Remove Rikoldax.com Pop-ups (Adware.RIKOLDAX.COM)

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If you feel like drowning in a sea of pop-ups provided by Rikoldax.com, you are in for trouble. Your device is not infection-free. Somewhere in the corners of your OS, the nasty Rikoldax.com adware lurks. This parasite is an invader which corrupts your web browsers. It alters your settings and turns your poor browsers into ad-displaying slaves. Chrome, Opera, Edge, Firefox, there is no immune program. The adware floods them with advertisements. It injects various in-text and banner ads on every website you load. Pop-ups cover your screen every time you touch your browser. Odd messages and warnings appear for no apparent reason. Even your videos get paused for commercial breaks. The adware is behind these ads. This parasite gets paid when you click on its adverts; so it never stops displaying them. The adware knows no boundaries. It gets more and more intrusive with each passing day. If you, however, refuse to click, it starts browser redirection. The adware loads sponsored, third-party websites in new windows and tabs. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? This parasite gets paid to promote, not to guarantee your comfort. It is very likely to display content that is inappropriate for children. It may also redirect your browser to dangerous websites. Do not tolerate this aggressive invader. Remove the Rikoldax.com adware the first chance you get. The sooner it’s gone, the better!

How did I get infected with?

The Rikoldax.com adware cannot get installed without your approval, so it steals it. It uses trickery to get you to approve it. The adware hides in software bundles, fake updates, and torrents. It lurks in the shadows and waits for you to make a mistake. All it needs to succeed is one second of carelessness. Do not make its job easier. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. The key to a secure and infection-free device is caution. Don’t visit shady websites. Download software from reliable sources only. And, forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” installation strategy. If available, use the advanced/custom setup option. Do not skip steps. Take the time to do your due diligence. More often than not, the apps we download off the web come bundled with bonus apps. These free extras, however, are often parasite like the Rikoldax.com adware. Make sure you uncheck all suspicious extras. Also, before you hit the “Accept” button, read the terms and conditions. If you notice anything suspicious abort the setup process immediately!

Why is this dangerous?

There is no such thing as harmless adware. The nasty Rikoldax.com parasite is not an exception. This invader is a complete and utter menace. It interferes with your every online activity. It doesn’t matter whether you type a search query or watch an online video, the adware is always there to annoy you. The parasite redirects your traffic, floods you with ads, and opens countless pop-ups. It seems that there is nothing you can do to stop the ad-invasion. No ad-blocking tool works. The more time this adware has, the bigger the chance it redirects you to a scam or corrupted website. The Rikoldax.com adware opens your browser to numerous online threats. This parasite is often used by crooks. Why would they invest in such an intrusive parasite, you might ask. Well, the adware is not just an ad-generating app, it is also a spying device. The parasite monitors your browsing related data. It knows your every online activity. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you from the parasite. When the pest gathers enough information, it sends it to a remote server. The crooks can access and use the data there. They use it to create customized adverts. The crooks would then push the ads to your browser. They show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. The crooks redirect web traffic to phishing, scam, and infected pages. These criminals are after your personal and financial details. Do not risk falling into an online trap! Remove the Rikoldax.com adware ASAP!

How to Remove Rikoldax.com virus

The Rikoldax.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 Rikoldax.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 Rikoldax.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Rikoldax.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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