How to remove o67-theguard.com pop-ups [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, FF and Edge opens the o67-theguard.com annoying site then most probably that your PC is infected with an adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software). This ad supported software modifies the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Edge settings to open lots of annoying popup ads on all web-pages, including sites where previously you ads have never seen. These advertisements can be varied: pop-up windows, boxes, in-text ads, different sized banners and so on. What is more, the ad supported software, that opens the o67-theguard.com pop-up ads, can cause your Internet connection to be slow or freeze your internet browser so that the interface is not updated anymore.

The ad-supported software can change the settings of the Google Chrome, FF, IE and Microsoft Edge, but often that a dangerous software like this can also infect all types of browsers by changing their desktop shortcuts. Thus forcing the user each time open the web browser to see o67-theguard.com annoying advertisements.

The ‘ad-supported’ software is not a virus, but the virus behaves similarly. As a rootkit hides in the system, modifies web browser settings and blocks them from changing. Also the ad-supported software can install additional browser extensions, addons and modules that will inject advertising links within the Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge’s screen. Moreover, the adware may install a browser hijacker that once started, will alter the web browser’s home page and search engine. And finally, the adware can collect a wide variety of personal information such as what web pages you are opening, what you are looking for the World Wide Web and so on. This information, in the future, may be transferred to third parties.

Instructions, which is shown below, will allow you to clean your PC from the adware as well as delete o67-theguard.com annoying pop-up ads from the Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer and other internet browsers.

How does o67-theguard.com advertisements get installed onto PC

Most often, the free programs installer includes the optional potentially unwanted programs like 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 setup mode. Here disable (uncheck) all optional applications in which you are unsure or that causes even a slightest suspicion. The main thing you should remember, you do not need to install the optional applications which you do not trust! The only thing I want to add. Once the freeware is installed, if you {aninstall} this software, the adware will not be removed. This must be done by yourself. Just follow the few simple steps below.

How to manually remove o67-theguard.com pop-up ads

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually delete o67-theguard.com pop-up ads from the Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

1. Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Remove o67-theguard.com redirect from Mozilla Firefox
3. Remove o67-theguard.com pop-ups from Chrome
4. Get rid of o67-theguard.com redirect from IE
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to get rid of o67-theguard.com redirect
6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

We recommend that you start the computer cleaning procedure by checking the list of installed applications and uninstall all unknown or suspicious software. This is a very important step, as mentioned above, very often the malicious software such as adware and browser hijackers may be bundled with free programs. Delete the unwanted software may delete the unwanted ads or web-browser redirect to unknown or annoying web-sites.

It will display the Windows Control Panel as shown below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program” It’ll show a list of all applications. Scroll through the all list, and delete any suspicious and unknown applications. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort applications by date of installation in the Control panel.

Remove o67-theguard.com redirect from Mozilla Firefox

If the Firefox settings have been changed by the ad-supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help you to remove the redirect onto o67-theguard.com web site.

First, start the Firefox and click button. It will show the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web browser. Next, click the Help button () as shown in the figure 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 display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown in the following image. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will display the confirmation prompt, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a process to fix your problems that caused by the adware. Once it’s finished, click the “Finish” button

Remove o67-theguard.com pop-ups from Chrome

Reset Chrome settings is a easy way to remove the malicious and ad-supported extensions, as well as to restore the browser’s homepage and search engine by default that have been changed by adware.

1. Open the Google Chrome, then click 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. Next, press the “Show advanced settings” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
4. Further, click the “Reset settings” button, which located at the bottom of the Advanced settings page.
5. The Chrome will show the reset settings prompt as on the image above.
6. Confirm the web-browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
7. To learn more, look the article How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Get rid of o67-theguard.com redirect from IE

First, run the Internet Explorer, then press button. Next, click “Internet Options” as shown on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer” settings dialog box. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and press Reset button.

You will now need to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. It will restore the IE’s settings such as startpage, new tab page and default search engine to default state, disable ad-supported internet browser’s extensions and thereby remove the reroute to o67-theguard.com unwanted page.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to get rid of o67-theguard.com redirect

Once installed, the adware may add an argument such as “http://site.address” into the Target property of the desktop shortcut for the Chrome, Internet Explorer, FF and MS Edge. Due to this, every time you open the web-browser, it will open the o67-theguard.com annoying web-page.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, click Properties option. 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 begins with “http://”. Remove it or everything after .exe. An example, for Google Chrome you should remove everything after chrome.exe.

Next, click OK to save changes. You need to clean all browser’s shortcuts. So, repeat this step for the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Edge.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the annoying o67-theguard.com web-page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all the tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ software.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard together. This opens a prompt that called 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 open just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your personal computer. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then you need get rid of it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the malicios application, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to remove, then press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown on the image below.

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

How to get rid of o67-theguard.com ads with free malware remover

Remove o67-theguard.com advertisements 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 PC. Moreover, the free application will help you to delete malware, web browser hijacker and toolbars that your machine may be infected too.

1. Download Malwarebytes using the link below.
   

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2. Close all applications and windows on your computer. Open the directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. This will run the installation of Malwarebytes. Next, press Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once install is done, click on the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the adware that redirects your web-browser to the o67-theguard.com annoying web page. This process can take some time, so please be patient.
5. Once the scanning is complete, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected”. Once the disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to reboot your machine.

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

Block o67-theguard.com pop-ups and other unwanted web-sites

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

Download AdGuard program using 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 in the figure below.

You can press “Skip” to close the setup application 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 start your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block ads, web pages like o67-theguard.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, that is located on your Windows desktop.

Scan your machine and remove o67-theguard.com pop-ups with AdwCleaner.

This removal program is free and easy to use. It can scan and delete adware, browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge browsers and thereby restore back their default settings (start page and search provider by default). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the personal computer.

Download AdwCleaner tool from the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Once downloading is done, open the directory in which you saved it and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner tool and you will see a screen as on the image below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to show the program, click Yes button to continue.

Now, click the “Scan” to perform a system scan for the ad-supported software that cause a redirect to o67-theguard.com ads.

When it has finished scanning your personal computer, it will display a list of all items detected by this utility as shown on the image below.

You need to click “Clean” button. It will show a prompt, click “OK” to begin the cleaning procedure. When the cleaning procedure is complete, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your PC system. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will open the log file.

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

Finish words

Now your computer should be clean of the o67-theguard.com pop-ups. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-ups and annoying dangerous web-sites) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your 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 o67-theguard.com advertisements from your computer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.