How to remove Click Check (Virus Removal Guide)

Click Check (also searched for as Click Check virus, The Click Check, ClickCheck) is not a program you want to find installed on your computer. It is known as a deceptive and intrusive adware program and browser plugin that infiltrates a computer system and internet browsers that it affects without user knowledge. It can automatically download and install in the background while you work. Once Click Check adware has entered your computer and attached to Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari it will inject the webpages you visit with pop-up advertisements that might say “Ads by Click Check” or “brought by Click Check” on them.

What is Click Check?

Click Check does not have a legitimate description from the author; However, programs and browser add-ons and extensions similar to it are often promoted by third-party freeware and download managers as a bundled web shopping assistant or web utility program that help help internet users find coupons and deals.

Click Check adware generates deceptive and intrusive pop-up ads across Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. Ads by Click Check  are defined as ‘targeted’ ads because they use your personal browsing information (including all your data on the websites you visit) to produce advertisements it feels you are most likely to click on. The adware basically ‘targets’ you based off your current and past browsing habits.

The program can also hijack your internet browser settings can cause your affected internet browsers to redirect to theclickcheck.com and other websites when you open a new browser window, open a new browser tab, or search the web using the browser address bar.

Click Check adware is not technically defined as a computer virus but this adware is still a threat to your privacy and can be the sign of a severe malware infection. The internet security community strongly recommends that you remove Click Check if you find it installed on your machine or attached to your internet browser as a browser add-on or extension and use reputable Antivirus or Anti-Malware software to eradicate any existing malicious files.

How did Click Check get on my computer?

Click Check and programs like it are usually contracted without knowledge. Click Check is often bundled inside third-party software downloaders and bundlers. It may arrive on a computer system once other programs have been introduced to the machine. Software that Click Check adware may bundle with includes freeware, shareware, and dubious torrent files.

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• Click Check bundles with other potentially unwanted programs and malware.
• Click Check is usually bundled inside installers and downloaders distributed as dubious torrents or as freeware programs distributed by websites similar to download.com and softonic.com.
• Click Check injects visited webpages with pop-up and in-text advertisements.
• Click Check makes unwanted changes to existing Windows settings and schedules new tasks which allow it to run every time Windows starts and check to see if the program has been disabled. If the program is disabled it will enable itself.

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How to remove Click Check virus

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• Option 1: Automatically remove Click Check virus with Malwarebytes
• Option 2: Manually remove Click Check
• Option 3: Call Tech Support 1-888-986-8411

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Option 1: Automatically remove Click Check virus with Malwarebytes

1. We recommend that you write down the toll free number below in case you run into any issues while removing this infection. Our techs will kindly assist you with any problems you may face.

1-888-986-8411

2. Download and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software.

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3. Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software once it has finished installing.

4. Make sure that Malwarebytes has been updated. To ensure it is updated click Update Now on the Dashboard.

5. Click the large Scan Now button on the dashboard to perform a scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software.

6. When the scan is complete click the Remove Selected button and then click the Finish button or restart your computer if Malwarebytes suggests that you do so.

[note align=”left”]If you are still having issues removing Click Check we suggest that use a second opinion scanner such as HitmanPro 3 to locate and remove any computer infection that may be present. You may also proceed to option 2 below and view our additional tips to remove Click Check.[/note]

Option 2: Manually remove Click Check

How to uninstall Click Check

1. Open Windows Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.

2. Click Uninstall a program (or Add and remove program) in the Programs section.

3. Search for Click Check in the list of installed programs and select it with your mouse, then click Uninstall. You can also double click Click Check to uninstall it.

[note align=”left”]If you do not find Click Check in your list of installed program you may need to uninstall additional programs that may have bundled with it. You can view our additional tips to remove Click Check below.[/note]

How to remove Click Check add-ons and extensions

Google Chrome

1. Click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon and go to More tools > Extensions.

2. Search for the Click Check extension in the list and click the trashcan icon.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the Menu and click Add-ons.

2. Search for the Click Check add-on and click Remove.

Apple Safari

1. Go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions.

2.  Search for the Click Check extension in the list and click the Uninstall button.

[note align=”left”]If you do not find Click Check in your list of add-ons and extensions you may need to remove additional attachments that may have bundled with it. You can view our additional tips to remove Click Check below.[/note]

Click Check virus removal tips

• If you do not find Click Check in your list of installed programs you may need to uninstall additional programs. Additional programs may include suspicious titles that may have been contracted around the same time or after the initial infection.
• If you are still having issues removing Click Check you should use a second opinion scanner such as HitmanPro 3. HitmanPro 3 is the best second opinion scan and removal tool. It can be used to locate and remove remaining threats.
• If you need help our tech support team is standing by 24 hours a day. You can reach tech support at: 1-888-986-8411