How to remove adware from Google Chrome
To remove adware from Google Chrome you can use two ways: manually or using special removal tools. There are some stages of cleaning Google Chrome browser manually. If hijacker infected your browser, you need to modify shortcut, search engine and default homepage. If you have different pop-ups 'Ads by' or 'Powered by' or advertisement links in new tab, your computer was infected by adware or malware. In this case, you need to remove program or extension that cause ads. The alternative way is to scan computer with antimalware scanner. It can delete malwares completely from system and browser. If you prefer this way, only download trusted antispyware tool and scan computer. We can suggest Chrome Clean Up tool, AdwCleaner or Malwarebytes as the best scanners.
Manual removal instruction
Check Google Chrome shortcut
1. Right-click on shortcut
2. Select Properties
3. Check the field Target: there must be only way to your browser: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
...or...
Delete old shortcut and create new
Remove suspicious Extensions from Google Chrome
1. Start Google Chrome
2. Customize and Control Google Chrome
3. More tools
4. Extensions
5. Remove suspicious extensions
Change homepage and default search engine
1. Start Google Chrome
2. Customize and Control Google Chrome
3. Settings
4. On startup - Set pages
5. Put “about:blank”
6. Search - Manage search engines...
7. Select your favourite search engine
Reset browser settings (attention, you will lose all browser data)
1. Start Google Chrome
2. Customize and control Google Chrome
3. Settings
4. Show advanced settings...
5. Reset settings
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Comments
Scan the system with antimalware scanners: SpyHunter, AdwCleaner or Malwarebytes. And after that, clean Google Chrome again (if it needs)
I hope it is helpful :)
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