Quite an unpleasant situation when, after launching a browser, a tab of an online casino, online store or site with obscene content opens in it. At first glance, everything is simple: you closed the tab and continued to work on the Internet, but annoying ads will continue to appear with enviable regularity.
It's all the fault of a malicious software called This is not a virus, since the program does not aim to damage system resources and user files. just a program that inserts the extensions it needs into the browser settings, and with their help makes the same online casino a home page. In most cases, the user installs this malware on his computer himself, without thinking about security, downloading and installing software from an unverified site.
Any IT company is interested in promoting its product, be it a program or a small utility. Accordingly, by downloading the necessary software from the developer's official website, you can be sure that the installation package will contain only the program you need without surprises. Pirate sites, which host entire libraries of heterogeneous software for every taste, just like users, take the necessary programs from the developer's sites, but pack them into their installation packages. It may also contain aggressive advertising, the customers of which are the owners of online casinos and similar resources.
Not all antiviruses will detect malware in the installation file or archive. Unfortunately, users trust free antivirus software for the security of their computer, ignoring their limited functionality. If ADWARE has infiltrated your computer, the free Adwcleaner utility will help you remove it. There are many similar utilities, they are simple and intuitive to use. You can try to uninstall it manually, I do not resort to using special software. This is done like this:
- remove all unknown extensions in your browser settings;
- remove all programs on the computer that were installed before the tabs began to open in the browser by themselves and the home page changed;
- remove programs unknown to you by name, even if they were not installed. You can focus on the number of expected infection in the window of installed programs, the installation date is opposite the name;
- remove all browser shortcuts from the desktop (malware often prescribes the home page in the shortcut properties) and reinstall them by copying them from the installation directory (as a rule, this is).
