How to remove abcdm.pro [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If you turn on your PC system and your web-browser is launched automatically, after that immediately display the annoying abcdm.pro web-site or your browser began to show a huge number of ads, then most probably your computer has become a victim of adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software) that usually gets installed as a part of some free software. Do not be surprised, it happens, especially if you are an active Internet user. But this does not mean that you should reconcile with these unwanted redirects and popup ads. You need to perform the instructions below to clean your personal computer as soon as possible, as the ad-supported software can be a way to infect your PC system with more dangerous malicious programs such as viruses and trojans. The few simple steps which follow, I’ll show you how to remove adware and thereby remove abcdm.pro annoying ads from your machine forever.

The malicious programs from the adware family that modifies the settings of internet browsers usually affects only the Google Chrome, IE, FF and Microsoft Edge. 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 run the browser, instead of your homepage, you will see the annoying abcdm.pro advertisements.

The ‘ad-supported’ software is the part of the software that is used as an online promotional tool. It’s created with the sole purpose to display dozens of ads, and thus to promote the goods and services in an open browser window. So, the abcdm.pro is just one of the many web-sites of the so-called ‘ad-support’ type. It is designed to fill the internet browser’s constant stream of ads, or redirect the web browser to not expected and intrusive advertising pages. Moreover, the adware 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 adware, 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’s the so-called ‘Pay-Per-Click’ method.

Instructions, which is shown below, will allow you to clean your PC from the adware as well as delete abcdm.pro annoying ads from the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and MS Edge and other browsers.

How does abcdm.pro advertisements get installed onto PC system

Most often, the free programs 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 select the Custom, Advanced or Manual installation mode. Here disable (uncheck) all optional software 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 software 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 abcdm.pro redirect

Without a doubt, the adware is harmful to your machine. So you need to quickly and completely remove this dangerous software. To remove this ad supported software, you can use the manual removal which are given below, or use an anti-malware tool for removing malicious software, such as Malwarebytes Anti-malware and AdwCleaner (both are free). I note that we recommend that you use automatic removal, which will allow you to remove abcdm.pro pop-ups easily and safely. Manual removal is best used only if you are well versed in system or in the case where adware is not removed automatically.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove abcdm.pro redirect
3. Remove abcdm.pro from Firefox
4. Remove abcdm.pro from Chrome
5. Delete abcdm.pro pop-up ads from Internet Explorer
6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

The best way to start the personal computer cleanup is to remove unknown and suspicious software. 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 programs can clean up your web 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 will display the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. You will see a list of all installed programs.
6. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall suspicious and unknown applications. To quickly find the latest installed applications, we recommend sort software by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove abcdm.pro redirect

Now you need to clean up the internet browser shortcuts. Check that the shortcut referring to the right exe-file of the internet browser, and not on any unknown file. Right click to a desktop shortcut for your browser. Choose the “Properties” option.

It will show the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The adware can replace it. If you are seeing something similar “…exe http://web.site.address” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the internet browser you are using:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example on the screen below.

Once is done, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for internet browser shortcuts that redirects to an unwanted sites. When you have completed, go to next step.

Remove abcdm.pro from Firefox

If the Mozilla Firefox settings have been replaced by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help you to get rid of the redirect onto abcdm.pro web-site.

First, start the Mozilla Firefox and press button. It will display the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Next, click the Help button () as shown below.

In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web browser address bar and press Enter. It will open the “Troubleshooting Information” page like below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will show the confirmation prompt, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a task to fix your problems that caused by the ad-supported software. Once it is done, click the “Finish” button

Remove abcdm.pro from Chrome

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

1. Now start the Google Chrome and press Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will show the 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 Google Chrome will display the reset profile settings page as shown on the screen above.
6. Next, press the “Reset” button.
7. When this procedure is finished, your web browser’s settings will be restored to their original defaults. This will reset your homepage, new tab and default search engine.
8. To learn more, read the post How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Delete abcdm.pro pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

To remove the abcdm.pro ads you need to reset the Microsoft Internet Explorer to the state, which was when the Windows was installed on your PC.

First, launch the IE, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will show the drop-down menu on the right part of the internet browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown in the following image.

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

Once the process is done, press “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and restart your machine 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.

Remove 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 start your machine, it will open abcdm.pro annoying web page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all tasks that have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will open a dialog box which titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown 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 such as “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address” or “firefox.exe http://site.address”, then you need get rid of this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it’s a component of the ‘ad-supported’ software, then this task also should be removed.

Further click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown in the figure below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ program. Once is complete, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to remove abcdm.pro pop-ups automatically

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users can not completely delete abcdm.pro from the infected computer. 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 PC system and it will begin to display annoying abcdm.pro pop-up ads. Moreover, I want to note that it is not always safe to delete ad supported software manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the system.

I suggest using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your machine. 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, ad supported software, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.

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

When the download is finished, close all software on your computer. Next, start the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as shown in the figure below, click the Yes button.

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

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

Now click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the ‘ad-supported’ software that cause a redirect to abcdm.pro. When the ad supported software or malware is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished. Please be patient.

When it has finished scanning your computer, you can check all threats detected on your PC. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and press “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will begin removing malware and ad supported software which cause abcdm.pro pop-ups. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to reboot your system.

I suggest you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes application to remove adware and other malware.

Stop abcdm.pro ads and other unwanted web pages

To increase your security and protect your PC system against new unwanted advertisements and malicious sites, you need to use program that stops access to dangerous advertisements and web-pages. 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 by clicking on the following link.

Once the downloading process is finished, run the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen like below.

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

You can click “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which 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 launch your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, web sites like abcdm.pro, as well as other malicious 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, that is located on your Windows desktop.

If the problem with abcdm.pro pop-up ads is still remained

If MalwareBytes cannot remove abcdm.pro 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.
   

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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 . This will begin scanning the whole computer to find out ‘ad-supported’ software that generates abcdm.pro advertisements.
4. Once the scan is finished, AdwCleaner will open a scan report. Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will show a dialog box, press “OK” button.

The following video explains the guide above on how to remove ad-supported software with AdwCleaner.

Finish words

Once you have finished the step-by-step guide outlined above, your machine should be clean from malware and ‘ad-supported’ software. The Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS Edge will no longer open abcdm.pro annoying ads or redirect you to unwanted web-pages. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new type of ad-supported software, and then the best way – ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.