Wednesday, October 22, 2014

What is RegularDeals pop-up ads? - How to remove RegularDeals?

What is RegularDeals pop-up ads?

RegularDeals is classified as an adware which can display you unstoppable pop up ads no matter you are doing Google Search or Visiting specific websites. It pretends to be a useful browser extension to improve your browsing activities by saving your time and money,however, it just display you sponsored links, banners or coupons especially when you are visiting online shopping sites like Ebay, Amazon, Bestbuy,etc. and you cannot seem to get rid of it no matter you want it not. Furthermore, it is capable to track and store your online traces to report to the remote server, which will put your personal information in danger. What’s more, it is not only can display you annoying ads but also will turn your text into hyperlink to redirect you to unwanted sites when your mouse move over it.

What harms to live with RegularDeals adware

1.It can display you annoying pop-up ads and turn your text into hyperlink to cause redirect issuses.
2.It can track and store your online traces to violate your privacy and may steal your personal information.
3.More useless toolbars or browser extensions will be invited to come into your computer.
4.It can degrade your overall computer performance by consuming your CPU usage.

How did got RegularDeals ads?

Usually you may allow this annoying RegularDeals come into your computer while downloading free software from unsafe websites, getting fake Java update, visiting questionable websites, sharing malicious files with other users online, etc. therefore, we should always pay attention to the default installation of the freeware and not to visit the questionable websites.

Solution One: Manually Remove RegularDeals ads

Step 1- Reset Internet Explorer by the following guide (take IE as an example):

Open Internet Explorer >> Click on Tools >> Click on Internet Options >> In the Internet Options window click on the Connections tab >> Then click on the LAN settings button>> Uncheck the check box labeled “Use a proxy server for your LAN” under the Proxy Server section and press OK.

Step 2- Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by infections from RegularDeals

For Windows Xp: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the Run box -> click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items generated from RegularDeals.

For Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu->type msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items generated from RegularDeals.

Step 3- Remove add-ons:

Internet Explorer
1) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Manage Add-ons’;
2) Choose ‘Search Providers’ → choose ‘Bing’ search engine or ‘Google’ search engine and make it default;
3) Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;
4) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Internet Options’, select ‘General tab’ and click ‘Use default’ button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.

Google Chrome
1) Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon, select ‘Settings’;
2) Choose ‘Basic Options’.
3) Change Google Chrome’s homepage to google.com or any other and click the ‘Manage search engines…’ button;
4) Select ‘Google’ from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select ‘Search Results’ from the list remove it by clicking the “X” mark.

Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier’s icon and select ‘Manage Search Engines….’;
2) Choose ‘Search Results’ from the list and click ‘Remove’ and OK to save changes;
3) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Options’. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the ‘General tab’;

Step 4-Restart your computer normally to check the effectiveness.

Solution two: Get rid of RegularDeals ads by automatic scan of SpyHunter removal tool

SpyHunter is a powerful, real-time anti-spyware application certified by West Coast Labs’ Checkmark Certification System and designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious threats. SpyHunter is automatically configured to give you optimal protection with limited interaction, so all you need to do is install it for immediate and ongoing protection.

Step one: Click the icon to download SpyHunter removal tool

Follow the instrutions to install SpyHunter removal tool

Step two: After the installation, run SpyHunter and click “Malware Scan” button to have a full or quick scan on your PC.

Step three: Select the detected malicious files after your scanning and click “Remove” button to clean up all viruses.

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