Remove Splendor Search Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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“Powered by Splendor Search” has a nice ring to it, wouldn’t you say? Unfortunately, that supposed pleasantness, which the name brings, disappears when you see the myriads of issues it entails. If you start seeing that phrase, or “Brought to you by Splendor Search,” or “Ads by Splendor Search,” or anything of the sort, you can be sure you’ll lose any appreciation for the name quite soon after that. Splendor Search is an adware application, which sneakily makes its way into your system, and then proceeds to mess it up. Since it slithers into your system undetected, first it makes its presence known by commencing a full-on bombardment of pop-up advertisements. Each time you attempt to browse the web, you’ll be plagued by never-ending waterfalls of ads. And, that’s just the beginning of your grievances. The pop-ups’ continuous appearance brings more issues. For one, since they show up so often, your system starts to crash frequently, and your computer’s performance slows down to a crawl. But these are just the minor inconveniences, you’ll be forced to put up with, courtesy of the program’s presence on your PC. The biggest issue, you’ll be faced with concerns your privacy, more specifically, your personal and financial details. Splendor Search is designed to spy on you from the moment it settles on your system and steal your private information. When it gets a hold of enough data, regarding your browsing activities, it sends the gathered intel to the unknown third parties behind it. Then, these people, who published it, can use it as they so wish, and you can’t stop them. Are you willing to gamble with your private life for an application, which will bring you nothing but headaches? The choice is yours to make, but be sure to make the right one. Otherwise, you’ll regret it.

How did I get infected with?

Adware has a way of slithering into your system without you even realizing it. Do you know how it accomplishes that? Well, it turns to the old but gold means of infiltration. And, Splendor Search is no different. The program uses every known trick in the book so as to dupe you into granting it access to your system. Oh, yes. You allow the tool into your PC. Confusing, isn’t it? Well, not really. The M.O. of such applications is usually pretty straightforward. They often hide behind corrupted sites or links or hitch a ride with freeware and spam email attachments. Also, they can pretend to be a fake update, like Adobe Flash Player or Java. And, if you’re not careful enough, you open the door for them and watch them slither in without even realizing it at the time. That’s because most users give into distraction and gullibility. Instead of being careless and rushing when installing a tool or an update, be extra vigilant! Do your due diligence, and leave nothing to chance! After all, a few extra minutes of your time can hardly hurt, but they can save you a ton of future troubles. Place caution before carelessness, and don’t take any chances.

Why are these ads dangerous?

Splendor Search may be presented as a helpful tool, but it is not. At least, it’s not, regarding you. The PUP is programmed to help the third parties behind it, the ones, who’ve published it. It’s designed to take advantage of you in any way possible, which will result in profits for these people. Understand this. Splendor Search does not carry your personal interest. It only looks out for the unknown individuals, who support it. And, in doing so, ensures its existence. Splendor Search is an ad-supported program, which means that if it’s to proceed with its operations, it has to generate web traffic and pay-per-click revenue for the people behind it. If it fails, they take it down, and it ceases to exist. To prevent that from happening, the tool does everything it can to fulfill its objective. That’s why you see so many pop-up ads every time you browse the web. Each ad is potential profit. But, apart from being intrusive and infuriating, the ads are also immensely unreliable. They present you with a severe malware threat, which is why it’s advised NOT to click on even a single one. The advertisements are bundled with malicious applications, just waiting to pounce on your system. To press a pop-up is to, unknowingly, agree to install the malware, it’s hiding. Unless you wish to flood your PC with more unwanted harmful tools, do NOT click the pop-up ads! When to everything, listed so far, you also add the security risk, which accompanies Splendor Search, it should be pretty clear that it’s not worth keeping. Think about it. What do you have to gain from its presence on your PC? And, what do you have to lose? It’s quite evident that the scales are tipped. Do what’s best for you and your system, and delete Splendor Search as soon as the opportunity presents itself.

How Can I Remove Splendor Search Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Splendor Search from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Splendor Search from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Splendor Search from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Splendor Search 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 Splendor Search 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 Splendor Search 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.