How to remove myeffert.online pop-ups [Microsoft support scam]

Myeffert.online is misleading web-site that has been created to scare you into thinking that your computer have a lot of heavy problems with security, drivers, malware, etc in order to force you to call a fake Microsoft support. If you are seeing myeffert.online advertisements in the Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge and IE every time you use the web-browser to surf the World Wide Web, then most probably that your PC is infected with an adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software) which looks the entire traffic generated by you and on this basis, it shows a lot of annoying ads. Currently, this adware are widely spread, due to the fact that most people are trying to find free programs, download and install them on the personal computer without proper attention to the fact that the adware can penetrate into the computer along with them.

The ad-supported software usually affects only the Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, FF and MS Edge by changing the web-browser’s settings or installing a harmful extensions (addons). Moreover, possible situations, when any other internet browsers will be affected too. The adware will perform a scan of the machine for web browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the web-browser shortcuts, it’ll add the argument such as ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you open the web-browser, you will see an annoying myeffert.online page.

While your system is infected with the adware, the FF, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge may be redirected to myeffert.online unwanted page. Of course, the adware may not cause damages to your files or Windows system, but it may display a huge number of unwanted ads. These ads will be injected within the content of web-sites that are you opening in your web browser and can be varied: pop-up ads, in-text ads, different sized banners, offers to install an questionable software. The ads will appear on all pages, including web pages where previously you have never seen any advertising banners.

Instructions, which is shown below, will allow you to clean your computer from the adware as well as delete myeffert.online unwanted popup ads from the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, FF and MS Edge and other web-browsers.

How can you prevent your system from the attack of myeffert.online popup ads

The adware usually spreads bundled with various free programs. Most commonly, it may be bundled within the install packages from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar pages. So, you should run any files downloaded from the World Wide Web with great caution, read the User agreement, Software license and Terms of use. In the process of installing a new application, you should select a Manual, Advanced or Custom installation mode to control what components and additional software to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your personal computer with an adware like this that displays a large amount of the myeffert.online ads within the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

How to manually remove myeffert.online pop-up ads

This useful removal guide for the myeffert.online pop-up ads. The detailed procedure can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step. If you follow this process to get rid of myeffert.online ads let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.

1. Delete suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Get rid of myeffert.online advertisements from Firefox
3. Delete myeffert.online pop-up ads from Google Chrome
4. Remove myeffert.online pop-up ads from Internet Explorer
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to delete myeffert.online redirect
6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Delete suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

Press Windows key , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then press “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown on the screen below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It’ll open a list of all applications. Scroll through the all list and uninstall any suspicious and unknown applications.

Get rid of myeffert.online advertisements from Firefox

If the FF settings have been replaced by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help you to get rid of the redirect onto myeffert.online web-page.

First, start the Mozilla Firefox and click button. It will display the drop-down menu on the right-part of the internet browser. Next, click the Help button () as on the image 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 open the “Troubleshooting Information” page as on the image below. 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 FF will begin a task to fix your problems that caused by the ‘ad supported’ software. When it’s finished, press the “Finish” button

Delete myeffert.online pop-up ads from Google Chrome

Like other modern internet browsers, the Google Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thereby delete the redirect to myeffert.online unwanted ads that is caused by the ad supported software.

At first, launch the Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). 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.

The web browser will display 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 below and click the “Reset settings” button.

The Google Chrome will display the confirmation dialog box. You need to confirm your action, press the “Reset” button. The application will launch the procedure of cleaning. Once it is finished, 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 PC.

Remove myeffert.online pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

To delete the myeffert.online ads you need to reset the Microsoft Internet Explorer to the state, that was when the Windows was installed on your PC.

First, start the Internet Explorer, then click ‘gear’ icon . It will show the drop-down menu on the right part of the internet browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

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

When the procedure is complete, click “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and restart your system for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s settings to default state and disable ‘ad-supported’ extensions.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to delete myeffert.online redirect

When the adware is started, it can also change the browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument such as “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you launch the internet browser, it will be redirected to an annoying advertisements.

To clear the web 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, press the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your web browsers, as they may be infected too.

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 launch your computer, it will display myeffert.online unwanted web page. 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 that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, press “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the image 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, press 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 remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it is a component of the malicious program, 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.

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 myeffert.online pop-ups automatically

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users can not completely get rid of myeffert.online from the infected system. This is because the adware can hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and delete completely. This may lead to the fact that after some time, the adware again infect your PC system and it will start to display unwanted myeffert.online popup ads. Moreover, I want to note that it is not always safe to delete adware manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the machine.

I suggest using the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your PC. 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, ‘ad supported’ software, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC system for free.

Now, press the link below to download Malwarebytes Free on your personal computer. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

After the download is complete, close all programs on your personal computer. Next, open the setup file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as shown on the image below, click the Yes button.

It will open 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 installation is done successfully, click 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 for scanning your PC system for the adware that cause a redirect to myeffert.online. Once the adware or malware is found, the number of the detected objects will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is finished. Please be patient.

Once the system scan is finished, you can check all threats detected on your PC system. Make sure all entries have “checkmark” and press “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will begin removing malware and adware that cause myeffert.online ads. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to reboot your system.

I suggest you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes program to delete ad supported software and other malware.

Block myeffert.online and other unwanted pages

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 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.

After downloading is finished, start the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown in the figure below.

Follow the prompts. Once the installation is complete, you will see a window as shown 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 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 run your PC system, AdGuard will run automatically and block popup ads, web pages such as myeffert.online, 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, which is located on your Windows desktop.

Scan your machine and remove myeffert.online advertisements with AdwCleaner.

This removal program is free and easy to use. It can scan and delete ad supported software, browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Google Chrome, Firefox, IE and Microsoft Edge web-browsers and thereby restore back their default settings (homepage, new tab and default search engine). AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the machine.

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

Once downloading is complete, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will launch the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as on the image below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to show the application, press Yes button to continue.

Now, click the “Scan” . This will start scanning the whole machine to find out ad supported software which cause a redirect to myeffert.online ads.

Once the system scan is finished, it will show a list of all items detected by this utility as shown in the figure below.

You need to click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt, press “OK” to begin the cleaning procedure. When the cleaning procedure is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your personal computer. After restart, the AdwCleaner will open the log file.

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

Finish words

Now your PC system should be clean of the myeffert.online ads. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-ups and unwanted dangerous pages) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your PC system 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 harmful programs and ad supported software are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to get rid of myeffert.online pop-ups from your PC, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.