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Remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

Myantispyware team August 16, 2016    

Are you seeing adspublishmedia.today pop-up warnings within Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Edge? You need to know, it is a misleading advertising. These ads are created to scare you into thinking that your computer have a lot of heavy problems with security, drivers, malware, Internet connection, etc.

adspublishmedia.today

In reality, you have no problems with any drivers, Windows registry or a malware error. So call to Windows Service Center unnecessary anyway. A telephone, which is given in the message is a fake Windows tech support service. By calling it, you just lose your money and your time!

All of these pop-up misleading ads from adspublishmedia.today are caused by a malicious extension that has been installed by an adware and PUP that usually infects system through the use a free programs such as free pdf creator, free video player, free youtube downloader. So, when you have installed a free software that you need, this adware has been installed automatically too.

Most commonly, an adware that shows fake warnings from adspublishmedia.today is bundled within the installation packages from a free hosting and file sharing web sites. So, to protect yourself in the future, please read term of use and user agreement very carefully before installing any software or otherwise you can end up with another adware on your computer.

If you still are not sure that your computer is infected with an adware that shows adspublishmedia.today warnings on your screen, then check your computer for the following other common signs of infection:

  • Is your home page or default search engine different than what you originally set it as.
  • Antivirus or antispyware software detects an adware or PUP infections.
  • Your Internet connection is slow.
  • Your browser displays fake alerts which recommend to contact microsoft technicians.

Last but not least, the adware can function as spyware – creates your Internet profile – what sites you`re browsing, when you`re running a browser, what you’re looking for on the Internet and so on. That is, it is stealing your personal information.

So, if your computer is infected with adspublishmedia.today pop-up warnings, then most importantly, do not wait! Clean your computer as soon as possible. Use the step-by-step guide below.

How to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-up warnings (Step-by-step instructions)

The following instructions is a full step-by-step guide, which will help you to remove adspublishmedia.today warning pop-ups from your computer. Moreover, the steps below will help you to uninstall potentially unwanted software such as adware and toolbars that your PC may be infected. Please do the instructions step by step. If you need a help or have any questions, then ask for our assistance here or type a comment below.

1. Uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel
2. Remove adspublishmedia.today adware and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner
3. Remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool)
4. Remove adspublishmedia.today adware related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups
6. Block adspublishmedia.today pop-ups and other similar advertising sites
7. Reset Chrome settings to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups (Optional)
8. Reset Firefox settings to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups (Optional)
9. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups (Optional)

1. Uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key windows key, then click Search windows search. Type Control panel and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click Start and select Control Panel. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

windows control panel.jpg

 

Click Uninstall a program ControlPanel Uninstall

It will open a list of all programs. Scroll down through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs.

2. Remove adspublishmedia.today adware and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner

Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

AdwCleaner download link

Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.

adwcleaner icon

Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.

adwcleaner screen

Press Start button to perform a system scan for adspublishmedia.today adware and malicious extensions. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.

AdwCleaner report

Review the report and then click Cleaning button. It will display a prompt.

adwcleaner prompt

Click OK. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer.

adwcleaner reboot

When your PC is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.

adwcleaner report

3. Remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool)

Download Junkware Removal Tool from the link below.

JRT (Junkware Removal Tool) download link.

Open a directory in which you saved the JRT. You will see an icon like below.

JRT icon

Run it. Junkware Removal Tool will try to update itself, if a new version is available. Once updating is done, you will see JRT DISCLAIMER.

jrt - Junkware Removal Tool

Please read and press any key to continue. First, JRT creates a restore point and once complete, it will start a scan of a computer.

jrt scanning

During the scan, Junkware Removal Tool will check Startups, Services, Processes, Files, Folders, Registry keys, Registry values, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer (EDGE), Google Chrome extensions and remove adspublishmedia.today related software that has been found.

When cleaning a computer is completed, JRT will display a log file.

jrt scan completed

4. Remove adspublishmedia.today adware related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware

Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM) from the link below.

MalwareBytes Anti-malware download link

Once downloaded, close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup like below.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware setup file  icon

When the installation begins, you will see the Setup – Wizard that will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on your computer.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware installation

Once installation is complete, you will see window similar to the one below.

Malwarebytes scan now

Now click on the Scan Now button to start scanning your computer for adspublishmedia.today adware related files and registry keys. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.

mbam

When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click Remove Selected button. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will start to remove adspublishmedia.today adware related files, folders, registry keys. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.

5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove adspublishmedia.today redirect

When breaking into a computer, this infection that showing adspublishmedia.today advertising can change the browser’s shortcuts, add in the Target field http://adspublishmedia.today/…/. Due to this, every time you start the browser, it will open an advertising site.

To clear a browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text http://adspublishmedia.today that has been added here. You need to remove it.

clean a shorcut

When the text is removed, press the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your browsers, as they may be infected too.

6. Block adspublishmedia.today pop-ups and other similar advertising sites

To increase your security and protect your computer against new annoying ads and malicious web sites, in addition to your antivirus software, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous ads and web-pages. Moreover, the software can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of websites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program using the following link.

AdGuard download link

After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the Setup Wizard program window as shown below.

adguard installer

Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

adguard installation is competed

You can click Skip to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press Get Started button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-up ads, sites such adspublishmedia.today, as well as other malicious or misleading web page. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

7. Reset Chrome settings to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups (Optional)

Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (google chrome menu button). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option.

chrome drop-down menu

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button.

chrome advanced settings

Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.

8. Reset Firefox settings to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups (Optional)

Open Mozilla Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (Mozilla Firefox menu button). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (firefox help button).

firefox settings menu

In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on Refresh Firefox button.

firefox troubleshooting info window

Confirm your action. Click on the Refresh Firefox.

9. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove adspublishmedia.today pop-ups (Optional)

Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (internet explorer tools menu icon). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Internet Options.

reset internet explorer tools menu

In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings window. Select the Delete personal settings check box, then click on Reset button.

reset internet explorer settings

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

The End.

Your computer should now be free of adspublishmedia.today misleading pop-up ads in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. If you need help with the instructions, then ask for help here.

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