Friday, 21 June 2013

InfoAtoms virus removal. How to stop pop-up ads

InfoAtoms virus is a notorious and one of most annoying infections. It is actually the InfoAtoms adware that can affect Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Internet explorer and similar web browsers. Once installed, it will make your computer stuck in Spam. I mean you,ll see countless ads by InfoAtoms popups on you screen. This malware tracks your browsing activities, collects your personal information and then it shows InfoAtoms advertisements matching with your interests. All those ads are paid commercials from third parties that will earn revenue for the creators of this virus while you,ll get no advantage from it. If you do not stop InfoAtoms malware pop-ups soon, it will cause further harms to your system in the background. Remember, this kind of infections do work as a multi-purpose infections, in other words, InfoAtoms virus can display pop-up ads on your system, it can steal your personal information and it can even install additional malware from Internet. We highly recommend immediate InfoAtoms virus uninstall to block its criminal activities.
Common Symptoms of InfoAtoms adware:
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 InfoAtoms advertisements
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 InfoAtoms 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 InfoAtoms 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 InfoAtoms and uninstall if it is listed.
How to delete InfoAtoms pop-up malware 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 InfoAtoms in My Computer and delete if found files associated with this bug.
C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\
InfoAtoms 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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