1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up Removal Manual

by Berta Bilbao | March 5, 2015 | 0 Comments adware, fake tech support, pop-up, scam

How Was 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up Delivered to Your Computer?What Does 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up Do?How to Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Your PC?

The 1-866-978-1337 pop-up indicates that your system has been infiltrated by adware. The message reports a non-existing security issue, usually about malware or adware detected on the compromised machine and suggests that the victim contacts a customer support team located in India, which will help solve the problem. The tech support specialists claim to work for Microsoft, but experts warn that this is a scam, and the supposed professionals on the other side of the line will only try to lure users into installing fake anti-virus solutions.

If you see the 1-866-978-1337 pop-up warning message, you better ignore it and scan your system for adware with a competent AV tool instead.

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How Was 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up Delivered to Your Computer?

Adware usually infiltrates the user’s system as a part of a freeware bundle. Most of the free programs users download online do not disclose the additional apps and plug-ins adequately. This is why it is important to follow the installation process closely, select the Advances options and opt-out of any software, which is suggested throughout the installation. Choosing your download sources carefully and keeping your anti-malware program up-to-date are crucial when it comes to the security of your system.

What Does 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up Do?

Once active, the adware program that generates the 1-866-978-1337 pop-up, will display a security notification alerting you about adware or malware infiltration in your computer.

Here are a few examples of what the warning may look like:

Experts warn that the reported issues are not real and recommend that the victims do not call the provided tech support line number. The scammers will not only charge you for solving a non-existing problem, but the solution they offer may expose your system to various security risks.

Adware programs usually collect data about the user’s browsing routine, search terms, IP and email address, etc. Sensitive information may also be tracked and shared with third parties. Adware programs are also known to cause system instability and lead to poor browser performance.

How to Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Your PC?

A detailed manual on how to remove adware from your computer is provided below. Just follow the steps in the guide to delete the 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up and similar issues from your computer permanently.

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1. Remove/Uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up

1. Remove/Uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up in Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

Hold the Windows Logo Button and “R” on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear (fig.1).

In the field type in “appwiz.cpl” and press ENTER (fig.2).

This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC.
Select the program that you want to remove, and press “Uninstall” (fig.3).

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up.

2. Restore the settings in your browser

2. Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from your browser

Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox

Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome

Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer

Remove a toolbar from Safari

Start Mozilla Firefox Open the menu window

Select the “Add-ons” icon from the menu

Select 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up and click “Remove“

After 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Google Chrome and Open the drop menu

Move the cursor over “Tools” and then from the extended menu choose “Extensions“

From the opened “Extensions” menu locate 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red “X” in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Internet Explorer:

Click “‘Tools’ to open the drop menu and select ‘Manage Add-ons’

In the ‘Manage Add-ons’ window, make sure that in the first window ‘Add-on Types’, the drop menu ‘Show’ is on ‘All add-ons’

Select 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up to remove, and then click ‘Disable’. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click ‘Disable’.

After 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red ‘X’ in the top right corner and start it again.

Start Safari

Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.

From the drop menu select ‘Preferences’
In the new window select ‘Extensions’
Click once on 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up will be removed.

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Guide 1: How to Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Windows.
Guide 2: Get rid of 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up on Mac OS X.
Guide 3: Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up in Google Chrome.

Guide 4: Erase 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Mozilla Firefox.
Guide 5: Uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Microsoft Edge.
Guide 6: Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Safari.
Guide 7: Eliminate 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Internet Explorer.
Guide 8: Disable 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up Push Notifications in Your Browsers.

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How to Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Windows.

Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up

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1. Hold Windows key() + R

2. The "Run" Window will appear. In it, type "msconfig" and click OK.

3. Go to the "Boot" tab. There select "Safe Boot" and then click "Apply" and "OK".

Tip: Make sure to reverse those changes by unticking Safe Boot after that, because your system will always boot in Safe Boot from now on.

4. When prompted, click on "Restart" to go into Safe Mode.

5. You can recognise Safe Mode by the words written on the corners of your screen.

Step 2: Uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up and related software from Windows

Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

1. Hold the Windows Logo Button and "R" on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear.

2. In the field type in "appwiz.cpl" and press ENTER.

3. This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press "Uninstall"

Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.

Step 3: Clean any registries, created by 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up on your computer.

The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:

1. Open the Run Window again, type "regedit" and click OK.

2. When you open it, you can freely navigate to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are shown above.

3. You can remove the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and removing it.

Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.

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2. After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

3. After the update process has finished, click on the 'Malware/PC Scan' tab. A new window will appear. Click on 'Start Scan'.

4. After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the 'Next' button.

If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

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Get rid of 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Mac OS X.

Step 1: Uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up and remove related files and objects

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1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:

2. Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:

3. In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up:

Tip: To quit a process completely, choose the “Force Quit” option.

4. Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.

5. In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up. If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.

6: Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference. Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up. Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.

7: Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:

Go to Finder.
In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.

In case you cannot remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up via Step 1 above:

In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:

Disclaimer! If you are about to tamper with Library files on Mac, be sure to know the name of the virus file, because if you delete the wrong file, it may cause irreversible damage to your MacOS. Continue on your own responsibility!

1: Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:

2: Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:

3: Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up. If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.

You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:

→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.

Step 2: Scan for and remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up files from your Mac

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Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Google Chrome.

Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu

Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"

Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.

Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Erase 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Mozilla Firefox.

Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window

Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.

Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"

Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Uninstall 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Microsoft Edge.

Step 1: Start Edge browser.

Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".

Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.

Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.

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Remove 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Safari.

Step 1: Start the Safari app.

Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.

Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".

Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.

Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.

Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up will be removed.

How to Reset Safari
IMPORTANT: Before resetting Safari make sure you back up all your saved passwords within the browser in case you forget them.

Start Safari and then click on the gear leaver icon.

Click the Reset Safari button and you will reset the browser.

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Eliminate 1-866-978-1337 Pop-Up from Internet Explorer.

Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.

Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'

Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.

Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.

Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.