Trackingclick.com Adware Removal

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Trackingclick.com indicates there’s adware on your PC. It’s an ad-supported program. One that wreaks havoc, and makes a mess of everything. It throws you into a whirl of grievances. And, while it remains, you face daily issues. An ad-supported program is one, whose existence rests on revenue. If it’s to continue its operations, it has to make money for the people behind it. Failure means oblivion. If it doesn’t make money, it gets taken down. So, the tool does its best to create web traffic, and pay-per-click revenue. It interrupts your browsing, non-stop. And, redirects you to suspicious third-party links. As well as flood your screen with advertisements. It goes above and beyond to make sure it sends you the proper ones. Confusing? Well, that only means, the tool does its homework on you. It doesn’t send you random ads and links. It does better than that. It only sends you what it deems ‘appropriate’ for you. The adware spies on you before it begins its bombardment. It tracks your browsing habits to learn what appeals to you. Once it does, it makes the selection. And, the waterfall of intrusions begins. Going online becomes hell. Whatever the infection throws at you, do NOT trust it! Click nothing! You only set yourself up for an even worse experience, if you do. Do yourself a favor, and delete the dreadful infection the first chance you get. It doesn’t deserve a place on your PC.

How did I get infected with?

The adware, using Trackingclick.com as a front, is deceitful. In fact, it’s masterful in the art of deception. It managed to sneak into your PC undetected. It got you to approve its installment. All, while keeping you oblivious. It may seem confusing, but it’s rather simple. An adware must ask user’s permission to install itself. No permission, no admission. So, instead of asking for it, straightforward, it turns to trickery. After all, if it outright popped up to seek entry, you’d deny it. Wouldn’t you? It doesn’t take chances, and turns to the old but gold methods of invasion. It has plenty to choose from. The adware can hitch a ride with spam email attachments, or freeware. It can hide behind corrupted links, or sites. It can even pretend to be a bogus system or program update. Like, Java or Adobe Flash Player. It’s up to you to spot it, during its sneaky attempts. To catch it in the act, and prevent it. What helps you do that, is vigilance. Don’t give into naivety, haste, and distraction. Always take the time to be thorough, and do your due diligence. Even a little extra attention goes a long way. Choose caution over carelessness. One leads to infections, and the other keeps them out.

Why is this dangerous?

Trackingclick.com is quite the bother. It appears constantly to disrupt your browsing. It doesn’t take long before you can’t stand the sight of it. But, do you know what? That’s not the worst part of having adware. On top of all the frustration and headaches, the infection threatens your privacy. Yes, it jeopardizes your private life. The tool doesn’t stop with espionage. It does more than monitor your online habits to gather data on your likes and dislikes. It records it. Every move you make, while browsing the web, gets cataloged. Then, after the tool decides it has gathered enough information, it sends it. To whom? Well, to the people behind it, of course. It hands it over to the cyber criminals, behind it. That means strangers with agendas get access to your personal and financial data. Does that sound like something you want to happen? Are you okay with getting your private details stolen and exposed? Don’t stand for that! Don’t extend the adware’s stay even a moment after detection. The more it remains, the bigger the risks. Do what’s best for you, and your system’s well-being. Once you see Trackingclick.com pop up, take note! Acknowledge it as the warning it is. Accept the presence of an adware on your system. Find its lurking place. And, delete it. The sooner you do, the better.

How to Remove Trackingclick.com virus

The Trackingclick.com 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 Trackingclick.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: Track down Trackingclick.com in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Trackingclick.com startup location

STEP 3: Delete Trackingclick.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Trackingclick.com 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 Trackingclick.com 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 Trackingclick.com 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 Trackingclick.com traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Trackingclick.com 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 Trackingclick.com

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 Trackingclick.com, 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 Trackingclick.com 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 Trackingclick.com 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.