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How to remove giftandmore.club pop-up ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Myantispyware team December 15, 2016    

The giftandmore.club is a web-page that opens annoying pop-up ads and can redirect to other ad web pages. If the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge displays this web-page then most probably that your PC system is infected with an ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware). The ad supported software is an unwanted software that is going to display you tons of advertisements and deals. Of course, it is not a malware or virus in the “general meaning” of this word. It will not delete or damage your files, but it can alter some computer’s settings or download and install other dangerous software. So, you’d better to get rid of adware using the step-by-step instructions below and thereby remove giftandmore.club redirect.

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The malicious programs from the ‘ad-supported’ software family that modifies the settings of internet browsers usually affects only the Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. However, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The adware may change the Target property of a web-browser’s shortcut, so every time you run the internet browser, instead of your startpage, you will see the unwanted giftandmore.club ads.

The ad supported software is the part of the software that is used as an online promotional tool. It is created with the sole purpose to show dozens of advertisements, and thus to promote the goods and services in an open browser window. So, the giftandmore.club is just one of the many web-sites of the so-called ‘ad-support’ type. It is designed to fill the browser’s constant stream of advertisements, or redirect the web-browser to not expected and intrusive advertising web-pages. Moreover, the ad-supported software can substitute the legitimate advertisements on misleading or even banners that can offer to visit malicious web-sites. The reason is simple, many advertisers agree on any ways to attract users to their web pages, so the creators of ad-supported software, often forcing users to click on an advertising link. For each click on a link, the authors of the adware receive income. It’s the so-called ‘Pay-Per-Click’ method.

Therefore it is very important to follow the guide below as quickly as possible. The step-by-step instructions will assist you to get rid of adware as well as clean your PC from the giftandmore.club redirect. What is more, the steps below will help you uninstall other dangerous software such as unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which could penetrate the computer along with the adware.

How does giftandmore.club ads get installed onto computer

The adware spreads with a simple but quite effective way. It is integrated into the installation package of various free programs. Thus on the process of installation, it will infect your browser. To avoid adware infection, you just need to follow a few simple rules: carefully read the Terms of Use and the license, select only a Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode, which enables you to make sure that the program you want to install, thereby protect your PC system from the malicious software like this adware which shows the giftandmore.club ads.

How to manually remove giftandmore.club advertisements

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually get rid of giftandmore.club redirect from the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

  1. Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
  2. Remove giftandmore.club ads from Chrome
  3. Uninstall giftandmore.club from Mozilla Firefox
  4. Remove giftandmore.club popup ads from IE
  5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to uninstall giftandmore.club redirect
  6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If you are using an Apple computer running Mac OS, then use the following guide How to remove virus, pop-ups, advertisements on Mac

Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

First, you should try to identify and remove the program that causes the appearance of annoying advertisements and web-browser redirect to unwanted web sites, using the ‘Uninstall a program’ which is located in the ‘Control panel’.

Windows 8, 8.1, 10

Press Windows key windows key, then click Search windows search. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as shown on the image below. search When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, click on the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as shown below. windows 10 control panel You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel. Look on the example below. uninstall a program Very carefully look around the entire list of installed programs. Most likely, one or more of them are responsible for the browser redirect to the unwanted giftandmore.club page. If you have many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of malicious software by sort the list by date of installation. Once you have found a suspicious, unwanted or unused program, right click to it and press ‘Uninstall’.

Windows XP, Vista, 7

Press ‘Start’ button and select ‘Control Panel’ at right panel as shown below. windows7 start menu When the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to click ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as shown on the screen below. windows 7 control panel You will see a list of programs installed on your computer. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the programs that were installed last. Most likely they responsibility for the appearance of pop-up ads and internet browser redirect. If you are in doubt, you can always check the program by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing. When the program, you want to remove, is found, simply click on its name, and then press ‘Uninstall’ as on the example below. uninstall a program in Windows 7

Remove giftandmore.club ads from Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the malicious and ad-supported extensions, as well as to restore the web-browser’s start page and search provider by default that have been modified by adware.

reset google chrome settings box

  1. Open the Google Chrome and click on the Menu icon (icon in the form of three horizontal stripes).
  2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu. Click the “Settings” menu.
  3. Click “Show advanced settings” link, that located at the bottom of the Settings page.
  4. Click the “Reset settings” button, that located at the bottom of the Advanced settings page.
  5. The Google Chrome will open the reset settings box as shown on the image above.
  6. Confirm the web-browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
  7. To learn more, read the guide How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Uninstall giftandmore.club from Mozilla Firefox

If the FF settings have been changed by the ‘ad-supported’ software, then resetting it to the default state can help you to remove the redirect onto giftandmore.club advertisements.

