How to Remove Ouo.io Adware

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Ouo.io is not a legitimate website. It is a front. The website is the face of a nasty adware parasite. If this page pops up on your screen, or if you see ads by it, brace yourself. The news is bad. Somewhere in the corners of your OS, the Ouo.io adware lurks. This invader is an aggressive ad-generating menace. It follows you around the web and throws adverts at you. The adware injects various in-text and banner ads on every web page you visit. You would notice that even websites that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. Pop-ups and pop-unders appear every time you as much as touch your browser. Even your online videos get paused for commercial breaks. That’s right; it’s the adware. This pest knows no boundaries. It gets paid when you click on its adverts, thus, if floods you with them. If you, however, refuse to cooperate, if you don’t click, the adware becomes even worse. With each passing day, the Ouo.io adware increases the number of its adverts, as well as starts browser redirection. The parasite loads third-party websites directly in your browser. It opens them in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? Do not put up with this situation. There is no point in tolerating the invader. Take action against the nasty adware. Remove it the first chance you get!

How did I get infected with?

Spam emails, torrents, fake updates, software bundles; there are myriads of ways for the Ouo.io adware to infect your system. These strategies, however, are not flawless. To succeed, they rely on your naivety and carelessness. The adware lurks in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. Do not make its job easier. Do not give into naivety. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. Always take the time to do your due diligence. Only your caution can keep your device secure and virus-free. Download software from reliable sources only. Forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” installation strategy. When available, use the Advanced/Custom setup option. More often than not, the apps we download off the web come bundled with bonus programs. These extras, as you can imagine, are usually parasites like the Ouo.io adware. You can prevent the unwanted bonuses from installing under the advanced installation. Be vigilant. Don’t let tricksters slip in behind your back. Take the time to read the terms and conditions. If you cannot spare enough time to go through the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Remember that even a little extra attention goes a long, long way!

Why is this dangerous?

The Ouo.io adware is a complete and utter menace. It doesn’t miss a chance to interfere with your online activities. Whether you type a search query or watch a video, the adware is always there to annoy you. Its aggressive behavior, of course, is hazardous. It causes various issues which range from online interference to security breaches. The Ouo.io adware threatens to steal personal information, as well as to infect your device with other parasites. Confused? Well, this parasite works for its advertisers, not for you. To provide them with good service, it monitors your browsing-related data and reports to them. In other words: it spies on you. The adware studies your browsing habits and uses the gathered data against you. This pest knows your every online activity. What’s worse, it also knows how to use this data in your disadvantage. The parasite sells access to the data. Anyone willing to pay can use it. The crooks are more than happy to open their wallets. They use the information to create customized adverts. They would then push their deceptive ads to your browser through the adware. The crooks show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. The Ouo.io adware threatens to redirect you to dangerous and deceptive websites. Do not risk falling into an online trap! Take immediate action against the invader. Remove the Ouo.io adware for good!

How to Remove Ouo.io virus

The Ouo.io 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 Ouo.io 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 Ouo.io in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Ouo.io startup location

STEP 3: Delete Ouo.io traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Ouo.io 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 Ouo.io 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 Ouo.io 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 Ouo.io traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Ouo.io 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 Ouo.io

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 Ouo.io, 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 Ouo.io 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 Ouo.io 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.