Remove view.contextualyield.com Pop-up Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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View.contextualyield.com is the web address you will see in full-screen pop-up ads that will start interrupting your browsing sessions all of a sudden. These pop-up ads will be delivered by adware that has managed to gain access to your PC. The View.contextualyield.com pop-up ads may promote different plug-ins, media players, or other software, but you should know that you should not trust them no matter how genuine the content they present you with may seem. Since the source of View.contextualyield.com pop-up ads is one or more adware programs, you should not expect that ads will actually offer to you anything useful and genuine. You can be certain that it is the other way around – they will expose you to dangers. Hence, we strongly recommend that you avoid interacting with View.contextualyield.com pop-up ads and that you remove the adware causing them to appear in order to prevent security-related issues.

How did I get infected with?

You know already that you are seeing View.contextualyield.com pop-up ads because adware has been installed on your PC. This could have happened in a variety of ways, none of which require your permission. Still, you have been involved in the setup of the adware associated with View.contextualyield.com pop-up ads because it was your actions on the web that led to its installation. The adware program or programs are very likely to have infiltrated your PC together with freeware that you have acquired from an infamous file-sharing website. The free apps found on such websites install additional software during their setup, which could be prevented if Custom/Advanced installation option is selected and all setup steps are completed carefully. Another way to keep adware away from your PC is to avoid clicking different pop-up ads that appear on the websites you visit. If you do that, you will either initiate the direct setup of adware or you will be sent to websites where to acquire it from. It will be disguised as a useful software program and you will download it without any hesitation. Remember to be more careful with the content you acquire so that you can avoid further damage to your PC.

Why are these ads dangerous?

The good thing about adware is that you become aware of its existence immediately after it has slithered into your PC thanks to the pop-up ads it persistently displays on your screen. These ads should also put you on alert because they signify that an infection is residing on your computer. Note that the View.contextualyield.com ads themselves are not dangerous, it is the content they promote that should bother you. Clicking any of the pop-ups from View.contextualyield.com will route you to third-party websites which promote dubious software. You will be urged to acquire the programs found on these websites, but if you do, you will actually install malware on your PC. This is why we strongly advise you not to click any buttons you will see in View.contextualyield.com pop-up ads. What is more, the presence of adware on your system will weaken it and it will become easier for other infections to slither into your PC. Do not let that happen as the consequences you will suffer could be damaging. Remove the adware related to View.contextualyield.com pop-ups now to avert problems with your virtual security.

How Can I Remove View.contextualyield.com Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the View.contextualyield.com 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 View.contextualyield.com from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete View.contextualyield.com from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove View.contextualyield.com from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall View.contextualyield.com from Your Computer

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

Type “msconfig”

 

In the Startup Tab, disable Unknown Startup Items

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

Type “appwiz.cpl”

Locate the View.contextualyield.com 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 View.contextualyield.com 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 View.contextualyield.com 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.