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

The xyzredirect.com is a ad site which pops up on system that’s infected with adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software). The adware is one of the most annoying type of malware floating around the Web: an attack generates a huge number of unwanted pop-up ads within a user browser’s screen. A lot of people have fallen victim to these kinds of attacks, looking the Internet in hopes of finding guide on how to remove unwanted advertisements. Now, computer geeks and Myantispyware lab have teamed up to create the step-by-step instructions that help users delete xyzredirect.com redirect for free.

The malicious programs from the adware family that changes the settings of web browsers usually affects only the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. However, possible situations, when any other internet 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 start page, you will see the unwanted xyzredirect.com ads.

What is more, the adware may open advertisements depend on a web page that you are visiting. That is, it’s clear that this adware, without your permission, steals your private information such as: your ip address, what is a web page you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Internet, which links you are clicking, and much, much more. The ad supported software may monetize its functionality by collecting data from your browsing sessions and selling it to third party companies. This puts your personal information at a security risk.

We recommend to get rid of the adware, which redirects your internet browser on the xyzredirect.com annoying site, as soon as you found this problem, as it can direct you to web-resources which may load other malicious software on your personal computer.

How does xyzredirect.com ads get installed onto machine

The adware actively distributed with free applications, as a part of the installer of the software. Therefore, it’s very important, when installing an unknown software even downloaded from known or big hosting web site, read the Terms of use and the Software license, as well as to select the Manual, Advanced or Custom install mode. In this mode, you can disable the installation of unneeded modules and programs and protect your personal computer from the adware infection. Unfortunately, most users when installing unknown programs, simply click Next button, and don’t read any information that the freeware displays them during its installation. This leads to the fact that the web browser starts to display a huge number of the xyzredirect.com advertisements.

How to manually remove xyzredirect.com pop-up ads

Without a doubt, the adware is harmful to your machine. So you need to quickly and completely remove this malicious 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 dangerous 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 get rid of xyzredirect.com easily and safely. Manual removal is best used only if you are well versed in system or in the case where ad supported software is not removed automatically.

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

Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

The best way to begin the PC 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 applications can clean up your web browser from pop-ups, 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 show the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. You will see a list of all installed software.
6. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall suspicious and unknown applications. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort applications by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

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

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

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The ‘ad-supported’ software can modify the contents of this field, which describes the file to be run when you launch 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 similar “http://site.address” that has been added here, then you should delete it, like below.

Next, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you launch the internet browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically reroute on the xyzredirect.com web-site or any other annoying web-sites that is advertised by the ad-supported software. Once the step is done, we recommend to go to the next step.

Delete xyzredirect.com redirect from Chrome

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Next, click 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 screen below and click the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Remove xyzredirect.com pop-ups from Firefox

If the FF settings have been changed by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help you to remove the redirect onto xyzredirect.com web-site.

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

It will show the confirmation dialog box, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a procedure to fix your problems that caused by the adware. Once it’s done, press the “Finish” button

Remove xyzredirect.com pop-ups from Microsoft Internet Explorer

To remove the xyzredirect.com pop-ups you need to reset the Microsoft Internet Explorer to the state, which was when the Windows was installed on your PC system.

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

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

Once the procedure is finished, click “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and reboot your PC system for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web 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 open your machine, it will display xyzredirect.com unwanted site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all tasks that have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. It will show a prompt which called 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 in the following image.

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 like “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 malicious applications, then this task also should be removed.

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

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

How to remove xyzredirect.com advertisements automatically

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free. You can download and install this utility to detect xyzredirect.com threat and remove it, from the link below. When installed and updated, the free malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on the personal computer.

Once installed, the Malwarebytes will try to update itself and when this task is complete, click “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the adware and malware. During the scan it will detect all threats present on your PC. In order to get rid of all threats, simply click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes is a free application that you can use to remove all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about the Malwarebytes, we recommend you to read and follow the step-by-step guide or the video guide below.

Block xyzredirect.com redirect and other annoying sites

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

Download AdGuard program from the following link.

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

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

You can click “Skip” to close the setup program 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 start your computer, AdGuard will launch automatically and block popup ads, pages such as xyzredirect.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.

Remove xyzredirect.com pop-up ads and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes cannot delete the unwanted xyzredirect.com advertisements from the Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox 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 using the link below.

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

Now, press the “Scan” button . This will start scanning the whole system to find out malicious extensions and adware that displays ads from xyzredirect.com web-site. Once the scan is finished, it will show a scan report as shown below.

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

Look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the AdwCleaner to remove adware, browser hijackers and other malicious programs.

Finish words

Now your machine should be clean of the xyzredirect.com . Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-ups and annoying dangerous pages) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your computer for new malware and ‘ad-supported’ software). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new malicious applications and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of xyzredirect.com from your computer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.