The cause of unwanted superadexchange.com ads on your screen can be an adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software). Technically, the adware, that opens tons of pop-up ads or redirects on an unwanted web page, is not a virus. It is is created to make a money. Once started, the adware injects a small code within the content of web sites that you visit. The malicous code may pop-up a new web-browser window with superadexchange.com web page or insert tons of ads directly into the sites you’re viewing.
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The ad-supported software usually affects only the Firefox, Chrome, IE and Edge by changing the web browser’s settings or installing a malicious extensions (addons). Moreover, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The adware will perform a scan of the computer for browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the internet browser shortcuts, it’ll add the argument such as ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you open the internet browser, you will see an unwanted superadexchange.com web-site.
What is more, the ‘ad-supported’ software may show ads depend on a 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.
Therefore it’s very important to follow the guide below as soon as possible. The guide will assist you to remove adware as well as clean your system from the superadexchange.com . What is more, the guide below will help you get rid of other malicious software like unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which could penetrate the machine along with the adware.
How does superadexchange.com ads get installed onto personal computer
Most often, the free applications installer includes the optional potentially unwanted applications such as this adware. 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 applications 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 don’t 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 guide below.
How to manually remove superadexchange.com ads
This step-by-step guide will help you delete superadexchange.com pop-ups. These superadexchange.com removal steps work for the Google Chrome, FF, Internet Explorer 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 PC system. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.
- Delete suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
- Get rid of superadexchange.com pop-up ads from Firefox
- Get rid of superadexchange.com pop-ups from Chrome
- Remove superadexchange.com redirect from IE
- Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove superadexchange.com redirect
- Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks
Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
First, you should try to identify and remove the program that causes the appearance of annoying advertisements and internet browser redirect to unwanted web-pages, using the ‘Uninstall a program’ which is located in the ‘Control panel’.
Windows 8, 8.1, 10
, then click Search 
. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as shown in the figure below. 
When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, press the ‘Uninstall a program’ under Programs category as shown on the screen below. 
You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel as on the image below. 
Very carefully look around the entire list of installed applications. Most likely, one or more of them are responsible for the internet browser redirect to unwanted superadexchange.com pop-up ads. If you have many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of malicious applications by sort the list by date of installation. Once you have found a suspicious, unwanted or unused application, right click to it and press ‘Uninstall’.
Windows XP, Vista, 7
When the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to press ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as shown in the figure below. 
You will see a list of programs installed on your machine. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the applications that were installed last. Most likely they responsibility for the appearance of unwanted popup ads and web-browser redirect. If you are in doubt, you can always check the program by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing. When the program, you need to remove, is found, simply press on its name, and then click ‘Uninstall’ as shown in the figure below. 
Get rid of superadexchange.com pop-up ads from Firefox
First, run the FF. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (
). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, click the “Help” button (
).
In the Help menu, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page, click “Refresh Firefox” button.
Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.
Get rid of superadexchange.com pop-ups 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, 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 below and press the “Reset settings” button.
Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.
Remove superadexchange.com redirect from IE
First, start the IE, then press 
button. Next, press “Internet Options” like below.
In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will open 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 machine for the changes to take effect. It will restore the Internet Explorer’s settings such as homepage and search engine by default to default state, disable ad-supported internet browser’s extensions and thereby remove the redirect to superadexchange.com unwanted web-site.
Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove superadexchange.com redirect
Now you need to clean up the web 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 web-browser. Choose the “Properties” option.
It will show the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The ‘ad-supported’ software can replace it. If you are seeing something like “…exe http://web.site.address” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the web-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 complete, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for internet browser shortcuts which redirects to an annoying pages. When you have completed, go to next step.
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 system, it will open superadexchange.com annoying web-site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ program.
Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. It will show a dialog box that 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”, like below.
Task scheduler, list of tasks
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, press 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’ application, then this task also should be removed.
Further click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as on the image below.
Task scheduler, delete a task
Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ programs. Once is done, close the Task Scheduler window.
How to remove superadexchange.com ads automatically
We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free. You can download and install this tool to detect superadexchange.com threat and get rid of it, using the link below. When installed and updated, the free malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on the PC.
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
Once installed, the Malwarebytes will try to update itself and when this process is done, click “Scan Now” button to start checking your machine for the adware and malware. During the scan it will detect all threats present on your machine. 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 instructions or the video guide below.
Stop superadexchange.com pop-ups and other annoying web-sites
To increase your security and protect your PC against new unwanted ads and malicious pages, 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 web-sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.
Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.
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Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
Once the download is finished, run the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen like below.
Follow the prompts. Once the setup is finished, you will see a window as shown below.
You can click “Skip” to close the install 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 launch your PC system, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-ups, web pages like superadexchange.com, as well as other dangerous or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your Windows desktop.
Scan your personal computer and delete superadexchange.com ads with AdwCleaner.
This removal application is free and easy to use. It can scan and get rid of ad supported software, browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge web-browsers and thereby restore back their default settings (home page, newtab page and search provider by default). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and get rid of malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the computer.
Download AdwCleaner tool using the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.
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Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024
When downloading is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as shown in the following image. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to display the application, click Yes button to continue.
Now, click the “Scan” for checking your PC for the ‘ad-supported’ software that cause a redirect to superadexchange.com advertisements.
When it has finished scanning, it will display a list of all items detected by this utility as shown in the following image.
You need to click “Clean” button. It will display a dialog box, click “OK” to start the cleaning procedure. Once the cleaning procedure is complete, the AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your system. After restart, the AdwCleaner will show 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 superadexchange.com pop-ups. 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 machine for new malware and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new dangerous applications and ‘ad-supported’ software are released.
If you are still having problems while trying to remove superadexchange.com from your system, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.
