Remove WikiBrowser Pop-up Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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WikiBrowser is said to be a legitimate browser which will enhance your online experience by boosting the browsing speed and by blocking various infections targeted at your PC. However, if you install the WikiBrowser software and WikiBrowser gets set as your default browser, you will soon realize that it does not live up to its promises because the websites you visit will be bombarded with tons of annoying pop-up ads. Besides, you will surely not notice any improvement in your Internet speed because the claims made by WikiBrowser are all false. If the program has already been installed on your PC, we strongly recommend that you delete it immediately because nothing beneficial will come out of keeping such software running. In this article we have provided a detailed description of why you should not trust WikiBrowser and how to eliminate it, so do not stop reading.

How did I get infected with?

WikiBrowser is known to have had an official representative website which no longer seems to be working. This is another sign that what you are dealing with is an untrustworthy software program. Still, the question of how WikiBrowser appeared on your PC remains. It will not be at all surprising if the WikiBrowser software has arrived on your PC together with a free application you have downloaded from an unreliable file-sharing website. This is a common distribution method unreliable programs use and it is known as software bundling. It involves silent installation of additional software, and to prevent programs from entering your PC this way, you should be very careful with where you download applications from. Make sure you only choose official sources and do a research on the programs you are planning to acquire in order to find out whether they are reliable or not and what to expect from them.

Why are these ads dangerous?

We made it clear already that you should believe the claims of WikiBrowser that it will improve your online experience because it will not. The program is not only unreliable, but it also demonstrates adware-like behavior which makes it potentially dangerous. This means that WikiBrowser displays third-party ads and this is probably how the application supports its existence financially. These ads most often appear in the form of pop-ups, but it is also possible to see them as web banners, hyperlinks, and others. What they all have in common is that you should ignore them because they will redirect you to unknown websites. These websites belong to WikiBrowser’s sponsors and no information about them is disclosed by the application. Hence, by clicking WikiBrowser ads, you risk being sent to corrupted web pages where you might be urged to download malware or it could get installed automatically. It is obvious why you should why you should avoid WikiBrowser ads, but what you should also do is remove the application from your computer to prevent the ads from showing up.

How Can I Remove WikiBrowser Ads?

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

STEP 2: Delete WikiBrowser from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove WikiBrowser from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall WikiBrowser from Your Computer

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

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the WikiBrowser 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 WikiBrowser 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 WikiBrowser 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.