How to remove Ads.1seven9.com redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If the Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome are redirected to the previously unseen page named the Ads.1seven9.com then it’s possible that your personal computer has become a victim of the ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware). This adware modifies the Google Chrome, FF, Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer settings to display tons of intrusive pop-up ads on all pages, including web-sites where previously you ads have never seen. These ads can be varied: pop-up windows, boxes, in-text ads, different sized banners and so on. What is more, the adware, that displays the Ads.1seven9.com pop up advertisements, can cause your Internet connection to be slow or freeze your internet browser so that the interface is not updated anymore.

It’s not a good idea to have an undesired program such as the adware that causes unwanted Ads.1seven9.com pop up ads. The reason for this is simple, it doing things you do not know about. Even worse, the ad supported software can be used to collect a wide variety of personal info that may be later transferred to third parties. You don’t know if your home address, account names and passwords are safe. And of course you completely don’t know what will happen when you click on any Ads.1seven9.com pop-up advertisements.

The ad supported software can change the settings of the Chrome, FF, Edge and Internet Explorer, but often that a harmful software such as this can also infect all types of web browsers by modifying their desktop shortcuts. Thus forcing the user each time launch the web browser to see the undesired Ads.1seven9.com page.

Thus, it’s clear that the presence of adware on your personal computer is not desirable, and you need to clean up your machine as soon as possible. Follow the step-by-step guide below in order to delete Ads.1seven9.com pop up ads.

Remove Ads.1seven9.com redirect (removal tutorial)

In most cases ad supported software requires more than a simple uninstall through the use of MS Windows Control panel in order to be fully removed. For that reason, our team made several removal ways that we’ve combined in a detailed guidance. Therefore, if you have the undesired Ads.1seven9.com advertisements on your computer and are currently trying to have it deleted then feel free to follow the instructions below in order to resolve your problem. Read this manual carefully, bookmark or print it, because you may need to exit your web browser or reboot your system.

To remove Ads.1seven9.com, use the steps below:

1. How to manually remove Ads.1seven9.com
   • Uninstall ‘ad supported’ software through the Windows Control Panel
   • Remove Ads.1seven9.com redirect from Microsoft Internet Explorer
   • Remove Ads.1seven9.com pop ups from Google Chrome
   • Delete Ads.1seven9.com from Firefox by resetting browser settings
   • Fix hijacked internet browsers shortcuts to get rid of Ads.1seven9.com redirect
   • Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks
2. How to remove Ads.1seven9.com pop up advertisements with freeware
   • How to remove Ads.1seven9.com ads with Zemana Anti-malware
   • Scan and free your personal computer of ad-supported software with Malwarebytes
   • Run AdwCleaner to get rid of Ads.1seven9.com pop ups
3. Block Ads.1seven9.com popup ads and other undesired web-pages
4. Don’t know how your web browser has been hijacked by Ads.1seven9.com ads?
5. Finish words

How to manually remove Ads.1seven9.com

Read this “How to remove” section to know how to manually remove ‘ad supported’ software that causes internet browsers to open intrusive Ads.1seven9.com pop-up ads. Even if the step by step tutorial does not work for you, there are several free malware removers below that can easily handle such adware responsible for Ads.1seven9.com pop-up advertisements.

Uninstall ‘ad supported’ software through the Windows Control Panel

The process of adware removal is generally the same across all versions of Microsoft Windows OS from 10 to XP. To start with, it is necessary to check the list of installed programs on your personal computer and remove all unused, unknown and suspicious software.

Make sure you have closed all browsers and other applications. Press CTRL, ALT, DEL keys together to open the Windows Task Manager.

Click on the “Processes” tab, look for something questionable that is the ‘ad supported’ software that causes lots of unwanted Ads.1seven9.com pop ups then right-click it and select “End Task” or “End Process” option. Most commonly, malicious software masks itself to avoid detection by imitating legitimate MS Windows processes. A process is particularly suspicious: it’s taking up a lot of memory (despite the fact that you closed all of your applications), its name is not familiar to you (if you’re in doubt, you can always check the program by doing a search for its name in Google, Yahoo or Bing).

Next, delete any unknown and suspicious apps from your Control panel.

