How to Remove Renegade Setup

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Renegade Setup is not a legitimate system process. An adware parasite uses this name to blend in with the legitimate services. The sneaky invader follows programming to manipulate your browsing experience. Renegade Setup wants to turn you from a visitor into a customer. To do so, it floods your web browsers with intrusive adverts and sponsored content. The adware uses every opportunity to interrupt you with an advert of some kind. It injects in-text and banner ads on every website you visit. Even web pages that are otherwise ad-free get heavy on coupons and discounts. The adware knows no limitations. It controls your browser and the content you are provided with. It even dares pause your videos for commercial breaks. This aggressive parasite covers your screen with pop-ups and notifications every time you as much as touch your browser. The more ads you see, the bigger the chance you click on one. If you, however, refuse to do so, the adware changes its approach and becomes even worse. This invader starts browser redirection. Renegade Setup loads third-party websites directly in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? You may get redirected to deceptive, inappropriate, and corrupted web pages. You risk ending up in awkward and humiliating situations. Spare yourself many future headaches; remove the Renegade Setup adware ASAP! The sooner you delete this utility, the better!

How did I get infected with?

Renegade Setup uses trickery to reach your computer. It uses torrents, fake updates, corrupted links, and software bundles. This parasite lurks in the shadows and waits for you to make a mistake. All it needs to succeed is one moment of carelessness. The adware preys on your naivety and recklessness. It strikes when you let your guard down. Do not make its job easier. Choose caution over carelessness. One keeps that parasites away, the other – invites them in. Be always vigilant and doubting. Stay away from shady websites. Download software from reliable sources only. If available, use the advanced/custom/manual setup option. And, of course, read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. Yes, this task is time-consuming. If you cannot spare enough time to go through the whole document, you can at least scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Even a little extra attention can spare you many future problems.

Why is this dangerous?

Renegade Setup is like a pain in the neck: the more you tolerate it, the worse it becomes. This pest gets more and more aggressive with each passing hour. What starts as minor online interference evolves into a constant ad-bombardments. The adware knows no boundaries. It throws you into a whirlwind of pop-up, in-text, and banner ads. Its meddling, of course, causes various issues. The invader slows your system down and causes browser freezes and crashes. These issues, however, should not be your main concern. What happens in the shadows is far more worrisome. Renegade Setup threatens to steal sensitive information and to send it to unknown criminals. The news is bad. The adware collects data about your online habits and reports to unnamed crooks. It records and analyzes your every online activity. The adware knows which websites you visit, what links you follow, what search queries you make, what videos you watch. Even the Incognito mode of your device cannot hide you. The parasite knows everything. And it shares this information. Anyone willing to spend some money can use the parasite and its resources to target you. Numerous criminals are more than happy to open their wallets. They use the collected data to customize their scams. The crooks flood your browsers with countless deceptive ads. They show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. Do not risk falling into online scams. Remove the adware before it gets you in trouble!

How to Remove Renegade Setup virus

The Renegade Setup 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 Renegade Setup 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 Renegade Setup in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Renegade Setup startup location

STEP 3: Delete Renegade Setup traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Renegade Setup 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 Renegade Setup 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 Renegade Setup 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 Renegade Setup traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Renegade Setup 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 Renegade Setup

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 Renegade Setup, 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 Renegade Setup 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 Renegade Setup 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.