Remove Smoothview Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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Smoothview is an adware application. This potentially unwanted program slithers its way into your system very deceptively. It resorts to every trick in the book and relies on slyness and subtlety in order to fool you into approving its installation without you even realizing it. As soon as it sneaks in undetected, the tool proceeds to wreak all sorts of havoc. The first problem you’ll encounter, once Smoothview latches onto your computer, will be the never-ending pop-up ads it will continuously throw your way. Shortly after infiltration, the application commences a full-on bombardment of pop-ups. Each and every time you try to use your browser, you’ll be interrupted by an entire array of ads. Aside from incredibly infuriating, this will also be immensely harmful. Due to the pop-ups’ continuous appearance, your computer’s performance will slow down to a crawl, and you’ll start to experience frequent system crashes. Furthermore, as the ads are extremely unreliable, they’ll also place you under a severe malware threat. If you are foolish enough to click on just one of the program’s pop-ups, by accident or choice, all you’ll have to show for it is more malevolent tools sneaking into your system undetected. When you add to all of this the grave security risk, it becomes quite evident Smoothview is not worth even half the troubles it causes. Get rid of this hazardous application at once! You won’t regret it.

How did I get infected with?

Smoothview is required to seek your approval before it installs itself on your computer, but don’t think this will help you in any way because it won’t. This minor detail doesn’t slow the tool down one bit as you don’t even see it coming your way. The program is very resourceful and quite masterful in the arts of deceit. In fact, it’s so skilled that it not only gets you to permit its install, but also manages to keep you oblivious to the fact that you did. That’s right. You’re utterly clueless that you were duped into giving the green light to a dangerous infection, which is now lurking somewhere on your computer. By the time you realize the mistake you’d made, the damage is already done. More often than not, the adware invades your system by hitching a ride with freeware or by hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links, or websites. It can also pretend to be a false system or program update. For example, while you may be sure that you’re updating your Java or Adobe Flash Player, in actuality, you’re installing Smoothview. If you wish to avoid getting stuck with this hazardous adware, be more careful and don’t rush! Don’t allow haste, naivety, and distraction to guide you for they will only lead you to regret, and remember that a little extra attention today can save you a lot of troubles tomorrow.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Smoothview is presented as a helpful tool. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, this program harms you much more than help you as the negatives far outweigh the positives. First, you’re faced with the bombardment of unreliable pop-ups the application floods you with. Then come the severe system damages this continuous disturbance leads to. And, on top of that, you have to deal with the grave security risk the program places upon you. However, don’t think that this flood of ads is for not. There’s a reason for this never-ending waterfall of pop-ups. Smoothview is an ad-supported tool, whose entire existence relies on its ability to generate web traffic and pay-per-click revenue for the people behind it. The program is published by unknown third parties, who profit from each one of your clicks. That’s why the tool throws so many your way. And, since it is crucial for the application to trick you into clicking on as many ads as possible, it leaves nothing to chance. It doesn’t just flood you with random ads and hope for the best. Oh, no. The program studies you. It keeps track of your browsing habits until it determines what you like and dislike. Once it determines what your preferences include, it bombards you with the “appropriate” ads. Ads, which have the biggest shot at sparking your interest and result in a click, i.e. cash. But, unless you wish to end up unwillingly installing more malware on your PC, ignore the ads and don’t click on them. Apart from the severe malware threat, there’s one more grave problem you’ll be forced to deal with. Once Smoothview invades your system, it spies on you in an attempt to steal your personal and financial information and hand it to the strangers behind it. Make no mistake! If you allow it to stay on your computer instead of deleting it the first chance you get, it WILL succeed! Protect yourself and your computer, and remove Smoothview as soon as you possibly can. Your future self will thank you for it.

How Can I Remove Smoothview Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Smoothview from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Smoothview from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Smoothview from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Smoothview 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 Smoothview 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 Smoothview 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.