Sunday, March 9, 2014

Manually Remove/uninstall BetterSurf Adware Virus



Basic Knowledge of BetterSurf

BetterSurf is an evil adware application that can be injected into your computer secretly. Generally speaking, BetterSurf has mant methods to enter your system. Illegal websites, spam email attachments and free applications are capable of spreading such nasty adware to your PC. Beware of all free resources on the internet, because they possibly endanger your machine.

After your browser is hijacked by BetterSurf, your search engine and default homepage are both modified. Also, it displays a sea of pop-up ads incessantly to mess up your browser experience. To protect your computer from being affected by potential threats, you’d better not click on these attractive ads with coupons and discounts. Your every click will bring in unwanted programs and viruses to your operating system. The more unnecessary programs and extensions appear on your PC, the less system resources you have. As a result, your computer has a little space to support its activities. Under this circumstance, the affected computer can get stuck easily. And your browser is slow to load websites for you.


Besides, BetterSurf is able to tracks your browser histories for evil purposes. After it gathers some profitable information, it will sell the collected data to third parties. There is possibility that you will come across many unexpected troubles. You would be harassed by a lot of spam emails from spammers. The worst thing is that remote hackers can enter your PC with the help of BetterSurf. It is really dangerous because your crucial information and privacy would be gathered without your awareness.  All in all, BetterSurf is an unwanted program that should be removed immediately.


BetterSurf Manual Removal Guide 

To remove BetterSurf from your compute completely, you need to find out uninstall any unwanted programs installed by this pest. If they are not removed thoroughly, your browser is still out of order.

Step1: Uninstall BetterSurf from your computer

Open Start Menu and go to Control Panel. And click Programs, then look for BetterSurf and uninstall it.
 



Step 2: Remove additional unwanted programs from your browser

For Google Chrome

1. Click the icon that looks like a spanner and navigate to Tools > Extensions to remove all unknown extensions by clicking Bin button.

2. Click the icon that looks like a spanner and click Settings > Appearances > Show Home button > click Change button to reset your homepage.


For Mozilla Firefox
 
1. Click Ctrl+Shift+A at the same time to open Add-ons page > Extensions to remove all unknown extensions.

2. Click the Firefox button > Help > Troubleshooting Information > click on Reset Firefox button.



For Internet Explorer

1. Click Tools > Manage Add-ons > Toolbars and Extensions to remove all unknown extensions.

2. Click Tools > Internet Options > General. And create a new homepage on Home page box.