How to Remove Steamwebhelper.exe Malware

Can’t Remove Steamwebhelper.exe ads? This page includes detailed ads by Steamwebhelper.exe Removal instructions!

Steamwebhelper.exe is not an essential system process. If you detect it on your OS, brace yourself. This process is associated with an intrusive adware parasite. The tricky adware slithers onto your system and wreaks utter havoc. It follows programming to mess with your browsing experience. The adware throws its victims into a whirlwind of issues. It opens odd messages, triggers errors, and causes program malfunctions. For these reasons, many security researchers classify this adware as malware (malicious software). These issues, however, are the side effects of the parasite’s operations. Steamwebhelper.exe adware turns you from a visitor into a customer. To do so, it corrupts your web browser. The adware injects various advertisements on every website you visit. You would notice that even web pages that used to be ad-free are now heavy on in-text and banner ads. Coupons and discounts cover your screen every time you as much as touch your browser. The adware gets paid when you click on its adverts. The more you see, the bigger the chance you click. And thus, the parasite floods you with countless coupons and discounts. If you, however, refuse to cooperate, if you don’t click, the parasite changes its strategy. It starts browser redirection. The Steamwebhelper.exe adware opens third-party websites in new tabs and windows. Do you feel comfortable knowing that any web page out there may pop up on your screen? The adware is very likely to display inappropriate and deceptive content. The Steamwebhelper.exe menace ruins your browsing experience and threatens to lure you into an online trap! Do not put up with this situation! Remove the adware the first chance you get! The sooner it’s gone, the better!

How did I get infected with?

The Steamwebhelper.exe adware doesn’t appear out thin air. This parasite is a master deceiver. It knows how to sneak into your system. The adware lurks behind freeware/shareware, torrents, corrupted links, and fake updates. It hides in the shadows and waits for you to let your guard down. The parasite preys on your naivety and recklessness. All it needs to succeed is one moment of carelessness. Do not give into naivety. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act recklessly. Only your caution is powerful enough to shield your OS. Always take the time to do your due diligence. Download software from reputable sources only. When installing a program, pay attention to the red flags. If available, use the advanced setup option. Most of the free apps we download off the web come bundled with bonus programs. The extras, more often than not, are parasites like the Steamwebhelper.exe adware. Under the advanced setup, you would be able to prevent the extras from installing. Make sure you know what you are approving on your OS. Read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you cannot spare enough time to go through the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Remember that even a little extra attention goes a long way!

Why is this dangerous?

The Steamwebhelper.exe adware is intrusive, menacing and very dangerous. It uses every opportunity to bombard you with questionable advertisements. It even dares pause your online videos for commercial breaks. This parasite becomes your online companion. Whether you type a search query or browse your favorite website, the parasite is always there to annoy you. Its aggressive behavior, however, is not harmless. The adware causes various issues which vary from browser crashes to privacy breaches. That’s right; the adware jeopardizes your privacy. This menace works for its advertisers, not for you. To provide them with great service, it spies on you. The Steamwebhelper.exe adware monitors your browsing-related data. It knows your every online step. Even the Incognito mode of your browser cannot hide you. The adware knows your habits, preferences, and needs. And it shares this information with everyone willing to pay. Numerous crooks are more than happy to open their wallets. They use the collected data to create customized adverts. The crooks would then push their irresistible adverts to you through the adware. They show you what you want to see, but when you click, bad things happen. The Steamwebhelper.exe adware threatens to redirect you to phishing, phony, and infected websites. This parasite is too hazardous. Remove it before it gets you in serious trouble!

How to Remove Steamwebhelper.exe virus

The Steamwebhelper.exe 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 Steamwebhelper.exe 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 Steamwebhelper.exe in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Steamwebhelper.exe startup location

STEP 3: Delete Steamwebhelper.exe traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Steamwebhelper.exe 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 Steamwebhelper.exe 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 Steamwebhelper.exe 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 Steamwebhelper.exe traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

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

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 Steamwebhelper.exe, 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 Steamwebhelper.exe 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 Steamwebhelper.exe 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.