Are you lucky pop-ups – How to remove (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge)

While your machine is infected with the adware, the Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge may be rerouted to Are you lucky intrusive web-page. Of course, the ad supported software may not cause damages to your files or Windows system, but it may open tons of annoying pop-ups. These pop-ups will be injected within the content of 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 ‘ad supported’ software can change the settings of the FF, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge, but often that a malicious software like this can also infect all types of web browsers by changing their desktop shortcuts. Thus forcing the user each time start the web browser to see Are you lucky intrusive pop up.

We advise to remove the adware that cause annoying Are you lucky pop ups to appear, as soon as you found this problem, as it can direct you to web-resources that may load other malicious software on your personal computer.

How to remove Are you lucky popups

Most often ad-supported software requires more than a simple uninstall through the use of Microsoft Windows Control panel in order to be fully uninstalled. For that reason, our team created several removal ways that we have combined in a detailed tutorial. Therefore, if you have the annoying Are you lucky popups on your computer and are currently trying to have it uninstalled then feel free to follow the step by step instructions below in order to resolve your problem. Certain of the steps below will require you to exit the site. So, please read the steps carefully, after that bookmark or print it for later reference.

How to manually remove Are you lucky

The useful removal tutorial for the Are you lucky popups. The detailed procedure can be followed by anyone as it really does take you step-by-step. If you follow this process to remove Are you lucky pop-ups let us know how you managed by sending us your comments please.

Remove Are you lucky related software through the Control Panel of your PC

Some of PUPs, ‘ad supported’ software and browser hijacker infections can be deleted using the Add/Remove programs utility that is located in the Windows Control Panel. So, if you are running any version of Microsoft Windows and you have noticed an unwanted program, then first try to remove it through Add/Remove programs.

Windows 8, 8.1, 10

First, click Windows button , then click Search . Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as shown on the image below.

When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, press the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as shown below.

You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel as shown below.

Very carefully look around the entire list of applications installed on your computer. Most likely, one or more of them are responsible for the appearance of pop up and web-browser redirect to the intrusive Are you lucky web-site. If you have many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of malicious applications by sort the list by date of installation. Once you have found a suspicious, unwanted or unused application, right click to it, after that click ‘Uninstall’.

Windows XP, Vista, 7

First, click ‘Start’ button and select ‘Control Panel’ at right panel like below.

After the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to click ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as shown in the figure below.

You will see a list of software installed on your personal computer. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the programs that were installed last. Most likely they responsibility for the appearance of popups and web-browser redirect. If you are in doubt, you can always check the application by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing. After the application which you need to delete is found, simply click on its name, and then click ‘Uninstall’ as shown in the figure below.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to get rid of Are you lucky redirect

The ‘ad supported’ software can hijack various Windows shortcuts on your desktop (most often, all internet browsers shortcuts), so in this step you need to check and clean them by removing the argument such as http://site.address/.

Right click on the web-browser’s shortcut, click Properties option. 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 “http://site.address” that has been added here. Remove everything after .exe. An example, for Google Chrome you should remove everything after chrome.exe.

To save changes, press OK . You need to clean all web browser’s shortcuts. So, repeat this step for the Chrome, IE, Mozilla Firefox and MS Edge.

Delete Are you lucky popups from IE

If you find that Microsoft Internet Explorer browser settings such as home page, new tab page and search engine by default having been modified by ad supported software that causes web-browsers to open undesired Are you lucky popup, then you may revert back your settings, via the reset web-browser procedure.

First, run the Internet Explorer. Next, press the button in the form of gear (). It will show the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown in the figure below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Remove Are you lucky from FF by resetting browser settings

If the Firefox settings such as start page, new tab page and search provider by default have been changed by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help.

Launch the Firefox and press the menu button (it looks like three stacked lines) at the top right of the internet browser screen. Next, click the question-mark icon at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It will open the slide-out menu.

Select the “Troubleshooting information”. If you’re unable to access the Help menu, then type “about:support” in your address bar and press Enter. It bring up the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown on the screen below.

Click the “Refresh Firefox” button at the top right of the Troubleshooting Information page. Select “Refresh Firefox” in the confirmation dialog box. The FF will begin a procedure to fix your problems that caused by the adware. When, it’s finished, click the “Finish” button.

Remove Are you lucky pop ups from Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the adware, malicious and adware extensions, as well as to recover the internet browser’s homepage, newtab page and search engine by default that have been replaced by ad-supported software that causes multiple intrusive pop-ups and popups.

1. First start the Google Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will open 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 shown on the screen above.
6. Next click the “Reset” button.
7. Once this procedure is finished, your web-browser’s startpage, newtab and default search engine will be restored to their original defaults.
8. To learn more, read the post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

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 launch your PC system, it will open Are you lucky undesired web site. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and get rid of all harmful tasks that have been created by malicious applications.

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, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the screen below.

