How to remove Clichy.press pop-ups [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

How to remove Clichy.press pop-ups

Fortunately, we’ve an effective solution that will assist you manually or/and automatically get rid of Clichy.press from your browser and bring your web browser settings, including home page, newtab page and search engine by default, back to normal. Below you will find a removal tutorial with all the steps you may need to successfully delete ad-supported software and its traces. Some of the steps will require you to reboot your system or exit the site. So, read this guide carefully, then bookmark or print it for later reference.

How to manually remove Clichy.press

Most common ‘ad supported’ software may be uninstalled without any antivirus software. The manual ad supported software removal is post guide that will teach you how to remove the Clichy.press advertisements.

Remove suspicious and potentially unwanted applications using Microsoft Windows Control Panel

First of all, check the list of installed software on your PC system and remove all unknown and recently installed programs. If you see an unknown program with incorrect spelling or varying capital letters, it have most likely been installed by malicious software and you should clean it off first with malware removal utility such as Zemana Anti-malware.

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

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

Clean up the web-browsers shortcuts which have been hijacked by ‘ad supported’ software

When the ad supported software is started, it can also alter the internet browser’s shortcuts, adding an argument similar “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you open the web-browser, it will show an undesired web site.

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to start your browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the internet browser that is re-directed to Clichy.press or other intrusive page.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The ad-supported software can rewrite the contents of this field, which describes the file to be launch when you open your web browser. Depending on the web browser you are using, there should be:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

If you are seeing an unknown text like “http://site.addres” which has been added here, then you should remove it, as on the image below.

Next, press the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you run the web-browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically reroute on the Clichy.press web page or any other unwanted web-sites. Once the step is done, we recommend to go to the next step.

Delete Clichy.press pop up ads from Microsoft Internet Explorer

By resetting IE web-browser you revert back your internet browser settings to its default state. This is basic when troubleshooting problems that might have been caused by ad supported software which developed to redirect your browser to various ad web-pages like Clichy.press.

First, open the Internet Explorer, click ) button. Next, press “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

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

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. It will remove Clichy.press popups, disable malicious and ad-supported web-browser’s extensions and restore the IE’s settings like home page, newtab and search engine by default to default state.

Remove Clichy.press pop ups from Google Chrome

Reset Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the ad supported software, harmful and adware extensions, as well as to recover the internet browser’s startpage, newtab and search provider by default that have been changed by ad-supported software that reroutes your browser to annoying Clichy.press site.

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, click to “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 click the “Reset settings” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Get rid of Clichy.press from FF by resetting web browser settings

The Firefox reset will keep your personal information such as bookmarks, passwords, web form auto-fill data, restore preferences and security settings, delete redirects to intrusive Clichy.press page and ad-supported software.

Click the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and press the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu as shown on the screen below.

A small menu will appear, press the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, press “Refresh Firefox” button as shown in the figure below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to revert back your Mozilla Firefox web-browser settings to its original state.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the unwanted Clichy.press web page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all the tasks which have been created by unwanted software.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard at the same time. This displays a prompt that titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, press “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the screen below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please choose the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your computer. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then remove this harmful task. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it’s a component of the malicious program, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to delete, then click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown on the image below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks which have been created by malicious program. Once is complete, close the Task Scheduler window.

Clichy.press pop up advertisements automatic removal

Manual removal is not always as effective as you might think. Often, even the most experienced users may not completely remove ad supported software which cause unwanted Clichy.press popup advertisements to appear. So, we suggest to scan your PC system for any remaining malicious components with free adware removal software below.

How to automatically remove Clichy.press pop up ads with Zemana Anti-malware

We recommend you to run the Zemana Anti-malware which are completely clean your computer of Clichy.press redirect. Moreover, the tool will allow you to get rid of potentially unwanted applications, malicious software, toolbars and browser hijacker infections that your PC system can be infected too.

