Do you want to stop PicColor ads pop-ing in your browsers?

Manual instructions to remove PicColor ads are presented in this article. Ads by PicColor are various advertisements you will notice when surfing the web after the advertisement-supported application PicColor has infiltrated your system. The ads may also be labeled ‘Brought by PicColor’ or ‘Powered by PicColor’. They may appear in all kinds of forms and you will find them to be extremely irritating because there will be a few of them popping up on ever web page you visit. Another thing you can expect from PicColor is to add some unwanted extensions to your browsers that will also generate ads.

How did I get infected with PicColor?

PicColor is one of the many adware applications distributed using the dubious software marketing method called software bundling. Thus, computer users acquire the application unintentionally by downloading a free program that contains the installer of PicColor. To avoid such secretly installed programs, you should always check the reliability of any application you are willing to download. Also, you should only choose reliable sources when downloading software.

Why is PicColor dangerous?

It is important to know that PicColor is not a harmful application itself. However, if you keep it on your system, you might experience some privacy-related issues because the program is capable of recording information about your online activity. Furthermore, the advertisements the program displays are not to be trusted because they may redirect you to malicious websites created by cyber criminals in order to spread malware or other infections. Avoid the ads and get rid of PicColor to protect your operating system from serious computer threats.

PicColor Removal Instructions

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

STEP 2: Delete piccolor from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently remove piccolor software leftovers (Optional)

STEP 1 : Uninstall PicColor

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the PicColor adware 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 PicColor from Chrome, Firefox or IE

• Open Google Chrome
• In the Main Menu, select Tools —> Extensions
• Remove any unknown Extension 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 any unknown add on
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable any unknown browser helper object
• Click on Internet options
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove PicColor adware Leftovers

Nevertheless, manual removal is successful, I recommend to scan with any professional antimalware tool to identify and remove any adware leftovers.