Windows 10, 8.1, 8

Now, press the Windows button, type “Control panel” in search and press Enter. Choose “Programs and Features”, then “Uninstall a program”.

Look around the entire list of programs installed on your system. Most likely, one of them is the ‘ad supported’ software which reroutes your web browser to intrusive Ads.1seven9.com site. Choose the dubious program or the application that name is not familiar to you and uninstall it.

Windows Vista, 7

From the “Start” menu in Windows, choose “Control Panel”. Under the “Programs” icon, choose “Uninstall a program”.

Choose the suspicious or any unknown programs, then press “Uninstall/Change” button to delete this undesired program from your PC system.

Windows XP

Click the “Start” button, select “Control Panel” option. Click on “Add/Remove Programs”.

Select an undesired program, then click “Change/Remove” button. Follow the prompts.

Remove Ads.1seven9.com redirect from Microsoft Internet Explorer

If you find that Internet Explorer web-browser settings like newtab, homepage and default search provider having been replaced by ad supported software which cause annoying Ads.1seven9.com popups to appear, then you may revert back your settings, via the reset internet browser procedure.

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

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will open 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 following example.

After the task is finished, click “Close” button. Close the IE and reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web-browser’s homepage, default search engine and new tab page to default state.

Remove Ads.1seven9.com pop ups from Google Chrome

Use the Reset web browser utility of the Chrome to reset all its settings like start page, default search provider and new tab to original defaults. This is a very useful utility to use, in the case of web browser redirects to undesired ad web sites like Ads.1seven9.com.

First launch the Chrome. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal dots ().

It will show the Google Chrome menu. Select More Tools, then press Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed plugins. If the list has the extension signed with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following instructions: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.

Open the Google Chrome menu once again. Further, press the option called “Settings”.

The internet browser will open the settings screen. Another solution to open the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the web browser adress bar and press Enter

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset” section is visible, as displayed below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

The Chrome will open the confirmation dialog box as displayed in the following example.

You need to confirm your action, press the “Reset” button. The web browser will launch the process of cleaning. Once it is finished, the browser’s settings including home page, newtab and search engine back to the values which have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your computer.

Delete Ads.1seven9.com from Firefox by resetting browser settings

If the Firefox web-browser application is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring FF settings such as startpage, search provider and newtab to its default state. It will save your personal information such as saved passwords, bookmarks, and open tabs.

Press 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 in the following example.

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

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

Fix hijacked internet browsers shortcuts to get rid of Ads.1seven9.com redirect

The ad supported software responsible for redirects to Ads.1seven9.com, can hijack various Windows shortcuts on your desktop (most often, all web browsers shortcut files), so in this step you need to check and clean them by removing the argument such as http://site.address/.

To clear the internet browser shortcut file, 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 like “http://site.address” which 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 affected too.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the undesired Ads.1seven9.com web-page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all the tasks which have been created by malicious application.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard at the same time. It will show a dialog box which called Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, like below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be show 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 delete this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it’s a component of the adware, then this task also should be removed.

Further press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as displayed below.

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

How to remove Ads.1seven9.com pop up advertisements with freeware

Manual removal tutorial does not always allow to completely get rid of the adware, as it’s not easy to identify and remove components of ad-supported software and all malicious files from hard disk. Therefore, it is recommended that you use malicious software removal utility to completely remove Ads.1seven9.com off your browser. Several free malware removal tools are currently available that can be used against the ad-supported software. The optimum method would be to run Zemana Anti-malware, Malwarebytes Free and AdwCleaner.

How to remove Ads.1seven9.com ads with Zemana Anti-malware

You can delete Ads.1seven9.com pop up ads automatically with a help of Zemana Anti-malware. We suggest this malware removal utility because it can easily remove hijacker infections, potentially unwanted software, ad supported software which reroutes your web browser to Ads.1seven9.com web site with all their components such as folders, files and registry entries.

Please go to the following link to download the latest version of Zemana Free for MS Windows. Save it on your Desktop.

Once the downloading process is finished, start it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana will try to update itself and when this procedure is complete, press the “Scan” button to detect ‘ad supported’ software related to Ads.1seven9.com popup ads.

