Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Note! Your computer might be affected by AdFreeApp and other threats.
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Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
AdfreeApp is believed to be a Potentially Unwanted Program or PUP and also may be detected by some anti-malware programs as adware. Similar programs usually may be installed on your computer if they come in combination with third party software. It is reported that this software might display ads on the top of search results when search engines are being used.
Adfreeapp is not an application that you can find deliberately. We attempted to visit the website of the app (www.adfreeapp.info), however the domain was closed. Despite that, there are still reports on the Web that this software might come bundled with third-party installers.
There have been reports that claim this application may display around 3 or 4 advertisements in the form of search results. And when some users may have attempted to look for a way to uninstall the program, they could not find it either in the browser extensions or the ‘Add&Remove Programs’ tool.
Adware programs are not directly dangerous to the user’s PC they are installed on. However, there is a possibility that they might redirect the user to suspicious sites and, therefore, expose him to certain threats.
One of the risks that are connected with adware and PUPs and sometimes reported is the automatic redirect. This means that while you browse the Web, suddenly a new tab might open along with a pop-up window, that may or may not contain texts similar to ‘Your browser needs an upgrade’ or others. This pop up usually may have an ‘Ok’ button, and if you click on it, there is a possibility that it may automatically start downloading executable files on your computer.
Another threat may be the ads that the user might click on. Sometimes, some of those ads may redirect to various fraudulent websites such as fake retailer stores, prompting for credit card information on registration, fraudulent tech support websites with phone numbers that may charge potential victims using expensive phone call rates.
Uninstall AdFreeApp
In case you have decided to get rid of AdFreeApp, it is recommended to guide yourself from the step-by-step removal manual below. If you are not an expert or have issues in detecting AdFreeApp on your computer, it is highly advisable to seek out and install professional software that will provide active protection against such threats.
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 AdFreeApp.
2. Restore the settings in your browser
2. Remove AdFreeApp from your browser
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla FirefoxRemove 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 AdFreeApp and click “Remove”
After AdFreeApp 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 AdFreeApp and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.
After AdFreeApp 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 AdFreeApp 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 AdFreeApp 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 AdFreeApp Click ‘Uninstall’
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall AdFreeApp. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the AdFreeApp will be removed.
To clean your computer with the award-winning software Spy Hunter – It is highly recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Remove a toolbar from Mozilla Firefox
Remove a toolbar from Google Chrome
Remove a toolbar from Internet Explorer
Remove a toolbar from Safari
