Remove PopDown Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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PopDown is an adware application. It tries to sell itself as something more, but it’s not. Don’t buy into its lies. It’s just another, run-of-the-mill potentially unwanted program. But that doesn’t mean you should underestimate it. It’s still a threat to your system, which you should take seriously. If you shrug at its presence and let it be, you’re only setting yourself up for a bad time. Allowing it to remain on your PC even a second longer after you finally become aware of its existence is a terrible mistake, you’d severely regret making. The PUP’s presence leads to an entire myriad of issues, all of which are immensely unpleasant. First, you’ll be forced to endure a never-ending bombardment of pop-up advertisements, which will appear every single time you try to go online to plague your browsing experience. Pretty soon after the start showing up, your computer’s performance will slow down to a crawl and your system will begin to crash frequently. But as frustrating as these issues seem, they’ll pale in comparison to the other, more severe ones you’ll have to deal with, courtesy of PopDown. Not only will you be faced with a grave malware threat due to the unwanted program, but your personal and financial information will also be in jeopardy. That’s because once the application slithers its way in, it begins to spy on you. It attempts to steal your private details and send them to the unknown third parties that support it. The question is, are you going to let it? Don’t take such a colossal, unnecessary gamble. Delete PopDown the very first chance you get. Trust that it’s for the best.

How did I get infected with?

How do you suppose PopDown entered your system? If your answer is anything different from ‘through me’, you’re wrong. Right now, you’re probably staring at the computer screen with confusion. Sadly, that’s the truth. The application manages to slither its way in by using you. After all, all adware infections are required to ask for your approval before they install themselves. If you don’t give it, they cannot enter. So, think about it. At one point, the tool asked, and you must have said ‘Yes,’ if it’s now plaguing you. Do you wish to know how it tricked you? It’s quite straightforward. The PUP resorts to slyness and every trick in the book to fool you into approving it in, while still keeping you oblivious to its existence. It usually sneaks in undetected by hitching a ride with freeware or spam email attachments. Also, it can hide behind corrupted sites or links or pose as a fake update. Do you see the pattern here? Each of these methods of infiltration relies on your carelessness. Perhaps if you don’t give into naivety, haste, and distraction, you’ll manage to spot PopDown trying to sneak in, and stop it before it succeeds. Don’t throw caution to the wind and don’t rush, and you’ll probably be able to keep your system adware-free. And, that’ s most certainly worth the few extra minutes of your time.

Why are these ads dangerous?

If you listen to the people that published PopDown, it’s the best application you can hope to find. It’s useful, trustworthy, and helps users block the intrusive pop-up advertisements that plague their online experience. That’s irony for you. The application forces upon you the very thing it claims to protect you from – pop-up ads. Once the program settles on your computer, you better brace yourself for the waterfalls of advertisements follow closely behind. They start showing up shortly after infiltration and don’t go away until you delete the application. So, get rid of it as soon as possible. That way you’ll also spare yourself the time and energy of dealing with every other issue the tool inevitably throws your way. Avoid the flood of pop-up ads, the slower PC performance, the frequent system crashes, the malware threat and, most importantly, the security risk. Do yourself a favor and delete this intrusive, hazardous infection at once! Don’t put up with it and its ridiculous claims to prevent pop-ups. It IS the one flooding you with pop-ups. Remove it immediately, and your future self will thank you for it.

How Can I Remove PopDown Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete PopDown from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove PopDown from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall PopDown from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the PopDown 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 PopDown 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 PopDown 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.