Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware from Your Computer

by Ventsislav Krastev | October 23, 2015 | 0 Comments PUP, suspicious domain

Reduxmediia.com is a website that is advertised as providing a useful media service to users and it is not to be confused with the website reduxmedia.com. The website is considered to be an adware and part of a scamming network scheme that generates profits to its vendors by displaying advertisements. What is more, Reduxmedia is considered to be potentially unsafe due to that it may redirect users or display advertisements that lead to various malicious online locations.

Name	Reduxmediia.com Adware
Type	PUP, Bad-reputation domain
Short Description	The page may be falsely advertised as useful but may collect different user information.
Symptoms	User may experience different advertisements and redirects.
Distribution Method	Bundling. False advertising.
Detection Tool	Download Malware Removal Tool, to See If Your System Has Been Affected by malware
User Experience	Join our forum to start a discussion about Reduxmediia.com.

Reduxmediia.com Adware – How Did I Get It?

One way to get advertisements by this adware application is by being redirected to download a useful at first had extension that turns out to be the adware itself. The other way that you may have started receiving ads is by installing the application as a bundled download with other freeware directly on your computer.

Most users tend to download well known free software from third-party providing sites that are also believed to bundle potentially dangerous applications in the apps they provide for free download.

Reduxmediia.com – More about It

According to Trend Micro’s report this malicious domain has been associated with several PUPs as well as malware types like a downloader Trojan, named VOBFUS that downloads other malware onto the computers it infects.

This particular site may be the sole symptom that you have an adware PUP that may administer different advertisements with the ‘Reduxmediia’ caption on them. The unwanted program may also collect different information from the user PC such as browsing history, online search results, online clicks and other information. This may be done with the purpose of displaying targeted advertisements on the PC it has already affected.

What is more, researchers from Trend Micro have established that the PUP, connected with this suspicious Russia-based website has an average of 860 visits on user PCs per hour which means that it may be visited either by clicking on online advertisements or opened as a redirect.

The web site has also been reported to be opened most often in Japan as well as United States. What is more, it has been confirmed to be associated with over 1000 different files, main of which are:

• regsvr32.exe (SHA1:a774a816662ff5b75669aa5bce751bab9d0972b8)
• vpc.exe (SHA1:b67e706e10b8263fc6743f4d9a216741aae28b03)
• realplay.exe (SHA1:06a65c2ce430b5bc29a09436824c566a2b883019)
• browser.exe (SHA1:a2bdfb4861a2e07450cdd2d1a3969aec5c536a62)
• vmnat.exe (SHA1:013f6af73637696bff81cd8006709094ca08c477)
• buzz-it154.exe (SHA1:9f15899831fa9ec24febee66de684fb6e97977fe)
• sogouexplorer.exe (SHA1:aba3d877b5a782c916dbace3665dcfc62d13b234)
• bittorrent.exe
One of the files going by the name of sogouexplorer.exe is believed to be associated with Sogou browser hijacker– a very unhealthy and potentially dangerous ad-supported Japanese program.
PUPs such as the Reduxmediia.com adware are believed to be indirectly hazardous to user PCs mainly because of the fact that they may lead to malicious sites that may:

Infect the user PC with malware, such as the VOBFUS trojan.
Scam users out of their funds using different registration forms, tech support scams or SMS fraud.

More to it than that the web domains may be more, since on the website itself it says that it is just one of other domains which points out to possible interconnected domain network.

Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware Completely

In order to fully get rid of Reduxmediia, you should make sure that first you try to remove it manually the conventional way. To do that, follow the step-by-step instructions below. In case you have seen suspicious sites or downloaded any unfamiliar files on your computer, there is a chance you may have been infected with malware.

In order to make sure that you detect any leftover files by Reduxmediia.com adware and other malware on your computer and remove them automatically, make sure you download an advanced anti-malware scanner.

Step 1: Remove/Uninstall Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware.

Step 2: Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware and click “Remove”

After Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware and click on the garbage bin icon on the right of it.

After Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware
Click ‘Uninstall’

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Reduxmediia.com Adware. Select ‘Uninstall’ again, and the Reduxmediia.com Adware will be removed.

