WonderlandAds.com is a malicious domain, that causes browser redirects, mainly to ad-supported sites. You can also be redirected to other, malicious and phishing, sites. Currently, the redirects lead to phishing sites that look like official alibaba.com domains or to ad-supported ones. Your homepage and new tab page might be changed. There could be a toolbar or an extension added to your browser that is opening pop-up windows and making redirects each time you click a link.
Threat Summary
| Name | WonderlandAds.com |
| Type | Malicious Domain |
| Short Description | The homepage and new tab page of a browser may be changed and you can be redirected to many malicious or phishing sites. |
| Symptoms | Your browser settings could be modified so that things like browser redirects, pop-up windows and banners show. |
| Distribution Method | Freeware Installers, Bundling, Suspicious Sites |
| Detection Tool | See If Your System Has Been Affected by malware Download Malware Removal Tool |
| User Experience | Join Our Forum to Discuss WonderlandAds.com. |
WonderlandAds.com – Distribution
Typically, WonderlandAds.com gets distributed by ad-supported, third-party installers. It can get inside your computer without you knowing, by hiding itself in freeware installations and bundled packages. In the packages, more components for installation are not always disclosed how they should be. Thus, you get tricked into installing unwanted software that causes WonderlandAds.com redirects. Installing such software can be avoided by checking the Custom or Advanced setting in an installation setup if there is one.
Ad-supported sites are being linked and redirected even in 2019. Ones containing popular flash games, but advertising a lot of sites and a lot of web pages link to it as well.
Another way that leads you to witnessing redirects to undesirable sites from WonderlandAds.com is by clicking on different advertisements. They can be in the form of pop-ups, banners or hidden links inside pages and also may have malicious content that can install a toolbar and a browser extension.
WonderlandAds.com – More Information
WonderlandAds.com is a malicious domain. If you have it, and you are witnessing redirects from it, you have some ad-supported program installed on your PC. Such a program can also come with a browser extension or a toolbar. Currently, WonderlandAds.com redirects mainly to ad-supported and phishing sites and sometimes to sites with malicious content.
The redirect links usually have addresses similar to these:
- http://wonderlandads.com/afu.php?zoneid=437742
- http://wonderlandads.com/afu.php?zoneid=115575
If your browsers have been affected by ad-supported software that distributes the WonderlandAds.com site, you will begin to see it a lot. All browsers can be affected, especially the most widely used ones, like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari.
The link can redirect to sites with malware, but not constantly. For the moment, the most common redirects are to various online gaming sites that are ad-supported and to phishing sites that look like official Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sites:
WonderlandAds.com may be activated by a toolbar, a browser extension which can help it redirect to dubious sites more often and might display ads on those sites. The advertisements can be like pop-ups or banners. When loading sites from the ads or redirects, those sites can generate revenue per visit, for their developers.
WonderlandAds.com – Removal
To remove WonderlandAds.com manually from your PC, follow the instructions provided below. Unwanted software causing the domain to appear in your browsers leaves leftover files. These files can still modify computer settings and come along with malware. You should search for and remove all leftovers with an advanced anti-malware application. Installing such an application will prevent other threats from affecting your PC in the future.
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Tsetso Mihailov is a tech-geek and loves everything that is tech-related, while observing the latest news surrounding technologies. He has worked in IT before, as a system administrator and a computer repair technician. Dealing with malware since his teens, he is determined to spread word about the latest threats revolving around computer security.
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- Guide 1: How to Remove WonderlandAds.com from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of WonderlandAds.com from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove WonderlandAds.com from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase WonderlandAds.com from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall WonderlandAds.com from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove WonderlandAds.com from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate WonderlandAds.com from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove WonderlandAds.com from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove WonderlandAds.com
Step 2: Uninstall WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com 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 WonderlandAds.com will be removed.
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Eliminate WonderlandAds.com 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.
