This article informs users about Check-these-girls-on.live redirect and provides help for the removal process of all suspicious and potentially undesired files from the affected system.
Check-these-girls-on.live is a website that affects popular web browsers in order to push deceptive offers and browser notifications. The redirect could present you misleading information so that you are more prone to follow some kind of instructions. Once loaded in your browser, Check-these-girls-on.live could drop and activate tracking technologies in order to spy on your online activities so it can then deliver ads based on your interests.
Threat Summary
| Name | Check-these-girls-on.live |
| Type | Redirect, PUP |
| Short Description | A website with questionable reputation that loads in your browser without your permission. |
| Symptoms | Regular browsing is interrupted by unexpected redirects to this domain address. Browser slowdowns occur due to increased number of online ads. |
| Distribution Method | Freeware Installations, Bundled Packages |
| Detection Tool | See If Your System Has Been Affected by malware Download Malware Removal Tool |
| User Experience | Join Our Forum to Discuss Check-these-girls-on.live. |
Check-these-girls-on.live Redirect – Spread Techniques and Impact
Even though the main page of Check-these-girls-on.live currently says that the site will be active soon as it could be seen in the picture below, there are many subdomains of the same website that may display various types of deceptive offers and misleading content.
Usually, Check-these-girls-on.live redirects occur when the device is infected by a potentially unwanted program like adware. Such a program primarily aims to generate revenue by affecting users’ devices and flooding their browsers with lots of online ads. Once installed on the computer, the adware may access and alter essential browser settings without your knowledge. By doing so it becomes able to generate ads and cause redirects to Check-these-girls-on.live whenever the affected browser is running.
The spread of potentially undesired programs like adware, browser hijackers, browser extensions and spyware is known to be realized with the help of several common techniques like software bundling, freeware installers and drive-by download attacks. In order to prevent the invasion of undesired programs, it is recommendable that you select the Advanced/Custom configuration steps when installing new apps. There you could find details about added extras and eventually prevent their unattended installation.
Popular web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera and Safari could be affected by Check-these-girls-on.live redirect.
As a result of having undesired files installed on your system, your web browsers may be flooded with numerous annoying ads of various kinds – pop-ups, pop-unders, new tab pages, banners, in-text links, images, etc. Their appearance in the browser could make it sluggish and sometimes even unresponsive.
Unfortunately, some of the ads associated with the redirect and the PUP that pushes it could be set to land users on web pages which are part of malicious attack campaigns. The bad news is that once loaded in the browser such a page could download and activate malicious code directly on the device. So be advised to avoid visiting any of the ads you see in and out of the browser until you remove all suspicious files from the system and ensure it is properly protected.
How to Remove Check-these-girls-on.live Redirect
In order to remove Check-these-girls-on.live redirect along with all associated files that enable its appearance in the browser, you should complete several removal steps. In the guide below you will find all removal steps in their precise order. You could choose between manual and automatic removal approach. In order to fully get rid of this particular undesired program and strengthen computer security, we recommend that you combine the steps. Have in mind that professional anti-malware tools are likely to have their own definitions for Check-these-girls-on.live redirect infection. So they could detect it with a different name.
In case you have further questions or need additional help with the removal process, don’t hesitate to leave a comment or contact us at our email.
Gergana Ivanova
Gergana has a bachelor's degree in Marketing. She has been with the STF team for five years, researching malware, reporting on the latest computer infections, and following digital marketing trends.
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- Guide 1: How to Remove Check-these-girls-on.live from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of Check-these-girls-on.live from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove Check-these-girls-on.live from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase Check-these-girls-on.live from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall Check-these-girls-on.live from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove Check-these-girls-on.live from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate Check-these-girls-on.live from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove Check-these-girls-on.live from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Check-these-girls-on.live
Step 2: Uninstall Check-these-girls-on.live 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:
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.Step 3: Clean any registries, created by Check-these-girls-on.live 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 Check-these-girls-on.live there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
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.Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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Get rid of Check-these-girls-on.live from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall Check-these-girls-on.live and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- 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 Check-these-girls-on.live 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:
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 malware from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts, programs and malware, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. Combo Cleaner offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
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Remove Check-these-girls-on.live 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 Check-these-girls-on.live 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 Check-these-girls-on.live 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 Check-these-girls-on.live 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 Check-these-girls-on.live will be removed.
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Eliminate Check-these-girls-on.live 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.
