Category: Adware

Articles about removing adware: browser extensions generating ads, pop-ups and banners.

How to Remove Web Timer

Web Timer adware

What Is Web Timer?

Web Timer may seem like a useful and handy application for those who want to track how much time they spend on each website. While Web Timer does provide what it promised, it’s the program’s other, less savory properties that soon make its users want to uninstall Web Timer from their computers. The fact is, Web Timer’s creators generate revenue via advertising, and the users who installed the extension are forced to deal with ads and pop-ups in their browsers. Also, in order to customize the ads, Web Timer collects the users’ information and can share it with third parties. READ MORE

How to Remove Adsforeverybody.ga

adsforeverybody.ga site

What Is Adsforeverybody.ga?

New tabs or pop-ups leading to www.adsforeverybody.ga/ads.php regularly appear in your browser? It seems your computer is infected with adware. Adsforeverybody.ga pop-ups might open even when you are not using the browser, launching it themselves. The ads on adsforeverybody.ga page often encourage you to install untrustworthy software; doing this might lead to further, more dangerous computer infections. If you were unlucky enough and got these pop-ups on your PC, please follow this step-by-step guide to stop Adsforeverybody.ga ads. READ MORE

How to Remove Ad4Pop Ads

ad4pop.com website

What Is Ad4Pop?

Ad4Pop software allows computer users to play premium games on ad4pop.com. In exchange the users agree to see advertisements and other materials by third parties in browser windows. Most of the time users don’t install Ad4Pop adware on purpose; they get it inadvertently when installing freeware from the web. If during a free program installation a user doesn’t decline “recommended” software, they ends up with several more apps then they intended. If that happened to you and you wish to remove Ad4Pop from your PC, please follow this removal guide. READ MORE

How to Remove Searchincognito.com Virus

searchincognito.com site

What Is Searchincognito.com?

Searchincognito.com is advertised as a privacy-oriented search engine that doesn’t record your search history. If new tabs in your browsers open to searchincognito.com and entered search queries redirect you to the same site, that means Search Incognito got installed on your PC. That probably happened when you installed freeware from the Internet: free software often comes with potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) included in their installers, and if users don’t pay attention they end up installing the PUPs too. You can follow this removal guide to get rid of searchincognito.com on your Chrome, IE, Firefox and Opera. READ MORE

Remove Ads by 22

Ad by 22

What Is Ad by 22?

If webpages in your browsers are peppered with green text links that, when you hover a cursor over them, display “Click to Continue > by 22” buttons or “Ad by 22” ads, your browsers are infected with “Ads by 22” adware. Adware programs can specifically aim at displaying ads, coupons and deals and have no other functions, or they can be actually useful programs that also make ads appear in browsers. Now, usually finding the app that causes ads is not that hard: just look for recently installed programs and add-ons. However, sometimes the app behaves perfectly normal for a long time but after receiving one of the updates turns into adware. This can often be the case with Ads by 22. If you encountered such ads and want to delete Ads by 22 adware from your PC, this removal guide is designed to help you. READ MORE

How to Remove iDeals Shopping Optimizer

iDeals Shopping Optimizer

What Is iDeals Shopping Optimizer?

iDeals Shopping Optimizer causes ads and redirects in web-browsers. It is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is distributed as optional software offered when you install free programs. If you are not careful while installing freeware you might end up getting iDeals Shopping Optimizer or other PUPs installed on your computer. Once inside, this app starts displaying ads in your browsers, redirecting you to different sites when you click on links, and opening new tabs every now and then. This page contains instructions on how to stop the ads and redirects and delete iDeals Shopping Optimizer from your PC. READ MORE

How to Remove Clx.im Redirects

clx.im redirect

What Is Clx.im?

Clx.im redirects might start in your browsers after you install software from a freeware website. If you don’t pay close attention during installation – agree to quick or express installation, click Next without reading the text first, don’t uncheck optional programs, etc – these optional programs end up on your PC. If one of the programs is Clx.im adware, soon after your browsers start to be redirected to clx.im site and show you advertisements every time you click on links. If this has happened to your computer and you want to get rid of clx.im redirects in Chrome, Firefox, Opera and IE, this step-by-step guide is designed to help you. READ MORE

How to Remove Ads by Advertise

An ad by Advertise

What Is Ads by Advertise?

If you encounter ads captioned “Ad by Advertise” while browsing the web, your computer has been infected with adware. Ads by Advertise can take the form of pop-ups or random words turned into links, you also might be redirected to an advertising page after clicking on a regular link. The ads prompt you to install various questionable software and promote paid subscriptions to shady sites. If this happens on your computer and you want to get rid of ads by Advertise, please follow this removal guide. READ MORE

How to Remove Uncheckit

Uncheckit

What Is Uncheckit?

Uncheckit is pretty similar to Unchecky both in name and functionality: it removes checkmarks from checkboxes when you install something, preventing junkware from getting installed along with the program you wanted. However, unlike Unchecky, Uncheckit is ad-supported, so its users have to see advertisements by Uncheckit in web-browsers if they use the program. The ads can be pretty annoying, especially video ones that you cannot close right away. If you try uninstalling Uncheckit, you may encounter difficulties, as the program is always running in the background (and you can’t uninstall a running program). This step-by-step guide describes how to rid of Uncheckit despite that. READ MORE

How to Remove GamesFlight Ads

gamesflight.com site

What Is GamesFlight?

GamesFlight is a potentially unwanted program that can get installed on a user’s computer without his or her knowledge. It happens when the user installs freeware downloaded off the Internet and doesn’t decline installation of optional software. GamesFlight app allows users to play games on gamesflight.com website, but users, in turn, have to see advertisements by GamesFlight when they use the Internet. The ads by GamesFlight can take the form of in-text links or video ads, and also can appear on new tab page. If you are tired of seeing these ads in your Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox or Opera, this page contains directions to delete GamesFlight from your PC. READ MORE

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