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How ironic is it that the very same program which initially promised to enhance your browsing experience in reality almost completely demolishes it? Quite a lot. However, you’d probably appreciate the irony much more if you weren’t infected with an aggressive adware parasite right now. SafeSoft Protector has been classified as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) for numerous reasons and if you encountered its nasty presence on your once virus-free PC system, this is a clear sign for trouble. It goes without saying that leaving such a troublesome parasite unattended on the computer would be a terrible idea so it is in your BEST interest to uninstall the virus immediately. Don’t waste time contemplating; SafeSoft Protector doesn’t get any safer as time passes. On the contrary, this pest of a program only becomes more annoying, more dangerous and, at the end of the day, more harmful. Why keep it around? Right after successful installation, SafeSoft Protector modifies your browser settings and it does so without bothering to ask for a permission or authorization of any kind first. Then it injects all your browsers with commercials so get ready to be seeing an impressively rich variety of pop-up ads, pop-under ads, banner ads, interstitial ads, video ads, etc. on every single website you attempt to visit. You are soon to be convinced that The SafeSoft Protector advertisements are not only immensely intrusive and utterly useless but also extremely unreliable as well. This program itself is sponsored so everything generated by its malicious browser extension brings revenue to the hackers standing behind it. Moreover, cyber criminals don’t usually tend to take care of your online security, do they? As long as they keep receiving their dubious profit, they will bombard you with sponsored advertisements and it’s irrelevant whether you’re interested in those web links or not. What it a lot more worrisome here though, is the fact SafeSoft Protector’s ads are far from being safe as they could be leading you to practically ANY website. That means you could accidentally install malware just by clicking a seemingly harmless link and, as you can see, you’re jeopardizing your own cyber security by keeping this program on board. Did we also let you know that SafeSoft Protector spies on your online activities? It does. To be more specific, the parasite sneakily monitors your browsing history, search queries, IP addresses, email addresses, etc. so it poses a a major danger for you privacy as well. Need any more reasons to delete this nuisance? Keep on reading in order to learn how exactly you could regain control over your Internet experience.

How did I get infected with?

Adware-type infection usually don’t manifest their presence because the longer you remain oblivious to the installation, the better. SafeSoft Protector is no exception. This thing travels the Web via lies and deceit so it shouldn’t come as shocking news that you never noticed you’ve installed a pesky adware parasite alongside some other legitimate programs. To prevent such a nasty scenario in the future, there are a couple of things you should do. First of all, stay away from unverified websites and their questionable freeware/shareware bundles. Secondly, never rush the installation process and make sure you’re completely in control of the programs that land on your machine. Also, it is highly recommended that you go through the EULA (End User License Agreement) beforehand unless you’re willing to personally accept something you never even read. Otherwise, you would have no one but yourself to blame when your PC gets infested with malware. Remember, caution always pays off and you could never be too careful when dealing with bundled freeware. Another thing we would advise you to do is stay away from spam messages and spam email-attachments because they are often corrupted as well.

Why are these ads dangerous?

You already learned that SafeSoft Protector has nothing but trouble in store as it starts harassing you since the very moment you install it. This virus doesn’t deviate from the classic adware pattern and it adds a nasty add-on to all three of the most commonly used browsers out there thus effectively disrupting your entire Internet experience. After it takes down Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, the parasite continues using its tricky approach and starts generating commercials. As we mentioned, SafeSoft Protector’s one goal is to generate web traffic towards some highly questionable websites so the very last thing you should do is cooperate hackers and help them gain revenue at your expense. The parasite might also install additional toolbars (about as unreliable as the ads) or it could force random program updates (about as unreliable as the toolbars) on you. Just to top it all, SafeSoft Protector seriously jeopardizes your privacy and presents hackers a golden opportunity to sell your data to some suspicious third parties. Crooks will inevitably take advantage of your personal information, keep that in mind. To put an end to all troubles SafeSoft Protector brought upon you, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below and get rid of the virus for good.

How Can I Remove SafeSoft Protector Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete SafeSoft Protector from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove SafeSoft Protector from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall SafeSoft Protector from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the SafeSoft Protector 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 SafeSoft Protector 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 SafeSoft Protector 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.