Are you seeing ext.gomusix.com popup ads in the FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and MS Edge every time you use the web browser to surf the Internet? This means that your computer is infected with an ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) which looks the entire traffic generated by you and on this basis, it opens tons of unwanted pop-ups. Currently, this ad supported software are widely spread, due to the fact that most people are trying to find free applications, download and install them on the system without proper attention to the fact that the ad supported software can penetrate into the PC along with them.
The ad-supported software can change the settings of the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, MS Edge and Internet Explorer, but often that a dangerous software such as this can also infect all types of browsers by changing their desktop shortcuts. Thus forcing the user each time run the web-browser to see ext.gomusix.com annoying ads.
Technically, the adware is not a virus, but it does bad things, it generates tons of popup ads, hindering or completely blocking the work in the web browser. It may install other unknown and unwanted software without your permission, force you to visit dangerous web-sites. Moreover, the ad supported software can download and install browser hijacker. Once installed, it’ll replace your start page with an unwanted page.
So, obviously, you need to remove the ‘ad supported’ software ASAP. Use the free instructions below. This guide will help you clean your computer and thereby remove the ext.gomusix.com annoying ads.
How to ext.gomusix.com pop-up ads get installed onto PC system
The ad supported software spreads with a simple but quite effective way. It’s integrated into the installation package of various freeware. Thus on the process of installation, it will infect your web-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 PC from the malicious software like this adware which displays the ext.gomusix.com advertisements.
How to manually remove ext.gomusix.com
The simple answer is right here on this page. We have put together simplicity and efficiency. It’ll allow you easily to clean your PC system of ad supported software. Moreover, you can choose manual or automatic removal method. If you are familiar with the PC system then use manual removal, otherwise use the free anti-malware tool designed specifically to remove adware which causes unwanted ext.gomusix.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 computer.
- Delete suspicious and unknown applications by using Windows Control Panel
- Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to get rid of ext.gomusix.com redirect
- Get rid of ext.gomusix.com ads from Firefox
- Remove ext.gomusix.com ads from Chrome
- Get rid of ext.gomusix.com advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks
Delete 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’ll open the Windows Control Panel as shown on the screen below.
Next, press “Uninstall a program” 
It’ll show a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list and delete any suspicious and unknown software.
Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to get rid of ext.gomusix.com redirect
Once the adware is started, it can also change 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 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 starts 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.
Get rid of ext.gomusix.com ads from Firefox
First, start the FF. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (
). It will display the drop-down menu. Next, press the “Help” button (
).
In the Help menu, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page, click “Refresh Firefox” button.
Confirm your action, press the “Refresh Firefox”.
Remove ext.gomusix.com ads from Chrome
Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to delete the malware and ad supported software, as well as to restore the internet browser’s settings that have been replaced by adware.
- Now start the Chrome and press Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
- It will show the Google Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
- You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and press “Show advanced settings” link.
- Scroll down again and press the “Reset settings” button.
- The Google Chrome will show the reset profile settings page as shown on the screen above.
- Next, click the “Reset” button.
- When this task is finished, your web browser’s settings will be restored to their original defaults. This will reset your start page and search provider by default.
- To learn more, read the post How to reset Chrome settings to default.
Get rid of ext.gomusix.com advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer
First, start the IE, then press the button in the form of gear (
). It will display the Tools drop-down menu as shown in the figure below. Next, click the “Internet Options”.
In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The IE will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown in the figure below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click on “Reset” button.
You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
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 show ext.gomusix.com unwanted web-site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all tasks that have been created by malicious program.
Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will open a dialog box which 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 on the screen below.
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 such as “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 is a component of the ‘ad-supported’ program, then this task also should be removed.
Further press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown on the image below.
Task scheduler, delete a task
Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ programs. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.
How to remove ext.gomusix.com with free malware removal program
Manual removal ext.gomusix.com requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the adware may be not completely removed. We suggest that use the Malwarebytes Free that are completely clean your machine. Moreover, the free software will help you to get rid of malware, internet browser hijackers and toolbars that your machine may be infected too.
- Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop from the following link.
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
- At the download page, click the Download button. Your web-browser will display the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your desktop.
- Once the download process is complete, please close all software and open windows on your PC system. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
- This will open the Setup wizard of Malwarebytes onto your computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
- Once the Setup wizard has done installing, the malware remover will start and display the main window.
- Further, press the “Scan Now” button for scanning your computer for the ad supported software which redirects your web browser to the ext.gomusix.com unwanted site. This process can take quite a while, so please be patient.
- When it has finished scanning your system, it will open a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been found.
- When you are ready, click on “Quarantine Selected” button to start cleaning your system. Once the procedure is done, you may be prompted to restart your machine.
- Close the Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.
Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.
How to stop ext.gomusix.com
To increase your security and protect your computer against new annoying advertisements and malicious sites, you need to use an application that stops access to harmful advertisements and web sites. Moreover, the program can block the open of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of web-sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.
- Download AdGuard program from the following link.
Adguard download
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Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
- After the download is done, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
- When the install is done, click “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a 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 launch your personal computer, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-up ads, ext.gomusix.com redirects, 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, which is located on your Windows desktop.
Scan your system and delete ext.gomusix.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 FF, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Microsoft 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 remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the machine.
Download AdwCleaner utility by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.
225300 downloads
Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024
After the download is complete, open the directory in which you saved it and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will start the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as shown on the image below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to display the program, press Yes button to continue.
Now, click the “Scan” to start scanning your system for the ad-supported software which cause a redirect to ext.gomusix.com ads.
When it has finished scanning your PC, it will open a list of all items detected by this tool as shown in the figure below.
You need to click “Clean” button. It will show a prompt, click “OK” to begin the cleaning process. Once the cleaning procedure is finished, the AdwCleaner may ask you to restart your personal computer. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will show the log file.
All the above steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.
Finish words
After completing the guide shown above, your personal computer should be clean from malware and adware. The Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge will no longer open ext.gomusix.com annoying pop-up ads and redirect you to unknown web-sites. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new type of adware, and then the best way – ask for help.
- Download HijackThis by clicking on the link below and save it to your Desktop.
HijackThis download
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Version: 2.0.5
Author: OpenSource
Category: Security tools
Update: November 7, 2015
- Double-click on the HijackThis icon. Next click “Do a system scan only” button.
- When it has finished scanning, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop.
- Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.
- Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
- Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the annoying ext.gomusix.com advertisements.
