How to remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn popups removal instructions

Most often ad-supported software requires more than a simple uninstall with the help of Windows Control panel in order to be fully uninstalled. For that reason, our team developed several removal methods which we have summarized in a detailed guidance. Therefore, if you have the annoying Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn ads on your machine and are currently trying to have it deleted then feel free to follow the step-by-step tutorial below in order to resolve your problem. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to close your browser or restart your system.

Manual Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop up advertisements removal

Most common ad supported software may be removed without any antivirus programs. The manual adware removal is blog post instructions that will teach you how to get rid of the Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop up advertisements.

Uninstall Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn associated software by using MS Windows Control Panel

First, go to Microsoft Windows Control Panel and delete suspicious programs, all programs you don’t remember installing. It is important to pay the most attention to software you installed just before Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn ads appeared on your web-browser. If you do not know what a program does, look for the answer on the World Wide Web.

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 like below.

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

Fix infected browsers shortcuts to delete Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn redirect

Now you need to clean up the internet browser shortcuts. Check that the shortcut referring to the right exe-file of the internet browser, and not on any unknown file.

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 similar “http://site.address” that has been added here. You need to delete it.

When the text is removed, click the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your browsers, as they may be infected too.

Delete Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn from Mozilla Firefox by resetting web browser settings

If the FF settings like startpage, newtab and search provider by default have been modified by the ad supported software, then resetting it to the default state can help.

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 image below.

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

Follow the onscreen procedure to restore your Firefox browser settings to its original state.

Remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop-ups from Chrome

Use the Reset browser utility of the Chrome to reset all its settings such as startpage, newtab page and default search provider to original defaults. This is a very useful tool to use, in the case of internet browser redirects to unwanted ad sites like Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn.

1. First start the Google Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will display the Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again and click the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Google Chrome will show the reset profile settings page as on the image above.
6. Next click the “Reset” button.
7. Once this process is done, your internet browser’s startpage, new tab and default search engine will be restored to their original defaults.
8. To learn more, read the article How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn ads from Internet Explorer

The Internet Explorer reset is great if your internet browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your web browser, that installed by an malicious software.

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

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The IE will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, press the “Reset” button as shown in the figure below.

When the procedure is finished, click “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and restart your personal computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s startpage, new tab and default search provider to default state.

Get rid of 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 start your system, it will open Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn intrusive page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all malicious tasks that have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard simultaneously. This displays a dialog box 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, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please 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 computer. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then get rid of 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 adware, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to get rid of, then click on it with the right mouse button and choose Delete like below.

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

How to get rid of Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn advertisements with freeware

If your computer is still infected with ‘ad supported’ software that causes internet browsers to show annoying Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn popup ads, then the best method of detection and removal is to run an antimalware scan on the system. Download free malicious software removal utilities below and start a full system scan. It will help you get rid of all components of the ad supported software from hardisk and Windows registry.

Run Zemana Anti-malware to remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn

We recommend using the Zemana Anti-malware. You may download and install Zemana Anti-malware to find ‘ad supported’ software and thereby remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop-up ads from the Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and Edge web-browsers. When installed and updated, the malicious software remover will automatically check and detect all threats exist on your PC system.

Download Zemana Anti Malware on your system by clicking on the link below. Save it on your desktop.

After the downloading process is finished, close all windows on your computer. Further, launch the set up file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as on the image below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” which will assist you install Zemana Anti Malware on the computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is finished successfully, Zemana AntiMalware will automatically start and you can see its main window as shown below.

Next, press the “Scan” button It will scan through the whole PC system for the adware that made to reroute your web browser to various ad web-sites like Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn. This process can take quite a while, so please be patient. While the utility is scanning, you can see number of objects it has identified as being infected by malicious software.

After it has completed scanning your computer, it will open a list of found items. In order to remove all items, simply click “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti-Malware will delete adware that redirects your internet browser to unwanted Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn site and add threats to the Quarantine. Once finished, you can be prompted to reboot your machine.

Scan and free your computer of ad-supported software with Malwarebytes

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free. You may download and install Malwarebytes to detect adware and thereby remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop up ads from your web-browsers. When installed and updated, the free malicious software remover will automatically check and detect all threats exist on the system.

Download Malwarebytes on your system by clicking on the link below. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

Once the download is finished, close all software and windows on your PC. Double-click the install file called mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you set up Malwarebytes on your computer. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is done successfully, click Finish button. Malwarebytes will automatically start and you can see its main screen as shown on the screen below.

Now click the “Scan Now” button . This will start scanning the whole machine to find out ad supported software that cause unwanted Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn advertisements to appear. Depending on your system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour.

When that process is complete, it will show a scan report. Review the scan results and then press “Quarantine Selected” button. The Malwarebytes will begin to delete ‘ad supported’ software that causes a large amount of unwanted Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop-ups. After the process is done, you may be prompted to reboot the computer.

We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the Malwarebytes to remove adware, browser hijacker and other malicious software.

Remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop up ads and malicious extensions with AdwCleaner

If MalwareBytes antimalware or Zemana anti malware cannot delete this adware, then we recommends to run the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars and ad-supported software which cause intrusive Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn advertisements to appear.

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

After the download is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will launch the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as shown below. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to open the program, press Yes button to continue.

Next, press “Scan” to perform a system scan for the ad supported software that causes web browsers to show undesired Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop up advertisements. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your PC system and the speed of your computer. While the utility is scanning, you may see number of objects it has identified as being infected by malware.

Once the checking is complete is finished, you will be shown the list of all found items on your PC as on the image below.

You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply click “Clean” button. It will show a prompt. Click “OK” button. The AdwCleaner will delete ad-supported software that developed to redirect your web browser to various ad pages such as Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn and add threats to the Quarantine. When finished, the tool may ask you to restart your computer. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will show the log file.

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

How to block Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn

In order to increase your security and protect your PC against new undesired ads and harmful pages, you need to use adblocker application that blocks an access to harmful advertisements and pages. Moreover, the program can block the display of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of pages and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Installing the AdGuard ad-blocking program is simple. First you’ll need to download AdGuard by clicking on the following link.

When downloading is finished, double-click the downloaded file to start it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick guidance like below.

Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick instructions that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you start your machine, AdGuard will run automatically and block popup ads, web-pages such Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn, 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 can be found on your desktop.

Method of Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop up advertisements intrusion into your PC system

Many software made to show lots of unwanted ads within your PC’s web-browser. So, when you installing free applications, carefully read the disclaimers, select the Custom or Advanced install mode to watch for additional applications that are being installed, because some of the software are PUPs like this adware which redirects your web-browser to annoying Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn site.

Final words

Now your computer should be clean of the ad supported software which causes annoying Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop up ads. Uninstall AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted advertisements and annoying malicious web pages) and Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your personal computer for new malicious software, browser 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 browser hijackers, malicious software and ad-supported software are released.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Exclusiverewards.hica.gdn pop-up ads from your web browser, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.