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How to remove eu4.echo-ice.com redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Myantispyware team April 4, 2017    

The eu4.echo-ice.com is classified as ‘ad-supported’ web-page. The appearance of eu4.echo-ice.com in your web browser means that your computer is infected with ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware), which can show a large number of pop-up ads within the FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and MS Edge screen or redirect you to an annoying ad web-pages. So, if you have found that your internet browser is redirected to this unwanted page, then you do not need to wait . Complete the steps below to clean your personal computer from the ‘ad supported’ software and thereby delete eu4.echo-ice.com pop-ups as soon as possible.

eu4.echo-ice.com

http://eu4.echo-ice.com/zcvisitor/ …

Most often, the adware affects the most common web browsers such as the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, MS Edge and Internet Explorer. But such the malicious software as well may infect another browsers by changing its shortcuts (adding an argument such as ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of a browser’s shortcut). So every time you open the internet browser, it’ll redirect to the unwanted eu4.echo-ice.com web page. Even if you setup a new start page, an unwanted page will be the first thing you see when you launch the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

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

Therefore it is very important to follow the step-by-step instructions below ASAP. The instructions will assist you to remove ‘ad supported’ software as well as clean your personal computer from the eu4.echo-ice.com advertisements. What is more, the step-by-step guide below will help you get rid of other malicious software like unwanted toolbars and browser hijackers, which could penetrate the computer along with the adware.

Tips to prevent eu4.echo-ice.com ads

Just as the beginning of this post, if you have ever seen the eu4.echo-ice.com web page appear in your web browser, it means your system has been infected with the adware. Most often ad-supported software is bundled with free programs. So, think back, have you ever download and start any freeware? Because most users, in the Setup Wizard, simply press the Next button and don’t read any information like ‘Terms of use’ and ‘Software license’. This leads to the fact that the computer is infected, the browser’s configured to show a lot of the eu4.echo-ice.com unwanted ads. Even removing the free software that contains this adware, the unwanted ads does not disappear. Therefore, you must follow the few simple steps below to clean your personal computer from the adware and thereby remove eu4.echo-ice.com redirect.

How to manually remove eu4.echo-ice.com

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the eu4.echo-ice.com pop-ups. Read it once, after doing so, please print this page as you may need to close your web browser or reboot your personal computer.

  1. Delete suspicious and unknown applications by using Windows Control Panel
  2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove eu4.echo-ice.com redirect
  3. Delete eu4.echo-ice.com advertisements from Google Chrome
  4. Get rid of eu4.echo-ice.com pop-ups from Firefox
  5. Remove eu4.echo-ice.com redirect from IE
  6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If you are using an Apple computer running Mac OS, then use the following instructions How to get rid of virus, pop-ups, ads on Mac

Delete suspicious and unknown applications by using Windows Control Panel

First, you should try to identify and delete the program that causes the appearance of unwanted ads and internet browser redirect to unwanted web-sites, using the ‘Uninstall a program’ which is located in the ‘Control panel’.

Windows 8, 8.1, 10


Press Windows key windows key, then click Search windows search. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as shown in the figure below.
search
When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, click the ‘Uninstall a program’ under Programs category as shown on the image below.
windows 10 control panel
You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel as shown in the figure below.
uninstall a program
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 eu4.echo-ice.com ads. If you have many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of malicious software 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


First, click ‘Start’ button and select ‘Control Panel’ at right panel as shown below.
windows7 start menu
When the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to click ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as shown in the figure below.
windows 7 control panel
You will see a list of programs installed on your personal computer. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the software that were installed last. Most likely they responsibility for the appearance of annoying pop-up 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 click on its name, and then click ‘Uninstall’ as on the image below.
uninstall a program in Windows 7

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove eu4.echo-ice.com redirect

When the adware is started, it can also modify the web browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you open the web-browser, it will be rerouted to an annoying ads.

To clear the internet 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 begins with “http://” which has been added here. You need to remove it.

clean a shorcut

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 eu4.echo-ice.com advertisements from Google Chrome

Like other modern web-browsers, the Google Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thereby remove the redirect to eu4.echo-ice.com annoying ads which is caused by the ad-supported software.

