How to remove adsb4trk.com redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The adsb4trk.com is a web-site that shows unwanted pop-up ads and can reroute to other ads sites. If the Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer opens this page then most probably that your system is infected with an ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware).

The malicious applications from the adware family that changes the settings of browsers usually affects only the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge and IE. However, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad-supported’ software may change the Target property of a web-browser’s shortcut, so every time you open the web browser, instead of your home page, you will see the unwanted adsb4trk.com ads.

While your system is infected with the ad supported software, the Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge may be redirected to adsb4trk.com unwanted web-site. Of course, the ad supported software may not cause damages to your files or Windows system, but it may open a large number of annoying ads. These advertisements will be injected within the content of web sites that are you opening in your web-browser and can be varied: pop-up ads, in-text ads, different sized banners, offers to install an questionable software. The advertisements will appear on all web sites, including web pages where previously you have never seen any advertisements. In this case, when you open any web-site, you may see in your web-browser’s status bar the following messages: ‘Waiting for adsb4trk.com’, ‘Transferring data from adsb4trk.com’, ‘Looking up adsb4trk.com’, ‘Read adsb4trk.com’, ‘Connected to adsb4trk.com’.

We recommend to delete the adware, which redirects your internet browser on the adsb4trk.com unwanted web-site, as soon as you found this problem, as it can direct you to web-resources which may load other malicious software on your PC.

How does adsb4trk.com advertisements get installed onto PC

Probably, the ‘ad-supported’ software get installed onto your personal computer when you have installed a free programs like E-Mail checker, PDF creator, video codec, etc. Because, most commonly the adware is bundled within the installation packages from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar pages. Even removing the application that contains ‘ad-supported’ software, does not help you delete the adsb4trk.com advertisements. Therefore, you must follow the instructions below to get rid of all unwanted ads.

How to manually remove adsb4trk.com pop-up ads

This step-by-step instructions will help you delete adsb4trk.com ads. These adsb4trk.com removal steps work for the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and MS Edge, as well as every version of Windows operating system. Some of the steps may require you to close the web-browser or reboot your personal computer. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Delete adsb4trk.com from Chrome
3. Remove adsb4trk.com advertisements from Firefox
4. Remove adsb4trk.com advertisements from Internet Explorer
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove adsb4trk.com redirect
6. Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Delete suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

The best way to begin the PC cleanup is to uninstall unknown and suspicious programs. Using the Windows Control Panel you can do this quickly and easily. This step, in spite of its simplicity, should not be ignored, because the removing of unneeded software can clean up your browser from advertisements, hijackers and so on.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then press Windows key, click Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then press “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
3. It’ll display the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. You will see a list of all installed applications.
6. Scroll through the all list, and remove suspicious and unknown applications. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort programs by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

Delete adsb4trk.com from Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a easy way to remove the malware and ‘ad-supported’ software, as well as to restore the browser’s settings that have been replaced by adware.

1. Now launch the Chrome and press Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Google Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again and press the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Chrome will show the reset profile settings page as shown on the image above.
6. Next, press the “Reset” button.
7. When this process is finished, your web browser’s settings will be restored to their original defaults. This will reset your start page and search provider by default.
8. To learn more, read the article How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Remove adsb4trk.com advertisements from Firefox

First, run the FF. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will display the drop-down menu. Next, click the “Help” button ().

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

Confirm your action, press the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove adsb4trk.com advertisements from Internet Explorer

First, run the IE, then click the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu as shown on the screen below. Next, click the “Internet Options”.

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 as on the image below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then press on “Reset” button.

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

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove adsb4trk.com redirect

When the ad-supported software is started, it can also change the browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument such as “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you launch the web-browser, it will be redirected to an annoying ads.

To clear the web 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 that starts with “http://” that has been added here. You need to remove it.

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

Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the adware can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you open your personal computer, it will open adsb4trk.com annoying web-page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all tasks that have been created by malicios program.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. It will open a dialog box that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the screen below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something such as “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address” or “firefox.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it is a component of the adware, then this task also should be removed.

Further click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete like below.

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

How to remove adsb4trk.com 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 adsb4trk.com pop-up ads from the infected machine. This is because the adware 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 system and it will start to show annoying adsb4trk.com pop-up ads. Moreover, I want to note that it is not always safe to get rid of ad supported software manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the PC.

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

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

Once the downloading process is finished, close all software on your PC system. Next, run the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up like below, click the Yes button.

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

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

Now click the “Scan Now” button to start checking your personal computer for the ad supported software that cause a redirect to adsb4trk.com. When the ad-supported software or malware is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is complete. Please be patient.

Once the system scan is done, you can check all threats detected on your personal computer. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will begin removing malware and adware which cause adsb4trk.com . Once disinfection is done, you may be prompted to restart your machine.

I suggest you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes application to delete ad supported software and other malware.

Stop adsb4trk.com redirect and other annoying web-sites

To increase your security and protect your machine against new unwanted ads and malicious web-sites, you need to use program that stops access to malicious advertisements and web-pages. Moreover, the program can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.

After downloading is done, run the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.

Follow the prompts. Once the installation is finished, you will see a window as shown on the image below.

You can press “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will allow 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 run your PC system, AdGuard will start automatically and block popup ads, web pages like adsb4trk.com, as well as other dangerous or misleading web-pages. 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.

If the problem with adsb4trk.com pop-ups is still remained

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot get rid of adsb4trk.com ads, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars.

1. Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
   

   AdwCleaner download
   225300 downloads
   Version: 8.4.1
   Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: October 5, 2024
   
2. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once the tool is started the main screen will appear as shown on the image above.
3. Now, click the “Scan” button to start checking your PC system for the ‘ad-supported’ software that generates adsb4trk.com advertisements.
4. When it has finished scanning your personal computer, AdwCleaner will show a scan report. Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will open a dialog box, click “OK” button.

The following video explains the step-by-step instructions above on how to remove adware with AdwCleaner.

Finish words

Now your machine should be free of the adsb4trk.com redirect. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up ads and unwanted malicious pages) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your personal computer for new malware and ad-supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove adsb4trk.com from your personal computer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.