Task scheduler

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 PC system. 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 unwanted programs, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to remove, then press on it with the right mouse button and choose Delete as shown on the image below.

Delete a task

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

Remove Are you lucky pop ups with free software

The ‘ad supported’ software may hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and delete completely. This can lead to the fact that after some time, the adware once again infect your personal computer and redirect your web browser to Are you lucky web site. Moreover, We want to note that it’s not always safe to delete adware manually, if you don’t have much experience in setting up and configuring the Microsoft Windows operating system. The best solution to find and delete adware is to use free malware removal software.

Run Zemana Anti-malware to remove Are you lucky popups

You can remove Are you lucky popups automatically with a help of Zemana Anti-malware. We advise this malicious software removal tool because it can easily remove browser hijackers, potentially unwanted applications, adware that reroutes your web-browser to Are you lucky web site with all their components such as folders, files and registry entries.

Download Zemana AntiMalware by clicking on the link below.

Zemana AntiMalware
164113 downloads
Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019

When the downloading process is done, close all software and windows on your personal computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as shown in the figure below.

When the setup begins, you will see the “Setup wizard” which will allow you install Zemana Anti-Malware on your personal computer.

Once setup is done, you will see window as shown on the screen below.

Now press the “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this utility for the adware that causes unwanted Are you lucky popups. While the program is scanning, you can see number of objects it has identified as threat.

Once the scan get finished, it will open a scan report. Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and click “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti-malware will remove ad supported software that reroutes your web-browser to undesired Are you lucky web-page and add threats to the Quarantine.

Automatically remove Are you lucky popup with Malwarebytes

Remove Are you lucky pop ups manually is difficult and often the ad-supported software is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to run the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your personal computer. Moreover, the free program will help you to get rid of malicious software, PUPs, toolbars and hijackers that your computer can be infected too.

1. Download Malwarebytes (MBAM) from the link below.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   326464 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. When downloading is finished, close all applications and windows on your personal computer. Open a file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is done, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the ad supported software that causes web-browsers to display unwanted Are you lucky popup. During the scan it’ll detect all threats exist on your system.
5. When the scan is done, it’ll display you the results. In order to delete all threats, simply click “Quarantine Selected”. Once the clean up is complete, you may be prompted to reboot your machine.

The following video offers a instructions on how to delete browser hijackers, adware and other malicious software with Malwarebytes.

Scan and free your computer of ‘ad supported’ software with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free removal tool that can be downloaded and run to delete ad supported software that causes a ton of undesired Are you lucky pop-up, browser hijackers, malicious software, potentially unwanted programs, toolbars and other threats from your personal computer. You can use this tool to detect threats even if you have an antivirus or any other security application.

1. Download AdwCleaner by clicking on the following link.
   
   

   AdwCleaner download
   225301 downloads
   Version: 8.4.1
   Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: October 5, 2024
   
2. Select the file location as Desktop, and then press Save.
3. After the download is finished, start the AdwCleaner, double-click the adwcleaner_xxx.exe file.
4. If the “User Account Control” prompts, click Yes to continue.
5. Read the “Terms of use”, and press Accept.
6. In the AdwCleaner window, click the “Scan” to perform a system scan for the adware that causes annoying Are you lucky popups. This task can take some time, so please be patient. While the tool is checking, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.
7. When the system scan is complete, the results are displayed in the scan report. Review the scan results and then press “Clean”. If the AdwCleaner will ask you to reboot your computer, click “OK”.

The step by step guidance shown in detail in the following video.

Stop Are you lucky popups and other unwanted web-pages

We advise to install an ad blocker program that can block Are you lucky and other undesired web pages. The ad-blocker utility like AdGuard is a program which basically removes advertising from the Net and blocks access to malicious web sites. Moreover, security experts says that using ad-blocker applications is necessary to stay safe when surfing the World Wide Web.

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.

Adguard download
26659 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018

When the download is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen like below.

Follow the prompts. Once the installation is finished, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

You can press “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you run your computer, AdGuard will launch automatically and block popup ads, “Are you lucky?” pop-ups, as well as other malicious or misleading 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 may be found on your desktop.

Method of Are you lucky popups intrusion into your computer

The ad-supported software usually spreads bundled with another application in the same setup package. The risk of this is especially high for the various freeware downloaded from the Net. The makers of the applications are hoping that users will run the quick setup mode, that is simply to click the Next button, without paying attention to the information on the screen and don’t carefully considering every step of the installation procedure. Thus, the ad supported software can infiltrate your machine without your knowledge. Therefore, it is very important to read all the information that tells the program during installation, including the ‘Terms of Use’ and ‘Software license’. Use only the Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode. This mode will allow you to disable all optional and unwanted applications and components.

To sum up

Now your computer should be free of the ad supported software that causes a large amount of unwanted Are you lucky pop-ups. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop-up and annoying malicious web sites) and Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your computer for new hijackers, malicious software and ad supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Are you lucky pop ups from the Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and MS Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.