How to Remove Utarget.ru Adware

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Your computer is no longer infection-free. There’s an infection, lurking somewhere in the shadows. And, you best believe, it’s wreaking havoc, and making a mess. The cyber threat belongs to the adware category. And, the display of the Utarget.ru site announces its presence. Consider the page a clue. It’s your big, bright sign that screams ‘Adware!’ Once it pops up, you best acknowledge the danger. Accept that an infection hides somewhere in the corners of your system, and take action. The sooner you find the exact lurking place of the threat, the better. After you discover it, you can delete it. The tool’s prompt removal ensures your system’s well-being. As well as, earns you the gratitude of your future self. Do NOT delay! Find and remove the cyber menace the first chance you get. It’s for the best.

How did I get infected with?

Utarget.ru pops up, courtesy of the adware behind it. The application makes sure to force it on you, non-stop. That explains the page’s sudden appearance. But what about the adware itself? Do you recall installing it? Well, odds are you don’t. But that doesn’t change the fact that you did. Yes, the adware sought your permission on its installment. An, you gave it. No such tool can enter a PC, without user’s consent. An exchange has to happen. You may not remember it, but it did take place. Don’t be too hard on yourself, though. It’s not as straightforward as you may expect it to be. Yes, the infection asks if you agree to allow it into your PC. But it’s far from outright. If it were, you can deny it, and move on. It can’t have that. To avoid rejection, it resorts to trickery. Yes, it does still seek your approval. Burt it does it in the sneakiest way it can. It hides behind freeware, corrupted links, spam emails. There’s an array of methods, it can use to sneak in undetected. It’s up to you to spot it in the act, and foil its attempts. You can do that by being thorough. Take the time to do your due diligence. Don’t rush, or give into naivety. Choose caution over carelessness. Infections prey on distraction, haste, and gullibility. So, don’t provide them. Even a little extra attention goes a long way. And, keeps an infection-free PC.

Why is this dangerous?

The more the adware remains, the worse your predicament gets. Issues escalate, your computer’s performance deteriorates, your system starts to give up. Nothing works properly. Adware applications throw you into a whirlwind of grievances, annoyance, and headaches. They make a colossal mess of everything. These programs are malicious and meddlesome. They don’t miss an opportunity to wreak havoc. Your grievances begin with your browsing. But it doesn’t take long before they spin out of control. At first, you face interference, every time you go online. You get redirected to Utarget.ru, and an array of different sites. All of which are just as unreliable and menacing. You also get flooded with ads. You see an avalanche of in-text, banner, and pop-up advertisements. These intrusions occur each time you even touch your browser. They have consequences. Your system crashes all the time. Your computer slows down. The adware meddles with your settings. It begins to force a variety of reshuffles on you. They further deteriorate your computer’s performance. The tool can even install malware. It can approve the installment of as many malicious programs as it wants. You even face the threat of seeing blue. Yes, you may reach a point, when The Blue Screen of Death takes over. Are you willing to allow that? Or, would you rather, avoid the escalation? Time makes it inevitable. The more time you give the adware, the worse the odds of avoiding it, get. Do yourself a favor, and protect your system’s well-being. Keep it safe from the clutches of the cyber threat, behind Utarget.ru. The infection’s immediate deletion earns you peace of mind. Not to mention, keeps your privacy private. Yes, that’s another risk, you face. The adware can steal your sensitive information, and expose it to cyber criminals. And, it WILL, given the time. Act against the adware plague ASAP. It has NO place on your PC.

How to Remove Utarget.ru virus

The Utarget.ru 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 Utarget.ru 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 Utarget.ru in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Utarget.ru startup location

STEP 3: Delete Utarget.ru traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Utarget.ru 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 Utarget.ru 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 Utarget.ru 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 Utarget.ru traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Utarget.ru 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 Utarget.ru

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 Utarget.ru, 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 Utarget.ru 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 Utarget.ru 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.