Wednesday, 19 June 2013

How to remove See Similar pop-up virus

See Similar virus is basically a corrupt browser plugin that works with almost all browsers like Firefox and Chrome. This program is installed to be a helpful application that will find best shopping deals, coupons and discounted price offers. but once it has been installed, you,ll be irritated of continuous pop-up ads by See Similar virus. This annoying adware will show commercial advertisements and affiliate promotions of its own interest. You are warned to not follow the links and ads displayed by See Similar malware on your screen because it is infact a misleading software. Instead, you should uninstall See Similar plugin virus and block its ads from popping up on your system.
Common Symptoms of See Similar ads 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 See Similar ads
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 See Similar ads 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 See Similar ads 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 See Similar ads and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete See Similar ads 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 See Similar ads in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\
See Similar pop-up 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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