Experience constant redirect to random websites after SmartSuggestor adware appears on your web browsers? Try to stop all those crazy poups but nothing works? This post will introduce a fast and easy way to remove SmartSuggestor malware from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome. Please read more.
Know More about SmartSuggestor Adware
SmartSuggestor is identified as a mucky adware program that is invented by cyber lawbreakers to dispense commercial advertisements. That is to say, a bunch of pesky and deceptive popups, advertising banners, in-text messages and sponsored links will be displayed on all your web browsers. No matter you are using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Firefox, you will not be able to have any safe and secure online browsing activities after SmartSuggestor settles down inside. Any accidentally click on these ads, either intentionally or unintentionally, will generate web traffic to the sponsored dubious sites.
In most of the cases, advertising windows by SmartSuggestor adware provide coupons, discounts, and other promotional offers for various products. Once you show some interest in certain product, related discounts or sales will be exhibited. It may sound like a useful feature for online shoppers. However, with a second thought, this pesky stuff just snoops on your online browsing history for more targeted advertising. More irritatingly, there is no such option for you to decide whether these ads should be displayed or not.
SmartSuggestor adware is typically added to your computer when you install some tainted shareware, such as music converter, video recorders, video players and similar programs. If you are not sure about the programs coming bundled with the ones you want, it will be more prudent for you to decline the installation to avoid unwelcome malware. If you have already noticed popups sent by SmartSuggestor on your browsers, please follow the guide below and remove this potentially unwanted program from the system.
Summary of SmartSuggestor Adware :
a.It gets itself installed by taking advantage of users’ discreetness;
b.It compromises the browser by changing default settings, such as homepage, search engine and bookmark;
c.Its sole purpose is to dispense promoting information for dubious websites and build up traffic for them;
d.It displays redirecting ads and transfers unwary users to malware incubated websites;
e.It has close relation with online Trojans, browser hijackers, spyware and ransomware;
f.It spies on users’ privacy and collects confidential information.
SmartSuggestor Malware Manual Removal Guide
It is discovered that SmartSuggestor adware is embedded in shareware or freeware on the Internet. And to carry out its harmful campaign, this pest makes various changes to existed web browsers. As a result, the manual removal processes involve several steps, to which extra attention should be attached.
Step One: Disable the processes of SmartSuggestor adware.
1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del/ Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys to open the Task Manager.
2. Search for all the running processes of SmartSuggestor adware then disable them one by one.
Step Two: Uninstall the unwanted programs related to SmartSuggestor adware.
1. Open Control Panel from Start menu and click Uninstall a Program link.
2. In the Programs and Features window, select SmartSuggestor adware and other unwanted programs and click Uninstall to remove them all.
Step Three: Eliminate SmartSuggestor adware from browser.
Internet Explorer
1. Click Tools then select Internet Options from the list.
2. In the Internet Options dialog, move to Advanced tab and click Reset button.
3. Move to General tab, put a desirable website in the homepage column to reset the browser start-up page.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Click Help from Firefox menu and choose the Troubleshooting Information from the list to open it.
2. Click Reset Firefox button and then Finish button to restart Mozilla Firefox.
3. Open the Firefox Options from the menu. In the pop-up dialog, type in a new homepage address and confirm the changes.
Google Chrome
1. Click wrench icon and select Settings from the list.
2. Click Show advanced settings and then Reset browser settings button.
3. Move to Appearance section at the same setting page, tick Show Home Button and then click Change.
4. Reset a new homepage address and save the changes.
Not every victim can manually get rid of SmartSuggestor adware with success, because the virus mutates very quickly to avoid being detected and deleted from your computer.
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