How to remove retoliko.club pop-ups [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

The retoliko.club is a page that offers to install an questionable browsers extension. If the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, MS Edge and IE opens this web site then most probably that your computer is infected with an adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software). The ad supported software is an unwanted software that is going to show you tons of pop-up ads and deals. Of course, it’s not a malware or virus in the “general meaning” of this word. It will not delete or damage your files, but it can modify some personal computer’s settings or download and install other harmful software. So, you’d better to remove ‘ad supported’ software using the step-by-step guide below and thereby remove retoliko.club pop-up ads.

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

While your PC is infected with the adware, the Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Edge may be redirected to retoliko.club unwanted web-page. Of course, the ad supported software may not cause damages to your files or Windows system, but it may display a large number of unwanted advertisements. These advertisements 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 advertisements will appear on all pages, including web pages where previously you have never seen any advertising banners.

We recommend to get rid of the adware, which redirects your web browser on the retoliko.club annoying web page, as soon as you found this problem, as it can direct you to web-resources which may load other harmful software on your PC system.

How can you prevent your computer from the attack of retoliko.club ads

The ‘ad supported’ software spreads with a simple but quite effective way. It’s integrated into the installation package of various free software. Thus on the procedure of setup, it will infect your internet browser. To avoid ad supported software infection, you just need to follow a few simple rules: carefully read the ‘Terms of Use’ and the ‘License’, select only a Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode, which enables you to make sure that the program you want to install, thereby protect your machine from the malicious software like this adware which opens the retoliko.club ads.

How to manually remove retoliko.club pop-ups

This steps will assist you delete retoliko.club redirect. These retoliko.club removal steps work for the Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft 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. So, bookmark or print it for later reference.

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

Remove suspicious and unknown applications 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 show the Windows Control Panel as shown on the image below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will show a list of all software. Scroll through the all list and uninstall any suspicious and unknown applications.

Remove retoliko.club ads from Google Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the malicious and ad-supported extensions, as well as to restore the internet browser’s homepage and search engine by default that have been modified by adware.

1. Open the Google Chrome, then click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will display the Google Chrome main menu. Click the “Settings” menu.
3. Next, click the “Show advanced settings” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
4. Further, click the “Reset settings” button, that located at the bottom of the Advanced settings page.
5. The Chrome will display the reset settings dialog box as shown on the image above.
6. Confirm the web browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
7. To learn more, look the blog post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Get rid of retoliko.club pop-up ads from Firefox

If the Firefox settings have been changed by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help you to get rid of the reroute onto retoliko.club web-site.

First, start the FF and click button. It will open the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web browser. Next, click the Help button () as shown 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 display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as on the image below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation prompt, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the ad-supported software. When it is done, press the “Finish” button

Remove retoliko.club from Internet Explorer

First, start the Internet Explorer, then press button. Next, press “Internet Options” as shown on the image below.

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

You will now need to restart your machine for the changes to take effect. It will restore the Internet Explorer’s settings such as start page and search provider by default to default state, disable ad-supported web browser’s extensions and thereby delete the redirect to retoliko.club annoying web-site.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to delete retoliko.club redirect

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

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 begins with “http://” that 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 internet browsers, as they may be infected too.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the unwanted retoliko.club 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 ‘ad-supported’ applications.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard simultaneously. This shows a dialog box that 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 in the figure below.

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. Pay attention to that it launches on your machine. 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 ‘ad-supported’ program, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to remove, then click 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 ‘ad-supported’ applications. Once is done, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to remove retoliko.club ads automatically

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free. You can download and install this utility to detect retoliko.club threat and delete it, by clicking on the link below. When installed and updated, the free malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on the PC.

Once installed, the Malwarebytes will try to update itself and when this task is done, click “Scan Now” button to begin scanning your computer for the ad supported software and malware. During the scan it will detect all threats present on your system. In order to get rid of all threats, simply click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes is a free program that you can use to delete 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.

Block retoliko.club pop-ups and other annoying web-sites

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

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.

When downloading is done, run the file named adguardInstaller. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen like below.

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

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 help 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 computer, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop pop-ups, pages like retoliko.club, as well as other malicious or misleading web 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, which is located on your Windows desktop.

Remove retoliko.club and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner.

If MalwareBytes cannot remove the annoying retoliko.club pop-ups from the Google Chrome, IE, Firefox and Microsoft 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 by clicking on the link below.

After the download is finished, 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 ad-supported software which shows advertisements from retoliko.club web-page. Once the scanning is finished, it will show a scan report as shown below.

Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt. Click “OK”. Once the clean-up is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your PC.

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 harmful applications.

Finish words

Now your computer should be clean of the retoliko.club pop-up ads. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up ads and annoying malicious web-sites) 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 dangerous applications and adware are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove retoliko.club advertisements from your personal computer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.