1. Download Zemana anti-malware (ZAM) by clicking on the link below.
   
   

   Zemana AntiMalware
   164102 downloads
   Author: Zemana Ltd
   Category: Security tools
   Update: July 16, 2019
   
2. After downloading is finished, close all applications and windows on your PC. Open a file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
3. Further, press Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is done, press the “Scan” button for checking your computer for the adware that made to reroute your web browser to various ad web sites like Clichy.press. While the program is checking, you may see number of objects it has identified as threat.
5. When it has finished scanning your computer, it’ll display a list of detected threats. Make sure all threats have ‘checkmark’ and press “Next”. After the process is finished, you may be prompted to reboot your PC.

Use Malwarebytes to remove Clichy.press redirect

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer of the ad supported software. The free utility is an advanced malicious software removal application developed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular anti-malware technology. It is able to help you get rid of unwanted Clichy.press popup advertisements from your internet browsers, potentially unwanted applications, malware, browser hijackers, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.

1. Download Malwarebytes (MBAM) by clicking on the link below.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   326457 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. Once downloading is finished, close all software and windows on your personal computer. Open a folder in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once install is finished, click the “Scan Now” button for scanning your computer for the adware which made to reroute your browser to various ad sites like Clichy.press. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your system and the speed of your machine. While the tool is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
5. When it has finished scanning, it will display a list of all items detected by this utility. When you’re ready, press “Quarantine Selected”. After the clean up is complete, you may be prompted to restart your machine.

The following video offers a step-by-step guidance on how to remove browser hijackers, adware and other malware with Malwarebytes.

Remove Clichy.press redirect and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner

If MalwareBytes anti malware or Zemana anti-malware cannot remove this adware, then we recommends to run the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for hijackers, potentially unwanted applications, toolbars and ‘ad supported’ software that causes a ton of unwanted Clichy.press pop-up ads.

1. Download AdwCleaner from the following link.
   
   

   AdwCleaner download
   225298 downloads
   Version: 8.4.1
   Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: October 5, 2024
   
2. Select the file location as Desktop, and then click Save.
3. After the downloading process is complete, start the AdwCleaner, double-click the adwcleaner_xxx.exe file.
4. If the “User Account Control” prompts, press Yes to continue.
5. Read the “Terms of use”, and click Accept.
6. In the AdwCleaner window, click the “Scan” to begin checking your computer for the adware that causes multiple undesired ads and pop-ups. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient. While the utility is scanning, you may see count of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
7. After the scan get finished, the results are displayed in the scan report. You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply press “Clean”. If the AdwCleaner will ask you to restart your system, press “OK”.

The guidance shown in detail in the following video.

Stop Clichy.press and other undesired web sites

We recommend to install an ad-blocker program that can block Clichy.press and other undesired web-sites. The adblocker utility such as AdGuard is a application which basically removes advertising from the World Wide Web and blocks access to malicious web sites. Moreover, security experts says that using ad blocker programs is necessary to stay safe when surfing the World Wide Web.

Download AdGuard program from the following link.

When the downloading process is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. Once the installation is complete, you will see a window like below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or click “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 start your machine, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop popup ads, sites such Clichy.press, as well as other malicious or misleading pages. 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 can be found on your desktop.

How to Clichy.press redirect get installed onto machine

In many cases the ad supported software spreads bundled with free programs. So, think back, have you ever download and run any free software? Because most users, in the Setup Wizard, simply click the Next button and don’t read any information like ‘Terms of use’ and ‘Software license’. This leads to the fact that the PC system is infected and all your internet browsers configured to show lots of intrusive Clichy.press pop-up advertisements. Even removing the free programs that contains this adware, the annoying ads does not disappear. Therefore, you must follow the steps above to clean your computer from the adware and thereby delete Clichy.press redirect.

Final words

Now your computer should be free of the ad-supported software that causes lots of undesired Clichy.press popup ads. Delete AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop-ups and undesired malicious web-pages) and Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your personal computer for new malware, hijackers and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new hijacker infections, malicious software and ad supported software are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to delete Clichy.press pop up ads from your web browser, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.