Remove Visual Discovery Ads from Chrome/FF/IE

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Visual Discovery is simply another adware application, and therefore its primary function is to display tons of commercial ads on the web pages users visit. It is important to remember that adware programs are not regarded as severe computer infections, although their presence on the PC may lead to such. The ads are to blame for this because they contain links to unreliable third-party websites. If you do not enjoy being disturbed by a number of useless advertisements and if you care about your computer’s virtual security, you should not wait a second longer to get rid of Visual Discovery.

How did I get infected with?

As a typical adware program, Visual Discovery is not distributed officially but by using questionable methods. Most often its installer is attached to the installers of free apps promoted on unknown file sharing websites. When users download some of the apps, they install all the additional programs as well. They are usually informed about these programs, however, rarely anyone pays attention to such details. Do not be careless and make sure you go through all installation steps without skipping important information. This is one of the ways to prevent the setup of unwanted applications.

Why are these ads dangerous?

All the ads displayed by Visual Discovery are related to third parties who support the application financially. These third parties are not endorsed or supervised by the developers of the apps, so their content could be of any kind. For example, an ad might promote an online shopping websites but when you click it, you are sent to a fake store presenting non-existing products. If you place an order, you will only waste your money and share your card details with dubious individuals. Moreover, like all other adware programs, Visual Discovery will record your every move on the web and will use the information it collects to make the ads more tempting. Putting up with any of the activity by Visual Discovery may have damaging consequences, which is why you should terminate the application.

How Can I Remove Visual Discovery Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete Visual Discovery from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Visual Discovery from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Visual Discovery from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Visual Discovery 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 Visual Discovery 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 the unwanted 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 Visual Discovery 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.