Remove OpenXBrowser Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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OpenXBrowser and the ads it displays are something that should put you on alert because they indicate how vulnerable your system is at the moment. The application is categorized as adware which makes it unreliable and the ads it displays potentially dangerous. OpenXBrowser is not promoted as doing anything in particular, it is simply an application that is supposed to improve your online experience in general. This will surely not happen because adware programs are only known for causing problems rather than helping users in any way. OpenXBrowser will worsen the performance of your computer and will expose you to numerous dangers through the ads it generates. If you want to keep your PC safe and to prevent serious problems with your virtual security, you should take immediate measures for the removal of OpenXBrowser along with its ads.

How did I get infected with?

You could not really acquire OpenXBrowser in any official way because this application does not have a homepage to download it from. It is distributed bundled with freeware or with the help of random pop-up ads. In the first case OpenXBrowser is downloaded to the computer together with a questionable free application promoted at an unreliable file sharing website. It gets installed as additional together with the chosen app, and users do not even realize that has happened before it is too late. Also, when random pop-up ads appear on different websites and promote software, what you actually acquire by clicking them is OpenXBrowser or another adware program. Keep these things in mind when you are on the web so that you can avoid doing them.

Why are these ads dangerous?

You will surely be curious when you first start seeing ads by OpenXBrowser, but you should limit that curiosity to finding out where they came from. You already know that the pop-up, banner, and other ads you are seeing are generated by the OpenXBrowser application. What you do not know, however, is that the ads contain links to third-party websites, so when you click them you will be redirected to those websites. Unfortunately, no information about these websites is available, which means that you cannot know whether you will be landing on a safe or a malicious one. If you are sent to a harmful web page, you might suffer severe consequences such as data and money loss. Your system might also be seriously damaged, which is why you should do your best to avoid OpenXBrowser ads. What you should do the moment you notice the ads on your browser is to to locate and delete the OpenXBrowser application.

How Can I Remove OpenXBrowser Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete OpenXBrowser from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove OpenXBrowser from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall OpenXBrowser from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the OpenXBrowser 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 OpenXBrowser 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 OpenXBrowser 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.