation, the better for hackers. Therefore, this parasite managed to sneak in behind your back. One of the most popular infiltration techniques online at the moment is freeware/shareware bundling. That means you should always thoroughly check the programs you download in the future. Otherwise, you might end up installing a rich variety of infections alongside the safe software in the bundle. Opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the Setup Wizard instead of the Basic one. This way you will remain in control of the installation and you will be able to stop any potential intruder trying to trick you into installing it. Also, stay away from spam email attachments, spam messages and third-party advertisements because they are usually dangerous as well.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Now, even though adware is considered a relatively easy type of infection to remove, that doesn’t mean it’s harmless. Quite the contrary. The longer this pest of a program remains on your PC system, the more damage it could cause you. So why waste time? Onclickads starts messing with your Internet experience since the moment it gets installed. It downloads a browser extension which works just fine with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer so it practically disrupts all of your online activities. Then the virus proceeds modifying your browsers settings without asking for any permission or authorization first. As we mentioned already, what matters here is the revenue hackers gain online, not your preferences or opinions. Make sure you avoid all pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, interstitials ads, etc. Same thing goes for the numerous program updates or other web links the parasite might attempt to force on you. To sum up, nothing you see on your PC screen is trustworthy now that the machine is infected. To regain control over your browsing experience, all you have to do is uninstall the virus. Don’t allow this nuisance to harass you and don’t become a sponsor of cyber criminals. To get rid of Onclickads manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Onclickads Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Onclickads from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Onclickads from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Onclickads from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Onclickads 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 Onclickads 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 Onclickads 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.