How to remove win-right-now.com pop-up ads [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If you keep receiving the win-right-now.com pop-up ads, when you surf the Web with the Google Chrome, FF, Microsoft Edge and IE, then it could mean your PC is infected with adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) from the big malware family. Once started, it may install a malicious web browser’s extension that generates lots of advertisements or alter the web browser’s settings to show ads on all pages that you are opening in the internet browser, even on those web pages where before you did not see any ads. We recommend you to clean you system from adware and thereby remove win-right-now.com pop-up ads. You need to follow the instructions below ASAP. It’ll delete the unwanted popup ads and protect your PC system from more dangerous software and trojans.

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

While your machine is infected with the adware, the Google Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge may be rerouted to win-right-now.com annoying web site. Of course, the ad-supported software may not cause damages to your files or Windows system, but it may display a lot of unwanted advertisements. These ads will be injected within the content of web-sites that are you opening in your 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 web-pages, including web sites where previously you have never seen any advertising banners. In this case, when you open any web site, you may see in your web browser’s status bar the following messages: ‘Waiting for win-right-now.com’, ‘Transferring data from win-right-now.com’, ‘Looking up win-right-now.com’, ‘Read win-right-now.com’, ‘Connected to win-right-now.com’.

Instructions, which is shown below, will allow you to clean your computer from the adware as well as get rid of win-right-now.com annoying pop-up ads from the Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer and other internet browsers.

How to win-right-now.com pop-up ads get installed onto personal computer

The adware usually come bundled with free programs that downloaded from the Internet. Which means that you need to be proactive and carefully read the Terms of use and the License agreement properly. For the most part, the ad-supported software will be clearly described, so take the time to carefully read all the information about the program that you download off the Net and want to install on your personal computer. In the Setup wizard, you should select the Advanced, Custom or Manual installation mode to control what components and additional programs to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your machine with an infection like the adware that generates a large number of win-right-now.com ads.

How to manually remove win-right-now.com advertisements

The simple answer is right here on this page. We have put together simplicity and efficiency. It will help you easily to clean your machine of ad-supported software. Moreover, you can choose manual or automatic removal method. If you are familiar with the system then use manual removal, otherwise use the free anti-malware tool designed specifically to remove ad supported software that causes annoying win-right-now.com redirect. Of course, you can combine both methods. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to close your web-browser or reboot your PC system.

1. Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Remove win-right-now.com from Google Chrome
3. Remove win-right-now.com pop-ups from Firefox
4. Remove win-right-now.com pop-ups from Internet Explorer
5. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove win-right-now.com redirect
6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Uninstall suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

The best way to start the computer cleanup is to uninstall unknown and suspicious software. 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 software can clean up your web-browser from advertisements, 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’ll show the Windows Control Panel.
4. Click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. You will see a list of all installed programs.
6. Scroll through the all list, and delete suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort programs by date.

See more details in the video instructions below.

Remove win-right-now.com 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, like below and press the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Remove win-right-now.com pop-ups from Firefox

If the Firefox settings have been replaced by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help you to get rid of the redirect onto win-right-now.com page.

First, run the FF and click button. It will open the drop-down menu on the right-part of the browser. Next, click the Help button () as shown below.

In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the browser address bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will show the confirmation prompt, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the adware. Once it’s done, click the “Finish” button

Remove win-right-now.com pop-ups from Internet Explorer

First, run the Internet Explorer, then click button. Next, click “Internet Options” like below.

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

You will now need to reboot your PC for the changes to take effect. It will restore the Internet Explorer’s settings such as homepage, new tab and default search engine to default state, disable ad-supported web browser’s extensions and thereby remove the reroute to win-right-now.com unwanted site.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove win-right-now.com redirect

Once the ‘ad supported’ software is started, it can also modify the internet browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you start the web browser, it will be redirected to an unwanted 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://” 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 browsers, as they may be infected too.

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 show win-right-now.com unwanted site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all tasks that have been created by malicious program.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will display a dialog box that titled with 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.

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. 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 remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it is a component of the unwanted applications, then this task also should be removed.

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

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

Remove win-right-now.com pop-ups with Malwarebytes

Get rid of win-right-now.com manually is difficult and often the ad supported software is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your computer. The Malwarebytes is a reputable malware removal application. It can automatically detect and remove the adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) of the your machine. Moreover, this free program will help you to delete internet browser hijackers, malware and toolbars that your machine may be infected too. You can follow the step-by-step instructions below to remove the win-right-now.com unwanted ads completely.

Download Malwarebytes Free from the link below.

Once downloaded, close all applications and windows on your system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup like below.

When the install starts, you will see the “Setup wizard” that will help you install Malwarebytes on your personal computer.

When installation is finished, you will see window as shown below.

Now click on the “Scan Now” button . This will begin scanning the whole system to find out adware that causes the redirect to win-right-now.com page. This task can take some time, so please be patient.

When it has finished scanning, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and press “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will begin removing the ad supported software related files, folders, registry keys. Once the disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart the PC.

The following video explains the step-by-step guide above on how to delete adware with Malwarebytes Anti-malware.

How to block win-right-now.com redirect

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

1. Download AdGuard application from the following link.
   

   Adguard download
   26657 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. After downloading is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
3. When the install is complete, press “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a quick tutorial that will help 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 launch your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and block popup ads, win-right-now.com redirects, as well as other harmful or misleading web pages. 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 personal computer and get rid of win-right-now.com pop-ups with AdwCleaner.

This removal program is free and easy to use. It can scan and remove adware, browser hijackers, malware and unwanted toolbars in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and MS 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 utility by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

When the download 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 on the image below. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to show the program, click Yes button to continue.

Now, click the “Scan” to start checking your computer for the ‘ad supported’ software which cause a redirect to win-right-now.com ads.

Once the scanning is finished, it will open a list of all items detected by this utility like below.

You need to click “Clean” button. It will show a dialog box, press “OK” to begin the cleaning process. Once the clean-up is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your PC system. After restart, the AdwCleaner will display the log file.

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

Finish words

Once you have finished the steps shown above, your personal computer should be clean from malware and ‘ad supported’ software. The Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge will no longer show win-right-now.com unwanted popup ads or redirect you to unwanted web-pages. Unfortunately, if the guide does not help you, then you have caught a new type of adware, and then the best way – ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.