Step 3: Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.

1. Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Install SpyHunter to scan for and remove Reduxmediia.com Adware.

2. Scan with SpyHunter to Detect and Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware.

Step 1: Click here to go to SpyHunter’s download instruction page.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to automatically update.

Step1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Scan Computer Now’ button.

Step2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any Reduxmediia.com Adware files, click on the ‘Fix Threats’ button to remove them automatically and permanently.

Step3: Once the intrusions on your PC have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart it.

2. Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

2. Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

1. Install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to scan for and remove Reduxmediia.com Adware.

2. Scan your PC with MalwareBytes to remove all Reduxmediia.com Adware associated files automatically.

Step 1: Download Malwarebytes by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on ‘Next’ on the following 4 steps that will appear afterwards and after that click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button and check the ‘Launch MalwareBytes AntiMalware’ check box.

Step 1: Launch MalwareBytes if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to update and then click on the blue ‘Scan Now’ button. If it doesnt start updating automatically, click on the blue ‘Update Now’ highlighted text.

Step 3: At this point, after clicking the ‘Scan Now’ button, the system should start scanning your PC. It may take a while but be patient – it is worth it.

Step 4: After the scan has been complete and all of the threats have been identified, click on the ‘Remove Selected’ button to detelete them permanently.

Step 5: Once the scan has completed, MalwareBytes will prompt you to restart your computer. It is recommended to save all your data you are working on before restarting.

4. Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware with STOPZilla AntiMalware

1. Install STOPZilla Anti Malware to scan for and remove Reduxmediia.com Adware.

2. Scan your PC with STOPZilla Anti Malware to remove all Reduxmediia.com Adware associated files completely.

Step 1: Download STOPZilla by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button.

Step 1: Launch STOPZilla if you havent launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to automatically scan and then click on the ‘Repair Now’ button. If it does not scan automatically, click on the ‘Scan Now’ button.

Step 3: After the removal of all threats and associated objects, you should Restart your PC.

NOTE! Substantial notification about the Reduxmediia.com Adware threat: Manual removal of Reduxmediia.com Adware requires interference with system files and registries. Thus, it can cause damage to your PC. Even if your computer skills are not at a professional level, don’t worry. You can do the removal yourself just in 5 minutes, using a malware removal tool.

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.

How to Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware from Windows.

Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Reduxmediia.com Adware

OFFER

Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!

We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter

Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter's malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria

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 Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware 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.

IMPORTANT!
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.

Step 4: Scan for Reduxmediia.com Adware with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Click on the "Download" button to proceed to SpyHunter's download page.

Download

Malware Removal Tool

It is 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. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

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.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer

Get rid of Reduxmediia.com Adware from Mac OS X.

Step 1: Uninstall Reduxmediia.com Adware and remove related files and objects

OFFER

Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!

We Recommend To Scan Your Mac with SpyHunter for Mac

Keep in mind, that SpyHunter for Mac needs to purchased to remove the malware threats. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA and Privacy Policy

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 Reduxmediia.com Adware:

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 Reduxmediia.com Adware. 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware. 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware. 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 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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Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer

Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware 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.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer

Erase Reduxmediia.com Adware 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.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer

Uninstall Reduxmediia.com Adware 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.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer

Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware 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 Reduxmediia.com Adware 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.

Windows Mac OS X Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Edge Safari Internet Explorer

Eliminate Reduxmediia.com Adware 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.

Reduxmediia.com Adware – How Did I Get It?

Reduxmediia.com – More about It

Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware Completely

Step 1: Remove/Uninstall Reduxmediia.com Adware in Windows

Step 2: Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware from your browser

Step 3: Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware automatically by downloading an advanced anti-malware program.

1. Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

2. Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

4. Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware with STOPZilla AntiMalware

Ventsislav Krastev

How to Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware from Windows.

Get rid of Reduxmediia.com Adware from Mac OS X.

Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware from Google Chrome.

Erase Reduxmediia.com Adware from Mozilla Firefox.

Uninstall Reduxmediia.com Adware from Microsoft Edge.

Remove Reduxmediia.com Adware from Safari.

Eliminate Reduxmediia.com Adware from Internet Explorer.

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