This task can take quite a while, so please be patient. While the Zemana Free is scanning, you may see how many objects it has identified either as being malicious software. Review the results once the tool has done the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply press “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) will get rid of ‘ad supported’ software that responsible for the appearance of Ads.1seven9.com popup ads.

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

Manual Ads.1seven9.com pop up ads removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the adware may be not completely removed. We recommend that run the Malwarebytes Free that are completely free your personal computer of ad-supported software. Moreover, the free application will allow you to remove malicious software, potentially unwanted programs, browser hijacker infections and toolbars that your PC system can be infected too.

Download MalwareBytes Anti Malware on your Microsoft Windows Desktop from the following link.

When the downloading process is done, close all windows on your machine. Further, open the file called mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown on the image below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” which will allow you setup MalwareBytes AntiMalware on the machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once install is done successfully, click Finish button. Then MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) will automatically run and you can see its main window as shown on the screen below.

Next, click the “Scan Now” button for scanning your PC system for the ‘ad supported’ software which designed to redirect your web browser to various ad web pages like Ads.1seven9.com. This process can take some time, so please be patient. When a threat is detected, the count of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is complete.

When finished, MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will display a list of all items detected by the scan. All detected threats will be marked. You can remove them all by simply click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The MalwareBytes will remove adware that causes intrusive Ads.1seven9.com pop ups. After disinfection is finished, you can be prompted to restart your machine. We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the MalwareBytes Free to remove browser hijacker infections, adware and other malware.

Run AdwCleaner to get rid of Ads.1seven9.com pop ups

AdwCleaner is a portable utility that finds and removes undesired apps like hijackers, ad supported software, toolbars, other browser extensions and other malware. It scans your computer for ad supported software that causes web browsers to show undesired Ads.1seven9.com pop up ads and prepares a list of threats marked for removal. AdwCleaner will only erase those undesired applications that you wish to be removed.

Click the following link to download the latest version of AdwCleaner for MS Windows. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

When downloading is finished, open the folder in which you saved it and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will run the AdwCleaner tool. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to run the program, press Yes button to continue.

Next, press “Scan” to find out adware that causes web-browsers to open unwanted Ads.1seven9.com pop-up ads. While the tool is scanning, you can see number of objects and files has already scanned.

Once AdwCleaner completes the scan, AdwCleaner will prepare a list of undesired and adware programs as shown in the figure below.

Review the report and then press “Clean” button. It will display a prompt. Click “OK” button. The AdwCleaner will start to remove adware responsible for redirections to Ads.1seven9.com. Once disinfection is done, the tool may ask you to restart your machine. After reboot, the AdwCleaner will display the log file.

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

Block Ads.1seven9.com popup ads and other undesired web-pages

We advise to install an ad-blocking program which can block Ads.1seven9.com and other annoying pages. The ad blocking utility like AdGuard is a program that basically removes advertising from the Net and stops access to malicious web-sites. Moreover, security experts says that using ad-blocker apps is necessary to stay safe when surfing the Net.

1. Download AdGuard application from the link below. Save it to your Desktop.
   

   Adguard download
   26659 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. Once the downloading process is done, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the installation is done, click “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will allow 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 start your PC, AdGuard will start automatically and block advertisements, web-sites like Ads.1seven9.com, as well as other malicious 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 icon named AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

Don’t know how your web browser has been hijacked by Ads.1seven9.com ads?

Most often, the free programs setup file includes third-party apps like this adware that causes a large amount of unwanted Ads.1seven9.com pop-ups. So, be very careful when you agree to install anything. The best way – is to choose a Custom, Advanced or Manual installation method. Here disable all optional applications in which you are unsure or that causes even a slightest suspicion. The main thing you should remember, you don’t need to install any additional programs which you do not trust! The only one thing I want to add. Once the free software is installed, if you uninstall this software, the unwanted Ads.1seven9.com popup ads will not be uninstalled. This must be done by yourself. Just follow the step-by-step tutorial above.

Finish words

After completing the guide shown above, your machine should be clean from adware that developed to reroute your browser to various ad pages such as Ads.1seven9.com and other malicious software. The Internet Explorer, Chrome, MS Edge and Firefox will no longer redirect you to various undesired web-pages like Ads.1seven9.com. Unfortunately, if the guide does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.