How to remove smotrivglub.webcam pop-ups [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If you find that your web-browser has become open the unwanted smotrivglub.webcam pop-ups offering to install a questionable extension then it is possible that your machine is infected with harmful software from the adware family. The adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) is a form of unwanted software that can display a large number of pop-ups without a user’s permission. Moreover, it can redirect the browser on harmful and misleading web pages. Also, if you seeing that the Google Chrome, FF, MS Edge and IE tries to load an unknown site, when you try to open a long-known page, then you do not need to wait! Press the stop button in web browser’s address bar. You need to follow the guide below and clean your PC system from adware as soon as possible. It will assist you to remove the reroute to smotrivglub.webcam and any unwanted pop-ups.

The ad supported software usually affects only the Google Chrome, IE, Firefox and MS Edge by changing the web-browser’s settings or installing a harmful 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 web browser shortcuts, it will add the argument such as ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you open the web browser, you will see an unwanted smotrivglub.webcam web-page.

Therefore it’s very important to follow the step-by-step instructions below as soon as possible. The step-by-step instructions will assist you to delete adware as well as clean your system from the smotrivglub.webcam ads. What is more, the instructions below will help you remove other dangerous software such as unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which could penetrate the PC system along with the adware.

How can you prevent your personal computer from the attack of smotrivglub.webcam advertisements

I want to note that the adware spreads in the composition together with various free programs. This means that you need to be very careful when installing applications downloaded from the Internet, even from a large proven hosting. Be sure to read the Terms of Use and the Software license, select only the Manual, Advanced or Custom install mode, switch off all additional modules and applications are offered to install. So, the negligence when running unknown software may lead to the fact that the adware is installed.

How to manually remove smotrivglub.webcam pop-ups

Without a doubt, the adware is harmful to your PC. So you need to quickly and completely remove this harmful software. To delete this adware, you can use the manual removal which are given below, or use an anti-malware tool for removing harmful programs, such as Malwarebytes Anti-malware and AdwCleaner (both are free). I note that we recommend that you use automatic removal, that will help you to get rid of smotrivglub.webcam ads easily and safely. Manual removal is best used only if you are well versed in computer or in the case where ad-supported software is not removed automatically.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to get rid of smotrivglub.webcam redirect
3. Delete smotrivglub.webcam ads from Google Chrome
4. Remove smotrivglub.webcam pop-ups from FF
5. Delete smotrivglub.webcam redirect from IE
6. Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

The best way to begin the machine cleanup is to uninstall unknown and suspicious applications. 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 popup ads, 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 show the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. You will see a list of all installed applications.
6. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort software by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to get rid of smotrivglub.webcam redirect

Once the ‘ad supported’ software is started, it can also modify the web browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument similar “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you run the browser, it will be rerouted to an annoying ads.

To clear the browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. 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 starts with “http://” which has been added here. You need to remove it.

When the argument is removed, click the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your web-browsers, as they may be infected too.

Delete smotrivglub.webcam ads from Google 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 below and click the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Remove smotrivglub.webcam pop-ups from FF

If the Firefox settings have been modified by the ‘ad supported’ software, then resetting it to the default state can help you to delete the redirect onto smotrivglub.webcam web site.

First, launch the FF and click button. It will show 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 internet browser address bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page like below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will display the confirmation dialog box, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a task to fix your problems that caused by the ad supported software. When it’s finished, click the “Finish” button

Delete smotrivglub.webcam redirect from IE

First, launch the IE, then click the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu as on the image below. Next, click the “Internet Options”.

In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click on “Reset” button.

You will now need to reboot your personal computer for the changes to take effect.

Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the annoying smotrivglub.webcam web-site opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks that have been created by malicious software.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard simultaneously. This displays a prompt that titled as 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 in the figure below.

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. Pay attention to that it launches on your system. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it’s a component of the adware, 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 on the image below.

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

How to delete smotrivglub.webcam redirect automatically

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users can not completely remove smotrivglub.webcam from the infected personal computer. This is because the adware 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 computer and it will start to display unwanted smotrivglub.webcam advertisements. Moreover, I want to note that it is not always safe to get rid of ad supported software manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the computer.

I suggest using the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your computer. 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, adware, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.

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

Once the downloading process is complete, close all software on your personal computer. Next, start the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown in the figure below, click the Yes button.

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

Once setup is complete successfully, press Finish button. Then Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main screen as shown on the image below.

Now click the “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your system for the adware that cause a redirect to smotrivglub.webcam. Once 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, you can check all threats detected on your computer. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will begin removing malware and ad supported software which cause smotrivglub.webcam ads. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart your personal computer.

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

How to stop smotrivglub.webcam

To increase your security and protect your machine against new unwanted ads and malicious sites, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous ads and web pages. Moreover, the program can stop the show of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of web-pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

1. Download AdGuard application from the following link.
   

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2. Once downloading is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the install is complete, press “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a quick tutorial which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you run your computer, AdGuard will start automatically and stop ads, smotrivglub.webcam redirects, as well as other malicious or misleading 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, which is located on your Windows desktop.

Remove smotrivglub.webcam pop-up ads and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes cannot delete the unwanted smotrivglub.webcam pop-up ads from the Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS Edge, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs and toolbars.

Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the link below.

When downloading is complete, open the directory in which you saved it. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is opened, you will see a screen such as below.

Now, click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the malicious extensions and adware that shows ads from smotrivglub.webcam page. When the system scan is complete, it will show a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will display a prompt. Click “OK”. Once the cleaning procedure is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your personal computer.

Look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the AdwCleaner to get rid of ‘ad supported’ software, browser hijackers and other malicious applications.

Finish words

Now your computer should be free of the smotrivglub.webcam ads. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted advertisements and annoying harmful 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 remove smotrivglub.webcam from your system, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.