How to Remove Rackcdn.com Ads

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Rackcdn.com is a deceptive website. If your browser keeps getting redirected to it, if “Ads by Rackcdn.com” pop up every time you so much as touch your browser, the news is bad. This unusual browser behavior indicates that your PC is no longer free of infections. An adware intruder lurks in the shadows of your OS and wreaks havoc. Brace yourself! You are stuck with a menace. The adware follows programming to interfere with your every online activity. It inserts various banners on every website you load. You will notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on coupons and discounts. No ad-blocking tool can help you. Pop-ups appear out of the blue. Random text turns into hyperlinks. Notifications urge you to “Approve” or “Install” questionable extensions. Long commercials pause your videos. And as if that’s not annoying enough, but questionable websites load in new tabs and windows. Click nothing! These irritating ads are unreliable. Adware displays them. You can’t expect a parasite to be safe. Its ads arise unwarranted expectations at best. At worst, they redirect traffic to deceptive and malicious websites. Do not risk ending up in online traps. As soon as the Rackcdn.com ads appear, take action. Find where the adware hides and delete it upon detection. The sooner you remove this intruder, the better!

How did I get infected with?

Adware forces the Rackcdn.com website on you. This parasite slithers into your computer through trickery and throws you into a whirlwind of ads. But don’t be mistaken! The parasite doesn’t “hack” your PC. No, this intruder is not that advanced. The adware is a simple app. And as such, it needs you, the user, to approve its installation. No permission, no admission. This parasite is bound to seek your approval. There’s a catch, of course! Having to ask is not the same as having to do so outright. The adware hides in the fine print. It gets installed when you “forget” to deselect it. This parasite travels the Web hidden in software bundles. It lurks in the shadows and gets installed when you let your guard down. Do not make that mistake! No anti-virus app can protect you if you throw caution to the wind. Only your actions can keep your PC infection-free. Even a little extra attention can spare you an avalanche of problems. So, don’t be lazy. Make the right decision! Choose caution over carelessness. Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software and updates from reputable sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” setup strategy. If available, use the advanced/custom installation option. Make sure you know what you install. Go through the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you can’t read the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Opt out of the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Rackcdn.com ads are just the beginning of an ad invasion. Adware lurks on your OS and causes trouble. This parasite uses every opportunity to bombard you with ads. Whether you watch a video or browse your favorite website, the adware always finds a way to annoy you. Its countless ads, of course, take a toll on your computer. They burden your browser and make it prone to freezing and crashes. You face an avalanche of errors. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! You can notice the full extent of the corruption only if you take a closer look at the ads. Most of them are related to your recent online activities, aren’t they? That’s because you are under surveillance. Everything “Powered by Rackcdn.com” is targeted at you. The adware studies your browsing habits and uses your preferences against you. This menace spies on you from day one! It knows your every online step. Which websites you visit, which links you follow, which videos you watch. The Incognito mode can’t hide you. The parasite knows everything! And if you are out of luck, some pieces of data (your search queries, for example) may leak personal and financial information. Do not take unnecessary risks! Remove the adware before it causes you harm!

How to Remove Rackcdn.com virus

The Rackcdn.com 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 Rackcdn.com 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 Rackcdn.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Rackcdn.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Rackcdn.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Rackcdn.com 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 Rackcdn.com 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 Rackcdn.com 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 Rackcdn.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Rackcdn.com 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 Rackcdn.com

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 Rackcdn.com, 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 Rackcdn.com 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 Rackcdn.com 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.