How to remove 1phads.com ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Are you launch your favorite web browser and do not see usual home page, which is set earlier? Or, the 1phads.com ads is the first thing that pop up once you start your browser? It means that your computer has become the victim of malware from the group of ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware). If you get it on your system, this ad-supported software can change the web browser’s settings like startpage, new tab page and default search engine and install malicious extension that will show lots of annoying pop-up ads within the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge screen. It is important, don’t click on these ads, as they can lead you to more dangerous or misleading web-sites. The best option is to use the step-by-step instructions posted below to clean your personal computer and thereby remove 1phads.com advertisements.

Most often, the adware affects the most common browsers like the Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS Edge. But such the dangerous software as well may infect another web browsers by changing its shortcuts (adding an argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of a internet browser’s shortcut). So every time you open the internet browser, it will redirect to the annoying 1phads.com site. Even if you setup a new homepage, an unwanted web site will be the first thing you see when you open the Google Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge.

The adware is the part of the software that is used as an online promotional tool. It is created with the sole purpose to open dozens of ads, and thus to promote the goods and services in an open web-browser window. So, the 1phads.com is just one of the many pages of the so-called ‘ad-support’ type. It’s designed to fill the web-browser’s constant stream of ads, or redirect the internet browser to not expected and intrusive advertising web sites. Moreover, the ‘ad-supported’ software can substitute the legitimate advertisements on misleading or even banners that can offer to visit dangerous 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 ‘ad-supported’ software receive income. It is the so-called ‘Pay-Per-Click’ method.

So, obviously, you need to remove the ad-supported software as soon as possible. Use the free instructions below. This guide will help you clean your system and thereby remove the 1phads.com unwanted advertisements.

How does 1phads.com advertisements get installed onto machine

Most often, the free software installer includes the optional potentially unwanted applications such as this ad supported software. So, be very careful when you agree to install anything. The best way is to choose the Custom, Advanced or Manual installation mode. Here disable (uncheck) all optional programs in which you are unsure or that causes even a slightest suspicion. The main thing you should remember, you don’t need to install the optional applications which you do not trust! The only thing I want to add. Once the free programs is installed, if you {aninstall} this software, the ad-supported software will not be removed. This must be done by yourself. Just follow the step-by-step instructions below.

How to manually remove 1phads.com advertisements

This steps will help you delete 1phads.com redirect. These 1phads.com removal steps work for the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, IE and Edge, as well as every version of Windows operating system. Some of the steps may require you to close the browser or reboot your system. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.

1. Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Remove 1phads.com redirect from Firefox
3. Remove 1phads.com advertisements from Chrome
4. Remove 1phads.com pop-up ads from IE
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove 1phads.com redirect
6. Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key , then click 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 on the image below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program” It will show a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list and remove any suspicious and unknown programs.

Remove 1phads.com redirect from Firefox

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

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

Confirm your action, press the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove 1phads.com advertisements from Chrome

Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Next, press the “Settings” option.

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 on the image below and press the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Remove 1phads.com pop-up ads from IE

To delete the 1phads.com you need to reset the Microsoft Internet Explorer to the state, that was when the Windows was installed on your machine.

First, start the IE, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will show the drop-down menu on the right part of the web-browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, you need to select the “Advanced” tab and click the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will show the “Reset IE settings” dialog box as shown in the figure below. Next, press the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. After that, press the “Reset” button.

Once the procedure is done, click “Close” button. Close the Internet Explorer and reboot your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s settings to default state and disable ‘ad-supported’ extensions.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove 1phads.com redirect

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to run your web browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the web browser which is redirected to the 1phads.com or other unwanted site.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The adware can rewrite the contents of this field, which describes the file to be launch when you run your web 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 similar “http://site.address” which has been added here, then you should delete it, like below.

Next, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you open the browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically redirect on the 1phads.com 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.

Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the ‘ad-supported’ software can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you start your computer, it will show 1phads.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 simultaneously. It will open a prompt 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 on the image below.

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, click the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something like “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’s a component of the ‘ad-supported’ application, 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 delete 1phads.com pop-up ads with free malware remover

Remove 1phads.com ads manually is difficult and often the adware is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your machine. Moreover, the free application will help you to remove malware, browser hijacker and toolbars that your machine may be infected too.

1. Download Malwarebytes from the link below.
   

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2. Close all software and windows on your PC. Open the file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. This will launch the setup of Malwarebytes. Next, click Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is finished, click on the “Scan Now” button . This will start scanning the whole PC to find out ad-supported software that redirects your browser to the 1phads.com unwanted site. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
5. When it has finished scanning your PC system, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected”. Once the disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart your personal computer.

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

Stop 1phads.com pop-ups and other unwanted web sites

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

Download AdGuard program from the following link.

After the download is finished, launch the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown on the image below.

Follow the prompts. Once the setup is finished, you will see a window like below.

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 assist 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 advertisements, web pages such as 1phads.com, as well as other malicious or misleading 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.

Delete 1phads.com pop-ups and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove the annoying 1phads.com advertisements from the Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, IE and Edge, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for ad supported software, browser hijackers, PUPs and toolbars.

Download AdwCleaner from the link below.

Once downloading is done, open the file location. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.

Now, press the “Scan” button for checking your computer for the malicious extensions and adware that displays advertisements from 1phads.com web-site. Once the scan is finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then press “Clean” button. It will open a prompt. Click “OK”. When the cleaning procedure is done, AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your system.

Look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the AdwCleaner to delete ad supported software, browser hijackers and other dangerous software.

Finish words

Now your personal computer should be free of the 1phads.com ads. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up ads and annoying malicious web pages) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your PC 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 delete 1phads.com ads from your machine, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.