Wednesday, 19 June 2013

How to remove Opinion Mart survey pop-up virus

OpinionMart virus or Opinion Mart survey popups are actually a corrupt adware application which is used to show pop-up advertisements on infected computers. this OpinionMart malware is mostly enterd into your computer stealthily through the backdoors or bundled with free software downloads. Anyhow, right after this program has invaded, user will see countless OpinionMart popups appearing on his computer constantly. Those pop-ups are paid surveys that ask you to answer a few questions on random topics. As those are paid surveys from third parties, the creators of OpinionMart virus will make money from them, but to you, its is nothing more then a harmful and annoying adware. It is recommended to uninstall OpinionMart malware and its components to block Opinion Mart survey ads from popping up on your screen.
Common Symptoms of Opinion Mart infection:
This kind of malwares usually change your Homepage, Search provider, Desktop Background.
They can display bunch of unstoppable pop-ups advertisements.
Computer performs slower then usual, browser may crash over and over.
Strange websites are automatically opened on the computer after a frequent interval.
Disabled Folder options, Task manager, Registry editing tools.
Advertisements from stranger companies start to appear out of nowhere.
Unexpected browser behaviors such as URL/link redirects.
Unwanted and unknown Plugin/extension or add-ons attached with browser.
Useless shortcuts on desktop or creepy websites added to favorites/bookmarks without your knowledge.


How to uninstall Opinion Mart
Remove toolbars, plugins, extensions, add-ons
Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox users:
Go to TOOLS and then click MANAGE ADD-ON, From there, select Extensions, Toolbars and remove the Opinion Mart if found. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.

















Google Chrome Users:
Click SETTINGS icon and select SETTINGS, then open Extensions, toolbar, search provider options, remove the Opinion Mart if listed there. Make sure Google is set as default search Provider.
Uninstall from Control Panel
Open CONTROL PANEL, then ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS or “Programs and Features”, now lookup for Opinion Mart and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete Opinion Mart manually:
If the malware did not go away after uninstall procedure, try these steps. Please note, the manual removal method is a bit complex and it can go wrong if you perform its tasks incorrectly. It is advised to run an automatic virus removal software for safe and easy solutions. However, if you are good with Manual removal, do the steps below.
Possibly corrupt registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
Delete files:
Open then following folders or search for Opinion Mart in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\
Opinion Mart survey popups virus removal tool
It is always good and safe to use an automatic software to detect and eliminate viruses and malwares.

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