Remove Ad.Xtendmedia.com Pop-up Ads from Chrome/Firefox/IE

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The sudden advent of a never-ending pile of random web links should be your first red flag concerning your virtual security. Unfortunately, seeing the nasty Ad.Xtendmedia.com pop-up ads is a clear sign that the machine in front of you has been effectively infected with malware and your browsers are no longer trustworthy. To make it clear, Ad.Xtendmedia.com is not your problem; this domain is just the advertising platform hackers use in order to generate web traffic and gain profit. Your real problem has already been installed on your PC system. That is correct, while you’re reading our article, some incredibly sneaky PUP (potentially unwanted program) or another adware-type infection is quietly wreaking havoc all over your computer. Thanks to this particular parasite you will be constantly redirected to Ad.Xtendmedia.com and you will be bombarded with an impressively rich bouquet of malicious pop-up ads, potentially corrupted pop-unders, fake software updates, bogus discounts of non-existent products and many more unreliable types of web links. Being a ridiculously resourceful program, the adware-type pest that is currently harassing you makes sure you get greeted by commercials and other useless pop-ups on every single website you attempt to visit. It goes without saying that the virus modifies your browser settings completely behind your back simply because your permission, authorization or even opinion on your very own machine is no longer relevant once the PC has been compromised. Are you indignant yet? Wait, there’s more. When it comes to cyber viruses there’s always more and Ad.Xtendmedia.com’s shenanigans are far from over. Not only does this nuisance of a program disrupt your browsing experience by plaguing the machine with undesirable ads but it also manages to steal your IP address, email addresses, passwords and usernames, even your very own browsing history. After the parasite sends all of this personal and sensitive data to crooks, you could never know what devious monetizing platform they might use to make money out of the information collected. What you CAN be absolutely positive about, however, is the fact hackers do not tend to miss golden opportunities like this one to gain revenue at someone else’s expense. They usually sell the data to some unreliable third parties for marketing purposes but the sole thought that hackers are now spying on your browsing-related activities is worrisome and you can see how dangerous this entire scheme is for your privacy. Let’s just say that, if you’re especially unlucky, financial scams and identity theft are two incredibly nasty yet potential scenarios.

How did I get infected with?

It’s not exactly a challenge to get your computer infected with adware. It’s not a difficult task protecting your device from infections either but most PC users fail to prevent virus infiltration on time. Why so? Because most people don’t pay enough attention when they should so they often end up installing sneaky malicious programs alongside the safe ones. That is why you have to be extremely cautious every time you install freeware or shareware bundles unless for some reason you’re deliberately trying to infest your machine with viruses. Make sure you’ve selected the Custom/Advanced option beforehand so you could keep an eye on all the programs attached to the bundle. Trust us on this one, you most certainly do NOT want to install a nasty ”bonus” parasite just because you rushed the installation process and overlooked the immense danger bundled freeware poses. If you fail to do so, you have no one to blame but yourself for the upcoming mess that’s about to get started on your computer very soon. Also, keep in mind that spam email-attachments and spam messages are very efficient stealthy distribution methods and should be avoided.

Why are these ads dangerous?

To begin with, there is no parallel universe in which a cyber parasite’s presence on your PC system doesn’t hide numerous threats for your security. After the virus manages to slither itself onto your machine, it immediately goes after ALL your browsers so Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer are about to experience some random modifications to serve the parasite’s malicious purposes. From this moment on prepare to be redirected to Ad.Xtendmedia.com every time you surf the Web because this allows hackers to gain money through the pay-per-click mechanism and some other extremely questionable monetizing techniques. However, even if the ads on your PC screen seem to be perfectly safe, you have to keep in mind that there is a vicious online parasite and a nasty illegal scheme behind those commercials. Clicking them may lead you straight to some malicious website filled with infections and, before you know it, you might compromise your already compromised device much further. The pile of program updates this things forces on you is equally unreliable so it’s highly recommended to avoid all web links brought to you by the parasite. There is nothing to gain by keeping this nuisance on board so the sooner you manage to get rid of it, the better for both your virtual safety and your privacy. If you decide to uninstall the virus manually, please follow the comprehensive removal guide that you will find down below.

How Can I Remove Ad.Xtendmedia.com Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Ad.Xtendmedia.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Uninstall Ad.Xtendmedia.com from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete Ad.Xtendmedia.com from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove Ad.Xtendmedia.com from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Ad.Xtendmedia.com from Your Computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the Ad.Xtendmedia.com program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove Ad.Xtendmedia.com from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
• Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
• If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
• go to settings – Add person

• choose a preferred name.

• then go back and remove person 1
• Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox
• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable and remove any unknown add on
• Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

• Open IE
• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Go to Toolbars and Extensions
• Disable any suspicious extension.
• If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
• On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
• Click on Internet options

• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

• Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

• Close IE

Permanently Remove Ad.Xtendmedia.com Leftovers

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify any registry leftovers or temporary files.