How to Remove S.thebrighttag.com Pop-up (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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Are you stuck with the S.thebrighttag.com pop-up ads? Then you should make an effort to get rid of these commercials ASAP. The pop-ups are caused by a certain cyber infection which is hiding on your computer. Yes, you’ve downloaded a parasite. We’re talking about an adware-type virus or a potentially unwanted program (PUP). Luckily for you, those two are perhaps the least problematic types of infections out there. Just for comparison – the Web is filled with Trojan horses and ransomware. Trojans are the sneaky programs that mess your system registry and ransomware tries to blackmail you by encrypting your files. Do you now see that your situation could have been a lot worse? The parasite that is currently on your device is more annoying than harmful. Of course, you shouldn’t use that as an excuse to keep the virus. As soon as you realize your safety is compromised, you have to take measures. Remember that any sort of infection could get out of hand at some point. That includes the adware/PUP. Instead of allowing the virus to cause you irreversible harm, get rid of it for good. Your browsers are the first ones to experience some modifications. The virus adds a malicious plugin to them and brings along the S.thebrighttag.com ads. Now, S.thebrighttag.com is nothing but a website. This advertising platform helps hackers spread spam and viruses online. However, the real threat is the adware/PUP which has already been downloaded. Locate this unwanted intruder and tackle it. None of the S.thebrighttag.com pop-ups is generated to be beneficial for you. Hackers actually boost web traffic to some specific pages and gain questionable profit. It’s a very easy yet effective scheme. All that crooks need is to flood your PC screen with their commercials. Furthermore, the S.thebrighttag.com ads appear to be safe and even attractive. There is absolutely nothing safe about the pop-ups displayed by a parasite. As mentioned, these commercials may are sponsored and might turn out to be corrupted. There is no telling whether an ad is harmless or not until you click it open. What if it’s corrupted, though? Then you might automatically download more infections and cause your own machine further trouble. As if that wasn’t enough, the parasite also monitors some of your private details. Your PC speed is significantly slowed down too.

How did I get infected with?

There are many stealthy techniques that parasites apply. The most commonly used scenario is called freeware bundling. Do you often download freeware or shareware bundles off of the Internet? You should keep in mind that bundled software is a notoriously famous method for infections to travel the Web. Next time you install such programs, pay attention. There might be various parasites in a single seemingly safe bundle. The “bonuses” must be immediately deselected so you don’t end up installing malware. Always opt for the Custom or Advanced option in the Setup Wizard. This will help you be in control of the entire installation process. Remember that if you’re not in charge, cyber criminals might be. Check out the programs in the bundle before downloading them. If you skip installation steps, you may have to waste much more time later on dealing with the infection. Reading the Terms and Conditions isn’t something that PC users tend to do either. However, rushing to click the “I accept” button without reading those could be a mistake. You have to be aware what programs are about to land on your PC. Don’t  be gullible to think hackers can’t cause you harm.

Why is this dangerous?

There’s no stopping the S.thebrighttag.com pop-ups. These irritating ads bombard you every single time you attempt to browse the Internet. Clicking any of them would only expose you to cyber threats. Due to the parasite’s presence, your browsers now constantly redirect you to S.thebrighttag.com and other similar websites. Apart from the fact you’re not in charge of your browsers anymore, this is also a dangerous trick. Your favorite browsers are no longer reliable or trustworthy. That includes Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. You could wave surfing the Internet goodbye now that your PC is infected. This nuisance adds its extension and turns surfing the Web into a cyber battlefield. It might display some fake software updates and random third-party web links too. Your PC underperforms, crashes and freezes. Your browsing-related data also gets spies on. To delete the parasite manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How to Remove S.thebrighttag.com virus

The S.thebrighttag.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 S.thebrighttag.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.

WARNING! Stopping the wrong file or deleting the wrong registry key may damage your system irreversibly.
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STEP 1: Track down S.thebrighttag.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate S.thebrighttag.com startup location

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

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

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

• Open Google Chrome

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