How To Block And Remove Adserverplus Popup Adware From Your Computer And Internet Browser

What is Adserverplus popup adware?

Adserverplus popup is a form of adware, also categorized as spyware that installs Browser Helper Objects (BHO) on separate internet browsers and displays popup advertisement for computer users connected to the internet. Adserverplus adware can easily be identified through the popup advertisements which display the name “Adserverplus”. Adserverplus generates random advertisements based on user information stored in active internet browsers. Adserverplus is also known to slow PC processes down and has been documented as the reason for various system crashes (blue screen).

How to remove Adserverplus popup malware

There are different options to block and remove Adserverplus popup spyware. We have outlined 3.

1. Malware Removal Sofware

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2. Manual Removal Instructions:

1. Open Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and navigate to the “Process” tab.
2. Select the ad.adserverplus.com process and click on “End Process” to stop Adserverplus popup from running.
3. Manually search and delete directory files associated with Adserverplus:

[Normal_Box]%AppData%[trojan name]toolbardtx.ini%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarguid.dat

%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarlog.txt

%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarpreferences.dat

%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstat.log

%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarstats.dat

%AppData%[trojan name]toolbaruninstallIE.dat

%AppData%[trojan name]toolbaruninstallStatIE.dat

%AppData%[trojan name]toolbarversion.xml[/Normal_Box]

Remove registry files associated with Adserverplus:

1. Open the start menu and type regedit into the search field and click Enter.
2. In the Registry Editor search for the registry keys similar to – “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-Software-ad.adserverplus.com” and delete by right clicking them.

[Normal_Box]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} “[trojan name] Toolbar”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}VersionIndependentProgID “[trojan name]IEHelper.UrlHelper”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}ProgID “[trojan name]IEHelper.UrlHelper.1″

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115} “UrlHelper Class”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses[trojan name]IEHelper.DNSGuardCurVer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses[trojan name]IEHelper.DNSGuardCLSID

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClasses[trojan name]IEHelper.DNSGuard[/Normal_Box]

3. Internet Browser Advertisement Blocking

Instructions to properly block the Adserverplus popup virus on Mozilla FireFox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Apple Safari.

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox has a lot of issues concerning Adserverplus popups, more so than other internet browsers. We have detailed a few separate options to block advertisements as well as removing and installing Mozilla Firefox to remove Adserverplus popups.

Block Adserverplus popup advertisements

There are 2 options to block advertisements using Mozilla FireFox: Adblock Plus extension and using FireFox in attempt to block malicious URLs.

Install Adblock Plus extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

Adblock Plus is a great tool to block or disable unwanted advertisements, though some users have detailed Adserverplus popups to run while Adblock Plus is initiated.

Block Adserverplus popup cookies

It’s difficult to identify URLs which Adserverplus uses to generate advertisements, though we have detailed the main URLs. If you use the 1^st option, being the Adblock Plus extension option and Adserverplus popups appear, you will be able to detail which URLs are generating the ads through the Adblock Plus extension. These URLs can be used to block advertisements and cookies generating through those URLs.

1. Access Mozilla FireFox
2. From the Tools menu, select Options
3. In the upper section of the Options window, click Privacy
4. In the Cookies tab, click Exceptions
5. In the new Exceptions – Cookies window, enter the malicious URLs (below) in the Address of Website field and click Disable.

Adserverplus popup URLS to enter:

• adserverplus.com
• ad.adserverplus.com
• cloudfront.net
• habboin.com
• Ad.yieldmanager.com
• Forum.91.com

How to remove and reinstall Mozilla FireFox

It is recommended to uninstall your version (or older versions) of FireFox and proceed with a new fresh install. Before you attempt this, make sure you have use of a second internet browser; our example includes the use of Microsoft Internet Explorer alongside FireFox. We also include details to save your current FireFox bookmarks.

• Run Firefox and click Bookmarks.
• Select Organize Bookmarks.
• On the next window click “File” and select Export (Save the bookmark’s html file to your Desktop for later use in importing).
• Now download and save the installer for the current version of FireFox – but DO NOT install it yet. Install Mozilla FireFox: Mozilla FireFox
• Exit FireFox  and use Internet Explorer to continue with the below:
• Uninstall FireFox, you can do so in Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Uninstall a Program or uninstalling FireFox using a third party uninstaller such as: Revo Uninstaller.
• Reboot/restart your system (Important).
• After reboot, delete the below folders:
  • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
  • C:\users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox

Now re-install FireFox from the file previously downloaded (the one we instructed to download to your desktop).

Import your bookmarks file. The same way you exported the html file.

Please note, App Data files are by default hidden files on Window’s, to learn about showing hidden files read this short post.

Google Chrome

The most common way to block advertisements using Google Chrome is to install and use the free Adblock extension.

Also keep in mind, since Adserverplus popup uses browser helper objects, if this adware is currently active on Google Chrome you will be able to check its process in the task manager by navigating to Tools > Task Manager (or simply SHIFT+ESC) in an open Google Chrome window. You are also given the option to kill any suspicious processes.

Block Adserverplus popup advertisements

1. Install Adblock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom
2. Once installed, to block Adserverplus popup, right click the Ad Block icon and select “options“
3. Navigate to the “Customize” tab
4. Select “Block an ad by its URL“
5. In the Domain of page to apply on text area enter the domains listed below (1 at a time)

Adserverplus popup URLS to enter:

• adserverplus.com
• ad.adserverplus.com
• cloudfront.net
• habboin.com
• Ad.yieldmanager.com
• Forum.91.com

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer has great options to block and restrict URLs.

Restricted site option

Access: Tools (Alt-x) > Internet Options> Security > Restricted sites – Then click the “Sites” button and enter the URLs below.

Adserverplus popup URLS to enter:

• adserverplus.com
• ad.adserverplus.com
• cloudfront.net
• habboin.com
• Ad.yieldmanager.com
• Forum.91.com

Block Adserverplus popup cookies

1. From the Tools menu of Internet Explorer, select Internet Options
2. Select the Privacy tab, and then click Sites. The Per site privacy actions window will be displayed
3. In the Per site privacy actions window, enter the URLS given above in the Address of Web site field
4. Click Block

Apple Safari

Apple Safari is by far the most simple to block advertisers and cookies.

Block Adserverplus popup advertisements

1. Click the general Safari menu icon and select Safari Preferences
2. Select the Privacy tab, and check: Block cookies: “from third parties and advertisers”