High Stairs Ads Removal Manual

Berta Bilbao

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.

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High Stairs is a suspicious piece of software. If you go to the official website of the program, you will see that no information is given about the services that it is supposed to provide. You will only see a message stating: “Climb to the top of the net with High Stairs!” Some sources claim that this tool is supposed to optimize your searching. It is supposed to give you search options when you highlight text on websites.

However, this program has been categorized as adware. This means that it will start displaying a plethora of ads as soon as it has been installed on your computer. We recommend against having this program on your PC as it will be of no use. And it may actually be a risk for your system’s security.

High Stars Description

Upon being installed on your computer, High Stairs will start generating numerous advertisements. It can do this on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The ads will able to present pop-up, banner, in-text, video, interstitial, transitional, and full-page ads. These will appear on any websites that you are browsing. The program will also be able to collect information on your browsing in order to present ads that are relevant to each user.

High Stairs Distribution Method

Although this program has an official website, downloading it from there is not possible. Still, this program can manage to find a way onto your computer. What is more, this will happen without you noticing it. High Stairs is distributed through bundled downloads. This means that it is attached to installers of free programs. To prevent any unwanted programs from being installed without your permission, you should take the following measures:

• Avoid third-party software distributors as they often host bundled programs.
• When installing freeware, be sure to read carefully through the presented information.
• Choose the Advanced/Custom installation option in order to be able to decline any additional software that is feature on the installer.

High Stairs Threat Evaluation

High Stairs itself is harmless, albeit quite irritating. However, the ads that it presents may end up being misleading and end up taking you to harmful websites. Adware programs are known to be susceptible to manipulation by cyber criminals. This is why it is not advised that you click on any ads or to keep the program on your computer. Malicious websites can have a few goals:

• Trick you into downloading software that is some kind of malware.
• Trick you into disclosing your personal and financial information yourself.
• Directly target your system and attempt to infect it in order to steal your sensitive data.

Needless to say, High Stairs is not a useful program, and the risks it can expose your system to are too high. This is why removing it as soon as possible is the best thing you can do.

High Stairs Removal Options

You can uninstall High Stairs manually. All it takes is to go to Control Panel, open the list of programs, locate High Stairs, and then uninstall it. However, this does not mean that the system is safe. If High Stairs has managed to enter it unbeknownst to you, then there may be more adware program on it, and more severe intruders will be able to sneak onto it without any problems. This is why security specialists recommend that you acquire a reliable AV program. This will get rid of all unwanted software, as well as protect the system from future attacks.

Spy Hunter scanner will only detect the threat. If you want the threat to be automatically removed, you need to purchase the full version of the anti-malware tool.Find Out More About SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool / How to Uninstall SpyHunter

1. Remove/Uninstall High Stairs Ads

1. Remove/Uninstall High Stairs Ads 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 High Stairs Ads.

2. Restore the settings in your browser

2. Remove High Stairs Ads 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 High Stairs Ads and click “Remove”

After High Stairs Ads 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 High Stairs Ads and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After High Stairs Ads 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 High Stairs Ads 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 High Stairs Ads 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 High Stairs Ads
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall High Stairs Ads. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the High Stairs Ads will be removed.

3. Remove High Stairs Ads automatically with Spy Hunter Malware - Removal Tool.

3. Remove High Stairs Ads automatically with Spy Hunter Malware – Removal Tool.

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 Bilbao

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.

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