Run the Firefox and press Mozilla Firefox menu button button to show the Tools menu. It shows the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Click on the Help button (FF help button). Mozilla Firefox settings menu In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type about:support in the web-browser adress bar and press Enter. It will open the “Troubleshooting Information” page. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button. Firefox troubleshooting info window It will show the confirmation dialog box. Click on the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the adware. Once, it’s done, press the “Finish” button

Remove giftandmore.club popup ads from IE

To remove the giftandmore.club ads you need to reset the Internet Explorer’s settings to the state, they were when the Windows OS was first installed on your computer.

Launch the Internet Explorer. Open the Tools menu (click ‘gear’ icon internet explorer tools menu icon). It opens the drop-down menu on the right part of the web-browser, then click the “Internet Options”. reset internet explorer tools menu In the “Internet Options” dialog screen, you need to click on the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The IE will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Click on the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next press the “Reset” button. reset internet explorer settings Once the task is done, click “Close” button, then close the Internet Explorer. Restart your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to back your internet browser’s settings to default state and disable ad-supported browser’s extensions.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to uninstall giftandmore.club redirect

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to launch your browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the internet browser which is redirected to the giftandmore.club or other unwanted web site.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The adware can replace the contents of this field, which describes the file to be run when you run your internet browser. Depending on the browser you are using, there should be: Google Chrome: chrome.exe, Opera: opera.exe, Firefox: firefox.exe, Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe. If you are seeing an unknown text like “http://site.address” that has been added here, then you should remove it, as shown on the screen below. clean a shorcut Click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you launch the browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically redirect on the giftandmore.club page or any other unwanted web pages that is advertised by the ad-supported software. Once the step is finished, we recommend to go to the next step.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the unwanted giftandmore.club web-page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ applications.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard at the same time. This displays a small window that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click Enter. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as on the image below.

Task scheduler

Task scheduler

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be show just below automatically. Next, press the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your system. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://giftandmore.club”, then you need uninstall it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the adware, then this task also can be safely removed.

Having defined the task that you want to get rid of, then click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown below.

Delete a task

Delete a task

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by adware. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to remove giftandmore.club pop-up ads automatically

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users can not completely get rid of giftandmore.club advertisements from the infected PC system. This is because the ‘ad-supported’ software can hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and remove completely. This may lead to the fact that after some time, the adware again infect your personal computer and it will begin to display annoying giftandmore.club pop-up ads. Moreover, I want to note that it is not always safe to uninstall adware manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the PC system.

I suggest using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer. It is an advanced malware removal program developed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This application uses the world’s most popular anti-malware technology. It’s able to help you remove browser hijackers, malware, adware, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC system for free.

Now, click the link below to download Malwarebytes Free on your computer. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

Malwarebytes Anti-malware
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
327228 downloads
Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020

Once the downloading process is complete, close all software and windows on your personal computer. Next, run the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as shown in the figure below, press the Yes button.

malwarebytes uac prompt

It will display the “Setup wizard” which will help you install Malwarebytes on your personal computer. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.

malwarebytes setup wizard box

Once installation is done successfully, click Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main screen as shown on the screen below.

malwarebytes

Now click the “Scan Now” button to start checking your PC system for the adware which cause a redirect to giftandmore.club. When a malware is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished. Please be patient.

malwarebytes scan for ad supported software that cause giftandmore.club ads

As the scanning ends, you can check all threats detected on your PC. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will start removing giftandmore.club and other security threats. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to Restart.

I recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the Malwarebytes program to remove ad supported software and other malware.

How to block giftandmore.club popup ads

To increase your security and protect your PC system against new unwanted ads and malicious web pages, you need to use an application that blocks access to malicious ads and pages. Moreover, the software can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

  1. Download AdGuard program using the following link.
    Adguard
    Adguard download
    26883 downloads
    Version: 6.4
    Author: © Adguard
    Category: Security tools
    Update: November 15, 2018
  2. After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
  3. Once the installation is finished, click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
  4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your personal computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-up ads, giftandmore.club redirects, as well as other dangerous or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon , which is located on your Windows desktop.

Scan your PC and uninstall giftandmore.club redirect with AdwCleaner.

This removal program is free and easy to use. It can scan and remove adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software), browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge internet browsers and thereby restore back their default settings (home page, newtab page and search provider by default). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the PC.

Download AdwCleaner utility by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner download
225612 downloads
Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024

After downloading is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen like below. If the User Account Control will ask you want to display the application, click Yes button to continue.

adwcleaner uac

Click “Scan” to start scanning your PC for adware which cause a redirect to giftandmore.club ads.

adwcleaner win10

Once scan is finished, it will open a list of all items detected by this utility as shown in the following image.

adwcleaner win10 scan complete

You need to press “Clean” button. It will open a dialog box. Click “OK” to begin the cleaning process. When the clean up is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will show the log file.

All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

How to ask for help the Myantispyware team

If you are seeking a help for giftandmore.club ads removal then follow these steps.

  1. Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
    HijackThis
    HijackThis download
    4981 downloads
    Version: 2.0.5
    Author: OpenSource
    Category: Security tools
    Update: November 7, 2015
  2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
  3. Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop

Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.

  • Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
  • Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the unwanted giftandmore.club popup ads.

 

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