At first, launch the Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (google chrome menu button). It will appear the main menu. Click on the option named “Settings”. Another way to show the Google Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the web browser adress bar and press Enter.

chrome drop-down menu

The browser will open the settings screen. 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 in the figure below and press the “Reset settings” button.

chrome advanced settings

The Chrome will show the confirmation prompt. You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The program will run the procedure of cleaning. Once it’s complete, the web browser settings including the ‘block pop-ups’ option back to the values that have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your personal computer.

Get rid of eu4.echo-ice.com pop-ups from Firefox

First, start the Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (FF menu button). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, press the “Help” button (Firefox help button).

Firefox settings menu

In the Help menu, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page, click “Refresh Firefox” button.

Mozilla Firefoxx troubleshooting info window

Confirm your action, press the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove eu4.echo-ice.com redirect from IE

First, start the IE, then click Internet Explorer tools menu icon button. Next, click “Internet Options” as shown below.

reset Internet Explorer tools menu

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

reset Internet Explorer settings

You will now need to reboot your machine for the changes to take effect. It will restore the Internet Explorer’s settings like home page, newtab page and search provider by default to default state, disable ad-supported browser’s extensions and thereby remove the reroute to eu4.echo-ice.com unwanted web-page.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the ad supported software can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you run your computer, it will display eu4.echo-ice.com unwanted web-page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all tasks that have been created by malicious program.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will show a prompt which 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 below.

Task scheduler, list of tasks

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, 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 software, then this task also should be removed.

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

Task scheduler, delete a task

Task scheduler, delete a task

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

How to remove eu4.echo-ice.com with free malware removal program

Manual removal eu4.echo-ice.com pop-ups requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the ‘ad supported’ software may be not completely removed. We suggest that use the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free programs will help you to get rid of malware, web browser hijackers and toolbars that your system may be infected too.

  1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop by clicking on the following link.
    Malwarebytes Anti-malware
    Malwarebytes Anti-malware
    327297 downloads
    Author: Malwarebytes
    Category: Security tools
    Update: April 15, 2020
  2. At the download page, click the Download button. Your web-browser will show the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your desktop.
  3. Once the download process is complete, please close all software and open windows on your PC. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
  4. This will launch the Setup wizard of Malwarebytes onto your machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
  5. Once the Setup wizard has done installing, the malware remover will start and display the main window.
  6. Further, press the “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your PC system for the adware that redirects your web-browser to the eu4.echo-ice.com annoying web site. This task can take quite a while, so please be patient.
  7. When the system scan is finished, it will open a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been found.
  8. When you are ready, click on “Quarantine Selected” button to begin cleaning your system. When the task is done, you may be prompted to reboot your PC.
  9. Close the Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Stop eu4.echo-ice.com pop-up ads and other annoying sites

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

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.

Adguard
Adguard download
26905 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018

Once the downloading process is finished, start the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown on the image below.

adguard installer

Follow the prompts. Once the installation is finished, you will see a window as on the image below.

adguard installation is complete

You can click “Skip” to close the installation 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 start your PC system, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-ups, web sites like eu4.echo-ice.com, as well as other malicious or misleading sites. 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 PC system and delete eu4.echo-ice.com advertisements with AdwCleaner.

This removal application is free and easy to use. It can scan and delete ‘ad supported’ software, browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Chrome, FF, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browsers and thereby restore back their default settings (homepage and search engine by default). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and get rid of malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the personal computer.

Download AdwCleaner utility by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner download
225642 downloads
Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024

When the download is finished, open the directory in which you saved it and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will launch the AdwCleaner tool and you will see a screen as shown on the image below. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to display the application, click Yes button to continue.

adwcleaner uac

Now, click the “Scan” for scanning your machine for the ‘ad supported’ software that cause a redirect to eu4.echo-ice.com advertisements.

adwcleaner win10

When it has finished scanning your PC, it will display a list of all items detected by this tool as shown below.

adwcleaner win10 scan complete

You need to press “Clean” button. It will display a prompt, click “OK” to start the cleaning procedure. When the cleaning process is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your machine. 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 free of the eu4.echo-ice.com . Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted advertisements and unwanted malicious web-pages) 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 delete eu4.echo-ice.com ads from your system, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.

 

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